Programme Index

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

Atlantis

Series 1

Episode 1: The Earth Bull

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 28^th Sep 2013, 20:25 on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: Thu 3^rd Oct 2013, 19:10 on BBC One Scotland HD

Available for 25 days

Drama series. When Jason goes in search of his father, he washes up on the shores of a mysterious land filled with mythical creatures: the lost city of Atlantis. Show more

Contributors

Hercules:: Mark Addy
The Oracle:: Juliet Stevenson
Pasiphae:: Sarah Parish
Pythagoras:: Robert Emms
Jason:: Jack Donnelly
Minos:: Alexander Siddig
Ariadne:: Aiysha Hart
Ramos:: Joe Dixon
Melas:: Ken Bones
Theos:: Ron Donachie
Korinna:: Hannah Arterton
Mac:: Mark Lewis Jones
Helena:: Faye Brookes
Alcaeus:: Louis Maskell
Guard:: Charlie de Melo
Director:: Justin Molotnikov
Executive Producer:: Johnny Capps
Executive Producer:: Julian Murphy
Writer:: Howard Overman

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Brand

Series

Make Me Famous

BBC Three

Duration: 54 minutes

Audio described

First broadcast: Thu 25^th Jun 2020, 21:05 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Wed 1^st Jul 2020, 00:45 on BBC One HD

Available for 8 months

Drama by Reggie Yates exploring the impact of fame on reality TV participants and those close to them. A year after stardom, can Billy escape the reputation that now precedes him. Show more

Contributors

Billy:: Tom Brittney
Amanda:: Amanda Abbington
Kelly:: Aiysha Hart
Michelle:: Emma Rigby
Stephanie:: Nina Sosanya
Imran:: Islah Abdur-Rahman
Paul:: Sam Baker-Jones
Writer:: Reggie Yates
Director:: Peter King
Producer:: Margaret Conway
Production Company:: Expectation Entertainment

Genres

Drama

Atlantis

Series 1

Episode 4: Twist of Fate

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 19^th Oct 2013, 20:20 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sun 20^th Oct 2013, 19:00 on BBC One HD

Available for 25 days

Drama series. Whilst hunting in the mountains, the boys find an abandoned baby. Jason refuses to leave the child to die and insists he return home with them. Show more

Contributors

Hercules:: Mark Addy
Pasiphae:: Sarah Parish
Tiresias:: Donald Sumpter
Minos:: Alexander Siddig
Medusa:: Jemima Rooper
Jason:: Jack Donnelly
Pythagoras:: Robert Emms
King Laius:: Tristan Gemmill
Ariadne:: Aiysha Hart
Jocasta:: Elen Rhys
Heptarian:: Oliver Walker
Andreas:: Bill Thomas
Critias:: Jimmy Johnston
Soldier:: Jordan Long
Biton:: Nicholas McGaughey
Director:: Alice Troughton
Executive Producer:: Johnny Capps
Executive Producer:: Julian Murphy
Writer:: Richard McBrien

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Brand

Series

Atlantis

Series 1

Episode 5: White Lies

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 26^th Oct 2013, 20:15 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sun 27^th Oct 2013, 20:00 on BBC One HD

Available for 25 days

Drama series. When a night-time messenger brings shocking news to the Palace, Ariadne calls on Jason to help her uncover the truth. Show more

Contributors

Hercules:: Mark Addy
Pasiphae:: Sarah Parish
The Oracle:: Juliet Stevenson
Minos:: Alexander Siddig
Medusa:: Jemima Rooper
Jason:: Jack Donnelly
Pythagoras:: Robert Emms
Therus:: Darwin Shaw
Ariadne:: Aiysha Hart
Heptarian:: Oliver Walker
Korinna:: Hannah Arterton
Ramos:: Joe Dixon
Stolos:: Daniel Adegboyega
Mikos:: Thomas Aldersley
Director:: Alice Troughton
Executive Producer:: Johnny Capps
Executive Producer:: Julian Murphy
Writer:: Howard Overman

