Programme Index

The Book of Strange New Things, by Michel Faber

Episode 7

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 14^th Oct 2014, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 10^th Mar 2020, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 FM

From his mission on distant Oasis, Peter tries to reconnect with his wife Bea. Starring Hayley Atwell and Joe Armstrong. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Dougray Scott
Peter:: Joe Armstrong
Beatrice:: Hayley Atwell
Grainger:: Kelly Burke
Oasan:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Tuska:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Jesus Lover Number One:: Michael Bertenshaw
Severin:: Michael Bertenshaw
Jesus Lover Number Five:: Damian Lynch
BG:: Damian Lynch
Jesus Lover Number Four:: David Acton
USIC Psychologist:: Jane Slavin
USIC Doctor:: Elaine Claxton
Adaptor:: Miranda Emmerson
Author:: Michel Faber
Director:: Emma Harding

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Series

The Book of Strange New Things, by Michel Faber

Episode 8

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 15^th Oct 2014, 10:41 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 11^th Mar 2020, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Bea and Peter's relationship reaches crisis point, as Peter's mission continues. Starring Joe Armstrong and Hayley Atwell. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Dougray Scott
Peter:: Joe Armstrong
Beatrice:: Hayley Atwell
Grainger:: Kelly Burke
Oasan:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Tuska:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Jesus Lover Number One:: Michael Bertenshaw
Severin:: Michael Bertenshaw
Jesus Lover Number Five:: Damian Lynch
BG:: Damian Lynch
Jesus Lover Number Four:: David Acton
USIC Psychologist:: Jane Slavin
USIC Doctor:: Elaine Claxton
Adaptor:: Miranda Emmerson
Author:: Michel Faber
Director:: Emma Harding

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Series

Howards End

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 19^th Nov 2017, 21:00 on BBC One Northern Ireland HDLatest broadcast: Sun 19^th Nov 2017, 21:00 on BBC One Channel Islands

Four-part adaptation of EM Forster's classic novel. Mrs Wilcox's family is thrown by her final request regarding Howards End.

Contributors

Margaret Schlegel:: Hayley Atwell
Henry Wilcox:: Matthew Macfadyen
Helen Schlegel:: Philippa Coulthard
Leonard Bast:: Joseph Quinn
Charles Wilcox:: Joseph Bannister
Jacky Bast:: Rosalind Eleazar
Tibby Schlegel:: Alex Lawther
Evie Wilcox:: Bessie Carter
Dolly Wilcox:: Yolanda Kettle
Miss Avery:: Sandra Voe
Aunt Juley:: Tracey Ullman
Annie:: Donna Banya
Nancy:: Hannah Traylen
Percy Cahill:: Miles Jupp
Waiter (Simpsons):: Harry Gostelow
Producer:: Laura Hastings-Smith
Director:: Hettie MacDonald
Writer:: Kenneth Lonergan
Executive Producer:: Colin Callender
Executive Producer:: Sophie Gardiner
Executive Producer:: Scott Huff
Executive Producer:: Joshua D Maurer
Executive Producer:: Alixandre Witlin
Executive Producer:: David A Stern
Executive Producer:: Lucy Richer
Production Company:: Playground Television UK Ltd

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Brand

Series

Howards End

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 26^th Nov 2017, 21:00 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Sun 26^th Nov 2017, 21:00 on BBC One Wales

Four-part adaptation of EM Forster's classic novel. Margaret's plans are changed significantly after an offer from Henry. Helen makes an upsetting discovery. Show more

Contributors

Margaret Schlegel:: Hayley Atwell
Henry Wilcox:: Matthew Macfadyen
Helen Schlegel:: Philippa Coulthard
Leonard Bast:: Joseph Quinn
Charles Wilcox:: Joseph Bannister
Jacky Bast:: Rosalind Eleazar
Tibby Schlegel:: Alex Lawther
Evie Wilcox:: Bessie Carter
Dolly Wilcox:: Yolanda Kettle
Miss Avery:: Sandra Voe
Aunt Juley:: Tracey Ullman
Annie:: Donna Banya
Nancy:: Hannah Traylen
Percy Cahill:: Miles Jupp
Crane:: Gavin Brocker
Waiter (Oniton):: Daniel Bogod
Young Man (Danny):: Matthew Marrs
Burton:: William Belchambers
Producer:: Laura Hastings-Smith
Director:: Hettie MacDonald
Writer:: Kenneth Lonergan
Executive Producer:: Colin Callender
Executive Producer:: Sophie Gardiner
Executive Producer:: Scott Huff
Executive Producer:: Joshua D Maurer
Executive Producer:: Alixandre Witlin
Executive Producer:: David A Stern
Executive Producer:: Lucy Richer
Production Company:: Playground Television UK Ltd

