Programme Index

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 15^th Aug 2017, 16:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 15^th Aug 2017, 16:45 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel of love, history and magic, dramatised by Ayeesha Menon, starring Nikesh Patel. Saleem indulges his ability to tune into other people's thoughts. Show more

Contributors

Saleem:: Nikesh Patel
Mumtaz:: Anneika Rose
Mary:: Chetna Pandya
Young Saleem:: Zain Syed
Young Jamila:: Misha Shah
Sonny:: Ahren Chadha
Evie Burns:: Kerry Gooderson
The Teacher:: Selva Rasalingam
The Shopkeeper:: Abhin Galeya
Midnight’s Child:: Nael Ameen
Midnight’s Child:: Nikita Mehta
Midnight’s Child:: Shiven Shankar
Midnight’s Child:: Shreya Shah
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

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 15^th Aug 2017, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 15^th Aug 2017, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel of love, history and magic, dramatised by Ayeesha Menon. Saleem is reunited with the other Midnight's Children in terrifying circumstances. Show more

The Blue Tower

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 14^th Dec 2009, 00:25 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Mon 21^st Mar 2011, 02:10 on BBC Two Scotland

Thriller starring Abhin Galeya as a young British-Asian, unemployed and trapped in a loveless marriage, who resolves to take drastic measures to change the course of his life. Show more

Contributors

Dil:: Paul Chowdhry
Mohan:: Abhin Galeya
Kamla:: Indira Joshi
Vivek:: Nicholas Khan
Ashok:: Kayvan Novak
Neran:: Amit Shah
Naresh:: Madhav Sharma
Minnie:: Harvey Virdi
Asha:: Manjinder Virk
Director:: Smita Bhide
Writer:: Smita Bhide

Genres

DramaThriller

Formats

Films

Robin Hood

Series 2

Episode 13: We Are Robin Hood

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 29^th Dec 2007, 18:45 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Sun 6^th Jun 2010, 00:00 on BBC One London

The Sheriff, Gisborne and Marian are in the Holy Land. It is up to Robin to save the King's life as the battle for England is on. Show more

Contributors

Robin Hood:: Jonas Armstrong
Marian:: Lucy Griffiths
Guy of Gisborne:: Richard Armitage
Sherriff of Nottingham:: Keith Allen
Little John:: Gordon Kennedy
Much:: Sam Troughton
Allan A Dale:: Joe Armstrong
Will Scarlett:: Harry Lloyd
Djaq:: Anjali Jay
Nasir:: Abhin Galeya
Producer:: Nick Pitt
Writer:: Dominic Minghella
Director:: David Evans

Genres

DramaAction & Adventure

Brand

Robin Hood

Series

Robin Hood: Series 2

White Heat

Episode 5: The Eye of the Needle

BBC Two

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 5^th Apr 2012, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Thu 5^th Apr 2012, 21:00 on BBC HD

Drama. In 2012 five of the former flatmates wait for the sixth to arrive. In 1982, Jay and Orla ask for help in dealing with Jack's heroin addiction. Show more

Contributors

Lilly:: MyAnna Buring
Jack:: Sam Claflin
Alan (Present day):: Paul Copley
Lilly (Present day):: Lindsay Duncan
Charlotte:: Claire Foy
Beth:: Tamsin Greig
Orla:: Jessica Gunning
Victor:: David Gyasi
Alan:: Lee Ingleby
Frank:: Geoffrey Leesley
Edward:: Jeremy Northam
Victor (Present day):: Hugh Quarshie
Jay:: Reece Ritchie
Charlotte (Present day):: Juliet Stevenson
Leo:: Euan Macnaughton
Saaghor:: Abhin Galeya
Granger:: Adam Leese
Alec:: Will Bliss
Jay (Present day):: Ramon Tikaram
Leah:: Holly Weston
Producer:: Elinor Day
Director:: John Alexander
Writer:: Paula Milne

Genres

Drama

Series

White Heat

Doctors

Series 8

Wings and Needles

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 18^th Jan 2007, 14:05 on BBC One North WestLatest broadcast: Thu 18^th Jan 2007, 14:05 on BBC One North West

Two newlyweds are secretly suffering from phobias, holding them back from the trip of a lifetime. Jimmi interviews a series of attractive women to cover for Donna.

Contributors

Jimmi:: Adrian Lewis Morgan
Donna:: Martha Howe-Douglas
Harpit Jindal:: Manjinder Virk
Amar Jindal:: Abhin Galeya

Genres

Brand

Doctors

Series

Doctors: Series 8

Father Brown

Series 3

Episode 5: The Last Man

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 9^th Jan 2015, 14:15 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Mon 11^th May 2020, 14:15 on BBC One West

Series based on GK Chesterton's novels. When Kembleford's new cricket captain is framed for murder, Father Brown must prove his innocence. Show more

Contributors

Major Wallander:: Tom Chadbon
Daphne Wallander:: Perdita Avery
Father Brown:: Mark Williams
Mrs McCarthy:: Sorcha Cusack
Lady Felicia:: Nancy Carroll
Professor Jane Milton:: Haydn Gwynne
Vince Lennon:: Robbie O'Neill
Sid Carter:: Alex Price
Max Scullion:: Darrell D'Silva
Inspector Sullivan:: Tom Chambers
Sergeant Goodfellow:: John Burton
Doctor Raj Chandraty:: Abhin Galeya
Producer:: Ceri Meyrick
Director:: John Greening
Series Producer:: Sam Hill
Executive Producer:: Will Trotter
Writer:: Tahsin Guner
Writer:: Rachel Flowerday

