Programme Index

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 1^st Sep 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 11^th Feb 2023, 03:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

With love rekindled, John is now ready to take the next step towards commitment - a holiday. Starring Anna Calder-Marshall. Show more

Front Row

Get Out, Lost Without Words, Compton Verney, Music Streaming

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 16^th Mar 2017, 19:20 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 16^th Mar 2017, 19:20 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Daniel Kaluuya in Get Out, Joan Bakewell discusses older people on stage, Creating The Countryside at Compton Verney and could streaming services be changing the music we hear? Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Kirsty Patricia Lang
Producer:: Jack Soper
Interviewed Guest:: Ashley Clark
Interviewed Guest:: Phelim McDermott
Interviewed Guest:: Anna Calder-Marshall
Interviewed Guest:: Joan Bakewell
Interviewed Guest:: Alex Hartley
Interviewed Guest:: Tom James
Interviewed Guest:: Laura Snapes

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Magazines & Reviews

Brand

Front Row

Subterranean Homesick Blues

Series 1

5. Sweet Talk

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 18^th Sep 2015, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 29^th Oct 2022, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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John gets a chance to talk his way back into Maggie's heart and bed, but how long can he stay there? Stars Anna Calder-Marshall. Show more

Contributors

John:: Bill Nighy
Maggie:: Anna Calder-Marshall
Writer:: AL Kennedy
Director:: Sally Avens

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Subterranean Homesick Blues

Series 1

1. Reunion?

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 14^th Sep 2015, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 25^th Oct 2022, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

4 Extra Debut. John and Maggie had a disastrous affair 20 years ago but should they try again now they're older and wiser? Stars Bill Nighy. Show more

Contributors

John:: Bill Nighy
Maggie:: Anna Calder-Marshall
Writer:: AL Kennedy
Director:: Sally Avens

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Subterranean Homesick Blues

Series 1

Fears

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 15^th Sep 2015, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 26^th Oct 2022, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

John's work and Maggie's fear of getting hurt again are not making any chance of a reunion easy. Starring Anna Calder-Marshall. Show more

Contributors

John:: Bill Nighy
Maggie:: Anna Calder-Marshall
Writer:: AL Kennedy
Director:: Sally Avens

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Subterranean Homesick Blues

Series 1

3. Conversations

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 16^th Sep 2015, 10:41 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 27^th Oct 2022, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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In their late 60s John and Maggie find their conversations tend more towards mortality and missed chances. Stars Bill Nighy. Show more

Contributors

John:: Bill Nighy
Maggie:: Anna Calder-Marshall
Writer:: AL Kennedy
Director:: Sally Avens

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Subterranean Homesick Blues

Series 1

4. Concerns

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 17^th Sep 2015, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 28^th Oct 2022, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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An early morning date in Manchester is not what Maggie had hoped for and why won't John tell her his address? Stars Bill Nighy. Show more

Contributors

John:: Bill Nighy
Maggie:: Anna Calder-Marshall
Writer:: AL Kennedy
Director:: Sally Avens

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Harlots

Series 3

Episode 1

Duration: 52 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 21^st Oct 2020, 21:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 21^st Oct 2020, 21:00 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Isaac and Hal Pincher have become the new owners of the Saracen's Head tavern. Show more

Contributors

Charlotte Wells:: Jessica Brown Findlay
Isaac Pincher:: Alfie Allen
Fanny Lambert:: Bronwyn James
Kate Bottomley:: Daisy Head
Nancy Birch:: Kate Fleetwood
Emily Lacey:: Holli Dempsey
Mrs May:: Anna Calder-Marshall
Harriet Lennox:: Pippa Bennett-Warner
Lydia Quigley:: Lesley Manville
Charles Quigley:: Douggie McMeekin
Director:: Robin Sheppard
Writer:: Moira Buffini

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Brand

Series

Harlots

Series 3

Episode 2

Duration: 47 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 28^th Oct 2020, 21:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 28^th Oct 2020, 21:00 on BBC Two Wales HD

