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Meetings with Remarkable Trees

Series tracing the role of various remarkable trees

Meetings with Remarkable Trees: Series 2

Meetings with Remarkable Trees: Series 1: Episode 8: The Yew at Much Marcle

Episode 8

Episode 8: The Yew at Much Marcle

Series 1

The Yew at Much Marcle

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With a 2,000-year-old yew tree in a Hereford churchyard that may have seen pagan worship.

The series looking at significant British trees visits the 2,000-year-old yew tree in a Hereford churchyard which may have been the site of pagan worship.

Meetings with Remarkable Trees: 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.

In Search of Medieval Britain

In Search of Medieval Britain: Episode 1: North of England

Episode 1

Episode 1: North of England

North of England

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Alixe Bovey follows the trail north from York to the hotly-contested Scottish border.

Historian Dr Alixe Bovey recreates journeys through Britain as it was in the Middle Ages. She follows the trail north from York to the contested Scottish border.

Medieval art historian Dr Alixe Bovey uses the oldest surviving route map of Britain to make a series of journeys through Britain in the Middle Ages. She follows the trail north from York to the hotly-contested Scottish border and uncovers tantalising clues to Medieval Britain's most dangerous war zone.

Dr Alixe Bovey makes series of journeys through Britain in the Middle Ages.

Medieval art historian Dr Alixe Bovey uses the oldest surviving route map of Britain to make a series of journeys through Britain in the Middle Ages.

1/6. A journey using the oldest surviving road map of Great Britain.

The Book Quiz

The Book Quiz: Series 2

The Book Quiz: Series 2: Episode 3

Episode 3

Series 2

BBC Four - The Book Quiz, Series 2, Episode 3

Kirsty Wark presents the penultimate first round match of the literary panel game.

Kirsty Wark presents the literary panel game. Tim Yeo MP and journalist Anne McElvoy slug it out against Baroness Margaret Jay and writer David Nicholls.

Kirsty Wark presents the penultimate first round match of the literary panel game. Tim Yeo MP and journalist Anne McElvoy slug it out against Baroness Margaret Jay and writer David Nicholls for a place in the semi-finals.

3/7. Tim Yeo and Anne McElvoy v Margaret Jay and David Nicholls.

Earth: The Power of the Planet

Earth: The Power of the Planet: Volcano

Volcano

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Dr Iain Stewart explains how volcanoes have been crucial to the development of life.

Documentary series. Dr Iain Stewart tells the story of planet Earth. Although they appear to be destructive, volcanoes have been crucial to the development of life.

Documentary series. Dr Iain Stewart reveals the role natural forces have played in the creation of the planet Earth. The first episode discusses volcanoes. Although they appear to be destructive, volcanoes have been crucial to the development of life on this planet. Iain's journey takes him to Ethiopia to discover lava lakes, to Iceland to scuba dive between continents and to New Zealand to sample some hot springs.

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

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Documentary series looking at geology of the planet Earth.

Earth: the Power of the Planet

The natural forces that have shaped the world we live in, starting with volcanos. See panel.

Pompeii: The Last Day

20/10/2003

BBC One - Pompeii: The Last Day

A reconstruction of events leading to the natural disaster that struck the ancient world.

Reconstruction of the final events leading to one of the worst natural disasters to strike the ancient world, drawing on contemporary accounts and recent archaeological evidence.

A reconstruction of the final events leading to one of the worst natural disasters to strike the ancient world. Drawing on contemporary accounts and recent archaeological discoveries, this drama tells the real story of what happened, including the exact cause of the deaths of the 5,000 townspeople.

BBC One

Pompeii: the Last Day

Docu-drama reconstructing the events in AD 79 when Pompeii was buried under volcanic ash by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. See panel.

The Best of Youth

The Best of Youth: Episode 1

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1966, and brothers Nicola and Matteo are idealistic university students.

Drama series centred around an Italian family from the 1960s to the present day. 1966, and Matteo Carati frees Georgia, a young patient at the mental asylum in which he works.

