Programme Index

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The Sky at Night

Life on Venus

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

The Sky at Night gains exclusive access to the team of scientists behind the recent discovery of possible signs of life on Venus. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 38 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 11 months

Classic romantic drama. Rick's Cafe is a centre for criminals, refugees, resistance fighters and Nazis. Its cynical owner takes risks for no-one - until the arrival of Ilsa.

Contributors

Producer:
Hal B Wallis
Major Strasser:
Conrad Veidt
Victor Laszlo:
Paul Henreid
Ilsa Lund:
Ingrid Bergman
Capt. Louis Renault:
Claude Rains
Annina Brandel:
Joy Page

Parkinson: The Interviews

Series 2

Ingrid Bergman

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Michael Parkinson looks back on his meeting with Ingrid Bergman - an actress he confesses to falling in love with the first time he saw her on screen at his local cinema.

Historian and broadcaster Dan Snow leads an investigation into one of the big stories of the decade, the hunt for a buried Nazi gold train in Poland. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Dan Snow
Director:
Wanda Koscia
Executive Producer:
Roy Ackerman
Executive Producer:
Richard Sattin
Executive Producer:
Leo Burley
Production Company:
Pulse

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Available for years

In light of the Covid-19 global outbreak, Professor Laura Ashe takes a look back at the literature on the Plague, starting with the 14th century when the Black Death was sweeping the globe. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Laura Ashe
Interviewed Guest:
Hannah Skoda
Interviewed Guest:
Tabitha Stanmore
Interviewed Guest:
Abigail Williams
Executive Producer:
Ed Stobart
Executive Producer:
Emma Parkins
Director:
David Starkey
Production Manager:
Judy Wilson

Life Cinematic

Series 1

Sam Mendes

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Acclaimed director Sir Sam Mendes, director of Oscar-nominated 1917, as well as Skyfall and Spectre, selects clips from the films that have had the greatest influence on both him and his career. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Edith Bowman
Interviewed Guest:
Sam Mendes
Series Editor:
Sam Anthony
Series Producer:
Ian Sharpe
Executive Producer:
Jez Nelson

BBC Four

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