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Brand

Series

Atlantis

Series 1

Episode 7: The Rules of Engagement

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 9^th Nov 2013, 20:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Wed 13^th Nov 2013, 19:15 on BBC One HD

Available for 25 days

Drama series. On hearing the news of a royal betrothal, a heartbroken Jason risks everything to sway the will of the Gods against the match. Show more

Contributors

Hercules:: Mark Addy
Pasiphae:: Sarah Parish
Minos:: Alexander Siddig
Medusa:: Jemima Rooper
Jason:: Jack Donnelly
Pythagoras:: Robert Emms
Ariadne:: Aiysha Hart
Heptarian:: Oliver Walker
Korinna:: Hannah Arterton
Melas:: Ken Bones
Dymas:: David Sterne
Alytarch:: Gary Oliver
Harmon:: Gary Kane
Codros:: Danny Midwinter
Director:: Declan O'Dwyer
Executive Producer:: Johnny Capps
Executive Producer:: Julian Murphy
Writer:: Richard McBrien

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Brand

Series

Atlantis

Series 2

Episode 3: Telemon

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 29^th Nov 2014, 20:15 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Fri 5^th Dec 2014, 19:15 on BBC One HD

Available for 25 days

Drama series. Ariadne is formally crowned queen, but with Pasiphae still at large and the city struggling in the aftermath of battle, Atlantis remains vulnerable. Show more

Contributors

Hercules:: Mark Addy
Jason:: Jack Donnelly
Pythagoras:: Robert Emms
Telemon:: Clive Standen
Ariadne:: Aiysha Hart
Dion:: Vincent Regan
Areto:: Lashana Lynch
Leonidas:: Philip Correia
Alytarch:: Gary Oliver
Writer:: Richard McBrien
Director:: Justin Molotnikov
Executive Producer:: Johnny Capps
Executive Producer:: Julian Murphy
Production Company:: Urban Myth Films (West)

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Brand

Series

Atlantis: Series 2

Drama

Flood Minimum

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 8^th Nov 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 8^th Nov 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM

A young priest confronts a traumatised soldier in a village church - which seems to be haunted. Lee Ingleby and Blake Ritson star in Neil Noon's intriguing psychological drama. Show more

Contributors

Perry:: Lee Ingleby
Ford:: Blake Ritson
Shell:: Aiysha Hart
Director:: Gordon House
Writer:: Neil Noon

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama

Tumanbay

Series 1

The Purge

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 20^th Jan 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 15^th May 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

Increasingly insecure and fearful for his life, the sultan begins a purge of the palace. Slave trader Ibn is reunited with the daughter he thought he had lost. Show more

Contributors

Gregor:: Rufus Wright
Al-Ghuri:: Raad Rawi
Cadali:: Matthew Marsh
Wolf:: Alexander Siddig
Ibn:: Nabil Elouahabi
Maya's Envoy:: Nadir Khan
Madu:: Danny Ashok
Daniel:: Gareth Kennerley
Heaven:: Olivia Popica
Slave:: Akin Gazi
General Qulan:: Christopher Fulford
Manel:: Aiysha Hart
Frog:: Deeivya Meir
Sarah:: Nina Yndis
Frog's Mother:: Sirine Saba
Shamsi:: Laure Stockley
Pesha:: Sky Yang
Boy:: Darwin Brokenbro
Hodah:: Nathalie Armin
Writer:: John Dryden
Director:: John Dryden
Producer:: Emma Hearn
Producer:: Nadir Khan
Producer:: John Dryden

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Tumanbay

Series 1

A Tale of Two Cities

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 13^th Jan 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 8^th May 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

While the sultan dreams of victory against provincial leader Maya, Gregor is in pursuit of missing slave-girl Sarah and must venture into the catacombs. Show more

