Programme Index

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 16^th Aug 2018, 16:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 16^th Aug 2018, 16:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Sir Richard Eyre discusses his reunion with novelist Ian McEwan and Marc Forster talks about his take on what happened to Winnie The Pooh's friend after he left Hundred Acre Wood. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Antonia Quirke
Interviewed Guest:: Richard Eyre
Interviewed Guest:: Marc Forster
Interviewed Guest:: Larushka Ivan-Zadeh
Interviewed Guest:: Rosemary Fletcher

Saturday Review

Sweet Country, High Society at Rijksmuseum, Macbeth at National, Wendy Cope, David Byrne

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 10^th Mar 2018, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 10^th Mar 2018, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Australian film Sweet Country, High Society in Amsterdam, Rory Kinnear and Anne Marie Duff in Macbeth, Wendy Cope's Anecdotal Evidence and David Byrne's latest release. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:: Richard Eyre
Interviewed Guest:: Tracy Chevalier
Interviewed Guest:: Natalie Haynes
Producer:: Oliver Jones

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Magazines & Reviews

Brand

Saturday Review

The Film Programme

Love in the Movies

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 12^th Feb 2015, 16:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 15^th Feb 2015, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Antonia Quirke presents a valentine to the cinema in a special edition about love in the movies. She talks to Terence Stamp, Sir Richard Eyre and documentary maker Kim Longinotto. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Antonia Quirke
Interviewed Guest:: Terence Stamp
Interviewed Guest:: Richard Eyre
Interviewed Guest:: Kim Longinotto
Expert:: Jason Solomons
Expert:: Angie Errigo
Producer:: Philip Sellars

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Magazines & Reviews

Brand

The Film Programme

Iris

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour, 27 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 21^st Jun 2015, 23:05 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Thu 17^th Mar 2022, 22:55 on BBC Four HD

Available for 5 months

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The story of the enduring love between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from the romance of their early days at Oxford in the 1950s to her tragic death in 1999. Show more

Contributors

Iris Murdoch:: Judi Dench
John Bayley:: Jim Broadbent
Janet Stone:: Penelope Wilton
Young John:: Hugh Bonneville
Young Iris:: Kate Winslet
Principal:: Eleanor Bron
Writer:: Charles Wood
Director:: Richard Eyre

Genres

Formats

Films

King Lear

Duration: 1 hour, 55 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 28^th May 2018, 21:30 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sun 26^th Apr 2020, 21:00 on BBC Four HD

Lear divides his kingdom among his daughters. Family and state collapse into chaos and warfare. Lear and his youngest, Cordelia, are reunited; love reigns, then tragedy descends. Show more

Contributors

Lear:: Anthony Hopkins
Goneril:: Emma Thompson
Regan:: Emily Watson
Earl of Gloucester:: Jim Broadbent
Cordelia:: Florence Pugh
Earl of Kent:: Jim Carter
Edgar:: Andrew Scott
Edmund:: John Macmillan
Duke of Cornwall:: Tobias Menzies
Duke of Albany:: Anthony Calf
Fool:: Karl Johnson
Oswald:: Christopher Eccleston
Butler:: John Standing
Duke of Burgundy:: Simon Manyonda
King of France:: Chukwudi Iwuji
Lear's Gentleman:: Samuel Valentine
Lieutenant:: Arinze Kene
1st Maid:: Sharon Watts
2nd Maid:: Kaye Brown
French Officer:: Raphael Desprez
Doctor:: Peter Forbes
Young Captain:: Sam Redford
Sergeant Major:: Liam McKenna
Soldier:: Paul Tinto
Officer (Dover Castle):: Eric Kofi-Abrefa
Stunt coordinator:: Andreas Petrides
Stunts:: Elliot Philip Murray
Stunts:: Maurice Lee
Executive Producer:: Colin Callender
Executive Producer:: Sonia Friedman
Executive Producer:: Scott Huff
Producer:: Noelette Buckley
Director:: Richard Eyre
Production Company:: Playground Television UK Ltd

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Formats

Films

Stage Beauty

BBC One

Duration: 1 hour, 46 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 16^th Mar 2008, 22:20 on BBC One North WestLatest broadcast: Sun 16^th Mar 2008, 23:20 on BBC One Scotland

Comedy set in the 17th century about a male actor of female roles whose world is thrown into turmoil when his female dresser usurps him as the star. Show more

Contributors

Director:: Richard Eyre
Ned Kynaston:: Billy Crudup
Maria Hughes:: Claire Danes
King Charles II:: Rupert Everett
Thomas Betterton:: Tom Wilkinson
George Villiers II:: Ben Chaplin
Samuel Pepys:: Hugh Bonneville
Sir Charles Sedley:: Richard Griffiths
Sir Edward Hyde:: Edward Fox
Nell Gwynn:: Zoe Tapper