Charlotte is determined to get her own back on Isaac Pincher. Show more

Contributors

Charlotte Wells:: Jessica Brown Findlay
Isaac Pincher:: Alfie Allen
Fanny Lambert:: Bronwyn James
Kate Bottomley:: Daisy Head
Nancy Birch:: Kate Fleetwood
Emily Lacey:: Holli Dempsey
Mrs May:: Anna Calder-Marshall
Harriet Lennox:: Pippa Bennett-Warner
Lydia Quigley:: Lesley Manville
Lady Isabella Fitzwilliam:: Liv Tyler
Director:: Robin Sheppard
Writer:: Jessica Ruston

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Brand

Series

Harlots

Series 3

Episode 3

Duration: 49 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 4^th Nov 2020, 21:00 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Wed 4^th Nov 2020, 21:00 on BBC Two Wales

William’s boxing match at Lady Isabella’s mansion is the talk of the town. Show more

Contributors

Charlotte Wells:: Jessica Brown Findlay
Isaac Pincher:: Alfie Allen
Fanny Lambert:: Bronwyn James
Kate Bottomley:: Daisy Head
Nancy Birch:: Kate Fleetwood
Emily Lacey:: Holli Dempsey
Mrs May:: Anna Calder-Marshall
Harriet Lennox:: Pippa Bennett-Warner
Lydia Quigley:: Lesley Manville
Lady Isabella Fitzwilliam:: Liv Tyler
Director:: Robin Sheppard
Writer:: Jane English

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Brand

Series

Harlots

Series 3

Episode 4

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 11^th Nov 2020, 21:00 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Wed 11^th Nov 2020, 21:00 on BBC Two Wales

The shock of the previous night's events reverberates around London. Show more

Contributors

Charlotte Wells:: Jessica Brown Findlay
Isaac Pincher:: Alfie Allen
Fanny Lambert:: Bronwyn James
Kate Bottomley:: Daisy Head
Nancy Birch:: Kate Fleetwood
Emily Lacey:: Holli Dempsey
Mrs May:: Anna Calder-Marshall
Harriet Lennox:: Pippa Bennett-Warner
Lydia Quigley:: Lesley Manville
Lady Isabella Fitzwilliam:: Liv Tyler
Director:: Chloe Thomas
Writer:: Moira Buffini

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Brand

Series

Subterranean Homesick Blues

Series 2

1. Older But Not Wiser

Duration: 1 minute

First broadcast: Mon 28^th Aug 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 7^th Feb 2023, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

John and Maggie discover that love doesn't get easier when you're older but no wiser. Stars Bill Nighy and Anna Calder-Marshall. Show more

Contributors

John:: Bill Nighy
Maggie:: Anna Calder-Marshall
Writer:: AL Kennedy
Director:: Sally Avens

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Classic Serial

Honoré de Balzac - Eugenie Grandet

Episode 1

Classic Serial: Honoré de Balzac - Eugenie Grandet

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 27^th Jul 2014, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 25^th May 2018, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Ian McKellen stars as Eugenie's miserly father, a man whose terror of poverty overrides his love for his child. Gripping dramatisation of Balzac's classic. From July 2014. Show more

Contributors

Grandet:: Ian McKellen
Eugenie:: Alison Pettitt
Nanon:: Shirley Dixon
Madame Grandet:: Anna Calder-Marshall
Charles:: Blake Ritson
Cruchot:: Harry Hadden-Paton
Des Grassins:: David Horovitch
Madame Des Grassins:: Jenny Funnell
Abbe Cruchot:: Geoffrey Beevers
Adolphe:: Arthur Hughes
Director:: Gordon House
Producer:: Gordon House
Adaptor:: Rose Tremain
Author:: Honore Balzac

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Brand

Classic Serial

Series

Classic Serial

Honoré de Balzac - Eugenie Grandet

Episode 2

Classic Serial: Honoré de Balzac - Eugenie Grandet

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 3^rd Aug 2014, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 26^th May 2018, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

