Programme Index

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 14^th Aug 2017, 23:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 15^th Aug 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Dramatisation of Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel of love, history and magic. Saleem is born on the stroke of midnight on 15 August 1947, at the exact moment of Partition. Show more

Midnight's Children

Part 1: The Perforated Sheet

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 15^th Aug 2017, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 15^th Aug 2017, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

To mark the 70th anniversary of the Partition of India, an ambitious dramatisation of Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel of love, history and magic. Starring Nikesh Patel. Show more

Contributors

Saleem:: Nikesh Patel
Aadam:: Abhin Galeya
Mrs Aziz:: Meera Syal
Ghani:: Silas Carson
Naseem:: Maya Sondhi
Tai:: Anil Goutam
Mumtaz:: Anneika Rose
Emerald:: Deeivya Meir
Nadir Khan:: Akbar Kurtha
The Hummingbird:: Sagar Arya
Ahmed:: Narinder Samra
Major Zulfikar:: Ace Bhatti
Ramram Seth:: Sagar Arya
The Boy:: Shiven Shankar
The Girl:: Shreya Shah
Actor:: Selva Rasalingam
Actor:: Renu Brindle
Actor:: Ronny Jhutti
Actor:: Rina Mahoney
Actor:: Aysha Kala
Author:: Salman Rushdie
Adaptor:: Ayeesha Menon
Director:: Tracey Neale
Director:: Emma Harding
Producer:: Tracey Neale
Producer:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

Midnight's Children

Omnibus

1. The Perforated Sheet

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 20^th Aug 2017, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 26^th Oct 2021, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Dr Aziz falls in love with a woman hidden behind a perforated sheet. Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel starring Abhin Galeya. Show more

Contributors

Saleem:: Nikesh Patel
Aadam:: Abhin Galeya
Mrs Aziz:: Meera Syal
Ghani:: Silas Carson
Naseem:: Maya Sondhi
Tai:: Anil Goutam
Mumtaz:: Anneika Rose
Emerald:: Deeivya Meir
Nadir Khan:: Akbar Kurtha
The Hummingbird:: Sagar Arya
Ahmed Sinai:: Narinder Samra
Major Zulfikar:: Ace Bhatti
Kemal:: Kulvinder Ghir
Actor:: Sheetal Kapoor
Actor:: Philip Fox
Actor:: Emilio Doorgasingh
Actor:: Chetna Pandya
Actor:: Shiven Shankar
Actor:: Shreya Shah
Actor:: Renu Brindle
Actor:: Ronny Jhutti
Author:: Salman Rushdie
Adaptor:: Ayeesha Menon
Director:: Tracey Neale
Director:: Emma Harding
Producer:: Tracey Neale
Producer:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

Midnight's Children: Omnibus

Series

Midnight's Children

Omnibus

2. The Birth of a Nation

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 27^th Aug 2017, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 27^th Oct 2021, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Saleem is born at the exact moment of Partition. Salman Rushdie's novel of love, history and magic starring Nikesh Patel. Show more

Contributors

Saleem:: Nikesh Patel
Ahmed:: Narinder Samra
Mumtaz:: Anneika Rose
Mary:: Chetna Pandya
Dr Narlikar:: Emilio Doorgasingh
Ismail:: Kulvinder Ghir
Nadir Khan:: Akbar Kurtha
Methwold:: Philip Fox
Commander Sabarmati:: Ace Bhatti
Joseph d'Costa:: Ashley Kumar
Wee Willie Winkie:: Ronny Jhutti
Young Saleem:: Zain Syed
Young Jamila:: Misha Shah
Sonny:: Ahren Chadha
Actor:: Maya Sondhi
Actor:: Deeivya Meir
Actor:: Sagar Arya
Actor:: Selva Rasalingam
Actor:: Renu Brindle
Actor:: Rina Mahoney
Actor:: Silas Carson
Actor:: Aysha Kala
Author:: Salman Rushdie
Adaptor:: Ayeesha Menon
Director:: Tracey Neale
Director:: Emma Harding
Producer:: Tracey Neale
Producer:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

Midnight's Children: Omnibus

Series

Midnight's Children

Omnibus

3. All India Radio

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 3^rd Sep 2017, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 28^th Oct 2021, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Young Saleem discovers he has the power of telepathy. Salman Rushdie's novel of love, history and magic starring Zain Syed. Show more

