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I Was Monty's Double

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 37 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 2^nd Aug 2018, 12:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sun 8^th Nov 2020, 14:50 on BBC Two England

World War II drama. A low-ranking officer who resembles General Montgomery is recruited to play his double in an elaborate plan to trick the Nazis.

Contributors

Major Harvey:: John Mills
Colonel Logan:: Cecil Parker
Colonel Matthers:: Patrick Allen
'Monty' and Himself:: ME Clifton James
Colonel Dawson:: Patrick Holt
Major Tennant:: Leslie Phillips
Governor of Gibraltar:: Michael Hordern
Director:: John Guillermin
Producer:: Maxwell Setton
Writer:: Bryan Forbes

Genres

DramaWar & Disaster

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Films

Source: BBC Online

Windom's Way

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 48 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 1^st Nov 2007, 13:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Thu 21^st Jul 2011, 11:45 on BBC Two England

Drama about a British doctor (Peter Finch) working in a Malayan village who acts as the reluctant mediator in a dispute between the native workers and the plantation owners. Show more

Contributors

Dr Alec Windom:: Peter Finch
Lee:: Mary Ure
George Hasbrook:: Robert Flemyng
Patterson:: Michael Hordern
Han Vidal:: John Cairney

Genres

DramaRelationships & Romance

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Films

Source: BBC Online

Desert Island Discs

Sir Michael Hordern

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 15^th Feb 1987, 12:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 20^th Feb 1987, 09:05 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Michael Parkinson's castaway is actor Sir Michael Hordern. Show more

The Taming of the Shrew

BBC Two

Duration: 2 hours, 2 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 16^th Apr 2011, 12:00 on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: Mon 15^th Feb 2016, 11:05 on BBC Two HD

Adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy about a feisty, headstrong woman who is eventually tamed by her new husband. Starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Show more

Contributors

Katharina:: Elizabeth Taylor
Petruchio:: Richard Burton
Director:: Franco Zeffirelli
Grumio:: Cyril Cusack
Baptista:: Michael Hordern
Tranio:: Alfred Lynch
Gremio:: Alan Webb
Hortensio:: Victor Spinetti
Lucentio:: Michael York
Bianca:: Natasha Pyne
The Priest:: Giancarlo Cobelli
Pedant:: Vernon Dobtcheff
Tailor:: Ken Parry
Biondello:: Roy Holder

Genres

Comedy

Formats

Films

Source: BBC Online

The Man Who Never Was

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 7^th Nov 1965, 19:25 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Fri 8^th May 2020, 13:00 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Espionage thriller based on the true story of an intelligence officer who plans an elaborate hoax to fool the Nazis into thinking the Allies are about to invade Greece, not Sicily. Show more

Contributors

Lieutenant Commander Ewen Montagu:: Clifton Webb
Lucy Sherwood:: Gloria Grahame
Lieutenant George Acres:: Robert Flemyng
Patrick O'Reilly:: Stephen Boyd
Pam:: Josephine Griffin
Sir Bernard Spilsbury:: Andre Morell
Admiral Cross:: Laurence Naismith
General Nye:: Geoffrey Keen
General Coburn:: Michael Hordern
The Father:: Moultrie Kelsall
Taxi Driver:: Cyril Cusack
Landlady:: Joan Hickson
Joe:: William Russell
Club Porter:: Miles Malleson
Shop Assistant:: Richard Wattis
Director:: Ronald Neame
Producer:: Andre Hakim

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Formats

Films

Source: BBC Online

Omnibus

Whistle and I'll Come to You

BBC Four

Duration: 42 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 7^th May 1968, 22:25 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Sat 25^th Dec 2021, 00:30 on BBC Four

Available for 4 months

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An ancient whistle dating back to the times of the Knights Templar spells danger for the man who finds it. Classic MR James chiller adapted by Jonathan Miller.

Contributors

Professor Parkins:: Michael Hordern
Colonel:: Ambrose Coghill
Hotel Proprietor:: George Woodbridge
Proprietress:: Nora Gordon
Maid:: Freda Dowie
Director:: Jonathan Miller

Genres

DramaHorror & Supernatural

Formats

Films

Brand

Omnibus

Source: BBC Online

Desert Island Discs

Sir Michael Hordern

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 35 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 11^th Sep 1967, 13:10 on BBC Home Service Basic

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Sir Michael Hordern. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest:: Michael Hordern

Genres

FactualLife Stories

Brand

Desert Island Discs

Source: BBC Online

El Cid

BBC Two

Duration: 2 hours, 51 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 30^th Apr 2008, 22:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Fri 31^st Dec 2021, 08:55 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

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Epic story of the Spanish hero (Charlton Heston), following his involvement in royal plots, his tempestuous marriage, and the campaign he led against the Moorish invaders in Spain. Show more

Contributors

El Cid Rodrigo de Vivar:: Charlton Heston
Jimena:: Sophia Loren
Count Ordóñez:: Raf Vallone
Princess Urraca:: Genevieve Page
Prince Alfonso:: John Fraser
Prince Sancho:: Gary Raymond
Arias:: Hurd Hatfield
Fanez:: Massimo Serato
Ben Yussuf:: Herbert Lom
Director:: Anthony Mann
Al Kadir:: Frank Thring
Don Diego:: Michael Hordern
Count Gormaz:: Andrew Cruickshank
Moutamin:: Douglas Wilmer
Priest:: Tullio Carminati
King Ramírez:: Gerard Tichy
Writer:: Philip Yordan
Writer:: Fredric M Frank
Writer:: Ben Barzman
Producer:: Samuel Bronston

