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A Seaside Parish

Documentary series following Rev Christine Musser in her Cornish parish

A Seaside Parish: Series 2

A Seaside Parish: Series 2: Episode 1

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Events leading up to the flash flood on 16 August 2004 that devastated the village.

Documentary series following Rev Christine Musser in her Cornish parish. Events leading up to the flash flood on 16 August 2004 that devastated the village.

Documentary series following Rev Christine Musser in her Cornish parish. Events leading up to the flash flood on 16 August 2004 that devastated the village and its aftermath.

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A Seaside Parish: 1/7

Following the events leading up to the devastating flooding in Boscastle of 2004, and revealing how the local community has coped in its aftermath.
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Classic Britannia

The story of British classical music life from after World War Two to the present day

Classic Britannia: The Landscape Changes

22/06/2007

The Landscape Changes

BBC Four - Classic Britannia, The Landscape Changes

Documentary on classical music life after the war considers the immediate post war years.

Series looking at British classical musical life since WW2. The immediate post-war years saw composer rivalries and an audience hungry for new experiences.

Three-part series looking at British classical musical life from the end of World War Two to the present day. The immediate post-war years were two decades of change characterised by rivalries between composers of genius, by the rise of extraordinary and influential performers and by an audience hungry for new experiences in a country searching for a peacetime identity.

Knowledge, arts, music and culture from the UK and the world.

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Classic Britannia: 1/3

Tracing the course of British musical life from the end of the Second World War to the present.
The first part deals with the impact of major works such as Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes.

Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story

BBC Four - Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story

Documentary about Stax, one of the most influential soul record labels ever.

Documentary telling the incredible story of Stax, who, with acts such as Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes, became one of the most successful soul record labels ever.

Respect Yourself is an authoritative film about one of the great stories in rock and roll. The story is about Stax Records whose hits include Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay, Soul Man, If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Wanna Be Right), Knock On Wood and Respect.

A white brother and sister establish a recording studio in a black Memphis neighbourhood in the 1960s and their open-door policy created an interracial house band - Booker T. and the MGs - who made hits for whomever came through those doors. 

Those Stax stars included Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, The Dramatics, Albert King, Luther Ingram, Rufus Thomas and Jesse Jackson. The legacy has never been stronger and Stax songs have been recorded by scores of artists-- Aretha Franklin, Neil Young, Wu Tang Clan, Michael Bolton and almost every artist wanting to express their soul. 

Respect Yourself includes never before seen footage, including home movies by the Stax artists, outtakes from WattStax, lost performances by Otis Redding, Booker T. and the MGs, Isaac Hayes and others. 

Interviews include all the key players plus Jesse Jackson, Elvis Costello, Bono, Chuck D, Peter Townsend, Dan Aykroyd, Justin Timberlake.

Respect Yourself - the Stax Records Story

New. Documentary charting the story of the influential record label, which signed iconic acts such as Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes and Booker T & the MGs. With contributions from Elvis Costello, Justin Timberlake , Bono and Pete Townshend.
See p108
Stuart Maconie on Stax: page 29

Otis Redding & Friends: Stax Volt Revue '67

BBC Four - Otis Redding & Friends: Stax Volt Revue '67

Concert filmed in Norway in 1967, with Booker T & The MGs, Sam and Dave and Otis Redding.

Classic concert filmed in Norway during the 1967 Stax tour featuring performances from Otis Redding, Booker T & The MGs, Arthur Conley, Sam and Dave, Eddie Floyd and the Mar-Keys.

Classic concert filmed in Norway during the 1967 Stax tour featuring performances from the soul legends signed to this famous US record label. Includes live sets by Booker T & The MGs (Green Onions and Red Beans And Rice), Arthur Conley (Sweet Soul Music and In The Midnight Hour), Sam and Dave (Hold On and I'm Coming), Eddie Floyd (Raise Your Hand), the Mar-Keys (Philly Dog and Last Night) and a barnstorming, five-song set by Otis Redding that includes Try A Little Tenderness, (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, My Girl and Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song).

Stax Volt Tour of Norway, 1967

Concert filmed in Norway in 1967, featuring artists signed to the record label. Includes live sets by Booker T & the MGs and Otis Redding.

The Avengers

Classic adventure series, with John Steed and his able assistants keeping Britain safe

Classic 1960s adventure series. John Steed and his succession of able assistants fight for crown and country

The Avengers: Series 5

The Avengers: Series 5: Episode 24: Mission... Highly Improbable

Episode 24

Episode 24: Mission... Highly Improbable

Series 5

Mission... Highly Improbable

BBC Four - The Avengers, Series 5, Mission... Highly Improbable

Steed discovers size does matter when tackling a scientist's devious deputy.

60s-style action adventure. Steed discovers size does matter when tackling a scientist's devious deputy.

Sixties-style action with bowler-hatted sleuth Steed and his glamorous female sidekicks.

Sixties-style action adventure, with bowler-hatted sleuth Steed and a slinky succession of glamorous female sidekicks

Steed investigates when Sir Gerald Bancroft disappears.

The Avengers: Series 6

The Avengers: Series 6: Episode 1: The Forget-Me Knot

Episode 1: The Forget-Me Knot

Series 6

The Forget-Me Knot

BBC Four - The Avengers, Series 6, The Forget-Me Knot

An amnesiac agent leads to Emma's disappearance and Steed's reliance on a new recruit.

Adventure series. An amnesiac agent leads to Emma's disappearance and Steed's reliance on an enthusiastic new recruit, Tara King.

Adventure series. An amnesiac agent leads to Emma's disappearance and Steed's reliance on an enthusiastic new recruit, Tara King. The swansong episode for Emma Peel.

Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg are John Steed and Emma Peel in the 1960s adventure series.

Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg camp it up as John Steed and Emma Peel in the exuberant 1960s adventure series.

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.

Time Shift: Series 3

Timeshift: Series 3: Charles Wheeler: Edge of Frame

04/03/2004

Charles Wheeler: Edge of Frame

Series 3

BBC Four - Timeshift, Series 3, Charles Wheeler: Edge of Frame

A look at the decisive moments of the last century through the eyes of Charles Wheeler.

A look at the decisive moments of the latter 20th century through the eyes of the late Charles Wheeler, who had been at the forefront of world news reporting for over 50 years.

A look at the decisive moments of the latter 20th century through the eyes of the late Charles Wheeler. One of journalism's most dedicated yet modest professionals, Wheeler was at the forefront of world news reporting for over 50 years. Contributors include Jeremy Paxman, John Simpson and son-in-law Boris Johnson.

Timeshift: Series 3

A series of documentaries exploring British cultural history

Time Shift

Charles Wheeler: Shadow over Europe

10/12/2002

BBC Four - Charles Wheeler: Shadow over Europe

Uncovering how Czechoslovakia drove millions of ethnic Germans from their homes in 1945.

Charles Wheeler presents a documentary uncovering how Czechoslovakia drove millions of ethnic Germans from their homes in 1945, a mass expulsion sanctioned by wartime Allies.

Charles Wheeler presents a documentary uncovering how Czechoslovakia drove millions of ethnic Germans from their homes in 1945, a mass expulsion sanctioned by wartime Allies which cost thousands of lives.

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