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Brand

Series

Howards End

Series 1

Episode 4

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 3^rd Dec 2017, 21:00 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Sun 3^rd Dec 2017, 21:00 on BBC One Wales

Four-part adaptation of EM Forster's classic novel. Margaret refuses to punish Henry for his past transgressions. Helen unexpectedly embarks on a trip around Europe. Show more

Contributors

Margaret Schlegel:: Hayley Atwell
Henry Wilcox:: Matthew Macfadyen
Helen Schlegel:: Philippa Coulthard
Leonard Bast:: Joseph Quinn
Charles Wilcox:: Joseph Bannister
Jacky Bast:: Rosalind Eleazar
Tibby Schlegel:: Alex Lawther
Evie Wilcox:: Bessie Carter
Paul Wilcox:: Jonah Hauer-King
Dolly Wilcox:: Yolanda Kettle
Miss Avery:: Sandra Voe
Aunt Juley:: Tracey Ullman
Annie:: Donna Banya
Percy Cahill:: Miles Jupp
Crane:: Gavin Brocker
Mr Mansbridge:: Mark Donald
Austrian Housekeeper:: Estrid Barton
Swanage Doctor:: Andrew Bridgmont
Burton:: William Belchambers
Producer:: Laura Hastings-Smith
Director:: Hettie MacDonald
Writer:: Kenneth Lonergan
Executive Producer:: Colin Callender
Executive Producer:: Sophie Gardiner
Executive Producer:: Scott Huff
Executive Producer:: Joshua D Maurer
Executive Producer:: Alixandre Witlin
Executive Producer:: David A Stern
Executive Producer:: Lucy Richer
Production Company:: Playground Television UK Ltd

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Brand

Series

The Book of Strange New Things, by Michel Faber

Episode 10

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 17^th Oct 2014, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 13^th Mar 2020, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Peter is horrified to find Jesus Lover 5 gravely ill in intensive care while a pregnant Bea faces an uncertain future. Narrated by Dougray Scott with Hayley Atwell. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Dougray Scott
Peter:: Joe Armstrong
Beatrice:: Hayley Atwell
Grainger:: Kelly Burke
Oasan:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Tuska:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Jesus Lover Number One:: Michael Bertenshaw
Severin:: Michael Bertenshaw
Jesus Lover Number Five:: Damian Lynch
BG:: Damian Lynch
Jesus Lover Number Four:: David Acton
USIC Psychologist:: Jane Slavin
USIC Doctor:: Elaine Claxton
Adaptor:: Miranda Emmerson
Author:: Michel Faber
Director:: Emma Harding

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Series

Jimi: All Is by My Side

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 48 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 1^st Apr 2017, 21:45 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sun 20^th Sep 2020, 00:25 on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Biopic about rock star Jimi Hendrix's early years in 1966 and 1967, between the Cheetah Club in New York and London, until his triumph in Monterey. Show more

Contributors

Jimi Hendrix:: Andre Benjamin
Kathy Etchingham:: Hayley Atwell
Linda Keith:: Imogen Poots
Ida:: Ruth Negga
Bryan 'Chas' Chandler:: Andrew Buckley
Michael X:: Adrian Lester
Noel Redding:: Oliver Bennett
Mitch Mitchell:: Tom Dunlea
Lithofayne 'Faye' Pridgeon:: Clare-Hope Ashitey
Michael Jeffery:: Burn Gorman
Eric Clapton:: Danny McColgan
Keith Richards:: Ashley Charles
John:: Laurence Kinlan
Phoebe:: Amy de Bhrun
Rita:: Aoibhinn McGinnity
Mona:: Tara Lee
Mark Hoffman:: Lauterio Zamparelli
Director:: John Ridley
Writer:: John Ridley

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Formats

Films

Howards End

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 53 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 12^th Nov 2017, 21:00 on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: Sun 12^th Nov 2017, 21:00 on BBC One Wales

Four-part adaptation of EM Forster's classic novel. The lives of the Schlegel and Wilcox families become entwined when Margaret Schlegel befriends the enigmatic Mrs Wilcox. Show more

Contributors

Margaret Schlegel:: Hayley Atwell
Henry Wilcox:: Matthew Macfadyen
Helen Schlegel:: Philippa Coulthard
Leonard Bast:: Joseph Quinn
Tibby Schlegel:: Alex Lawther
Charles Wilcox:: Joseph Bannister
Jacky Bast:: Rosalind Eleazar
Evie Wilcox:: Bessie Carter
Paul Wilcox:: Jonah Hauer-King
Aunt Juley:: Tracey Ullman
Mrs Wilcox:: Julia Ormond
Annie:: Donna Banya
Nancy:: Hannah Traylen
Crane:: Gavin Brocker
Frieda Mosenbach:: Leonie Benesch
Herr Liesecke:: George Taylor
Doctor (for Tibby):: Sagar Arya
Young Man (Margaret's Friend):: Tim Pritchett
Earnest Young Woman:: Maya Saroya
Ticket Boy:: Jos Slovick
Producer:: Laura Hastings-Smith
Director:: Hettie MacDonald
Writer:: Kenneth Lonergan
Executive Producer:: Colin Callender
Executive Producer:: Sophie Gardiner
Executive Producer:: Scott Huff
Executive Producer:: Joshua D Maurer
Executive Producer:: Alixandre Witlin
Executive Producer:: David A Stern
Executive Producer:: Lucy Richer
Production Company:: Playground Television UK Ltd