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Films

Source: BBC Online

The Magic Box

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 30^th Jul 2013, 12:00 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Sun 16^th Dec 2018, 06:30 on BBC Two England

Biography of British film pioneer William Friese-Greene, who designed and patented a working cinematic camera. His life was dogged by hardship and lack of recognition. Show more

Contributors

William Friese-Greene:: Robert Donat
Edith Friese-Greene:: Margaret Johnston
Helena Friese-Greene:: Maria Schell
Maurice Friese-Greene:: John Howard Davies
Lord Beaverbrook:: Robert Beatty
Jack Carter:: Richard Attenborough
Arthur Collings:: Eric Portman
Harold:: Dennis Price
May Jones:: Glynis Johns
Platform Man:: Cecil Parker
Assistant in Laboratory:: David Tomlinson
Bank Manager:: Emlyn Williams
Hotel Receptionist:: Kay Walsh
Police Officer:: Laurence Olivier
Maida Vale Doctor:: Leo Genn
House Agent:: Marius Goring
Reporter:: Michael Denison
Industry Man:: Peter Ustinov
Nursemaid:: Sheila Sim
Broker's Man:: Stanley Holloway
Miss Tagg:: Renee Asherson
Company Promoter:: Roland Culver
Mr Lege:: Michael Redgrave
Ethel Friese-Greene:: Janette Scott
Cousin Alfred:: Bernard Miles
Mrs Claire:: Joyce Grenfell
Lady Pond:: Margaret Rutherford
Maurice Guttenberg:: Frederick Valk
Official Receiver:: Michael Hordern
Sergeant in Storeroom:: Sydney James
Doctor's Housekeeper:: Thora Hird
Recruiting Sergeant:: William Hartnell
Sitter in Bath Studio:: Googie Withers
Sitter in Bath Studio:: Richard Murdoch
Sitter in Bath Studio:: Sybil Thorndike
Mrs Stukely:: Joan Hickson
Industry Man:: Peter Jones
Director:: John Boulting

Genres

DramaBiographical

Formats

Films

Source: BBC Online

Gandhi

BBC Two

Duration: 3 hours, 11 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 18^th Aug 2007, 13:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sat 18^th Aug 2007, 13:35 on BBC Two Scotland

The celebrated blockbuster recounting the life of Mohandas K Gandhi, who started out as a lawyer and rose to become the leader of the Indian independence movement. Show more

Contributors

Mahatma Gandhi:: Ben Kingsley
Margaret Bourke-White:: Candice Bergen
General Dyer:: Edward Fox
Lord Irwin:: John Gielgud
Judge Broomfield:: Trevor Howard
The Viceroy:: John Mills
Walker:: Martin Sheen
Director:: Richard Attenborough
Charlie Andrews:: Ian Charleson
General Smuts:: Athol Fugard
Sardar Patel:: Saeed Jaffrey
Mirabehn:: Geraldine James
Khan:: Amrish Puri
Pandit Nehru:: Roshan Seth
Senior Police Officer:: Ian Bannen
Collins:: Richard Griffiths
Kinnoch:: Nigel Hawthorne
GOC:: Bernard Hepton
Sir George Hodge:: Michael Hordern
Nahari:: Om Puri
Sir Edward Gait:: Richard Vernon
Commentator:: Shane Rimmer
European Passenger:: Peter Cartwright
Police Sergeant:: Ken Hutchison
Colin:: Daniel Day-Lewis
Manager of the Mine:: John Savident
Writer:: John Briley
Composer:: Ravi Shankar
Director of photography:: Ronnie Taylor
Director of photography:: Billy Williams

Genres

DramaBiographical

Formats

Films

Source: BBC Online

Alexander the Great

BBC Two

Duration: 2 hours, 9 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 3^rd Jan 2009, 13:10 on BBC Two Wales (Analogue)Latest broadcast: Sat 3^rd Jan 2009, 13:10 on BBC Two Wales

An engrossing spectacle in which Alexander of Greece leads his troops forth, conquering all of the known world. Show more

Contributors

Alexander:: Richard Burton
Philip of Macedonia:: Fredric March
Barsine:: Claire Bloom
Aristotle:: Barry Jones
Darius:: Harry Andrews
Attalus:: Stanley Baker
Parmenio:: Niall MacGinnis
Memnon:: Peter Cushing
Demosthenes:: Michael Hordern
Director:: Robert Rossen

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Films

Source: BBC Online

Genghis Khan

BBC Two

Duration: 2 hours

First broadcast: Sun 1^st Mar 2015, 23:30 on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: Sat 4^th Mar 2017, 02:00 on BBC Two HD

Grand epic recounting the tale of the notorious 12th-century warrior. The film traces Khan's rise from obscurity to become the leader who united warring Mongol tribes. Show more

Contributors

Temujin-Genghis Khan:: Omar Sharif
Jamuga:: Stephen Boyd
Kam Ling:: James Mason
The Shah of Khwarezm:: Eli Wallach
Bortei:: Francoise Dorleac
Shan:: Telly Savalas
The Emperor of China:: Robert Morley
Geen:: Michael Hordern
Katke:: Yvonne Mitchell
Sengal:: Woody Strode
Subodai:: Kenneth Cope
Jebai:: Don Borisenko
Kuchluk:: Patrick Holt
Director:: Henry Levin
Producer:: Irving Allen
Writer:: Clarke Reynolds

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Films

Source: BBC Online