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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby: Episode 5

Episode 5

BBC Four - The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Episode 5

Mr Mantalini goes bankrupt. Kate seeks alternative employment.

Adaptation of the RSC's 1980s stage production of the Dickens tale. Mr Mantalini goes bankrupt. Kate seeks alternative employment and is forced into the company of evil libertines.

Adaptation of the RSC's acclaimed 1980s stage production of the epic Dickens tale. Mr Mantalini goes bankrupt. Kate seeks alternative employment and once again is forced into the company of some evil libertines. Nicholas is forced to leave the theatrical company.

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.

Adaptation of the RSC's acclaimed 1980s stage production of the epic Dickens tale.

5/9. Trevor Nunn's production of the classic Dickens tale about a young man forced to support his family following the death of his father.

Two Fat Ladies Christmas

23/12/2007

BBC One - Two Fat Ladies Christmas

Cookery for the festive season, with Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright.

Cookery for the festive season, presented by the irrepressible Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright.

BBC One

A feast for the boys of Winchester 
Cathedral choir.

Nigella's Christmas Kitchen

Nigella reveals how to have a stress free Christmas with some of her shortcuts.

Nigella enjoys the run up to Christmas and reveals some of her sanity preserving shortcuts that make even the most routine recipes redolent with Christmas sparkle.

Nigella's Christmas Kitchen: Series 1

Nigella's Christmas Kitchen: Series 1: Episode 3: Life in the Old Bird?

Episode 3

Episode 3: Life in the Old Bird?

Series 1

Life in the Old Bird?

BBC Two - Nigella's Christmas Kitchen, Series 1, Life in the Old Bird?

Nigella Lawson shows how to make the perfect Christmas turkey dinner.

Nigella Lawson lays out her philosophy for enjoying Christmas. To go with spiced turkey are pancetta and chestnut sprouts, and vodka-flamed Christmas pudding.

Nigella Lawson lays out her philosophy for not only coping with but actively enjoying Christmas, with plenty of recipes for the festive season. She shows how to make the perfect Christmas dinner, and in her mind there is no alternative to turkey. To go with super-spiced juicy roast turkey are pancetta and chestnut sprouts, gingerbread stuffing, maple syrup parsnips and vodka-flamed Christmas pudding.

BBC Two

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

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

Nigella Lawson lays out her philosophy for actively enjoying Christmas.

Nigella Lawson lays out her philosophy for not only coping with, but actively enjoying Christmas, with plenty of recipes for the festive season.

Nigella Lawson demonstrates how to cook a spiced roast turkey.

Stuffed: The Great British Christmas Dinner

Timeshift

Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history.

Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its narrative-led storytelling offering a richly immersive and varied window onto the past.

Timeshift: Series 7: Stuffed: The Great British Christmas Dinner

Series 7

BBC Four - Timeshift, Series 7, Stuffed: The Great British Christmas Dinner

Documentary looking at the history and tradition of the British Christmas dinner.

Documentary about the history and tradition of the British Christmas dinner and the role it still plays in a Britain of different faiths, food fads and health concerns.

It's the season of peace and goodwill to all, when we think of those less fortunate than ourselves. It's also the time of year when we stuff our faces and gorge and drink ourselves silly. Christmas dinner is served. Being the last great feast in the British culinary tradition, what role does it play today? 

With contributions from actor Simon Callow, cultural critic Jonathan Meades, food writers Paul Levy, Prue Leith and Diana Henry, and historians Kate Colquhoun and Kathryn Hughes, this fun documentary asks why the British remain so wedded to this meal? What does it say about us as a nation? Can it survive in a rapidly changing and culturally diverse Britain of different faiths, food fads and health concerns? 

For many, Christmas dinner means the anxiety and pressure to get it right, the endless advice from every celebrity chef reinventing the wheel and the bizarre traditions that must be maintained at all costs. For others it's a time to savour good food, dine with family and friends and connect with ancient customs and rituals. Either way, we end up completely stuffed.

Timeshift: Series 7

A series of documentaries exploring British cultural history

Stuffed: the Great BritishChristmas Dinner

New. Time Shift documentary asking why the festive meal remains the last great traditional feast of the nation. See panel.

Fear of Fanny

23/10/2006

BBC Four - Fear of Fanny

Dramatisation of Fanny Cradock's life, based on interviews with her friends and family.

Dramatisation of Fanny Cradock's life, scripted by Brian Fillis based on interviews with her friends and family, revealing the private vulnerability behind her tart public persona.

Dramatisation of Fanny Cradock's career, scripted by Brian Fillis based on interviews with her friends and family, reveals the private vulnerability behind her tart public persona. Not only a moving and insightful portrait of this enduring culinary icon, it's a black comedy about family, food and heavily-applied foundation.

This comedy drama - with Julia Davis as Fanny and Mark Gatiss as put-upon husband Johnnie - reveals a softer side to the mother of all 
TV chefs. See panel.

