Clarissa and the King's Cookbook

BBC Four

07/05/2008

BBC Four - Clarissa and the King's Cookbook

Clarissa Dickson Wright tracks down Britain's oldest cookbook and traces its influence.

Clarissa Dickson Wright recreates recipes from Britain's oldest known cookbook, The Forme of Cury, a 700-year-old scroll written during the reign of King Richard II.

We Brits love our cookbooks - every year we buy millions of them and treat our celebrity chefs like royalty. But where did it all begin? Self-confessed medieval foodie Clarissa Dickson Wright tracks down Britain's oldest known cookbook, The Forme of Cury. This 700-year-old scroll was written during the reign of King Richard II from recipes created by the king's master chefs. How this ancient manuscript influenced the way people eat today? On her culinary journey through medieval history she reawakens recipes that have lain dormant for centuries and discovers dishes that are still prepared now.

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.

Clarissa Dickson Wright tracks down Britain's oldest known cookbook, The 
Forme of Cury.

Lost Horizons: The Big Bang

04/09/2008

BBC Four - Lost Horizons: The Big Bang

Jim Al Khalili tells the story behind the Big Bang theory of the universe's creation.

Prof Jim Al Khalili delves into over 50 years of the BBC science archive to tell the story behind the emergence of one of the greatest theories of modern science, the Big Bang.

Professor Jim Al Khalili delves into over 50 years of the BBC science archive to tell the story behind the emergence of one of the greatest theories of modern science, the Big Bang. 

The remarkable idea that our universe simply began from nothing has not always been accepted with the conviction it is today and, from fiercely disputed leftfield beginnings, took the best part of the 20th century to emerge as the triumphant explanation of how the universe began. Using curious horn-shaped antennas, U-2 spy planes, satellites and particle accelerators, scientists have slowly pieced together the cosmological jigsaw, and this documentary charts the overwhelming evidence for a universe created by a Big Bang.

Lost Horizons: the Big Bang

Professor Jim Al Khalili delves through 50 years of BBC science archive material to tell the story behind the emergence of one of the greatest theories of modern science.

The Big Bang Machine

BBC Four - The Big Bang Machine

A look around the LHC before the experiment to simulate Big Bang conditions begins.

Brian Cox looks around Cern's LHC in Geneva before it is sealed off and the experiment to try and create conditions that existed a billionth of a second after the Big Bang begins.

Professor Brian Cox visits Geneva to take a look around Cern's Large Hadron Collider before this vast, 27km long machine is sealed off and a simulation experiment begins to try and create the conditions that existed just a billionth of a second after the Big Bang. Cox joins the scientists who hope that the LHC will change our understanding of the early universe and solve some of its mysteries.

Professor Brian Cox visits Geneva for a tour around Cern's Large Hadron Collider - the world's most powerful particle collider.

Fossil Detectives

Fossil Detectives: Episode 3: West and Wales

Episode 3

Episode 3: West and Wales

West and Wales

BBC Four - Fossil Detectives, West and Wales

The team visits Wales to bring dinosaurs back to life using evolutionary robotics.

Hermione Cockburn and her team of experts visit Wales to bring dinosaurs back to life using evolutionary robotics and discover trace fossils of humans near Liverpool.

Series in which Open University associate lecturer Dr Hermione Cockburn leads a team of fossil experts and geologists around different regions of Britain to search for its best fossil treasures and mysteries, in an effort to uncover and make sense of our ancient past.

The team visits Wales to bring dinosaurs back to life using evolutionary robotics and we follow the intriguing story of the fossils at the Ford engine plant in Bridgend. 

On the outskirts of Liverpool, Hermione follows in the footsteps of our ancestors to discover trace fossils of human beings which are still soft to the touch. 