Contributors

Saleem:: Nikesh Patel
Ahmed:: Narinder Samra
Mumtaz:: Anneika Rose
Mary:: Chetna Pandya
Dr Narlikar:: Emilio Doorgasingh
Ismail:: Kulvinder Ghir
Nadir Khan:: Akbar Kurtha
Methwold:: Philip Fox
Commander Sabarmati:: Ace Bhatti
Joseph d'Costa:: Ashley Kumar
Wee Willie Winkie:: Ronny Jhutti
Young Saleem:: Zain Syed
Young Jamila:: Misha Shah
Sonny:: Ahren Chadha
Actor:: Maya Sondhi
Actor:: Deeivya Meir
Actor:: Sagar Arya
Actor:: Selva Rasalingam
Actor:: Renu Brindle
Actor:: Rina Mahoney
Actor:: Silas Carson
Actor:: Aysha Kala
Author:: Salman Rushdie
Adaptor:: Ayeesha Menon
Director:: Tracey Neale
Director:: Emma Harding
Producer:: Tracey Neale
Producer:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

Midnight's Children: Omnibus

Series

Doctors

Series 18

Episode 26: A House is Not a Home

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 10^th May 2016, 13:45 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Tue 10^th May 2016, 13:45 on BBC One Wales

Drama series set in a health centre. Tempers fray when one of the homeless people is exposed as an undercover journalist. Show more

Contributors

Dr Jimmi Clay:: Adrian Lewis Morgan
Dr Al Haskey:: Ian Midlane
Ayesha Lee:: Laura Rollins
Ruhma Hanif:: Bharti Patel
Dr Sid Vere:: Ashley Rice
Karen Hollins:: Jan Pearson
Nic Katchevski:: Elizabeth Berrington
Shazia Amin:: Mandip Gill
Dave Preston:: Dean Williamson
Tommy Mbesi:: Percelle Ascott
Cam Lewis:: Simon Armstrong
Farhana Amin:: Renu Brindle
Iqbal Amin:: Mudassar Dar
pradeep Acharya:: Peter Singh
Ronnie Atkins:: Ian Billings
Director:: Simon Gibney
Producer:: Carol Harding
Executive Producer:: Mike Hobson
Writer:: Tanika Gupta

Genres

Brand

Doctors

Series

Doctors: Series 18

Doctors

Series 20

The Drowned and the Saved

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 28^th May 2019, 13:45 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Tue 28^th May 2019, 13:45 on BBC One Yorks & Lincs

Daniel and Becky attend a charity golf day, Valerie starts to get excited about art, and after a body is found in a lake, Jimmi deals with the fallout.

Contributors

Rashid Hussaini:: Salman Akhtar
Maryam Hussaini:: Renu Brindle
Dr Jimmi Clay:: Adrian Lewis Morgan
Dr Daniel Granger:: Matthew Chambers
Dr Zara Carmichael:: Elizabeth Dermot Walsh
Rob Hollins:: Chris Walker
Valerie Pitman:: Sarah Moyle
Writer:: Marcus Goodwin
Director:: Lorna Laidlaw

Genres

Brand

Doctors

Series

Doctors: Series 20

Five Daughters

Episode 3

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Tue 27^th Apr 2010, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Thu 20^th Jan 2011, 22:00 on BBC Four

The drama, based on true events, follows the days after bodies, thought to be those of Annette Nicholls and Paula Clenell, are discovered and the police close in on the murderer. Show more

Contributors

Rosemary Nicholls:: Sarah Lancashire
DCS Stewart Gull:: Ian Hart
Marie Alderton:: Juliet Aubrey
Annette Nicholls:: Eva Birthistle
Paula Clennell:: Natalie Press
Brian Tobin:: Sean Harris
Patrick Palmer:: David Bradley
Tom Stephens:: Joseph Mawle
DS Andy Henwood:: Adam Kotz
Isabella Clennell:: Kate Dickie
Alice Clennell:: Holliday Grainger
Rochelle:: Ruth Negga
Nat Cary:: Anton Lesser
Anneli Alderton:: Jaime Winstone
DCI John Quinton:: Christopher Fairbank
Stacey Nicholls:: Vicky McClure
PC Janet Humphrey:: Lisa Millett
DCI Dave Skevington:: Andy Gathergood
ACC Jacqui Cheer:: Jo McInnes
Annette's Father:: Roland Oliver
DS Roy Lambert:: Geoff Bell
Vicar:: Maureen Bennett
Michael Duffy:: Matt Berry
Dawn:: Lauren Socha
Cathy Gull:: Rebecca Johnson
Martin Nicholls:: Tim Lewis
Sharon Nicholls:: Fiona Geddes
Billy:: Tim Plester
TV Cameraman:: Adrian Harris
TV Reporter:: David Craik
Felixstowe Road Man:: John McAndrew
Policewoman:: Renu Brindle
Journalist:: Alison Reid
Producer:: Simon Lewis
Director:: Philippa Lowthorpe
Writer:: Stephen Butchard
Resident 1:: Chris Brailsford
Resident 2:: Joe Hall
Resident 3:: Wendy Albiston
Female Journalist:: Jane McDowell
Journalist:: Jonathan Jones
OBS Man 1:: Chris Reilly
OBS Man 2:: Ian Pirie
Steven Wright:: Chris McCalphy
Client 1:: Sarah Wyatt
Client 2:: Jake Nightingale
Danny:: Dean Kilbey
Arresting Officer:: Rufus Wright

Genres

Series

Five Daughters

From Fact to Fiction

Series 14

Episode 5: Nothing to Fear

From Fact to Fiction: Series 14

Duration: 13 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 15^th Jun 2013, 19:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 16^th Jun 2013, 17:40 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Is there a spy in your laptop? Edson Burton's thriller explores how national security agencies and terrorists might exploit an information system like Prism.