With Charles sent away, will the miserly Monsieur Grandet be able to forgive his defiant daughter? Starring Ian McKellen and Alison Pettitt. From August 2014. Show more

Contributors

Grandet:: Ian McKellen
Eugenie:: Alison Pettitt
Nanon:: Shirley Dixon
Madame Grandet:: Anna Calder-Marshall
Cruchot:: Harry Hadden-Paton
Des Grassins:: David Horovitch
Charles:: Blake Ritson
Madame Des Grassins:: Jenny Funnell
Director:: Gordon House
Producer:: Gordon House
Adaptor:: Rose Tremain
Author:: Honore Balzac

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Brand

Classic Serial

Series

Subterranean Homesick Blues

Series 2

2. Seduction

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 29^th Aug 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 8^th Feb 2023, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Maggie’s determined to rekindle her affair but an attempted seduction in a hotel doesn't go to plan. Stars Anna Calder-Marshall. Show more

Contributors

John:: Bill Nighy
Maggie:: Anna Calder-Marshall
Writer:: AL Kennedy
Director:: Sally Avens

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Subterranean Homesick Blues

Series 2

3. Ticking Clock

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 30^th Aug 2017, 10:41 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 9^th Feb 2023, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

John and Maggie have rebooted their romance, but a crematorium date reminds them there’s not much time left. Stars Bill Nighy. Show more

Contributors

John:: Bill Nighy
Maggie:: Anna Calder-Marshall
Writer:: AL Kennedy
Director:: Sally Avens

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Subterranean Homesick Blues

Series 2

4. Brush With Death

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 31^st Aug 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 10^th Feb 2023, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

A brush with death, leaves John in the arms of a paramedic and Maggie contemplating her future without him. Stars Bill Nighy. Show more

Contributors

John:: Bill Nighy
Maggie:: Anna Calder-Marshall
Writer:: AL Kennedy
Director:: Sally Avens

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Les Miserables

Series 1

Episode 4

BBC One

Duration: 59 minutes

Audio described

First broadcast: Sun 20^th Jan 2019, 21:00 on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: Sun 20^th Jan 2019, 21:00 on BBC One Wales

Available for 5 months

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Classic drama. Jean Valjean worries when Cosette meets a young man. The Thenardiers plot their revenge. Show more

Contributors

Jean Valjean:: Dominic West
Javert:: David Oyelowo
Thenardier:: Adeel Akhtar
Madame Thenardier:: Olivia Colman
Gillenormand:: David Bradley
Marius:: Josh O'Connor
Cosette:: Ellie Bamber
Eponine:: Erin Kellyman
Gavroche:: Reece Yates
Azelma:: Alex Jarrett
Nicolette:: Emma Fielding
Enjolras:: Joseph Quinn
Courfeyrac:: Archie Madekwe
Grantaire:: Turlough Convery
Rivette:: Enzo Cilenti
Toussaint:: Angela Wynter
Montparnasse:: Jumayn Hunter
Claquesous:: Josef Altin
Mabeuf:: Donald Sumpter
Sister Simplice:: Natalie Simpson
Madame Rully:: Anna Calder-Marshall
Dressmaker:: Caroline Donnelly
Prefect of Police:: Lorcan Cranitch
Stern nun:: Rachel Cuff
Marie Claire:: Isis Hainsworth
Germaine:: Tsion Habte
Faux-Cosette:: Judith Williquet
Writer:: Andrew Davies
Producer:: Chris Carey
Director:: Tom Shankland
Executive Producer:: Faith Penhale
Executive Producer:: Bethan Jones
Executive Producer:: Andrew Davies
Executive Producer:: David Oyelowo
Executive Producer:: Dominic West
Executive Producer:: Rebecca Eaton
Executive Producer:: Eurydice Gysel
Author:: Victor Hugo
Composer:: John Murphy
Director of photography:: Stephan Pehrsson
Casting:: Robert Sterne
Production Designer:: Richard Bullock
On-line editing:: Danielle Palmer
Costume designer:: Marianne Agertoft
Make-up Designer:: Jacqueline Fowler
Line Producer:: Di Barton
Production Company:: BBC Studios
Production Company:: Lookout Point
Production Company:: Czar TV