Contributors

Gregor:: Rufus Wright
Heaven:: Olivia Popica
Wolf:: Alexander Siddig
Cadali:: Matthew Marsh
Frog:: Deeivya Meir
Frog's Mother:: Sirine Saba
Sarah:: Nina Yndis
Ibn:: Nabil Elouahabi
Maya's Envoy:: Nadir Khan
Madu:: Danny Ashok
Daniel:: Gareth Kennerley
Slave:: Akin Gazi
Al-Ghuri:: Raad Rawi
General Qulan:: Christopher Fulford
Manel:: Aiysha Hart
Grassic:: John Sessions
Physician:: Vivek Madan
Boy:: Darwin Brokenbro
Actor:: Laure Stockley
Actor:: Vivek Madan
Actor:: Stefano Braschi
Writer:: Mike Walker
Director:: John Dryden
Producer:: Emma Hearn
Producer:: Nadir Khan
Producer:: John Dryden

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Drama

Theatre on 4: Occupational Hazards

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 17^th Jun 2017, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 17^th Jun 2017, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Hampstead Theatre's true story of Rory Stewart's role as provincial governor in Iraq, performed in front of a live audience. Show more

Contributors

Ahmed:: Nezar Alderazi
Musab:: Waj Ali
Karim:: Silas Carson
Rifat:: Vangelis Christodoulou
JT:: Amy Cudden
Abu Rashid:: Vincent Ebrahim
Rana:: Aiysha Hart
Rory Stewart:: Henry Lloyd-Hughes
The Colonel:: John MacKay
Bremer:: John MacKay
Seyyed Hassan:: Johndeep More
Composer:: Khyam Allami
Director:: Carl Prekopp
Director:: Simon Godwin
Writer:: Stephen Brown
Producer:: Stewart Richards
Producer:: David Chilton
Producer:: James Peak

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama

Atlantis

Series 1

Episode 11: Hunger Pangs

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 14^th Dec 2013, 20:20 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Thu 19^th Dec 2013, 19:15 on BBC One HD

Available for 25 days

Drama series. Penniless and starving, Jason cannot believe his luck when he stumbles across an abandoned feast. However, Jason's gluttony comes at a price. Show more

Contributors

Hercules:: Mark Addy
Pasiphae:: Sarah Parish
Jason:: Jack Donnelly
Pythagoras:: Robert Emms
Minos:: Alexander Siddig
Ariadne:: Aiysha Hart
Heptarian:: Oliver Walker
Ramos:: Joe Dixon
Maro:: Simon Nehan
Eos:: Michael Jenn
Ione:: Lou Broadbent
Aias:: Dermot Keaney
Evandros:: Josh Sneesby
Director:: Alice Troughton
Executive Producer:: Johnny Capps
Executive Producer:: Julian Murphy
Writer:: Julian Jones

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Brand

Series

Atlantis

Series 1

Episode 12: Touched by the Gods - Part 1

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 21^st Dec 2013, 19:55 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sat 21^st Dec 2013, 19:55 on BBC One HD

Available for 25 days

Drama series. Time is running out on Jason's pact with Circe. He has three days to fulfil her wish before he and his friends face a gruesome end. Show more

Contributors

Hercules:: Mark Addy
Pasiphae:: Sarah Parish
Circe:: Lucy Cohu
Jason:: Jack Donnelly
Pythagoras:: Robert Emms
Minos:: Alexander Siddig
Ariadne:: Aiysha Hart
Heptarian:: Oliver Walker
Ramos:: Joe Dixon
Ione:: Lou Broadbent
Director:: Jeremy Webb
Executive Producer:: Johnny Capps
Executive Producer:: Julian Murphy
Writer:: Howard Overman

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Brand

Series

New Blood

Episode 4: Case 2, Part 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Thu 30^th Jun 2016, 21:00 on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: Thu 30^th Jun 2016, 21:00 on BBC One Scotland HD

Rash and Stefan discover a secret connected to an iconic new skyscraper. Case 3 of New Blood will be available on BBC iPlayer from 7 July.

