Acting
Desert Island Discs. David Suchet. Audio, 45 minutes
Kirsty Young's castaway is actor David Suchet.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. James Nesbitt. Audio, 45 minutes
Kirsty Young's castaway is actor James Nesbitt.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Miriam Margolyes. Audio, 45 minutes
Kirsty Young's castaway is actress Miriam Margolyes.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Great Lives. Peter Cushing. Audio, 30 minutes
Actor and writer Mark Gatiss chooses horror film star, Peter Cushing.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Penelope Wilton. Audio, 45 minutes
Kirsty Young invites actress Penelope Wilton to choose eight records.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Liz Smith. Audio, 45 minutes
Kirsty Young's castaway is actress Liz Smith.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Great Lives. Thora Hird. Audio, 30 minutes
Impressionist Jan Ravens chooses the award-winning actress, Dame Thora Hird.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Jill Balcon. Audio, 45 minutes
Kirsty Young's castaway is actress Jill Balcon.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Simon Russell Beale. Audio, 45 minutes
Kirsty Young's castaway is actor Simon Russell Beale.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Joanna Lumley. Audio, 45 minutes
Kirsty Young's castaway is actress Joanna Lumley.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Wednesday Documentary. Making a Living, Bollywood Film Extra in India, Part Three. Audio, 26 minutes
Owen Bennett-Jones discovers what the new working day is like in new frontiers
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Great Lives. Richard Beckinsale. Audio, 30 minutes
Alan Davies nominates actor Richard Beckinsale who tragically died aged just 31.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Jane Horrocks. Audio, 45 minutes
Kirsty Young's castaway is actress Jane Horrocks
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers. Video, 114 minutes
Film about Peter Sellers's rise from radio star to one of the world's top comic actors.
- AttributionBBC Two
- Available for 11 months
Desert Island Discs. Dame Joan Plowright. Audio, 45 minutes
Sue Lawley's castaway is actress Dame Joan Plowright
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
A Cock and Bull Story. Video, 90 minutes
Tristram Shandy guides viewers through the epic tale of his life.
- AttributionBBC Two
- Available for 7 months
Great Lives. Johnny Weissmuller. Audio, 30 minutes
Athlete Duncan Goodhew nominates the athlete-turned-actor Johnny Weissmuller.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Terence Stamp. Audio, 45 minutes
Sue Lawley's castaway is the actor Terence Stamp.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Jeremy Irons. Audio, 45 minutes
Sue Lawley's castaway is actor Jeremy Irons
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Great Lives. Mae West. Audio, 30 minutes
Writer Kathy Lette proposes the blondest bombshell of them all, Mae West.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Brenda Blethyn. Audio, 45 minutes
Sue Lawley's castaway is actress Brenda Blethyn
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