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Brand

Series

Ray Bradbury - The Martian Chronicles

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 21^st Jun 2014, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 3^rd Dec 2017, 00:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Ray Bradbury's classic tale. An astronaut attempts to stop the colonisation that could eradicate an ancient race of Martians. Stars Derek Jacobi. From June 2014. Show more

Contributors

Captain Wilder:: Derek Jacobi
Spender:: Hayley Atwell
The Lawyer:: Anna Madeley
Hathaway:: Mark Lewis Jones
Parkhill:: John Altman
Evie:: Zoe Tapper
Biggs:: Jonathan Rhodes
Thompson:: Dean Harris
Young Wilder:: Ryan Sewell
Pluto Survey Officer:: Rachael Naylor
Soldier:: Jacob James
Prison Officer:: Robert Lock
Miss Edwards:: Mellissa Aston-Munslow
Robert:: Owen Sewell
Mayflower Rocket Kids:: Polehampton Junior School
Director:: Andrew Mark Sewell
Adaptor:: Richard Kurti
Adaptor:: Bev Doyle
Author:: Ray Bradbury

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Drama

Ecco

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 6^th Mar 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 22^nd Jun 2019, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Hayley Atwell plays Jo Miles, a neuroscientist who brings a new intelligence into the world via the internet. But is it real - or is it her imagination? Show more

Contributors

Jo:: Hayley Atwell
Ben:: John Macmillan
Dr Martha Swift:: Pauline McLynn
Mr Dickerson:: Joseph Marcell
Professor Karswell:: Joseph Marcell
Anwar:: Sid Sagar
Mariana:: Mia Selway
First Year Student:: Mia Selway
First Year Student:: Patrick Swain
Writer:: Chris Harrald
Director:: Sam Yates
Producer:: Melanie Harris

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama

Restless

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 28^th Dec 2012, 21:00 on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: Fri 28^th Dec 2012, 21:00 on BBC One HD

Adaptation of William Boyd's spy thriller. When a crucial mission collapses in the USA, Eva Delectorskaya finds herself in jeopardy and she has no option but to go on the run. Show more

Contributors

Director:: Edward Hall
Producer:: Paul Frift
Producer:: Hilary Bevan Jones
Writer:: William Boyd
Eva Delectorskaya:: Hayley Atwell
Lucas Roma:: Rufus Sewell
Ruth Gilmartin:: Michelle Dockery
Lord Romer:: Michael Gambon
Sally Gilmartin:: Charlotte Rampling
Sylvia Rhys-Myers:: Thekla Reuten
Morris Devereux:: Adrian Scarborough
Angus Woolf:: Tom Brooke
Alfie Blytheswood:: Kevin Guthrie
Mason Harding:: Bertie Carvel
Karl-Heinz:: Alexander Fehling
Detective Sergeant Mason:: Dominic Rowan
Keegan-Vale:: David Butler
Jochen:: Michael Peter Willis
Club Servant:: Julian Firth
Jack:: Joe Vaz
Desk Clerk:: Jonathan Pursch
Receptionist:: Jenny Stead
Raul:: Mark Elderkin
The Mexican:: Ricardo Pinto
Man:: Stephen Jennings
Woman:: Susan Danford

Genres

Drama

Series

Restless

The Book of Strange New Things, by Michel Faber

Episode 4

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 9^th Oct 2014, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 5^th Mar 2020, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Peter shows his congregation some photos of Earth, where life is becoming increasingly difficult. Narrated by Dougray Scott. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Dougray Scott
Peter:: Joe Armstrong
Beatrice:: Hayley Atwell
Grainger:: Kelly Burke
Oasan:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Tuska:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Jesus Lover Number One:: Michael Bertenshaw
Severin:: Michael Bertenshaw
Jesus Lover Number Five:: Damian Lynch
BG:: Damian Lynch
Jesus Lover Number Four:: David Acton
USIC Psychologist:: Jane Slavin
USIC Doctor:: Elaine Claxton
Adaptor:: Miranda Emmerson
Author:: Michel Faber
Director:: Emma Harding

