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Volcano Stories: Montserrat

13/03/2007

BBC Four - Volcano Stories: Montserrat

Short film about the volcano that devastated Montserrat in 1995.

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.

I Love the 1990s

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BBC Two is a TV channel that started broadcasting on the 20th April 1964.

I Love 1997

I Love the 1990s: I Love 1997

13/10/2001

BBC Two - I Love the 1990s, I Love 1997

Melinda Messenger presents the highlights of 1997 - the year Teletubbies hit our screens.

Series about 1990s pop culture. Melinda Messenger presents the highlights of 1997 - the year the nation was given the Teletubbies, Viagra, Titanic and The Full Monty.

Series about 1990s pop culture. 

Melinda Messenger presents the highlights of 1997 - the year that introduced the Teletubbies and made docusoaps like Driving School a national obsession. Bridget Jones's Diary was the thirtysomething woman's bible, while men were able to meet greater expectations with the launch of Viagra. Films of the year ranged from Hollywood blockbuster Titanic to low-budget surprise hit The Full Monty.

8/10. A look back at the year of Teletubbies, Viagra and Bridget Jones's Diary.

World

The national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective

The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective

World: 13/03/2007

BBC Four - World, 13/03/2007

The latest national and international news, exploring events from a global perspective.

The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.

The World; Weather

Never Mind the Full Stops

The panel game dedicated to eradicating poor punctuation

Never Mind the Full Stops: Series 2

Never Mind the Full Stops: Series 2: Episode 6

Episode 6

Series 2

BBC Four - Never Mind the Full Stops, Series 2, Episode 6

Edwina Currie, Will Smith, Susie Dent and Lemn Sissay compete in the language panel show.

Julian Fellowes hosts as Edwina Currie, Will Smith, Susie Dent and Lemn Sissay compete in the language panel show.

Julian Fellowes hosts the panel game dedicated to eradicating poor punctuation

5/11. New. With guests Edwina Currie and Lemn Sissay.

The Day Today

Spoof news and current affairs series created by Chris Morris and Armando Iannucci

The Day Today: 03/06/2002

03/06/2002

BBC Four - The Day Today, 03/06/2002

Spoof news and current affairs. Alan Partridge presents his World Cup Countdown to 1994.

Spoof news and current affairs series. Alan Partridge presents his World Cup Countdown to 1994, plus research into evidence that the police have taken to eating their suspects.

Spoof news and current affairs series. 

Alan Partridge presents his World Cup Countdown to 1994, plus research into mounting evidence that the police have taken to eating their suspects.

4/6. Spoof news show including a chance to see Alan Partridge 's countdown to the 1994 World Cup.

The League of Gentlemen

Dark, surreal comedy about the strange inhabitants of the small town of Royston Vasey

Dark, surreal comedy about the strange inhabitants of the small, northern town of Royston Vasey. Starring Reece Shearsmith, Mark Gatiss and Steve Pemberton

The League of Gentlemen: Series 2

The League of Gentlemen: Series 2: Episode 4: Death in Royston Vasey

Episode 4

Episode 4: Death in Royston Vasey

Death in Royston Vasey

BBC Two - The League of Gentlemen, Series 2, Death in Royston Vasey

Geoff, Mike and Brian get lost on the way to a plastics convention.

Award-winning black comedy series set in a town which is populated by a range of bizarre characters. Geoff, Mike and Brian get into a spot of bother.

Geoff, Mike and Brian take a disastrous detour on the way to their plastics convention. Meanwhile, the mayor tries to calm growing unease. With a guest appearance by comedian Roy 'Chubby' Brown.

Knowledge, drama, comedy and the arts for a broad adult audience.

BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

The second series of the classic horror-comedy set in Royston Vasey.

The award-winning second series of the classic horror-comedy from Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, set in the strange town of Royston Vasey.

4/6;  series two. Royston Vasey 's mayor tries to calm unease in the town.

Life on Mars

Is he mad, in a coma… or has Detective Sam Tyler really travelled back in time?

Life on Mars: Series 2

Life on Mars: Series 2: Episode 5

Episode 5

BBC One - Life on Mars, Series 2, Episode 5

Sam tries to focus when a man's wife and daughter are kidnapped and held hostage.

Drama series about a detective who wakes up in what seems to be 1973. When a man's wife and daughter are kidnapped and held hostage, Sam tries to focus on the investigation.

Drama series about Sam Tyler, a Manchester detective who suffers a near-fatal car crash and wakes up in what seems to be 1973. 

Sam learns a man's wife and daughter have been kidnapped, and are being held hostage. Knowing that time is ticking away on the women's lives, Sam is determined to shake the demons from his head, focus on the investigation and help the desperate family. 

He starts by interviewing all of A-Division, gaining a privileged insight into their perspectives. Sam learns of the murder of a young girl in 1972, and the speedy, aggressive apprehension of her boyfriend for the crime. In unpicking the details he begins work out who might be motivated to hold these two vulnerable women hostage.

However, for once a clearly worse-for-wear Sam isn't at hand to show the way, and Annie is left exposed as she deduces for herself the true identity of the kidnapper. Meanwhile Sam's overview of the investigation has brought unwelcome pieces of information to light about the initial murder and hurried conviction.

BBC One

The lines between the past and the present continue to blur for Sam.

Sam Tyler almost feels at home in 1970s Manchester. But as the lines between his present and the past begin to blur, he must discover the truth about his situation

3/8: series two. Gene becomes increasingly convinced a bomb warning in Manchester is the work of the IRA.

The Car's the Star

22/11/1998

BBC Four - The Car's the Star

Classic cars profiled. Quentin Willson tells the story of the Hillman Imp.

The fall of the Hillman Imp.  
11.20 The Ford Capri.

Series focusing on classic automobiles, presented by Quentin Willson

The Car's the Star: Series 4

The Car's the Star: Series 4: Episode 3: Ford Capri

Episode 3

Episode 3: Ford Capri

Series 4

Ford Capri

BBC Two - The Car's the Star, Series 4, Ford Capri

Classic car series. Quentin Willson investigates the contemporary status of the Ford Capri

Series which focuses on classic automobiles. Quentin Willson discovers whether the Ford Capri is a classic car or a sleazy run-around for ageing wide boys.

Series which focuses on classic automobiles. Quentin Willson goes on a quest to discover whether the Ford Capri is a classic car or a sleazy run-around for ageing wide boys.

Motoring series looking at iconic classic cars, presented by Quentin Willson.

Panorama Revisited

12/03/2007

BBC Four - Panorama Revisited

A look back at some of the big investigative stories from 1997.

Proms on Four

14/03/2007

BBC Four - Proms on Four

To mark Mozart's 250th anniversary celebrations, the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra perform a whole evening of his music. Period performance specialist Ivor Bolton conducts.

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