Programme Index

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Frozen Planet

Episode 7: On Thin Ice

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

David Attenborough journeys to the poles to investigate what rising temperatures will mean for the people and wildlife that live there, and for the rest of the planet. Show more

Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

Oscar Winners: A Secrets of Cinema Special

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 9 months

Mark Kermode explores the sorts of films that have won Academy Awards time and time again. Is it the subject matter or its treatment that is the key to beating your rivals? Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 59 minutes

on BBC Four

In 1962, Italian-American nightclub bouncer Tony Lip gets taken on as a driver for acclaimed African American pianist Donald Shirley on a tour of the Deep South. Show more

Contributors

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 9 months

Classic film noir set in postwar Vienna. A visiting American investigates the apparent death of a friend and uncovers some unpleasant truths. Show more

Contributors

Holly Martins:
Joseph Cotten
Anna Schmidt:
Valli
Major Calloway:
Trevor Howard
Harry Lime:
Orson Welles
Sergeant Paine:
Bernard Lee
Harry's porter:
Paul Hoerbiger
'Baron' Kurtz:
Ernst Deutsch
Dr Winkel:
Erich Ponto
Anna's old landlady:
Hedwig Bleibtreu
Producer:
Carol Reed
Writer:
Carol Reed
Director:
Carol Reed
Director of photography:
Robert Krasker

Formats

Frozen Planet

Episode 7: On Thin Ice

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

David Attenborough journeys to the poles to investigate what rising temperatures will mean for the people and wildlife that live there, and for the rest of the planet. Show more

Country Music by Ken Burns

Series 1

The Rub (Beginnings-1933)

Duration: 50 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 9 months

How what was first called hillbilly music reached new audiences through phonographs and radio, and launched the careers of country music's first big stars - the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers. Show more

Country Music by Ken Burns

Series 1

Hard Times (1933-1945)

Duration: 49 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 9 months

How Nashville became the heart of the country music industry during the Great Depression and World War II as America fell in love with singing cowboys, Texas swing and the Grand Ole Opry's Roy Acuff. Show more

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