Programme Index

Tumanbay

Series 1

In The Beginning

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 6^th Jan 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 1^st May 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

With Tumanbay in chaos after the murder of a highly placed individual, Heaven and her slave companion find themselves prisoners in the desert. Show more

Contributors

Gregor:: Rufus Wright
Heaven:: Olivia Popica
Wolf:: Alexander Siddig
Cadali:: Matthew Marsh
Ibn:: Nabil Elouahabi
Maya's Envoy:: Nadir Khan
Madu:: Danny Ashok
Daniel:: Gareth Kennerley
Slave:: Akin Gazi
Boy:: Darwin Brokenbro
Al-Ghuri:: Raad Rawi
General Qulan:: Christopher Fulford
The Hafiz:: Antony Bunsee
Bello:: Albert Welling
Manel:: Aiysha Hart
Shamsi:: Laure Stockley
Maid:: Laure Stockley
Sabira:: Laure Stockley
Rajik:: Akbar Kurtha
Pamira:: Nathalie Armin
Writer:: Mike Walker
Director:: John Dryden
Producer:: Emma Hearn
Producer:: Nadir Khan
Producer:: John Dryden

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Tumanbay

Series 1

Jaws of Victory

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 27^th Jan 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 22^nd May 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

Convinced of victory by the words of the prophet child, the sultan is now ready to march out with his armies and destroy rebellious provincial leader Maya. Show more

Contributors

Gregor:: Rufus Wright
Cadali:: Matthew Marsh
Wolf:: Alexander Siddig
Sarah:: Nina Yndis
Ibn:: Nabil Elouahabi
Maya's Envoy:: Nadir Khan
Madu:: Danny Ashok
Daniel:: Gareth Kennerley
Heaven:: Olivia Popica
Slave:: Akin Gazi
Al-Ghuri:: Raad Rawi
General Qulan:: Christopher Fulford
Physician:: Vivek Madan
The Hafiz:: Antony Bunsee
Bello:: Albert Welling
Frog:: Deeivya Meir
Frog's Mother:: Sirine Saba
Don Diego:: John Sessions
Dona Ana:: Annabelle Dowler
Boy:: Darwin Brokenbro
Rider:: Akbar Kurtha
Writer:: Mike Walker
Director:: Emma Hearn
Producer:: Nadir Khan
Producer:: John Dryden

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Tumanbay

Series 1

Sword of Faith

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 3^rd Feb 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 29^th May 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

The final chapter in this epic saga of revenge, betrayal and deception. The people of Tumanbay await news of the sultan’s great victory. Show more

Contributors

Gregor:: Rufus Wright
Cadali:: Matthew Marsh
Wolf:: Alexander Siddig
Sarah:: Nina Yndis
Maya's Envoy:: Nadir Khan
Al-Ghuri:: Raad Rawi
Heaven:: Olivia Popica
Slave:: Akin Gazi
Madu:: Danny Ashok
Daniel:: Gareth Kennerley
Ibn:: Nabil Elouahabi
General Qulan:: Christopher Fulford
Hodah:: Nathalie Armin
Pesha:: Sky Yang
Manel:: Aiysha Hart
The Hafiz:: Antony Bunsee
Bello:: Albert Welling
Shamsi:: Laure Stockley
Don Diego:: John Sessions
Dona Ana:: Annabelle Dowler
Frog:: Deeivya Meir
Boy:: Darwin Brokenbro
Officer:: Akbar Kurtha
Writer:: John Dryden
Director:: John Dryden
Producer:: Emma Hearn
Producer:: Nadir Khan
Producer:: John Dryden

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Dangerous Visions

Darkness at Noon

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 1^st Jul 2017, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 2^nd Feb 2019, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Rubashov finds the tables turned on him when he is imprisoned and psychologically tortured by the totalitarian regime to which he has dedicated his life. With Matthew Marsh. Show more

Contributors

Rubashov:: Matthew Marsh
Arlova:: Poppy Miller
Ivanov:: Stephen Boxer
Gletkin:: Samuel James
Bogrov:: Simon Ludders
Ulrich:: Tom Forrister
Loewy:: Charlie Clements
Kieffer:: Philip Fox
Michael:: David Sturzaker
Author:: Arthur Koestler
Adaptor:: Simon Scardifield
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Brand

Dangerous Visions

Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 9^th May 2007, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Wed 26^th Oct 2011, 22:00 on BBC Four

Costume drama inspired by the life of London's East End music hall legend Marie Lloyd. Marie leads a music hall strike, but society is scandalised by her champagne lifestyle. Show more

