Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 279,694 playable programmes from the BBC

Results 1 to 11 of 11 for your search filters
Filter by channel

ScreenPlay

Series 8

Episode 6: Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Four

A comic re-creation of the Scottish tour undertaken in 1773 by lexicographer, critic and poet Dr Johnson and his biographer James Boswell. Show more

Contributors

Dr Johnson:
Robbie Coltrane
James Boswell:
John Sessions
Lady MacDonald:
Celia Imrie
Sir Aeneas MacPherson:
Alan David
Lady MacPherson:
Carol MacReady
Director:
John Byrne
Writer:
John Byrne
Producer:
Nick Barton

Great Lives

Episode 8: Agustin Barrios Mangore

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

4 Extra Debut. Guitarist John Williams explains why he believes Paraguayan guitarist Agustin Barrios Mangore is one of the greatest musicians of all time. From January 2010. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
John Byrne

What Do Artists Do All Day?

Episode 5: John Byrne

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 9 months

Documentary that offers a snapshot of the life of artist and writer John Byrne as he completes a large mural for the dome of the King's Theatre in Edinburgh. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Byrne
Executive Producer:
Richard Bright
Executive Producer:
Katie Lander

Arena

Byrne About Byrne

Duration: 54 minutes

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

Available for 9 months

Painter and author John Byrne's diverse and inventive autobiography, in which he travels from his youth, through his art school years, his stage and TV plays and on to his death. Show more

Contributors

Writer:
John Byrne
Director:
John Byrne
Producer:
Andy Park
Executive Producer:
Keith Alexander
Series Editor:
Anthony Wall
Series Editor:
Nigel Finch

Brand

Arena