Programme Index

Series

Tumanbay

Series 2

Healing the Sick

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 16^th May 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 31^st Jul 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 7 months

Listen now

As slave trader Ibn, accused of hoarding heretical text, seeks justice from the new regime's religious courts, news arrives of a devastating plague. Show more

Contributors

Gregor:: Rufus Wright
Barakat:: Hiran Abeysekera
Manel:: Aiysha Hart
Cadali:: Matthew Marsh
Ibn:: Nabil Elouahabi
Heaven:: Tanya Ravljen
Dorin:: Vincent Ebrahim
Alkin:: Nathalie Armin
General Qulan:: Christopher Fulford
Effendi Red:: Sagar Arya
The Maid:: Flaminia Cinque
Madu:: Danny Ashok
Khaled:: Zaqi Ismail
Abujaan:: Jacob Krichefski
Vasi:: Tia-Lana Chinapyel
Young Gregor:: Xavier Morris Spencer
Writer:: Andy Mulligan
Director:: John Dryden
Producer:: Emma Hearn
Producer:: Nadir Khan
Producer:: John Dryden

Genres

Brand

Series

Tumanbay

Series 2

Holy Father

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 30^th May 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 14^th Aug 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 7 months

Listen now

Following a series of murders, Barakat's hold over Tumanbay is complete. Rebel fighter Manel seeks refuge with co-conspirator Doctor Dorin. Show more

Contributors

Gregor:: Rufus Wright
Barakat:: Hiran Abeysekera
Manel:: Aiysha Hart
Dorin:: Vincent Ebrahim
Sarah:: Nina Yndis
Heaven:: Tanya Ravljen
Madu:: Danny Ashok
Daniel:: Gareth Kennerley
The Iblis:: Byron Mondahl
Abujaan:: Jacob Krichefski
Girl in the Orphanage:: Tia-Lana Chinapyel
Khaled:: Zaqi Ismail
Man in Bathhouse:: Jonas Khan
Young Man in Bathhouse:: Danny Carmel
Amanthi:: Lara Sawalha
Vasi:: Ayaan Arya
Writer:: John Dryden
Director:: Jeremy Mortimer
Producer:: Emma Hearn
Producer:: Nadir Khan
Producer:: John Dryden

Genres

Brand

Series

Tumanbay

Series 2

Take My Hand

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 6^th Jun 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 21^st Aug 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 7 months

Listen now

Manel goes to the swamps in search of her enslaved father, General Qulan. Back in Tumanbay, treachery lurks at every corner, and there is someone new in charge. Show more

Contributors

Gregor:: Rufus Wright
Barakat:: Hiran Abeysekera
Manel:: Aiysha Hart
Dorin:: Vincent Ebrahim
Heaven:: Tanya Ravljen
Madu:: Danny Ashok
Akiba:: Akin Gazi
Daniel:: Gareth Kennerley
Abujaan:: Jacob Krichefski
Khaled:: Zaqi Ismail
Maid:: Flaminia Cinque
Amanthi:: Lara Sawalha
Sergeant:: Jonas Khan
Second in Command:: Danny Carmel
The Iblis:: Byron Mondahl
Pasha:: Sky Yang
Vasi:: Ayaan Arya
Writer:: Mike Walker
Director:: John Dryden
Producer:: Emma Hearn
Producer:: Nadir Khan
Producer:: John Dryden

Genres

Brand

Series

Babs

BBC One

Duration: 1 hour, 27 minutes

Audio described

First broadcast: Sun 7^th May 2017, 20:00 on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: Wed 12^th Jul 2023, 01:45 on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Watch now

Heartwarming dramatised story of actress Dame Barbara Windsor, recounting the people and events that shaped her life and career over 50 years from 1943 to 1993. Show more

