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World News Today: 02/06/2009

02/06/2009

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Landscape Mysteries

Landscape Mysteries: Episode 8: The Terraces of Avalon

Episode 8

Episode 8: The Terraces of Avalon

The Terraces of Avalon

BBC Two - Landscape Mysteries, The Terraces of Avalon

Is there a connection between the terraces on Glastonbury Tor and local myths and legends.

Professor Aubrey Manning explores whether there is a connection between the terraces on Glastonbury Tor and the myths and legends which permeate this area.

One of the mysteries surrounding Glastonbury has been the origin of a series of stepped terraces on the Tor. They may have been part of a Neolithic maze, or possibly fortifications built by King Arthur on his Isle of Avalon. 

Professor Aubrey Manning explores whether there is a connection between the terraces and the myths and legends which permeate this area. A new geophysical survey of the Tor helps Aubrey assess the evidence as he looks for clues in the history of the surrounding countryside. But it is the once-prosperous abbey at the base of the Tor which points Aubrey towards a link he hadn't suspected between the terraces and the Glastonbury myths.

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Documentary series exploring Britain's landscape before the last ice age

Landscape Mysteries:

The Terraces of Avalon 
The discovery of a series of stepped terraces on Glastonbury Tor and their connection to the mystery and myths of the surrounding landscape.

Michael Wood on Beowulf

28/05/2009

BBC Four - Michael Wood on Beowulf

Focusing on Beowulf, historian Michael Wood traces English poetry back to the Dark Ages.

Focusing on Beowulf and drawing on other Anglo-Saxon classics, Michael Wood, with the help of Seamus Heaney and others, traces the birth of English poetry back to the Dark Ages.

Historian Michael Wood returns to his first great love, the Anglo-Saxon world, to reveal the origins of our literary heritage. Focusing on Beowulf and drawing on other Anglo-Saxon classics, he traces the birth of English poetry back to the Dark Ages. 

Travelling across the British Isles from East Anglia to Scotland and with the help of Nobel prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney, actor Julian Glover, local historians and enthusiasts, he brings the story and language of this iconic poem to life.

Knowledge, arts, music and culture from the UK and the world.

BBC Four reflects arts, music and culture with an ambitious range of intellectually and culturally enriching programmes, taking an expert and in-depth approach to its subjects.

Michael Wood traces the birth of English poetry back to the Dark Ages, bringing the poem Beowulf to life with the help of Seamus Heaney and Julian Glover. First shown last Thursday 
 bbc.co.uk/poetryseason

Meet the British

BBC Four - Meet the British

A look at the government-made films created in order to sell an ideal Britain overseas.

A look at four decades' worth of government-produced short films created in order to sell an ideal Britain overseas, featuring semi-naked women, wurlitzers and prize goats.

Semi-naked women, wurlitzers and prize goats are just a selection of items used by the British government to promote the country's image abroad. 

For four decades, the government produced thousands of short films in order to sell an ideal Britain overseas and now, for the first time, they are shown to the country that inspired them.

New. From semi-naked women to prize-winning goats, this documentary examines the weird and wonderful ways the Government has tried to promote Britain's image abroad. See panel. 
Repeated tomorrow at 10pm

We Need Answers

Anarchic comedy game show in which two celebrity guests answer questions set by the public

Comedy game show in which two celebrity guests answer questions set by the public

We Need Answers: Series 1

We Need Answers: Series 1: Episode 3: Wine

Episode 3

Episode 3: Wine

Series 1

Wine

BBC Four - We Need Answers, Series 1, Wine

Celebrities compete in wine-related quiz in which the audience sets the questions.

Comedy quiz show with a difference, as Jilly Goolden and Jay Rayner compete to answer a series of wine-related questions provided by members of the public.

Mark Watson, Tim Key and Alex Horne lead a comic quiz show with a difference, adapted from their award-winning Edinburgh show. Jilly Goolden and Jay Rayner take part in a knock-about quiz to find out which one of them is the smartest, the funniest and the best at surreal physical challenges. All the questions come from the audience members and text-messaging services and are on the subject of wine.

Anarchic comedy game show in which all the questions are sent in by members of the public

Tim Key , Mark Watson and Alex Home present the quiz in which two celebrities answer questions provided by audience members and text messages.

Flight of the Conchords

Sitcom about two Kiwi folk musicians as they to try to make it big in New York

Comedy series about Kiwi folk musicians Bret and Jemaine as they to try to make it big in New York.