Drama series telling the story of an Italian family from the 1960s to the present day, set against events in Italian history such as the struggle against the Mafia and the terrorist movements of the 70s and 80s. 1966, and brothers Nicola and Matteo are university students with shared dreams, hopes and friendships. When Matteo gets a job at the local asylum he meets Giorgia, a young patient suffering from a mental illness. He discovers that she's being mistreated and resolves to take her away.

Drama series telling the story of an Italian family from the 1960s till the present day.

Drama series telling the story of an Italian family from the 1960s till the present day, set against events in Italian history.

rNew series 1/4. Drama telling the story I of an Italian family from the 1960s to the modern day. Tonight, two brothers help out a girl in Rome. See p66.

Mad Men

Drama series set in the world of advertising in 1960s New York.

Drama series which takes an unflinching look at the world of advertising in 1960s New York.

Mad Men: Series 1

Mad Men: Series 1: Episode 4: New Amsterdam

Episode 4

Episode 4: New Amsterdam

New Amsterdam

BBC Four - Mad Men, Series 1, New Amsterdam

Don teaches Pete a lesson when he oversteps his authority while dealing with a client.

Drama series set in the world of advertising in 1960s New York. Don teaches Pete a lesson when he oversteps his authority while dealing with a valuable client.

Drama series which takes an unflinching look at the world of advertising in 1960s New York. Don teaches Pete a lesson when he oversteps his authority while dealing with a valuable client. At home, Pete is pressured by his new bride to buy their own apartment unit. Betty has a strange babysitting experience.

4/13. New Amsterdam. Peter is forced to ask for financial aid from his disapproving father.   
12.25am 5/13. Five G. Don 's hidden past is brought to light.   
1.10 6/13. Babylon. Peggy contributes to a brainstorming session.

Mad Men: Series 1: Episode 5: Five G

Episode 5

Episode 5: Five G

Five G

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Don wins an award and gets his picture on a prominent industry periodical.

Drama series set in the world of advertising in 1960s New York. Don's past catches up to him when he wins an award and gets his picture on a prominent industry periodical.

Drama series which takes an unflinching look at the world of advertising in 1960s New York. Don's past catches up to him when he wins an award and gets his picture on a prominent industry periodical. Ken makes his colleagues envious when he gets a short story published in a national monthly magazine.

Mad Men: Series 1: Episode 6: Babylon

Episode 6

Episode 6: Babylon

Babylon

BBC Four - Mad Men, Series 1, Babylon

Peggy's ideas get noticed during a pitch meeting and her future looks more promising.

Drama series set in the world of advertising in 1960s New York. Peggy's ideas get noticed during a pitch meeting and her future begins to look more promising.

Drama series which takes an unflinching look at the world of advertising in 1960s New York. Adultery is the new fashion at the agency - the ladies try on lipstick while their husbands dally. Peggy's ideas get noticed during a pitch meeting and her future begins to look more promising. Don asks Rachel's advice about an ad campaign.

10 Things You Didn't Know About...

10 Things You Didn't Know About...: Episode 4: Volcanoes

Episode 4: Volcanoes

Volcanoes

BBC Four - 10 Things You Didn't Know About..., Volcanoes

Iain Stewart reveals some interesting but little-known scientific facts about volcanoes.

Iain Stewart takes a grand tour of the world's most extraordinary volcanoes, rightly considered among the most destructive and deadly events in nature.

Iain Stewart takes a grand tour of the world's most extraordinary volcanoes. With explosions that dwarf atomic bombs, waves of hot turbulent gas that travel at the speed of sound and rivers of hot molten rock that destroy everything in their path, volcanic eruptions can literally move mountains in minutes and are rightly thought of as among the most destructive and deadly events in nature. But there is far more to volcanoes than death and destruction, because without them the planet would be a very different place - there would be no atmosphere and no life.

Iain Stewart reveals some surprising facts about natural phenomena.

Iain Stewart reveals some surprising facts about the world's most destructive and spectacular natural phenomena, from earthquakes and tsunamis to avalanches and volcanoes.

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