Plus, why fossils were thought to be food for the dead, and the team come face to face with a prehistoric skeleton with a dark secret

Fossil Detectives would like to thank:

Cadw    
National Museum Wales 
Ford Motor Company Limited 
The Lapworth Museum, University of Birmingham 
British Institute for Geological Conservation 

Executive Producer for The Open University: Catherine McCarthy 
Academic Consultant for The Open University: Dr Peter Sheldon 
Learning Consultant for The Open University: Dr Janet Sumner
Production Co-ordinator: Katie Elloway 
Production Manager: Sue Loder
Colourist: Tim Bolt
Post Production Sound: Neil Hipkiss & Matt Coster
Online: Fred Tay
Sound Recordist: Andy Hawley
Graphics: Jelly Television
Composer: David Lowe
Aerial Photography: Flying TV
Photography: Mark McCauley
Editing: Judith Robson 
Executive Producer: Fiona Pitcher
Assistant Producers: Gavin Boyland & Amanda Kear
Series Producer: Kerensa Jennings.

A team of fossil experts and geologists search Britain for fossil treasures and mysteries.

Series in which Open University associate lecturer Dr Hermione Cockburn leads a team of fossil experts and geologists around different regions of Britain to search for fossil treasures and mysteries.

The team brings dinosaurs back to life in Wales using evolutionary robotics and discovers trace fossils of humans in Liverpool.

Takin' Over The Asylum

Takin' Over the Asylum: Episode 5: Rainy Night in Georgia

Episode 5

Episode 5: Rainy Night in Georgia

Takin' Over the Asylum

Rainy Night in Georgia

BBC Scotland - Takin' Over the Asylum, Rainy Night in Georgia

Eddie's relationship with Francine starts to develop.

Drama set in a psychiatric hospital. Buoyed by his accidental sales triumph at Twinview Windows, Eddie's relationship with Francine starts to develop.

Six part drama set in a psychiatric hospital. Buoyed by his accidental sales triumph at Twinview Windows, and with professional radio beckoning, Eddie's relationship with Francine starts to develop.

BBC Scotland

A BBC TV channel for Scotland which will broadcast every evening and will show drama, factual, comedy and news programmes made in Scotland

Six-part drama serial set in a psychiatric hospital.

5/6. Eddie's relationship with Francine begins to flourish. Ken Stott , Elizabeth Spriggs and David Tennant star.  
10.50 6/6. Francine is inconsolable after suffering a tragic loss.

Takin' Over the Asylum: Episode 6: Let It Be

Episode 6

Episode 6: Let It Be

Let It Be

BBC Scotland - Takin' Over the Asylum, Let It Be

Campbell's star is rising as the odds appear to be stacking up against Eddie.

Last in the series about a psychiatric hospital. Jim is appalled by Rosalie's living conditions. Campbell's star is rising as the odds appear to be stacked against Eddie.

Last in the series about a psychiatric hospital. The death of the stray kittens devastates Francine, and even Eddie cannot console her. Jim is appalled by Rosalie's living conditions. Campbell's star is rising as the odds appear to be stacking up against Eddie. The radio station is in danger of closing, and he's in danger of being fired from Twinview.

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 4

Timeshift: Series 4: Hey Mr DJ: The Rise and Rise of the Disc Jockey

04/11/2004

Hey Mr DJ: The Rise and Rise of the Disc Jockey

Series 4

BBC Four - Timeshift, Series 4, Hey Mr DJ: The Rise and Rise of the Disc Jockey

David Hepworth chronicles the history of the disc jockey.

David Hepworth chronicles the history of the disc jockey. The DJ has often been a neglected profession but today's globe-trotting jocks enjoy superstar status.

David Hepworth chronicles the history of the disc jockey. The DJ has often been a neglected profession but today's globe-trotting jocks enjoy superstar status. Contributors include Pete Tong, Annie Nightingale, Johnnie Walker and Ranking Miss P.

A series of documentaries exploring various aspects of British culture

Hey Mr DJ: the Rise and Rise of the Disc Jockey

Documentary tracing the history of the disc jockey. Contributors include 
Johnnie Walker and Pete Tong.

Caledonia Dreamin'

22/02/2008

BBC Four - Caledonia Dreamin'

Documentary revealing the hidden history of Scottish pop music.

Documentary revealing the hidden history of Scottish pop music and how a small record label inspired bands like Orange Juice, Altered Images, Wet Wet Wet and Franz Ferdinand.

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