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Father Brown

Series

Father Brown: Series 3

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 FM

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

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 FM

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

Omnibus

Episode 1: The Perforated Sheet

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 20^th Aug 2017, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 20^th Aug 2017, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Dramatisation of Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel of love, history and magic. Dr Aziz falls in love with a woman hidden behind a perforated sheet. Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon. 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

Episode 4: How Saleem Achieved Purity

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 10^th Sep 2017, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 10^th Sep 2017, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

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

Contributors

Saleem:: Nikesh Patel
Jamila:: Deeivya Meir
Young Saleem:: Zain Syed
Young Jamila:: Misha Shah
Mumtaz:: Anneika Rose
Ahmed:: Narinder Samra
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: Omnibus

Series

Midnight's Children

Omnibus

Episode 5: The Shadow of the Mosque

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 17^th Sep 2017, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 17^th Sep 2017, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Saleem is reunited with the other Midnight's Children in terrifying circumstances. Show more

Contributors

Saleem:: Nikesh Patel
Jamila:: Deeivya Meir
Young Saleem:: Zain Syed
Young Jamila:: Misha Shah
Mumtaz:: Anneika Rose
Ahmed:: Narinder Samra
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: Omnibus

Series

Silent Witness

Series 18

Part 1: Squaring the Circle, Part 1

Silent Witness: Series 18

Duration: 1 hour

Audio described

First broadcast: Mon 26^th Jan 2015, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Mon 26^th Jan 2015, 21:00 on BBC One HD

Available for 2 months

Watch now

Forensic crime drama series. The nanny of a Russian oligarch is killed in a botched assassination attempt. Nikki, Jack and Thomas investigate. Show more

Contributors

Dr Nikki Alexander:: Emilia Fox
Jack Hodgson:: David Caves
Dr Thomas Chamberlain:: Richard Lintern
Clarissa Mullery:: Liz Carr
Sofia Teplov:: Sarah Lochlan
Anastacia Bazhanov:: Tessa Demina
Maksim Bazhanov:: Dragan Micanovic
Graham Bowles:: Phil Campbell
Archie Grant:: Shane Steyn
DI Sarah Parks:: Lauren O'Neil
Eva:: Anamaria Marinca
Justine Greenwood:: Pippa Haywood
Kristina Bazhanov:: Katarina Cas
Lewis Milton:: Cameron Jack
Amy Greenwood:: Sydney Rae White
Daniel Doshi:: Abhin Galeya
Yasmin Doshi:: Amber Rose Revah
Thug:: Gary Kane
Adam Lansley:: Shaun Dingwall
Steve:: Darren Swift
Lucy Parks:: Savana Davis
Yelena Markov:: Branka Katic
Writer:: Matthew Arlidge
Director:: Marek Losey
Producer:: Sharon Bloom
Executive Producer:: Phillippa Giles

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Silent Witness

Series

Silent Witness

Series 18

Part 2: Squaring the Circle, Part 2

Silent Witness: Series 18

Duration: 1 hour

Audio described

First broadcast: Tue 27^th Jan 2015, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Tue 27^th Jan 2015, 21:00 on BBC One HD

Available for 2 months

Watch now

Forensic crime drama series. A young woman working for the Doshis is found dead in Maksim's apartment. Nikki and Jack unravel the mystery. Show more

Contributors

Dr Nikki Alexander:: Emilia Fox
Jack Hodgson:: David Caves
Dr Thomas Chamberlain:: Richard Lintern
Clarissa Mullery:: Liz Carr
Amy Greenwood:: Sydney Rae White
Daniel Doshi:: Abhin Galeya
Yasmin Doshi:: Amber Rose Revah
DI Sarah Parks:: Lauren O'Neil
Justine Greenwood:: Pippa Haywood
Lewis Milton:: Cameron Jack
Adam Lansley:: Shaun Dingwall
Lucy Parks:: Savana Davis
Maksim Bazhanov:: Dragan Micanovic
Thug:: Gary Kane
Yelena Markov:: Branka Katic
Eva:: Anamaria Marinca
Anastacia Bazhanov:: Tessa Demina
Writer:: Matthew Arlidge
Director:: Marek Losey
Producer:: Sharon Bloom
Executive Producer:: Phillippa Giles

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Silent Witness

Series

Hustle

Series 8

Episode 6

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Fri 17^th Feb 2012, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Fri 17^th Feb 2012, 21:00 on BBC One HD

Available for years

Watch now

Drama series about a group of con artists. It is the end of the road for Mickey and the gang, but will they go out in a shower of money or a hail of bullets? Show more

Contributors

Mickey Stone:: Adrian Lester
Albert Stroller:: Robert Vaughn
Ash Morgan:: Robert Glenister
Sean Kennedy:: Matt Di Angelo
Emma Kennedy:: Kelly Adams
Eddie:: Rob Jarvis
Stacie Monroe:: Jaime Murray
Madani Wasem:: Abhin Galeya
Barir:: Selva Rasalingam
Lee:: Graham Bryan
Nick:: Gary Beadle
Pinstripe 1:: William Ellis
Pinstripe 2:: Grant Ibbs
Writer:: Tony Jordan
Producer:: Jane Hudson
Director:: Alrick Riley

Genres

Drama

Brand

Hustle

Series

Hustle: Series 8