Flight of the Conchords: Series 2

Flight of the Conchords: Series 2: Episode 4: Murray Takes It to the Next Level

Episode 4

Episode 4: Murray Takes It to the Next Level

Series 2

Murray Takes It to the Next Level

BBC Four - Flight of the Conchords, Series 2, Murray Takes It to the Next Level

Bret and Jemaine meet Murray's best friend Jim and accidentally insult him.

Comedy series about two Kiwi folk musicians in New York. Bret and Jemaine accidentally insult Murray's best friend Jim.

When Murray decides to move Bret and Jemaine up from the level of 'colleagues' to 'friends', they meet Murray's best friend Jim and accidentally insult him.

Comedy series about Kiwi folk musicians trying to make it big in New York

Comedy series about Kiwi folk musicians Bret and Jemaine as they to try to make it big in their adopted home of New York

New. 4/10; series two. Murray Takes It to the Next Level. Murray decides to move Bret and Jemaine up from the level of colleagues to friends, but when they meet Murray's best pal Jim, the pair accidentally insult him. See panel. 
Repeated on Friday at 11.30pm

The Armstrong and Miller Show

Character-based sketch show starring Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller.

Beneath the veneer of po-faced respectability lies a wealth of characters in Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller's sketch show

The Armstrong and Miller Show: Series 1

The Armstrong and Miller Show: Series 1: Episode 5

Episode 5

BBC One - The Armstrong and Miller Show, Series 1, Episode 5

Scratch the surface of po-faced British respectability and there's a wealth of characters.

Scratch beneath the surface of po-faced British respectability and you'll find a wealth of great characters, as evidenced in Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller's sketch show.

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Character-based sketch show starring Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller

The Armstrong & Miller Show

5/7; series one. At the Predictive Text Commission, the four-letter-word options are being drastically restyled.

Make 'em Laugh

Make 'em Laugh: Episode 3: Slip on a Banana Peel: The Knockabouts

Episode 3: Slip on a Banana Peel: The Knockabouts

Slip on a Banana Peel: The Knockabouts

BBC Four - Make 'em Laugh, Slip on a Banana Peel: The Knockabouts

A look at the slapstick of Chaplin, Keaton, Laurel and Hardy and the Marx Brothers.

Series about American comedy. This episode explores slapstick and features Laurel and Hardy, the Three Stooges and the Marx Brothers.

Six-part series chronicling over 100 years of American comedy, introduced by Billy Crystal and narrated by Amy Sedaris. 

Physical comedy and slapstick have always found rich soil in America. From the mastery of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton to the computer-generated antics that helped transform Jim Carrey into a human cartoon, slapstick has evolved into a sophisticated art, stretching the boundaries of time and space. 

This episode explores the comic genius of teams like Laurel and Hardy, the Three Stooges, Martin and Lewis, the Marx Brothers and Lucille Ball.

Series chronicling over 100 years of American comedy

Make 'Em Laugh

New. 3/6. Amy Sedaris examines the world of slapstick comedy.

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I've Never Seen Star Wars

Chat show in which celebrity guests try five new cultural experiences

Chat show in which celebrity guests try five new cultural experiences - things they have always avoided, from playing bingo to reading Proust

I've Never Seen Star Wars: Series 1

I've Never Seen Star Wars: Series 1: Episode 6: Nigel Havers

Episode 6

Episode 6: Nigel Havers

Nigel Havers

BBC Two - I've Never Seen Star Wars, Series 1, Nigel Havers

Marcus Brigstocke invites his guest Nigel Havers to try some new cultural experiences.

Marcus Brigstocke hosts a chat show in which he invites his guest Nigel Havers to step out of his comfort zone and try some new experiences for the first time.

Chat show in which Marcus Brigstocke invites a guest to try five new cultural experiences

Marcus Brigstocke hosts a chat show in which he invites someone to try five new cultural experiences, things they have always avoided, from playing bingo to reading Proust

I've Never Seen Star Wars: Series 1: Episode 7: David Davis

Episode 7

Episode 7: David Davis

David Davis

BBC Two - I've Never Seen Star Wars, Series 1, David Davis

Marcus Brigstocke invites his guest, David Davis, to try some new cultural experiences.

Marcus Brigstocke invites his guest, politician David Davis, to try some new cultural experiences for the first time.

I've Never Seen Star Wars: Series 1: Episode 8: Esther Rantzen

Episode 8: Esther Rantzen

Esther Rantzen

BBC Two - I've Never Seen Star Wars, Series 1, Esther Rantzen

Marcus Brigstocke invites his guest Esther Rantzen to try some new cultural experiences.

Marcus Brigstocke invites his guest Esther Rantzen to step out of her comfort zone and try some new cultural experiences.

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