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Chambre Hardman and the Lost City of Liverpool

19/09/2004

BBC Four - Chambre Hardman and the Lost City of Liverpool

John Peel examines the life and career of Liverpool photographer Edward Chambre Hardman.

John Peel examines the life and career of photographer Edward Chambre Hardman, whose pictures captured the people and city of Liverpool during its pre-war heyday.

John Peel examines the life and career of Liverpool photographer Edward Chambre Hardman. Hardman's pictures captured the people and city of Liverpool during its pre-war heyday as one of the world's most important ports and before its painful post-war decline.

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Chambre Hardman and theLost City of Liverpool

BBC4's Liverpool on the Box season continues with a profile of the photographer whose pictures immortalised areas of Merseyside during its pre-war heyday.

Passport to Liverpool

BBC Four - Passport to Liverpool

A look at how Liverpool's maritime history has affected the identity of its citizens.

Documentary looking at the history of Liverpool, the former gateway to the British Empire whose character was built on the dockside by seafarers and immigrants.

Documentary looking at the history of Liverpool, the former gateway to the British Empire whose character was built on the dockside by seafarers and immigrants who came from around the world seeking a new beginning. 

It examines how the city's maritime history and mixture of people has made its citizens uncertain of their English identity.

New. A historical look at the city, considering how its maritime history and mixture of people have made Liverpudlians uncertain of their 
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The Golden Vision

27/06/2004

BBC Four - The Golden Vision

Ken Loach-directed 1968 drama about the relationship between fans and footballers.

Ken Loach-directed drama from 1968 based around the relationship between fans and footballers, for which he obtained unprecedented access to a top club of the era, Everton FC.

Ken Loach-directed drama from 1968 about the relationship between fans and footballers, for which he obtained unprecedented access to one of the top clubs of the era, Everton. 

Footage of matches against Sheffield United, Arsenal and Manchester City is incorporated, as are training sessions and interviews with playing and coaching staff.

Football docu-drama from exploring the relationship between players and fans. Director Ken Loach enjoyed the co-operation of staff and players at Everton.

Life on Mars

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

Life on Mars: Series 1

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BBC One - Life on Mars, Series 1, Episode 2

Sam's faith in the criminal justice system brings him head to head with Gene Hunt.

Drama series about a detective who wakes up in what seems to be 1973. Sam discovers that Gene Hunt is planning to plant evidence to secure the conviction of an elusive criminal.

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's faith in the criminal justice system brings him head to head with Gene Hunt. Sam decides to embrace his new world but discovers that Gene is planning to plant evidence to secure the conviction of Kim Trent, an elusive criminal. Sam releases Trent, but when a young woman gets caught in the crossfire as a result Sam is forced to question his methods.

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Drama about a detective who, after suffering near-fatal injuries, finds himself in 1973

Drama about a present-day Manchester detective who, after suffering near-fatal injuries in a car-crash, awakes to find himself living in 1973

2/8; series one. Sam decides to let an armed robber go after learning Gene planted evidence on him. Starring John Simm and Philip Glenister.   www.radiotimes.com/life-on-mars

Gumshoe

29/07/2007

BBC Two - Gumshoe

A bingo caller in a seedy Liverpool nightclub envisages himself as a tough private eye.

A bingo caller in a seedy Liverpool nightclub envisages himself as a tough private eye, so he places an advertisement seeking work. Starring Albert Finney and Billie Whitelaw.

A bingo caller in a seedy Liverpool nightclub envisages himself as a tough private eye, and places an advertisement seeking detective work. To his surprise he receives an answer, and despite the pleas of his family, starts pursuing clues doggedly. As he struggles to fulfil the hard-bitten image, the plot thickens. A surreal and witty spoof of the film noir genre starring the cream of British thespian talent.

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Crime comedy starring Albert Finney. A bingo caller fancies himself as an old-style detective. Review page 48. 
Director Stephen Frears (1971, 12)

Stuart Sutcliffe: the Lost Beatle

12/12/2005

BBC Four - Stuart Sutcliffe: the Lost Beatle

The tragic story of Stuart Sutcliffe, the talented young artist who died at the age of 21.

This is the tragic story of Stuart Sutcliffe, the talented young artist who died at the age of 21 from a brain haemorrhage.

This is the tragic story of Stuart Sutcliffe, the talented young artist who died at the age of 21 from a brain haemorrhage. Not only was he a painter whose work showed massive potential, he was also one one of the biggest influences on the Beatles, providing them with both their style and their name during his brief time as their bassist. With contributions from Stuart's fiancee, Astrid Kirschherr, and his sister Pauline.

Rock Family Trees

Series exploring the dramas that lie behind some of the best-known bands.

Rock Family Trees: Series 2: Episode 3: The Mersey Sound

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Episode 3: The Mersey Sound

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The Mersey Sound

BBC Two - Rock Family Trees, Series 2, The Mersey Sound

Tracing the rapid rise and fall of the Mersey Beat scene in the early and mid-1960s.

Programme tracing the rapid rise and fall of the Mersey Beat scene in the early and mid-1960s, an era synonymous with the emergence of The Beatles.

Programme tracing the rapid rise and fall of the Mersey Beat scene in the early and mid-1960s, an era synonymous with the emergence of The Beatles and the popularity of groups such as The Searchers, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Billy J Kramer, The Swinging Blue Jeans and The Merseybeats.

Rock Family Trees: Series 2

Series exploring the dramas that lie behind some of the best-known bands

Rock Family Trees: Series 1

Rock Family Trees: Series 1: Episode 6: The New Merseybeat

Episode 6

Episode 6: The New Merseybeat

The New Merseybeat

BBC Two - Rock Family Trees, Series 1, The New Merseybeat

15 years after the Mersey sound, Liverpool was once again at the heart of the music scene.

The series about the last 30 years of pop history examines the Liverpool revival and groups like Echo and the Bunnymen, the Teardrop Explodes, OMD and KLF.

A series using family trees compiled by music journalist Pete Frame to explore the dramas that lie behind some of the best-known bands. Fifteen years after the original Mersey beat sound, Liverpool again became the breeding ground for many top bands, and they all started out in a damp basement club called Eric's. The bands include Echo and the Bunnymen, the Teardrop Explodes, OMD, the Lightning Seeds and the KLF.

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