Contributors

Marie Lloyd:: Jessie Wallace
Percy Courtney:: Richard Armitage
Freddie:: Lee Williams
Bernard:: Tom Payne
Alec Hurley:: Matthew Marsh
The Showman:: Shaun Parkes
Mrs Chant:: Amanda Root
Mr Belafonte:: Angus Barnett
Nelly Powers:: Annette Badland
Tilly Wood:: Star Ella Jones
Producer:: Rhonda Smith
Director:: James Hawes
Bride:: Sue Elliott-Nicholls
Bailiff:: Tim Faraday
Councillor 2:: Michael Mears
Solicitor:: James Puddephat
Dan Leno:: Martin Savage
Councillor 1:: Shaughan Seymour
Actor:: Jack Sweeney

Genres

Tumanbay

Series 1

A Head Start

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 2^nd Dec 2015, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 27^th Mar 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

Tumanbay, heart of a vast empire, is threatened by a rebellion and a mysterious force devouring the empire from within. Show more

Contributors

Gregor:: Rufus Wright
The Girl on the Ship:: Olivia Popica
Her Mother:: Nathalie Armin
The Slave Merchant:: Nabil Elouahabi
Cadali:: Matthew Marsh
Frog:: Deeivya Meir
Frog's Mother:: Sirine Saba
Basim:: Alexander Siddig
Sarah:: Nina Yndis
Envoy:: Nadir Khan
Shajar:: Sarah Beck Mather
Madu:: Danny Ashok
Sultan Al-Ghuri:: Raad Rawi
General Qulan:: Christopher Fulford
Physician:: Vivek Madan
Daniel:: Gareth Kennerley
Maid:: Laure Stockley
Ship Captain:: Albert Welling
Actor:: Christian Hillborg
Actor:: Stefano Braschi
Actor:: Alec Utgoff
Writer:: John Dryden
Director:: John Dryden
Producer:: Emma Hearn
Producer:: Nadir Khan
Producer:: John Dryden

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Tumanbay

Series 1

Ship of the Dead

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 9^th Dec 2015, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 3^rd Apr 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

Slave merchant Ibn awaits for his family to arrive in Tumanbay. In the palace, Sarah the slave-girl is recruited by Gregor, to spy on the chief wife Shajar. Show more

Contributors

Gregor:: Rufus Wright
The Girl on the Ship:: Olivia Popica
Her Mother:: Nathalie Armin
Ship Captain:: Albert Welling
Cadali:: Matthew Marsh
Sarah:: Nina Yndis
Ibn:: Nabil Elouahabi
Shajar:: Sarah Beck Mather
Madu:: Danny Ashok
Sultan Al-Ghuri:: Raad Rawi
The Hafiz:: Antony Bunsee
General Qulan:: Christopher Fulford
Head Eunuch:: John Sessions
Slave:: Akin Gazi
Physician:: Vivek Madan
Daniel:: Gareth Kennerley
Actor:: Christian Hillborg
Actor:: Alec Utgoff
Actor:: Stefano Braschi
Actor:: Albert Welling
Producer:: Emma Hearn
Producer:: Nadir Khan
Producer:: John Dryden
Writer:: John Dryden
Director:: John Dryden

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Tumanbay

Series 1

Coming of Age

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 16^th Dec 2015, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 10^th Apr 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

Adrift at sea in a small boat, daughter of slave merchant Ibn, depends on her slave captor for her survival, while Madu swaps palace life for the army. Show more

Contributors

Gregor:: Rufus Wright
Heaven:: Olivia Popica
Slave:: Akin Gazi
Cadali:: Matthew Marsh
Al-Ghuri:: Raad Rawi
Sarah:: Nina Yndis
Ibn:: Nabil Elouahabi
Shajar:: Sarah Beck Mather
Madu:: Danny Ashok
Daniel:: Gareth Kennerley
Hameed Brother:: Christian Hillborg
Hameed Brother:: Alec Utgoff
Shamsi:: Laure Stockley
General Qulan:: Christopher Fulford
Sergeant:: Nadir Khan
Maid:: Laure Stockley
Writer:: Mike Walker
Director:: John Dryden
Producer:: Emma Hearn
Producer:: Nadir Khan
Producer:: John Dryden

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Tumanbay

Series 1

Hidden Knowledge

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 23^rd Dec 2015, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 17^th Apr 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

As Shajar, the sultan’s chief wife, plots her son Madu's succession to the throne, Gregor is determined to discover what it is she has taken from the Hafiz. Show more