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Brand

Les Miserables

Series

Les Miserables: Series 1

Les Miserables

Series 1

Episode 3

BBC One

Duration: 59 minutes

Audio described

First broadcast: Sun 13^th Jan 2019, 21:00 on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: Sun 13^th Jan 2019, 21:00 on BBC One Wales

Available for 5 months

Watch now

Classic drama. Manipulated by Javert, Jean Valjean is ready to turn himself in, but he makes a promise to Fantine that changes everything. Show more

Contributors

Jean Valjean:: Dominic West
Javert:: David Oyelowo
Fantine:: Lily Collins
Thenardier:: Adeel Akhtar
Madame Thenardier:: Olivia Colman
Rivette:: Enzo Cilenti
Young Cosette:: Lia Giovanelli
Hair and Teeth Dealer:: Ron Cook
Abbess:: Georgie Glen
Sister Simplice:: Natalie Simpson
Madame Rully:: Anna Calder-Marshall
Presiding Judge:: Nigel Cooke
Champmathieu:: Anton Saunders
Chenildieu:: Darren Kent
Brevet:: Oengus MacNamara
Cochepaille:: Abraham Popoola
Court Usher:: Francis Chapman
Little Cosette:: Mailow Defoy
Little Gavroche:: Emmanuel Goffin
Young Eponine:: Tiarna Williams
Young Azelma:: Isabelle Lewis
Head Bailiff:: Jonathan Sawdon
Inn Customer:: Lawrence Sheldon
Inn Pedlar:: Jan Debski
Gorbeau Beggar:: Jean-Louis Sbille
Writer:: Andrew Davies
Producer:: Chris Carey
Director:: Tom Shankland
Executive Producer:: Faith Penhale
Executive Producer:: Bethan Jones
Executive Producer:: Andrew Davies
Executive Producer:: David Oyelowo
Executive Producer:: Dominic West
Executive Producer:: Rebecca Eaton
Executive Producer:: Eurydice Gysel
Author:: Victor Hugo
Composer:: John Murphy
Director of photography:: Stephan Pehrsson
Casting:: Robert Sterne
Production Designer:: Richard Bullock
On-line editing:: Danielle Palmer
Costume designer:: Marianne Agertoft
Make-up Designer:: Jacqueline Fowler
Line Producer:: Di Barton
Production Company:: BBC Studios
Production Company:: Lookout Point
Production Company:: Czar TV

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Brand

Les Miserables

Series

Les Miserables: Series 1

Performance Live

LOVE

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 8^th Dec 2018, 22:55 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Thu 31^st Jan 2019, 23:45 on BBC Two Scotland

The story of families brought together, placed in temporary accommodation in the run-up to Christmas. The bonds of love that keep people together are put to the test. Show more

Contributors

Barbara:: Anna Calder-Marshall
Colin:: Nick Holder
Dean:: Luke Clarke
Emma:: Janet Etuk
Paige:: Brooke Hart
Jason:: Badger Skelton
Tharwa:: Hind Swareldahab
Adnan:: Ghazwan Safadi
Louise:: Louise Walker
Ian:: Michael Moreland
Martina:: Renee Stephenson
Writer:: Alexander Zeldin
Director:: Alexander Zeldin
Producer:: Caroline Lawrence
Director of photography:: Andrew Commis
Editor:: Matyas Fekete
Costume designer:: Natasha Jenkins
Composer:: Josh Anio-Grigg
Executive Producer:: Emma Cahusac
Executive Producer:: Polly Stokes
Executive Producer:: Rose Garnett
Executive Producer:: David Schwimmer
Executive Producer:: Nick Marston
Executive Producer:: Dixie Linder
Production Company:: National Theatre
Production Company:: Cuba Pictures
Production Company:: undefined Arts Council England
Line Producer:: Michael Robins
Assistant Director:: Lydia Currie

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the MediaArts

Formats

Performances & Events

Brand

Performance Live