Programme Index

18:58

This is BBC Four

BBC Four

Thu 8^th Dec 2022, 18:58 on BBC Four

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

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This is BBC Four

19:00

University Challenge

Christmas 2021

LSE v Hertford, Oxford

Duration: 29 minutes

Thu 8^th Dec 2022, 19:00 on BBC Four

In the fourth match of the Christmas series for grown-ups, a team of LSE alumni fight it out against alumni from Hertford College, Oxford. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Jeremy Paxman
Producer:: Peter Gwyn
Narrator:: Roger Tilling
Series Producer:: Clare Parody
Director:: Tracey Rooney
Production Company:: ITV Studios

19:30

Great American Railroad Journeys

Series 3

Episode 20: La Jolla to San Diego

Duration: 29 minutes

Thu 8^th Dec 2022, 19:30 on BBC Four

Available for years

Great American Railroad Journeys

Clad in khaki boiler suit and dark glasses, Michael Portillo joins the US Navy Pacific Fleet, birthplace of the elite flying academy Top Gun. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Michael Portillo
Director:: Dave Minchin
Series Producer:: Alison Kreps
Production Company:: FremantleMedia

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FactualTravel

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Documentaries

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Great American Railroad Journeys: Series 3

The Real Marigold on Tour

20:00

The Real Marigold on Tour

Series 2

Episode 3: Iceland

BBC One

Duration: 1 hour

Thu 8^th Dec 2022, 20:00 on BBC Four

Documentary. Sheila Ferguson, Rustie Lee, Paul Nicholas and Dennis Taylor reunite and head to the cold but beautiful country of Iceland. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Tom Hollander
Participant:: Paul Nicholas
Participant:: Sheila Ferguson
Participant:: Dennis Taylor
Participant:: Rustie Lee
Producer:: Eddie Stafford
Producer:: Sam Palmer
Director:: Clare Sillery
Executive Producer:: David Clews
Executive Producer:: Nic Patten
Production Company:: Two Four Productions

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Formats

Documentaries

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Series

The Real Marigold on Tour: Series 2

21:00

A Fish Called Wanda

BBC One

Duration: 1 hour, 42 minutes

Thu 8^th Dec 2022, 21:00 on BBC Four

Available for 10 months

Comedy in which a con artist uses her charms to steal jewels from her gangster boyfriend, taking advantage of his henchman and a lawyer to realise her plan. Show more

Contributors

Archie Leach:: John Cleese
Wanda Gershwitz:: Jamie Lee Curtis
Otto:: Kevin Kline
Ken Pile:: Michael Palin
Wendy:: Maria Aitken
George Thomason:: Tom Georgeson
Mrs Coady:: Patricia Hayes
Judge:: Geoffrey Palmer
Portia:: Cynthia Caylor
Customer in Jeweller's:: Mark Elwes
Manager of Jeweller's:: Neville Phillips
Inspector Marvin:: Peter Jonfield
Bartlett:: Ken Campbell
Warder:: Al Ashton
Locksmith:: Roger Hume
Davidson:: Roger Brierley
Percival:: Michael Percival
Mr Johnson:: Jeremy Child
Clerk of Court:: David Simeon
Hutchison:: Stephen Fry
Writer:: John Cleese
Producer:: Michael Shamberg
Composer:: John Du Prez
Director:: Charles Crichton

Genres

Comedy

Formats

Films

22:45

Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

Series 3

British Comedy

BBC Four

Duration: 59 minutes

Thu 8^th Dec 2022, 22:45 on BBC Four

Available for years

Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

From side-splitting classics to overlooked gems, Mark Kermode shows how making fools of ourselves can make for seriously good cinema. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Mark Kermode
Writer:: Kim Newman
Writer:: John Das
Writer:: Mark Kermode
Series Producer:: Nick Freand Jones
Executive Producer:: John Das

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

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Documentaries

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Series

Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema: Series 3

23:45

Around the World in 80 Treasures

Series 1

Australia to Cambodia

Duration: 59 minutes

Thu 8^th Dec 2022, 23:45 on BBC Four

Available for years

Around the World in 80 Treasures

In his documentary series revealing the most beautiful things in the world, Dan Cruickshank travels from the Australian outback to Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom in Cambodia. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Dan Cruickshank
Executive Producer:: Basil Comely
Producer:: Tim Dunn

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Around the World in 80 Treasures: Series 1

00:45

Horizon

2016

Episode 16: The Lost Tribes of Humanity

Duration: 59 minutes

Fri 9^th Dec 2022, 00:45 on BBC Four

Available for years

Alice Roberts explores recent discoveries in the study of human origins, revealing the transformation that has been brought about in this field by genetics. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Alice Roberts
Series Editor:: Steve Crabtree
Director:: Giles Harrison
Producer:: Giles Harrison

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Documentaries

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Horizon

Series

Horizon: 2016

01:45

Great American Railroad Journeys

Series 3

Episode 20: La Jolla to San Diego

Duration: 29 minutes

Fri 9^th Dec 2022, 01:45 on BBC Four

Available for years