Contributors

Gregor:: Rufus Wright
Heaven:: Olivia Popica
Slave:: Akin Gazi
Cadali:: Matthew Marsh
Sarah:: Nina Yndis
Ibn:: Nabil Elouahabi
Shajar:: Sarah Beck Mather
Madu:: Danny Ashok
Daniel:: Gareth Kennerley
General Qulan:: Christopher Fulford
Boy:: Darwin Brokenbro
Hameed Brother:: Christian Hillborg
Hameed Brother:: Alec Utgoff
Rajik:: Akbar Kurtha
Pamira:: Nathalie Armin
Writer:: Mike Walker
Director:: John Dryden
Producer:: Emma Hearn
Producer:: Nadir Khan
Producer:: John Dryden

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Tumanbay

Series 1

Strangle Hold

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 30^th Dec 2015, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 24^th Apr 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

General Qulan arrives in the provinces to gather the armies to fight rebel "queen" Maya. In Tumanbay, Gregor is under pressure to find the spies. Show more

Contributors

Gregor:: Rufus Wright
Sarah:: Nina Yndis
Shajar:: Sarah Beck Mather
Cadali:: Matthew Marsh
Physician:: Vivek Madan
Wolf:: Alexander Siddig
The Hafiz:: Antony Bunsee
Bello:: Albert Welling
Ibn:: Nabil Elouahabi
Maya's Envoy:: Nadir Khan
Daniel:: Gareth Kennerley
Al-Ghuri:: Raad Rawi
General Qulan:: Christopher Fulford
Provincial Governor Usman:: John Sessions
Fatima:: Sirine Saba
Actor:: Christian Hillborg
Actor:: Alec Utgoff
Actor:: Akbar Kurtha
Writer:: John Dryden
Director:: John Dryden
Producer:: Emma Hearn
Producer:: Nadir Khan
Producer:: John Dryden

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

15 Minute Drama

A Small Town Murder

Episode 3

15 Minute Drama: A Small Town Murder

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 14^th Mar 2018, 10:41 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 14^th Mar 2018, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Jackie has some news about the death of Brian's daughter, while her rekindled relationship with Alex keeps being disturbed. The police may have been involved in the car crash. Show more

Contributors

Jackie Hartwell:: Meera Syal
Peter:: Matthew Marsh
Karen:: Sarah Ball
Alex:: Ray Fearon
Brian:: Ben Onwukwe
Dee:: Ayesha Antoine
Producer:: Clive Brill
Director:: Clive Brill
Writer:: Scott Cherry

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama

Series

15 Minute Drama

A Small Town Murder

Episode 4

15 Minute Drama: A Small Town Murder

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 15^th Mar 2018, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 15^th Mar 2018, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Jackie has found more evidence about the death of Brian's daughter, while some disturbing news emerges about Alex's past. Starring Meera Syal. Show more

Contributors

Jackie Hartwell:: Meera Syal
Peter:: Matthew Marsh
Karen:: Sarah Ball
Alex:: Ray Fearon
Brian:: Ben Onwukwe
Dee:: Ayesha Antoine
Producer:: Clive Brill
Director:: Clive Brill
Writer:: Scott Cherry

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama

Series

15 Minute Drama

A Small Town Murder

Episode 5

15 Minute Drama: A Small Town Murder

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 16^th Mar 2018, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 16^th Mar 2018, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 FM

A shocking truth emerges about the murder of Brian's daughter, while the cause of the joyrider's crash is finally understood. Starring Meera Syal. Show more

Contributors

Jackie Hartwell:: Meera Syal
Peter:: Matthew Marsh
Karen:: Sarah Ball
Alex:: Ray Fearon
Brian:: Ben Onwukwe
Dee:: Ayesha Antoine
Producer:: Clive Brill
Director:: Clive Brill
Writer:: Scott Cherry

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama

Series

Drama on 3: Curated by Harriet Walter

Drama on 3

Curated by Harriet Walter

Episode 3: A Human Being Died That Night

BBC Radio 3

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 29^th Nov 2015, 21:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Sun 18^th Mar 2018, 21:00 on BBC Radio 3

By Nicholas Wright. Factual drama based around psychologist Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela's interviews with imprisoned apartheid assassin Eugene de Kock. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Nicholas Wright
Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela:: Noma Dumezweni
Eugene de Kock:: Matthew Marsh
Director:: Jonathan Munby
Producer:: Toby Swift

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 3

Series

Love, Lies & Records: Series 1

Love, Lies & Records

Series 1

Episode 3

BBC One

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 30^th Nov 2017, 21:00 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Thu 30^th Nov 2017, 21:00 on BBC One West