Christmas Trade Secrets

Christmas Trade Secrets: Episode 4: Dinners

Episode 4

Episode 4: Dinners

Dinners

BBC Four - Christmas Trade Secrets, Dinners

Christmas edition of the show in which professionals share the tricks of their trades.

Christmas edition of the show in which professionals share the tricks of their trades. From stuffing the bird, to perfect mince pies, top chefs pass on their expert advice.

Trade Secrets

Hints from experts on how to prepare the perfect festive meal.

A Tudor Feast

21/12/2006

BBC Two - A Tudor Feast

A group of historians and archaeologists prepare a Tudor feast without modern techniques.

Without the use of modern conveniences, a group of historians and archaeologists prepare a Tudor feast as it would have been over 400 years ago.

Without the use of modern conveniences, a group of historians and archaeologists prepare a Tudor feast as it would have been over 400 years ago. They wear clothes from the period, source food from the land, and use recipes from the era. They turn the clock back to rediscover a way of life from an age gone by.

A Tudor Feast at Christmas

Stuffed: the Great British  Christmas Dinner

More Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy

More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy: Episode 1: John Cleese

Episode 1

Episode 1: John Cleese

More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy

John Cleese

BBC Four - More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy, John Cleese

Dawn French interviews John Cleese about his life in comedy. (2007)

Dawn French interviews John Cleese about his life in comedy, from The Frost Report, through to Monty Python and Fawlty Towers. (2007)

Dawn French interviews famous comedians about their lives and careers.

Dawn French interviews famous comedians about how they started, their inspirations and their careers.

Dawn French's More Boys Who Do

Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe

Charlie Brooker's acerbic take on recent TV

Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe: Series 3

Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe: Series 3: Episode 1

Series 3

BBC Four - Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe, Series 3, Episode 1

This edition takes a look at 'TV fakery' scandals, the X Factor and Heroes.

Charlie Brooker takes an irreverent look at all aspects of life on the small screen, including capsule reviews of the week's highs and lows.

Charlie Brooker takes an irreverent look at all aspects of life on the small screen, including capsule reviews of the week's highs and lows. Based not-entirely-vaguely on his Guardian column and book, Screen Burn, the irreverent, authored magazine show takes a caustic look at television and sometimes even raises its voice a little. This edition takes a look at 'TV fakery' scandals, the X Factor and Heroes.

An irreverent sideswipe at the world of television by the misanthropic TV critic

Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe: Series 3: Episode 2

Episode 2

BBC Four - Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe, Series 3, Episode 2

Charlie Brooker takes an irreverent look at all aspects of life on the small screen.

Charlie Brooker takes an irreverent look at all aspects of life on the small screen, including capsule reviews of the week's highs and lows. Based not-entirely-vaguely on his Guardian column and book, Screen Burn, the irreverent, authored magazine show takes a caustic look at television and sometimes even raises its voice a little.

Flight of the Conchords

Sitcom about two Kiwi folk musicians as they to try to make it big in New York

Comedy series about Kiwi folk musicians Bret and Jemaine as they to try to make it big in New York.

Flight of the Conchords: Series 1

Flight of the Conchords: Series 1: Episode 3: Mugged

Episode 3: Mugged

Mugged

BBC Four - Flight of the Conchords, Series 1, Mugged

The boys are mugged down a backstreet, and Bret runs off without helping Jemaine.

Comedy series about two Kiwi folk musicians in New York. The boys are mugged down a backstreet, and after an incident with a knife Bret runs off without helping Jemaine.

Comedy series about Kiwi folk musicians Bret and Jemaine as they to try to make it big in their adopted home of New York. The boys are mugged down a backstreet, and after an unpleasant incident with a knife Bret runs off without helping Jemaine. After Jemaine spends a night in the same cell as one of the muggers, he finds it hard to forgive. Features the songs Hiphopapotamus vs Rhymenoceros and Think About it, Think Think About it.

Comedy series about Kiwi folk musicians trying to make it big in New York

Comedy series about Kiwi folk musicians Bret and Jemaine as they to try to make it big in their adopted home of New York

Flight of the Conchords: Series 1: Episode 4: Yoko

Episode 4: Yoko

Yoko

BBC Four - Flight of the Conchords, Series 1, Yoko

Bret's relationship with fellow sign-holder Coco causes tension in the band.

Comedy series about two Kiwi folk musicians in New York. Bret's relationship with fellow sign-holder Coco causes tension. Jemaine has to go with Murray on his bandstand tours.

Comedy series about Kiwi folk musicians Bret and Jemaine as they to try to make it big in their adopted home of New York. 

Bret's relationship with fellow sign-holder Coco causes tension in the band. When Jemaine is asked to stop joining them on their dates, he has to go with Murray on his bandstand tours. Features the songs If You're Into It and Tape of Love.

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