Contributors

Director:: Anthony Philipson
Executive Producer:: Jill Green
Series Producer:: Eve Gutierrez
Writer:: Anthony Horowitz
Stefan Kowolski:: Mark Strepan
Arrash Sayyad:: Ben Tavassoli
DS Derek Sands:: Mark Addy
Eleanor Davies:: Anna Chancellor
Marcus Johnson:: Ariyon Bakare
Leila Sayyad:: Aiysha Hart
DI Martin Heywood:: Dorian Lough
Alison White:: Kimberley Nixon
Louis Wesley:: Sebastian Armesto
Mark Craig:: Matt Bardock
Peter Mayhew:: Mark Bonnar
Elias Wesley:: Jack Gordon
Anchor Woman:: Cindy Humphrey
Karen Andrews:: Joan Iyiola
PA:: Georgia Kerr
Jerry Clarke:: Jordan Long
Raymond Keane:: Stephen Lord
John Gulliver:: Gary Oliver
Charles Matherson:: Alistair Petrie
Eva:: Julia Rosnowska
Adam Jannsen:: Bart Suavek
Roman:: Alec Utgoff
Det Sup. David Milton:: Michael Wildman
Helen Matherson:: Anna Wilson Jones

Genres

DramaCrime

Series

New Blood

New Blood

Episode 5: Case 2, Part 2

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Wed 6^th Jul 2016, 21:00 on BBC One North WestLatest broadcast: Wed 6^th Jul 2016, 21:00 on BBC One North West

Can Rash and Stefan discover the reason Adam was killed before time runs out for them? Case 3 of New Blood will be available on BBC iPlayer from 7 July. Show more

Contributors

Stefan Kowolski:: Mark Strepan
Arrash Sayyad:: Ben Tavassoli
DS Derek Sands:: Mark Addy
Eleanor Davies:: Anna Chancellor
Marcus Johnson:: Ariyon Bakare
Leila Sayyad:: Aiysha Hart
DI Martin Heywood:: Dorian Lough
Alison White:: Kimberley Nixon
Louis Wesley:: Sebastian Armesto
Mark Craig:: Matt Bardock
Peter Mayhew:: Mark Bonnar
Fork Lift Driver:: Paddy Daly
Elias Wesley:: Jack Gordon
Karen Andrews:: Joan Iyiola
Anchor Woman:: Cindy Humphrey
PA:: Georgia Kerr
Jerry Clarke:: Jordan Long
Raymond Keane:: Stephen Lord
Policeman:: Jamie Maclachlan
John Gulliver:: Gary Oliver
Charles Matherson:: Alistair Petrie
Eva:: Julia Rosnowska
Museum Expert:: Kerry Shale
Adam Jannsen:: Bart Suavek
Roman:: Alec Utgoff
Det Sup. David Milton:: Michael Wildman
Helen Matherson:: Anna Wilson Jones
Susan Chen:: Naomi Yichen Christie
Director:: Anthony Philipson
Executive Producer:: Jill Green
Series Producer:: Eve Gutierrez
Writer:: Anthony Horowitz

Genres

DramaCrime

Series

New Blood

Tumanbay

Series 2

Take My Hand

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 6^th Jun 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 21^st Aug 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

Manel goes to the swamps in search of her enslaved father, General Qulan. Back in Tumanbay, treachery lurks at every corner, and there is someone new in charge. Show more

Contributors

Gregor:: Rufus Wright
Barakat:: Hiran Abeysekera
Manel:: Aiysha Hart
Dorin:: Vincent Ebrahim
Heaven:: Tanya Ravljen
Madu:: Danny Ashok
Akiba:: Akin Gazi
Daniel:: Gareth Kennerley
Abujaan:: Jacob Krichefski
Khaled:: Zaqi Ismail
Maid:: Flaminia Cinque
Amanthi:: Lara Sawalha
Sergeant:: Jonas Khan
Second in Command:: Danny Carmel
The Iblis:: Byron Mondahl
Pasha:: Sky Yang
Vasi:: Ayaan Arya
Writer:: Mike Walker
Director:: John Dryden
Producer:: Emma Hearn
Producer:: Nadir Khan
Producer:: John Dryden

Genres

Brand

Series

Tumanbay: Series 2