Contributors

Babs:: Samantha Spiro
Barbara:: Jaime Winstone
John Deeks:: Nick Moran
Rose Deeks:: Leanne Best
Ronnie Knight:: Luke Allen-Gale
Peter Charlesworth:: Alex Macqueen
Teen Barbara:: Honor Kneafsey
Scott Mitchell:: Charlie Archer
Joan Littlewood:: Zoe Wanamaker
Herself:: Barbara Windsor
Child Barbara:: Florence Keen
Brian Mickey:: Nathan Harmer
Aida Foster:: Marty Cruickshank
Producer:: Peter Hamilton Dyer
Rosie's Lawyer:: Matthew Bates
Divorce Judge:: Robert East
Johnny Brandon:: Lewis Kirk
Wardrobe Mistress:: Cally Lawrence
Shoe Shop Manageress:: Sue Elliott-Nicholls
Woman in Shoe Shop:: Hannah Hutch
Man in Shoe Shop:: Tom Machell
Peter Noble:: Jonathan Rhodes
Monsieur Vincent:: Laurent Maurel
Ronnie Scott:: Ross Green
Slim Cattan:: Jacob Krichefski
Cliff (Saxophonist):: James Atherton
Neil:: Todd Von Joel
Stan:: Dean Roberts
Jayne Mansfield:: Jerry-Jane Pears
Jayne's Assistant:: Rebecca Lee
Young Actress:: Nicola Munns
Lionel Bart:: Daniel Zenou
Chuck:: Lewis Maiella
Charlie Kray:: Toby Wharton
Ronnie and Reggie Kray:: Rob Compton
Gerald Thomas:: Nicholas Asbury
Kenneth Williams:: Robin Sebastian
Bernard Cribbins:: Rob Hughes
Hat Girl:: Rose Robinson
Warren Beatty:: Tom Forbes
Shepard Coleman:: Joe Stilgoe
Julie Deeks:: Julia Ford
Writer:: Tony Jordan
Producer:: Jules Hussey
Director:: Dominic Leclerc

Genres

DramaBiographical

The Casual Vacancy

Episode 1

BBC One

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 15^th Feb 2015, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sun 15^th Feb 2015, 21:00 on BBC One Wales

Drama. The village of Pagford is left in shock when a local resident dies. Pagford is seemingly an English idyll, but what lies behind the pretty facade is a community at war. Show more

Contributors

Howard Mollison:: Michael Gambon
Samantha Mollison:: Keeley Hawes
Barry Fairbrother:: Rory Kinnear
Shirley Mollison:: Julia McKenzie
Arf Price:: Joe Hurst
Paul Price:: Sonny Ashbourne Serkis
Simon Price:: Richard Glover
Vikram Jawanda:: Silas Carson
Mary Fairbrother:: Emily Bevan
Miles Mollison:: Rufus Jones
Copper:: Alex Lowe
Terri Weedon:: Keeley Forsyth
Krystal Weedon:: Abigail Lawrie
Obbo:: Sam Redford
Sukhvinder Jarwanda:: Ria Choony
Tess Wall:: Monica Dolan
Parminder Jawanda:: Lolita Chakrabarti
Betty:: Menna Trussler
Bill:: Vass Anderson
Aubrey Sweetlove:: Julian Wadham
Julia Sweetlove:: Emilia Fox
Ruth Price:: Marie Critchley
Young Doctor:: Sope Dirisu
Kaye Bawden:: Michele Austin
Gaia Bawden:: Simona Brown
Fats Wall:: Brian Vernel
Colin Wall:: Simon McBurney
Mr Meacher:: Jacob Krichefski
Mo:: Hettie Baynes Russell
Robbie Weedon:: Bryce Sanders
Maggie:: Elizabeth Rider
Writer:: Sarah Phelps
Author:: J K Rowling
Producer:: Ruth Kenley-Letts
Director:: Jonny Campbell
Production Company:: The Casual Vacancy Productions Ltd

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

The Casual Vacancy

The Honourable Woman

Episode 5: Two Hearts

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Thu 31^st Jul 2014, 21:00 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Thu 31^st Jul 2014, 21:00 on BBC Two England

Drama series about a woman involved in the peace process in the Middle East. As Atika and Nessa remain in captivity, the secret that will bond them forever is revealed. Show more

Contributors

Nessa Stein:: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Atika Halabi:: Lubna Azabal
Monica Chatwin:: Eve Best
Ephra Stein:: Andrew Buchan
Dame Julia Walsh:: Janet McTeer
Shlomo Zahary:: Igal Naor
Frances Pirsig:: Genevieve O'Reilly
Rachel Stein:: Katherine Parkinson
Sir Hugh Hayden-Hoyle:: Stephen Rea
Samir Altif:: Imad Edderaj
Shimon Ben Reuven:: Uriel Emil
Kidma Admissions Officer:: Shani Erez
Hannah Stein:: Reeve Fletcher
Security Guard:: Yassen Hassan
Daniel Borgoraz:: Paul Herzberg
Max Boorman:: Martin Hutson
Aron Yavin:: Richard Katz
Yaniv Levi:: Jacob Krichefski
Mazel Stein:: Nicole Lopes
Caleb Schwako:: John Mackay
Zahid Al-Zahid:: Nasser Memarzia
Kidma Uni Principal:: Eric Meyers
Jalal El-Amin:: Raad Rawi
Ariel Eban:: Pierre Santarossa
Listening Room Man:: Yaron Shavit
Judah Ben-Shahar:: Nicholas Woodeson
Writer:: Hugo Blick
Producer:: Abi Bach
Producer:: Hugo Blick
Executive Producer:: Greg Brenman
Director:: Hugo Blick

