War epic. In 1970, Captain Willard is given a secret mission by the top brass to travel into Cambodia to 'terminate' a decorated American colonel who has gone rogue and is presumed insane. Show more
Drama. When his son dies during a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, a father decides to honour him by finishing the journey. Show more
Charming comedy about a widowed president who attempts to juggle his romantic life with his political commitments. Show more
Science-fiction drama starring Martin Sheen and Kirk Douglas. A Pacific aircraft carrier finds itself transported from 1980 to 1941, just before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Show more
Drama about a young couple (Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek) in 50s South Dakota who embark on a killing spree, hiding out in the area's badlands as the law closes in on them. Show more
Updated adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello, with Josh Hartnett and Julia Stiles. The classic story of ambition and envy is transferred to an exclusive American high school. Show more
Jonathan Ross chats to West Wing hero and Hollywood royalty Martin Sheen, Most Haunted's Yvette Fielding, iconic diva Grace Jones and EastEnders heart-throb Scott Maslen. Show more
Thriller. A retired CIA agent is called back into action when a killer he thought he'd disposed of years earlier re-emerges and begins claiming lives again. Show more
True story about a teenage con man (Leonardo DiCaprio) who cashed fake cheques worth over $2.5 million while disguised as a pilot, a doctor and a lawyer. Show more
Desert Island Discs
Martin Sheen
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Actor Martin Sheen, star of TV drama The West Wing and the film Apocalypse Now, joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island discs. Show more
The celebrated blockbuster recounting the life of Mohandas K Gandhi, who started out as a lawyer and rose to become the leader of the Indian independence movement. Show more
Dramatic retelling of the fateful last voyage of the Nantucket whaleship Essex, which was attacked and sunk by a sperm whale in November 1820, sending her crew on an epic journey. Show more
A tense thriller which tells the story of a submarine disaster off the eastern seaboard of the United States, based on true events of October 1986.
Tense thriller which tells the story of a submarine disaster off the eastern seaboard of the United States, based on true events of October 1986. Show more