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Pop Go the Sixties

Colourful nuggets of pop mined from the BBC's archive.

Pop Go the Sixties!

Pop Go the Sixties: Series 1: Marmalade

Marmalade

Series 1

BBC Four - Pop Go the Sixties, Series 1, Marmalade

A colourful nugget of pop by Marmalade, mined from the BBC's archive.

Pop Go the Sixties: Series 1

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.

Pop Goes the 60s

Batman

Classic adventure series following the adventures of the dynamic duo in Gotham City.

Classic adventure series following the adventures of dynamic crimefighting duo Batman and Robin in Gotham City.

Batman: Series 1

Batman: Series 1: Episode 14: Batman Stands Pat

Episode 14

Episode 14: Batman Stands Pat

Batman Stands Pat

BBC Four - Batman, Series 1, Batman Stands Pat

Alfred saves the day when the Mad Hatter conspires to cast Batman in plaster.

Fantasy adventure series with the caped crusader. Batman's escape from his plaster tomb puts back him on the trail of the Mad Hatter. Alfred is sent on a mission.

Batman's breathtaking escape from his plaster tomb puts him on the trail of the Mad Hatter once more. Who is the twelfth juror and why? Alfred is sent on a mission.

The dynamic duo break free from the clutches of the Mad Hatter.

Michael Palin's New Europe

Michael Palin's New Europe: Episode 7: Journey's End

Episode 7

Episode 7: Journey's End

Journey's End

BBC Two - Michael Palin's New Europe, Journey's End

Michael learns how to make sausages before heading off to Turba's mime school in Brno.

Michael Palin explores former Iron Curtain countries. He visits a mime school in the Czech Republic, has a pedalo ride in Prague and ends his trip on the Baltic coast.

Michael Palin explores former Iron Curtain countries. High in the Tatra mountains of Slovakia, Michael learns how to make sausages before heading off to Turba's mime school in Brno. In the spa town of Karlovy Vary, he has a mud bath with Miss World, followed by a pedalo ride in Prague. 

Entering the former East Germany in Dresden, he learns from a student that despite Germany's unification there is still a wall inside people's heads, before ending his trip on the Baltic island of Rugen.

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

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Michael Palin explores European countries that were once behind the Iron Curtain.

7/7. The traveller learns how to make sausages in Slovakia, visits Turba's mime school in the Czech Republic and attends a laughter workshop in Berlin. Shown on Sunday 9pm BBC1

The Edwardian Family Album

24/05/2007

BBC Four - The Edwardian Family Album

Peter Snow celebrates the Edwardian age by examining pictures from the period.

Peter Snow celebrates of the Edwardian age by examining pictures from the period, a time that saw an explosion in photography for the masses.

Peter Snow celebrates the Edwardian age by examining pictures from the period, a time that saw an explosion in photography for the masses. 

From formal studio portraits to lively snapshots and from glittering postcard collections to colourful scrapbooks, our Edwardian ancestors kept fascinating social documents of their lives, which have been passed down through the generations to the descendants who appear on the show. 
 
Recorded at the glorious Edwardian mansion of Manderston in the Scottish Borders, the programme uncovers the historical backdrop to treasured family heirlooms, from the advent of the motorcar to the sufragette movement, and from extremes of wealth and poverty it has all been captured in what has proved to be the golden age of popular photography.

Peter Snow examines a range of objects in an attempt to gain an insight into what society was like during the Edwardian era.

The Nature of Britain: A User's Guide

The Nature of Britain: A User's Guide: Episode 4: Freshwater Britain

Episode 4

Episode 4: Freshwater Britain

Freshwater Britain

BBC Four - The Nature of Britain: A User's Guide, Freshwater Britain

Chris Packham explores the great wildlife in Britain's freshwater habitats.

Sister programme of the BBC1 wildlife series. Chris Packham explores the wildlife in Britain's freshwater habitats, from Cornwall's River Camel to Loch Lomond.

Sister programme of the BBC1 wildlife series. Chris Packham explores the great wildlife in Britain's freshwater habitats, from the River Camel in Cornwall to Loch Lomond in Scotland.

Sister programme of the BBC1 wildlife series.

The Nature of Britain: a User's Guide

New. The wildlife in Britain's freshwater habitats.

Fanny Hill

Fanny Hill: Episode 2

Episode 2

BBC Four - Fanny Hill, Episode 2

In need of money, Fanny becomes mistress to the enigmatic Mr H.

Adaptation of John Cleland's infamous novel. In need of money, Fanny becomes mistress to the enigmatic Mr H. Jealous of her love for Charles, he expels Fanny from his home.

Andrew Davies's two-part adaptation of John Cleland's infamous, classic 18th-century novel, Fanny Hill. In need of money, Fanny becomes mistress to the enigmatic Mr H. Jealous of Fanny's love for Charles, he expels Fanny from his home and she seeks refuge in Mrs Cole's brothel. However, Fanny is thrown on to the streets when the brothel is closed. Rescuing the elderly Mr Goodyear, Fanny receives a handsome inheritance for her companionship. Charles pursues Fanny and they plan their future.

Andrew Davies's two-part adaptation of John Cleland's infamous, classic 18th-century novel

Andrew Davies's two-part adaptation of John Cleland's infamous, classic 18th-century novel.

2/2. The concluding part of Andrew Davies 's adaptation of John Cleland's notorious novel.
See choice, page 91.
(More cast on Monday)

Animation Nation

Animation Nation: Episode 1: The Art of Persuasion

Episode 1

Episode 1: The Art of Persuasion

The Art of Persuasion

BBC Four - Animation Nation, The Art of Persuasion

Focusing on the advertising industry and how animation has been used to sell.

Series on the history of British animation. This edition focuses on advertising and how animation has been used to sell everything from detergent to democracy.

Series looking at the history of British animation. This edition focuses on the advertising industry and how animation has been used to sell everything from soap powder to democracy.  Using material found in government and public archives, private collections and sheds, this programme traces the use of animation as the perfect sales tool from jingoistic First World War cartoons to MTV.

Series looking at the history of British animation.

Animation Nation: Episode 2: Something to Say

Episode 2: Something to Say

Something to Say

BBC Four - Animation Nation, Something to Say

Looking at the wave of animated films made in the late 1960s.

Series looking at the history of British animation focuses on the wave of animated films which broke onto the nation's screens in the late 1960s.

Series looking at the history of British animation focuses on the wave of animated films which broke onto the nation's screens in the late 1960s, from the Beatles' Yellow Submarine to Terry Gilliam's groundbreaking work for Monty Python. Contributors include Bob Godfrey, Richard Williams and Gerald Scarfe, who recall how animation as a satirical medium was used to reassess the world with a sceptical eye.

Animation Nation: Episode 3: Visions of Childhood

Episode 3

Episode 3: Visions of Childhood

Visions of Childhood

BBC Four - Animation Nation, Visions of Childhood

Investigating children's animation and its development over half a century of television.

Series looking at the history of British animation. This edition looks at children's animation and its development over half a century of television.

Series looking at the history of British animation. This edition looks at children's animation and its development over half a century of television, from Captain Pugwash to Wallace and Gromit. Contributors include Oliver Postgate, Peter Firmin, Gordon Murray and Nick Park.

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