Genres

DramaThriller

Series

The Honourable Woman

The Honourable Woman

Episode 6: The Mother Line

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Thu 7^th Aug 2014, 21:00 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Thu 7^th Aug 2014, 21:00 on BBC Two England

Drama series about a woman caught up in the struggle for peace in the Middle East. Nessa discovers the full cost of her release from captivity eight years ago. Show more

Contributors

Nessa Stein:: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Saleh Al-Zahid:: Philip Arditti
Atika Halabi:: Lubna Azabal
Monica Chatwin:: Eve Best
Ephra Stein:: Andrew Buchan
Anjelica Hayden-Hoyle:: Lindsay Duncan
Dame Julia Walsh:: Janet McTeer
Shlomo Zahary:: Igal Naor
Frances Pirsig:: Genevieve O'Reilly
Rachel Stein:: Katherine Parkinson
Sir Hugh Hayden-Hoyle:: Stephen Rea
Tariq Ibn Saeed:: Kaizer Akhtar
Sniffer Device Engineer:: El Jirari Ben Issa
Israeli Soldier:: Atticus Blick
Hannah Stein:: Reeve Fletcher
Muhammad Ibn Saeed:: Aymen Hamdouchi
Daniel Borgoraz:: Paul Herzberg
Max Boorman:: Martin Hutson
Aron Yavin:: Richard Katz
Yaniv Levi:: Jacob Krichefski
Mazel Stein:: Nicole Lopes
Jalal El-Amin:: Raad Rawi
Listening Room Man:: Yaron Shavit
Tom Crace:: Justin Shevlin
Telecomms Engineer:: Aaron Vodovoz
Judah Ben-Shahar:: Nicholas Woodeson
Writer:: Hugo Blick
Producer:: Abi Bach
Producer:: Hugo Blick
Executive Producer:: Greg Brenman
Director:: Hugo Blick

Genres

DramaThriller

Series

The Honourable Woman

The Honourable Woman

Episode 7: The Hollow Wall

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Thu 14^th Aug 2014, 21:00 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Thu 14^th Aug 2014, 21:00 on BBC Two England

Drama series about a woman in the struggle for peace in the Middle East. Hayden-Hoyle uncovers an international government cover-up and Ephra makes a fatal mistake. Show more

Contributors

Nessa Stein:: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Saleh Al-Zahid:: Philip Arditti
Atika Halabi:: Lubna Azabal
Monica Chatwin:: Eve Best
Ephra Stein:: Andrew Buchan
Anjelica Hayden-Hoyle:: Lindsay Duncan
Dame Julia Walsh:: Janet McTeer
Writer:: Hugo Blick
Producer:: Abi Bach
Producer:: Hugo Blick
Executive Producer:: Greg Brenman
Director:: Hugo Blick
Frances Pirsig:: Genevieve O'Reilly
Rachel Stein:: Katherine Parkinson
Sir Hugh Hayden-Hoyle:: Stephen Rea
Kasim Halabi:: Oliver Bodur
MI6 Field Agent:: Thomas Coombes
Daniel Borgoraz:: Paul Herzberg
Hotel Manager:: Doron Davidson
MI6 Operative:: Ed Hughes
Max Boorman:: Martin Hutson
Yaniv Levi:: Jacob Krichefski
Kate Larsson:: Laurel Lefkow
Hotel Concierge:: Fred Perry
Jalal El-Amin:: Raad Rawi
Caleb Schwako:: John MacKay
Tom Crace:: Justin Shevlin
Judah Ben-Shahar:: Nicholas Woodeson
Journalist:: Noureddine Aberdine
Journalist:: John Attwell
Journalist:: Fatima Zahra El Jouhari

Genres

DramaThriller

Series

The Honourable Woman