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Skies Above Britain

Episode 1: Flying into Danger

BBC Two

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

A look at the hidden world of the skies above us and the stories of people who spend their life in flight. This episode explores how our skies are safeguarded. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:
The Garden Productions Ltd
Executive Producer:
Chloe Solomon
Series Producer:
Dollan Cannell
Participant:
Nick English
Participant:
Giles English
Participant:
Flt Lt Simon
Participant:
Kate Willoughby
Participant:
Jez Attridge
Participant:
Juliet Kennedy
Source: BBC Online
BBC Four

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Paleontologist Richard Fortey discovers the lives of rock pool creatures, joined by leading marine biologists in a dedicated laboratory at the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Fortey
Production Manager:
Heather Nicol
Production Department:
Julia Jamieson
Executive Producer:
Craig Hunter
Researcher:
Chloe Juyon
Source: BBC Online
BBC Two

Duration: 59 minutes

Audio described
on BBC Four

Available for years

Professor Alice Roberts on the natural history of the woolly mammoth, revealing adaptations that helped the species evolve from their origins in the tropics to surviving in Siberia Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alice Roberts
Producer:
Tim Walker
Director:
Tim Walker
Executive Producer:
Tim Martin
Source: BBC Online

Size Matters

Series 1

Episode 2: That Shrinking Feeling

BBC Four

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Hannah Fry takes a look at the science of size. Here, she asks if things could be smaller, including the Earth, living things and the Sun. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Hannah Fry
Executive Producer:
Jasper James
Director:
James Tovell
Production Company:
Screen Glue Ltd
Source: BBC Online
BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Multi-layered documentary revealing the human story of Marie Curie, whose pioneering research on radioactivity made her the world's most famous female scientist. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Malone
Presenter:
Geraldine James
Executive Producer:
Marcus Herbert
Executive Producer:
Jonathan Renouf
Participant:
Julie Des Jardins
Participant:
Patricia Fara
Participant:
Renaud Huynh
Participant:
Andrea Sella
Participant:
Helena Pycior
Participant:
Jean-Luc Pasquier
Participant:
Tereza Kaczorowska
Source: BBC Online
BBC Four

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Paleontologist Richard Fortey discovers the lives of rock pool creatures, joined by leading marine biologists in a dedicated laboratory at the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Fortey
Production Manager:
Heather Nicol
Production Department:
Julia Jamieson
Executive Producer:
Craig Hunter
Researcher:
Chloe Juyon
Source: BBC Online

BBC Four

About BBC Four

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.

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