Contributors

Olly:: Alex Lanipekun
Jas:: Renu Brindle
Amber:: Alex Tregear
Producer:: Mary Ward-Lowery
Writer:: Edson Burton

Genres

Drama

Brand

From Fact to Fiction

Series

Holby City

Series 11

Episode 52: The Spirit Dancing

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 13^th Oct 2009, 20:00 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Mon 19^th Oct 2009, 01:55 on BBC One Wales

Dejected by being unable to walk, Maria decides to reconcile a dying Sunita with her mother. Connie's robotics launch is called into question by a new face. Show more

Contributors

Connie Beauchamp:: Amanda Mealing
Michael Spence:: Hari Dhillon
Ric Griffin:: Hugh Quarshie
Linden Cullen:: Duncan Pow
Keith Greene:: Alex Macqueen
Jac Naylor:: Rosie Marcel
Faye Byrne:: Patsy Kensit
Maria Kendall:: Phoebe Thomas
Oliver Valentine:: James Anderson
Mark Williams:: Robert Powell
Vanessa Lytton:: Leslie Ash
Chrissie Williams:: Tina Hobley
Donna Jackson:: Jaye Jacobs
Nicky Van Barr:: Alan Morrissey
Debbie Brody:: Natasha Joseph
Greg Brody:: Ben Hull
Sunita Mavji:: Chandeep Uppal
Devika Chaudhary:: Renu Brindle
Producer:: Sharon Bloom
Director:: Rob Evans
Writer:: Chris Murray

Genres

DramaMedical

Brand

Holby City

Series

Holby City: Series 11

Midnight's Children

Part 3: Snakes and Ladders

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 15^th Aug 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 15^th Aug 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Dramatisation of Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel of love, history and magic. Born at the moment of India's Partition, Saleem grows up in the care of two adoring mothers. Show more

Contributors

Saleem:: Nikesh Patel
Ahmed:: Narinder Samra
Mumtaz:: Anneika Rose
Mary:: Chetna Pandya
Young Saleem:: Zain Syed
Young Jamila:: Misha Shah
Sonny:: Ahren Chadha
Mrs Ibrahim:: Rina Mahoney
Dr Narlikar:: Emilio Doorgasingh
Ismai:: Kulvinder Ghir
Nadir Khan:: Akbar Kurtha
Wee Willie Winkie:: Ronny Jhutti
Actor:: Deeivya Meir
Actor:: Sagar Arya
Actor:: Selva Rasalingam
Actor:: Renu Brindle
Actor:: Silas Carson
Actor:: Aysha Kala
Author:: Salman Rushdie
Adaptor:: Ayeesha Menon
Director:: Tracey Neale
Director:: Emma Harding
Producer:: Tracey Neale
Producer:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

Midnight's Children

Part 6: How Saleem Achieved Purity

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 15^th Aug 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 15^th Aug 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Salman Rushdie's prize-winning novel of love, history and magic, dramatised by Ayeesha Menon. The Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 changes Saleem's life forever. Starring Nikesh Patel. Show more

Contributors

Saleem:: Nikesh Patel
Jamila:: Deeivya Meir
Young Saleem:: Zain Syed
Young Jamila:: Misha Shah
Mumtaz:: Anneika Rose
Ahmed:: Narinder Samra
Mary:: Chetna Pandya
Brigadier Iskander:: Selva Rasalingam
Sergeant Major Najmuddin:: Sagar Arya
Ayooba:: Abhin Galeya
Shaheed:: Ronny Jhutti
The Peasant:: Akbar Kurtha
Picture Singh:: Silas Carson
Parvati:: Aysha Kala
Young Shiva:: Nael Ameen
Young Parvati:: Nikita Mehta
Midnight’s Child:: Ahren Chadha
Midnight’s Child:: Shiven Shankar
Midnight’s Child:: Shreya Shah
Actor:: Sheetal Kapoor
Actor:: Renu Brindle
Actor:: Emilio Doorgasingh
Author:: Salman Rushdie
Adaptor:: Ayeesha Menon
Director:: Tracey Neale
Director:: Emma Harding
Producer:: Tracey Neale
Producer:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

Midnight's Children

Part 7: The Shadow of the Mosque