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The Film Programme

The Lost Star of The Fallen Idol, Andy Serkis on his film studio

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Francine Stock talks to Bobby Henrey, the child star of one of the masterpieces of British cinema, Carol Reed's Fallen Idol. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest:
Robert Henrey
Interviewed Guest:
Andy Serkis
Interviewed Guest:
Jonathan Cavendish
Interviewed Guest:
Christopher Frayling

Little Dorrit

Episode 11

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Available for years

Costume drama. Mrs General starts her campaign to woo Mr Dorrit, Fanny turns the full beam of her attention on Sparkler, and Mr Dorrit receives an unwelcome reminder of his past. Show more

Contributors

Amy Dorrit:
Claire Foy
Fanny Dorrit:
Emma Pierson
Mr Dorrit:
Tom Courtenay
Mrs General:
Pam Ferris
Arthur Clennam:
Matthew Macfadyen
Pet Gowan:
Georgia King
Mrs Meagles:
Janine Duvitski
Henry Gowan:
Alex Wyndham
Mr Meagles:
Bill Paterson
Scary Butler:
Nicholas Jones
Mr Merdle:
Anton Lesser
Tite Barnacle:
Robert Hardy
Mrs Merdle:
Amanda Redman
Edmund Sparkler:
Sebastian Armesto
Tip Dorrit:
Arthur Darvill
Frederick Dorrit:
James Fleet
Flintwinch:
Alun Armstrong
Cavalletto:
Jason Thorpe
Mrs Clennam:
Judy Parfitt
Producer:
Lisa Osborne
Director:
Adam Smith

Little Dorrit

Episode 14

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Available for years

Costume drama. Mr Merdle's death and the collapse of Merdle's Bank send shockwaves through London as thousands face financial ruin. Arthur returns to the Marshalsea a prisoner. Show more

Contributors

Mr Merdle:
Anton Lesser
Bath Attendant:
Stephen Marcus
Scary Butler:
Nicholas Jones
Fanny Dorrit:
Emma Pierson
Edmund Sparkler:
Sebastian Armesto
Arthur Clennam:
Matthew Macfadyen
Cavalletto:
Jason Thorpe
Amy Dorrit:
Claire Foy
Mrs Merdle:
Amanda Redman
Mrs Plornish:
Rosie Cavaliero
John Chivery:
Russell Tovey
Chivery:
Ron Cook
Mr Dorrit:
Tom Courtenay
Plornish:
Jason Watkins
Marshalsea Doctor:
Stuart Nurse
Henry Gowan:
Alex Wyndham
Miss Wade:
Maxine Peake
Tattycoram:
Freema Agyeman
Mrs Clennam:
Judy Parfitt
Flintwinch:
Alun Armstrong
Mr Casby:
John Alderton
Tip Dorrit:
Arthur Darvill
Flora Finching:
Ruth Jones
Daniel Doyce:
Zubin Varla
Mr Meagles:
Bill Paterson
Mrs Meagles:
Janine Duvitski
Maggy:
Eve Myles
Mr F's Aunt:
Annette Crosbie
Producer:
Lisa Osborne

Little Dorrit

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Available for years

New adaptation of Dickens' story of love, honour and debt in 1820s London, written by Andrew Davies. Arthur Clennam seeks to learn more about young seamstress Amy Dorrit. Show more

Contributors

Arthur Clennam:
Matthew Macfadyen
Amy Dorrit:
Claire Foy
Mrs Clennam:
Judy Parfitt
Mr Dorrit:
Tom Courtenay
Mr Clennam:
Ian McElhinney
Jeremiah Flintwich:
Alun Armstrong
John Chivery:
Russell Tovey
Mr Meagles:
Bill Paterson
Cavelletto:
Jason Thorpe
Producer:
Lisa Osborne

Little Dorrit

Episode 2

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Yorks & LincsLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Available for years

Arthur befriends Amy Dorrit and involves himself in her family's affairs, hoping to pay off her brother's debt and give him the chance to start again. Show more

Contributors

Amy Dorrit:
Claire Foy
Mr Dorrit:
Tom Courtenay
Arthur Clennam:
Matthew Macfadyen
John Chivery:
Russell Tovey
Maggy:
Eve Myles
Mrs Clennam:
Judy Parfitt
Flintwinch:
Alun Armstrong
Plornish:
Jason Watkins
Mrs Plornish:
Rosie Cavaliero
Producer:
Lisa Osborne

Little Dorrit

Episode 4

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Channel IslandsLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Available for years

Costume drama. Amy receives a proposal of marriage which throws her into confusion, Arthur is made a partner in the engineering works, and the villainous Rigaud arrives in London. Show more

Contributors

Amy Dorrit:
Claire Foy
Mr Dorrit:
Tom Courtenay
Arthur Clennam:
Matthew Macfadyen
John Chivery:
Russell Tovey
Mrs Plornish:
Rosie Cavaliero
Henry Gowan:
Alex Wyndham
Pet Meagles:
Georgia King
Tattycoram:
Freema Agyeman
Mr Meagles:
Bill Paterson
Producer:
Lisa Osborne

Little Dorrit

Episode 5

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Available for years

Costume drama based on the Dickens novel. Amy accompanies her sister Fanny to meet Mrs Merdle, queen bee of London society, and Rigaud comes into possession of the Clennam papers. Show more