Drama series. With Lucy missing, a panic-stricken Kate and Rob call the police. Kate's mortified when an anonymous email sends shockwaves through the register office. Show more

Contributors

Rob:: Adrian Bower
Rick:: Kenny Doughty
Judy:: Rebecca Front
Talia:: Mandip Gill
Kate:: Ashley Jensen
Anna:: Rochenda Sandall
James/Jamie:: Mark Stanley
Mrs Carter:: Emma Ashton
Simon:: James Burrows
Tom:: Rhys Cadman
Mr Mcgary:: Sean Corey
Anne-Marie:: Charlotte Emmerson
Eddie:: Steve Evets
Kristina:: Gaja Filac
Frances:: Julia Ford
Helen:: Barbara Hatwell
Jean:: Clare Higgins
PC Burnley:: Joe Hughes
Phil:: Christopher Jordan
Lara:: Maja Juric
Ramin:: Jonas Khan
PC Chris Miller:: Daniel Lockett
Wedding Photographer:: Annie Lovett
Desk Sergeant:: Janet Marsh
Matthew:: Matthew Marsh
Amir:: Noof McEwan
Marcia:: Leila Mimmack
Liam:: Kaya Moore
Lucy:: Lilly Mae Pickering
Patrick:: Mark Roper
Bethany:: Grace Ruiz
Sergeant Shearing:: Jonah Stevenson
Mia:: Millie Gibson
Composer:: Nick Lloyd Webber
Director:: Cilla Ware
Producer:: Yvonne Francas
Writer:: Kay Mellor
Production Company:: Rollem Productions

Genres

Drama

Brand

Love, Lies & Records

Series

Drama

Graham Greene: The Honorary Consul

Episode 2

Drama: Graham Greene: The Honorary Consul

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 7^th Feb 2016, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 14^th Oct 2020, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Plarr's aim to help Charley gets him death threats from the police, as his past closes in on him. Stars Geoffrey Streatfeild. Show more

Contributors

Dr Eduardo Plarr:: Geoffrey Streatfield
Charley Fortnum:: Matthew Marsh
Leon Rivas:: Stefano Braschi
Aquino:: Martin Marquez
Clara:: Beatriz Romilly
Dr Humphries:: Ewan Bailey
Colonel Perez:: Chris Pavlo
Marta:: Yolanda Vazquez
Crichton:: George Watkins
Jose:: Sean Baker
Father:: Brian Protheroe
Author:: Graham Greene
Adaptor:: Nick Warburton
Director:: Jonquil Panting
Producer:: Jonquil Panting

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama

Series

The Special Relationship

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 18^th Sep 2010, 21:30 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Sat 15^th Sep 2012, 23:30 on BBC HD

Drama examining the relationship between Tony Blair and Bill Clinton as they deal with the Monica Lewinsky scandal and the war in Kosovo. Starring Michael Sheen and Dennis Quaid. Show more

Contributors

Tony Blair:: Michael Sheen
Bill Clinton:: Dennis Quaid
Hillary Clinton:: Hope Davis
Cherie Blair:: Helen McCrory
Director:: Richard Loncraine
Jonathan Powell:: Adam Godley
Jacques Chirac:: Marc Rioufol
Alastair Campbell:: Mark Bazeley
Gordon Brown:: Chris Wilson
Reporter:: John Schwab
Intern:: Lara Pulver
Foreign Policy Advisor:: Matthew Marsh
Protocol Officer:: Nancy Crane
Writer:: Peter Morgan
Producer:: Frank Doelger
Producer:: Tracey Scoffield
Producer:: Ann Wingate

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Films

Drama

Mike Harris - Stevenson in Love

Episode 1: Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes

Drama: Mike Harris - Stevenson in Love

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 26^th Oct 2011, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 14^th Aug 2014, 04:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM

4 Extra Debut. Robert Louis Stevenson sets off with a donkey across France, keeping a journal that became a travelogue. Stars David Tennant. Show more

Contributors

Robert Louis Stevenson:: David Tennant
Fanny:: Lizzy McInnerny
Peasant:: Matthew Marsh
Monk:: Matthew Marsh
Bob:: Forbes Masson
Saddler:: Nigel Cooke
RLS Father:: Nigel Cooke
Auberge Woman:: Jane Slavin
Belle:: Lottie Rice
Child's Voice:: Bethane Cullinane
Lloyd:: Ned Leadbeater
Writer:: Mike Harris
Producer:: Clive Brill

Genres

Brand

Drama

Series