Genres

Formats

Films

Drama

Unmade Movies

Harold Pinter's Victory

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 28^th Feb 2015, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 28^th Jul 2019, 04:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Harold Pinter's screenplay of Victory, Josef Conrad's last major novel, about a mysterious Swedish baron endangered by an affair with an English girl. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Simon Russell Beale
Heyst:: Bjarne Henriksen
Lena:: Vanessa Kirby
Davidson:: Matthew Marsh
Ricardo:: Mark Strong
Jones:: Robert Portal
Schomberg:: Patrick O'Kane
Mrs Schomberg:: Helen Schlesinger
Pedro:: Martin Marquez
Chang:: Paul Chan
Mrs Zangiacomo:: Flaminia Cinque
Author:: Joseph Conrad
Writer:: Harold Pinter
Adaptor:: Richard Eyre
Director:: Richard Eyre
Producer:: Laurence Bowen

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama

Series

Drama: Unmade Movies

Drama on 3

Ghosts

BBC Radio 3

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 15^th Dec 2013, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Sun 26^th Apr 2015, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3

By Henrik Ibsen. A provocative tale of family secrets and lies in a new version adapted and directed by Richard Eyre, with the cast of his Almeida Theatre production. Show more

Contributors

Helene:: Lesley Manville
Pastor Manders:: Will Keen
Oswald:: Jack Lowden
Regina:: Charlene McKenna
Jacob Engstrand:: Brian McCardie
Director:: Richard Eyre
Adaptor:: Richard Eyre
Producer:: Alison Hindell
Writer:: Henrik Ibsen

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 3

The Other Man

BBC One

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 6^th Dec 2011, 23:40 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sat 20^th Jul 2019, 23:55 on BBC One South West

Drama. Computer software engineer Peter (Liam Neeson) suspects his wife of adultery and sets out to track down the other man in her life to wherever it may lead. Show more

Contributors

Lisa:: Laura Linney
Peter:: Liam Neeson
Abigail:: Romola Garai
Rafe:: Antonio Banderas
Vera:: Pam Ferris
Ralph:: Paterson Joseph
George:: Craig Parkinson
Eric:: Richard Graham
Gail:: Emma Fielding
Joy:: Amanda Drew
Guy:: Paul Ritter
Shop Assistant:: Sophie Wu
Director:: Richard Eyre
Producer:: Richard Eyre

Genres

DramaRelationships & Romance

Formats

Films

Open Book

Sir Richard Eyre Five of the Best Books

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 28^th Dec 2014, 16:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 1^st Jan 2015, 15:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Theatre and film director Sir Richard Eyre talks to Mariella Frostrup about his five favourite books and how they shaped his life. Dr Sarah Dillon close reads Brave New World. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Mariella Frostrup
Interviewed Guest:: Richard Eyre

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Brand

Open Book

Last Word

Sir Peter Shaffer, Sir Denys Wilkinson, Peggy Spencer and Muhammad Ali

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 10^th Jun 2016, 16:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 12^th Jun 2016, 20:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Julian Worricker on playwright Sir Peter Shaffer, physicist Sir Denys Wilkinson, dancer Peggy Spencer and boxer Muhammad Ali. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Julian Worricker
Interviewed Guest:: Richard Eyre
Interviewed Guest:: Matt Wolf
Interviewed Guest:: John Conteh
Interviewed Guest:: Len Goodman
Interviewed Guest:: Angela Rippon
Interviewed Guest:: Anne Lingard
Interviewed Guest:: Frank Close

Genres

FactualLife Stories

Brand

Last Word

The Children Act

Duration: 1 hour, 37 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 2^nd Nov 2020, 21:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sat 7^th Nov 2020, 21:10 on BBC Two Wales

Available for 9 months

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Drama. High Court judge Fiona Maye is given the case of a 17-year-old Jehovah's Witness who refuses to undergo a blood transfusion for leukaemia that could save his life. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Ian McEwan
Kevin Henry:: Ben Chaplin
Mark Berner:: Anthony Calf
Adam:: Fionn Whitehead
Fiona Maye:: Emma Thompson
Amadia Kalu QC:: Nikki Amuka-Bird
Jack:: Stanley Tucci
Nigel Pauling:: Jason Watkins
Director:: Richard Eyre
Professor Rodney Carter:: Nicholas Jones

Genres

Drama

Formats

Films

In Conversation

Episode 3: Judi Dench in Conversation with Richard Eyre

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 21^st Jun 2015, 22:05 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Tue 23^rd Jun 2015, 02:00 on BBC Four HD

In conversation at the BFI Southbank, Judi Dench looks back at highlights of an extraordinary career on film, a journey that is still taking her to new heights. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:: Judi Dench
Interviewer:: Richard Eyre
Producer:: Andrew Lockyer
Executive Producer:: Pauline Law