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Series

The Book of Strange New Things, by Michel Faber

Episode 5

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 10^th Oct 2014, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 6^th Mar 2020, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Peter presides over a funeral service at the base and the distance between him and Bea increases. Starring Joe Armstrong. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Dougray Scott
Peter:: Joe Armstrong
Beatrice:: Hayley Atwell
Grainger:: Kelly Burke
Oasan:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Tuska:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Jesus Lover Number One:: Michael Bertenshaw
Severin:: Michael Bertenshaw
Jesus Lover Number Five:: Damian Lynch
BG:: Damian Lynch
Jesus Lover Number Four:: David Acton
USIC Psychologist:: Jane Slavin
USIC Doctor:: Elaine Claxton
Adaptor:: Miranda Emmerson
Author:: Michel Faber
Director:: Emma Harding

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Series

The Book of Strange New Things, by Michel Faber

Episode 1

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 6^th Oct 2014, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 2^nd Mar 2020, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

A devoted husband and man of faith faces the mission of a lifetime, galaxies away from his wife. Narrated by Dougray Scott. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Dougray Scott
Peter:: Joe Armstrong
Beatrice:: Hayley Atwell
Grainger:: Kelly Burke
Oasan:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Tuska:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Jesus Lover Number One:: Michael Bertenshaw
Severin:: Michael Bertenshaw
Jesus Lover Number Five:: Damian Lynch
BG:: Damian Lynch
Jesus Lover Number Four:: David Acton
USIC Psychologist:: Jane Slavin
USIC Doctor:: Elaine Claxton
Adaptor:: Miranda Emmerson
Author:: Michel Faber
Director:: Emma Harding

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Series

The Book of Strange New Things, by Michel Faber

Episode 2

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 7^th Oct 2014, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 3^rd Mar 2020, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Peter starts to explore the base on Oasis but is keen to meet his new flock - the planet's inhabitants. Meanwhile, the Earth's weather is doing strange things. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Dougray Scott
Peter:: Joe Armstrong
Beatrice:: Hayley Atwell
Grainger:: Kelly Burke
Oasan:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Tuska:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Jesus Lover Number One:: Michael Bertenshaw
Severin:: Michael Bertenshaw
Jesus Lover Number Five:: Damian Lynch
BG:: Damian Lynch
Jesus Lover Number Four:: David Acton
USIC Psychologist:: Jane Slavin
USIC Doctor:: Elaine Claxton
Adaptor:: Miranda Emmerson
Author:: Michel Faber
Director:: Emma Harding

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Series

The Book of Strange New Things, by Michel Faber

Episode 3

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 8^th Oct 2014, 10:41 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 4^th Mar 2020, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Peter has his first encounter with his new flock, but letters from his wife back on Earth tell of hardship and natural disaster. Starring Hayley Atwell. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Dougray Scott
Peter:: Joe Armstrong
Beatrice:: Hayley Atwell
Grainger:: Kelly Burke
Oasan:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Tuska:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Jesus Lover Number One:: Michael Bertenshaw
Severin:: Michael Bertenshaw
Jesus Lover Number Five:: Damian Lynch
BG:: Damian Lynch
Jesus Lover Number Four:: David Acton
USIC Psychologist:: Jane Slavin
USIC Doctor:: Elaine Claxton
Adaptor:: Miranda Emmerson
Author:: Michel Faber
Director:: Emma Harding

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Series

Drama

Dorothy Baker - Cassandra at the Wedding

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 11^th Jun 2016, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 17^th Nov 2019, 04:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. 20th century American classic about an identical twin, hell-bent on sabotaging her sister's wedding day. Starring Hayley Atwell. Show more

Contributors

Vera:: Nancy Crane
Cassandra:: Hayley Atwell
Judith:: Cassie Layton
Papa:: Tom Clarke-Hill
Grandma:: Buffy Davis
Jack:: Walles Hamonde
Author:: Dorothy Baker
Adaptor:: Peter Flannery
Director:: Melanie Harris
Producer:: Melanie Harris

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama

Brideshead Revisited

BBC Four

Duration: 2 hours, 5 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 5^th Mar 2011, 22:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Thu 29^th Jul 2021, 20:00 on BBC Four

Adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel about an impressionable Oxford undergraduate and his infatuation with a flamboyant alcoholic young lord and his grand ancestral home. Show more

Contributors

Charles Ryder:: Matthew Goode
Julia Flyte:: Hayley Atwell
Sebastian Flyte:: Ben Whishaw
Lady Marchmain:: Emma Thompson
Lord Marchmain:: Michael Gambon
Rex Mottram:: Jonathan Cake
Cara:: Greta Scacchi
Bridey Flyte:: Ed Stoppard
Mr Ryder:: Patrick Malahide
Anthony Blanche:: Joseph Beattie
Writer:: Andrew Davies
Director:: Julian Jarrold
Writer:: Jeremy Brock
Author:: Evelyn Waugh

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Formats

Films