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World News Today

The latest news and business developments.

World News Today: 06/04/2009

06/04/2009

BBC News Channel - World News Today, 06/04/2009

The latest news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.

The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.

BBC News Channel

An impartial and independent news service offering breaking news, analysis and insight.

A 24-hour impartial and independent news service offering breaking news, analysis and insight. It provides fast and comprehensive coverage of local, UK and international events.

The Sky at Night

Iconic series exploring space science and the incredible universe all around us.

Look up! Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Professor Chris Lintott present the iconic, inspirational look at cutting-edge space science and the incredible universe all around us.

The Sky at Night: Herschel in the Red

05/04/2009

Herschel in the Red

BBC Four - The Sky at Night, Herschel in the Red

An examination of Herschel, Europe's biggest and most expensive space satellite.

Patrick Moore discusses what Herschel, Europe's biggest and most expensive space satellite, will do once it begins its infrared exploration of the universe.

Patrick Moore discusses what Herschel, Europe's biggest and most expensive space satellite, will do once it begins its infrared exploration of the universe. 

Dr Chris Lintott gets a rare chance to see the Herschel mirror, which at 3.5 metres will be the biggest astronomical mirror ever to be sent into space.

BBC One

New. Patrick Moore discusses Europe's most expensive space satellite. 
Extended rpt from yesterday on BBC1

Once a Soldier

Documentary following the lives of the pensioners at the Royal Chelsea Hospital

Once a Soldier: Series 1

Once a Soldier: Series 1: Episode 9: Girls Allowed

Episode 9

Episode 9: Girls Allowed

Series 1

Girls Allowed

BBC Four - Once a Soldier, Series 1, Girls Allowed

Documentary about the first female war veterans to join the Chelsea Pensioners.

Documentary charting the arrival of the first female veterans to join the ranks of the Chelsea Pensioners, which has been an all-male institution for over three centuries.

Documentary charting the arrival of the first female veterans to join the ranks of the Chelsea Pensioners, which has been an all-male institution for over three centuries. Eighty-five-year-old anti-aircraft gunner Dorothy Hughes and 82-year-old warrant officer Winifred Phillips are the newcomers, but are the 320 old boys ready for such a dramatic change?

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.

Documentary following the lives of pensioners at the Royal Free Hospital in Chelsea

Chelsea Pensioners: Girls Allowed

A look at the first female veterans to enter the Royal Hospital in Chelsea. 
Rptd on Friday at 7pm on BBC2

The Book Quiz

The Book Quiz: Series 3

The Book Quiz: Series 3: Episode 10

Episode 10

Series 3

BBC Four - The Book Quiz, Series 3, Episode 10Close menu

Will Self and Germaine Greer fight it out against Stella Duffy and Sir Menzies Campbell.

Kirsty Wark presents the literary panel game, as writers and broadcasters Will Self and Germaine Greer fight it out against novelist Stella Duffy and politician Menzies Campbell.

Kirsty Wark presents the literary panel game, as writers and broadcasters Will Self and Germaine Greer fight it out against novelist Stella Duffy and former leader of the Lib Dems Sir Menzies Campbell.

New. 10/10. Will Self and Germaine Greer take on Stella Duffy and Menzies Campbell in the panel show.

Rebel Physician: Nicholas Culpeper's Fight for Medical Freedom

17/10/2006

BBC Four - Rebel Physician: Nicholas Culpeper's Fight for Medical Freedom

Benjamin Woolley presents the story of 17th-century radical pharmacist Nicholas Culpeper.

Benjamin Woolley presents the gripping story of Nicholas Culpeper, the 17th-century radical pharmacist who took on the establishment in order to bring medicine to the masses.

Benjamin Woolley presents the gripping story of Nicholas Culpeper, the 17th century radical pharmacist who took on the establishment in order to bring medicine to the masses. 

Culpeper lived during one of the most tumultuous periods in British history. When the country was ravaged by famine and civil war, he took part in the revolution that culminated in the execution of King Charles I. 

But it is Culpeper's achievements in health care that made him famous. By practicing (often illegally) as a herbalist and publishing the first English-language texts explaining how to treat common ailments, he helped to break the monopoly of a medical establishment that had abandoned the poor and needy. His book The English Physician became the most successful non-religious English book of all time, remaining in print continuously for more than 350 years.

The Rebel Physkian: Nicholas Culpeper's Fight for Medical Freedom

The gripping story of the botanist who translated Latin medical books into 
English and researched the healing properties of plants.

Spiral

There's no one idea of justice. Laure Berthaud and her team of detectives face the brutal world of organised crime, and none will remain unscathed. Dark, unsettling French drama.

Spiral: Series 1

Spiral: Series 1: Episode 3

Episode 3

BBC Four - Spiral, Series 1, Episode 3

The body of a well-known businessman is found charred to death in his home.

French crime thriller series. When the body of a well-known businessman is found charred to death in his home, police must delve into the details of his personal life.

French crime thriller series. When the body of a well-known businessman is found charred to death in his home, police must delve into the details of his personal life. Meanwhile, prosecutor Pierre Clement's friendship with a prominent suspect linked to the brutal Andrescu murder has become impossible to hide. Gilout's drug habit gets out of control. Ghisele, the mother of the murdered baby, finds herself the target of an inquiry about negligent parenting and takes counsel from lawyer Josephine Karlsson.

The murder of a young woman reveals a network of corruption spread throughout Paris.

The mutilated body of a young woman is discovered on a Parisian rubbish dump. The investigation into her past reveals a network of corruption that taints even the justice system.

3/8. The police investigate the killing of a businessman. Starring 
Gregory Fitoussi and Caroline Proust. 
10.50 4/8. A ministerial adviser joins the list of suspects for the ruthless killing of Elina Andrescu. In French with English subtitles. See panel.

Spiral: Series 1: Episode 4

Episode 4

BBC Four - Spiral, Series 1, Episode 4

The web of names involved in the brutal murder of Elina Andrescu widens.

French crime thriller series. The web of names involved in the brutal murder of Elina Andrescu widens to include a prominent ministerial adviser.

The web of names involved in the brutal murder of Elina Andrescu widens to include a prominent ministerial adviser, who has links to prosecutor Pierre Clement's close friend Benoit Faye. Lawyer Josephine Karlsson and police captain Laure Berthaud come face to face in court when Laure becomes the object of an enquiry into the fatal shooting of two police suspects.

Read My Lips

25/02/2006

BBC Four - Read My Lips

A deaf office worker uses an ex-con to take revenge on her bullying colleagues.

French thriller about a deaf office worker (Emmanuelle Devos) who employs an ex-con and uses him to take revenge on her bullying colleagues.

French thriller about a deaf office worker who employs an ex-con and uses him to take revenge on her bullying colleagues. 

When the shy secretary takes on the petty criminal in a lowly position, she finds herself becoming increasingly attracted to him, and after using him to execute a little theft, she finds that he wants the favour returned.

Thriller starring Vincent Cassel. A deaf secretary and a paroled armed robber become allies. In French with subtitles. 
Director Jacques Audiard (2001, 15)

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