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the MediaArts

Formats

Discussion & Talk

Series

In Conversation

Saturday Review

Minefield at Royal Court, The Nice Guys, Versailles, Francis Spufford, Dora Maurer

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 4^th Jun 2016, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 4^th Jun 2016, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Minefield at Royal Court, The Nice Guys with Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe, BBC's Versailles drama series, Francis Spufford's novel Golden Hill, Dora Maurer exhibition. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:: Richard Eyre
Interviewed Guest:: Francis Stonor Saunders
Interviewed Guest:: Jamila Gavin
Producer:: Oliver Jones

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Magazines & Reviews

Brand

Saturday Review

Play For Today: Series 12

Play For Today

Series 12

Country

BBC One

Duration: 1 hour, 21 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 20^th Oct 1981, 21:25 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Mon 12^th Oct 2020, 22:30 on BBC Four HD

A family gathering, a christening and a dance. But it's 1945 and there are plans to be made, family wealth to protect and peace to be won.

Contributors

Sir Frederick Carlion:: Leo McKern
Philip Carlion:: James Fox
Daisy (Lady Carlion):: Wendy Hiller
Virginia Carlion:: Penelope Wilton
Alice Carlion:: Jill Bennett
Faith:: Deborah Norton
Dollie van der Biek:: Joan Greenwood
Sir Piers Blair:: Alan Webb
Director:: Richard Eyre

Genres

Formats

Films

Brand

Play For Today

Series

Midweek

Sir Richard Eyre, Andrew Fusek Peters, Abbie Ross, Peter Francis

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 30^th Apr 2014, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 30^th Apr 2014, 21:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Libby Purves is joined by director Sir Richard Eyre and wild swimmer Andrew Fusek Peters. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:: Richard Eyre
Interviewed Guest:: Andrew Fusek Peters
Interviewed Guest:: Abbie Ross
Interviewed Guest:: Peter Francis
Producer:: Paula McGinley

Genres

Formats

Discussion & Talk

Brand

Midweek

The Dresser

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 31^st Oct 2015, 21:00 on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: Sat 3^rd Dec 2016, 23:30 on BBC Two Scotland

Drama based on the Ronald Harwood play about devoted backstage hand Norman as he struggles to support Sir, the brilliant but tyrannical head of a touring theatre company. Show more

Contributors

Norman:: Ian McKellen
Sir:: Anthony Hopkins
Her Ladyship:: Emily Watson
Madge:: Sarah Lancashire
Irene:: Vanessa Kirby
Thornton:: Edward Fox
Oxenby/Edmund:: Tom Brooke
Gloucester:: John Ashton
Kent:: Ian Conningham
Goneril:: Annalisa Rossi
Regan:: Helen Bradbury
Cornwall:: Carl Sanderson
Albany:: Matthew Cottle
Gentleman:: Martin Chamberlain
Writer:: Ronald Harwood
Producer:: Suzan Harrison
Director:: Richard Eyre
Production Company:: Playground UK Ltd

Genres

Formats

Films

The Hollow Crown

Series 1

Episode 3: Henry IV - Part 2

The Hollow Crown: Series 1

Duration: 1 hour, 55 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 14^th Jul 2012, 20:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Wed 27^th Apr 2016, 22:50 on BBC Four HD

In the aftermath of the Battle of Shrewsbury, Northumberland learns of the death of his son. The Lord Chief Justice attempts to separate Falstaff from Prince Hal. Show more

Contributors

Henry IV:: Jeremy Irons
Falstaff:: Simon Russell Beale
Prince Hal:: Tom Hiddleston
Mistress Quickly:: Julie Walters
Northumberland:: Alun Armstrong
Shallow:: David Bamber
Lady Northumberland:: Niamh Cusack
Poins:: David Dawson
Kate Percy:: Michelle Dockery
Bardolph:: Tom Georgeson
Warwick:: Iain Glen
Archbishop of York:: Nicholas Jones
Westmoreland:: James Laurenson
Lord Chief Justice:: Geoffrey Palmer
Doll Tearsheet:: Maxine Peake
Pistol:: Paul Ritter
Hastings:: Adam Kotz
Lancaster:: Henry Faber
Mowbray:: Pip Torrens
Silence:: Tim McMullan
Gloucester:: Will Attenborough
Coleville:: Dominic Rowan
Gower:: Pip Carter
Peto:: Ian Conningham
Falstaff's Page:: Billy Matthews
Francis:: John Heffernan
Bracy:: Conrad Asquith
Director:: Richard Eyre
Writer:: Richard Eyre
Author:: William Shakespeare
Producer:: Rupert Ryle-Hodges

Genres

Drama

Brand

The Hollow Crown

Series

The Hollow Crown

Series 1

Episode 2: Henry IV - Part 1