Contributors

Arthur Clennam:
Matthew Macfadyen
Amy Dorrit:
Claire Foy
Mrs Merdle:
Amanda Redman
Flora Finching:
Ruth Jones
Chivery:
Ron Cook
John Chivery:
Russell Tovey
Mr Dorrit:
Tom Courtenay
Fanny Dorrit:
Emma Pierson
Maggy:
Eve Myles
Producer:
Lisa Osborne

Little Dorrit

Episode 6

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Yorks & LincsLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Available for years

Costume drama. Pancks recruits John Chivery to help him solve the mystery that connects the Dorrit family with the House of Clennam, while Arthur proposes to Pet Meagles. Show more

Contributors

Arthur Clennam:
Matthew Macfadyen
Amy Dorrit:
Claire Foy
Mrs Clennam:
Judy Parfitt
Mr Dorrit:
Tom Courtenay
John Chivery:
Russell Tovey
Pet Meagles:
Georgia King
Tattycoram:
Freema Agyeman
Mrs Plornish:
Rosie Cavaliero
Producer:
Lisa Osborne

Little Dorrit

Episode 7

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Available for years

Costume drama. Rigaud introduces himself to the House of Clennam, Arthur is best man at Pet's marriage to Henry Gowan, and Pancks concludes his investigation. Show more

Contributors

Arthur Clennam:
Matthew Macfadyen
Amy Dorrit:
Claire Foy
Mr Dorrit:
Tom Courtenay
Flintwinch:
Alun Armstrong
Mrs Clennam:
Judy Parfitt
Frederick Dorrit:
James Fleet
Producer:
Lisa Osborne

Little Dorrit

Episode 8

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Available for years

Costume drama based on the Dickens novel. Mr Dorrit is released from prison after more than twenty years, and takes his family abroad to reinvent themselves as members of society. Show more

Contributors

Arthur Clennam:
Matthew Macfadyen
Amy Dorrit:
Claire Foy
Mr Dorrit:
Tom Courtenay
Miss Wade:
Maxine Peake
Pet Meagles:
Georgia King
Henry Gowan:
Alex Wyndham
Tip Dorrit:
Arthur Darvill
Frederick Dorrit:
James Fleet
Fanny Dorrit:
Emma Pierson
Producer:
Lisa Osborne

Little Dorrit

Episode 9

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Available for years

Costume drama based on the Dickens novel. The Dorrits arrive in Venice, and Fanny renews an old acquaintance with Edmund Sparkler and his redoubtable mother Mrs Merdle. Show more

Contributors

Amy Dorrit:
Claire Foy
Mr Dorrit:
Tom Courtenay
Fanny Dorrit:
Emma Pierson
Arthur Clennam:
Matthew Macfadyen
Maggy:
Eve Myles
Mrs Plornish:
Rosie Cavaliero
Cavalletto:
Jason Thorpe
Mrs General:
Pam Ferris
Producer:
Lisa Osborne

Little Dorrit

Episode 10

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Available for years

Costume drama. Fanny has stolen the heart of Edmund Sparkler, whose mother is determined to separate them, while Arthur becomes worried when he sees Rigaud at his mother's house. Show more

Contributors

Amy Dorrit:
Claire Foy
Mr Dorrit:
Tom Courtenay
Fanny Dorrit:
Emma Pierson
Mrs General:
Pam Ferris
Edmund Sparkler:
Sebastian Armesto
Mrs Merdle:
Amanda Redman
Mr Merdle:
Anton Lesser
Scary Butler:
Nicholas Jones
Producer:
Lisa Osborne

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

Documentary series. As war began, many Iraqis were hopeful. Ahmed Al Bashir, now a famous comedian, remembers practising his English with US troops before the realities of occupation became clear. Show more

Contributors

Director:
James Bluemel
Series Producer:
Jo Abel
Composer:
Simon Russell
Executive Producer:
Will Anderson
Executive Producer:
Andrew Palmer
Narrator:
Andy Serkis
Production Company:
KEO Films Ltd

Once Upon a Time in Iraq

Series 1

Insurgency

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

The Iraqi insurgency is examined through Lt Colonel Sassaman’s descent into the darkest regions of his psyche. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Andy Serkis
Director:
James Bluemel
Composer:
Simon Russell
Series Producer:
Jo Abel
Executive Producer:
Will Anderson
Executive Producer:
Andrew Palmer
Production Company:
KEO Films Ltd

Front Row

Annie Leibovitz, Andy Serkis, David Bomberg

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Celebrated photographer Annie Leibovitz on her recent work, actor Andy Serkis on his directorial debut Breathe, and artist David Bomberg examined by critic Richard Cork. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Annie Leibovitz
Interviewed Guest:
Andy Serkis
Producer:
Sarah Johnson

Once Upon a Time in Iraq

Series 1

Fallujah

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Persian TV

Available for years

The infamous battle of Fallujah is told by eye-witness accounts from journalists, soldiers and civilians. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Andy Serkis
Director:
James Bluemel
Editor:
Anna Price
Composer:
Simon Russell
Series Producer:
Jo Abel
Executive Producer:
Will Anderson
Executive Producer:
Andrew Palmer
Production Company:
KEO Films Ltd

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Persian TV

Available for years

When Saddam Hussein is captured by American troops, CIA analyst John Nixon is the first person to interrogate him. Saddam’s answers leave Nixon both surprised and horrified. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Andy Serkis
Director:
James Bluemel
Composer:
Simon Russell
Series Producer:
Jo Abel
Executive Producer:
Will Anderson
Executive Producer:
Andrew Palmer
Production Company:
KEO Films Ltd