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Art Deco Icons: Episode 4: The Orient Express

Episode 4

Episode 4: The Orient Express

The Orient Express

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David Heathcote takes a trip on the Orient Express and enjoys its Art Deco glamour.

David Heathcote takes a trip on the Orient Express and meets James Sherwood, the man who restored the old 1930s carriages to their Art Deco glamour in the 1970s.

David Heathcote boards the Orient Express at London's Victoria Station and heads off for Venice, first settling into his perfectly restored sleeping cabin and then exploring the decadent charm and the extraordinary history of the train.

He meets James Sherwood, the man who bought the Orient Express in the 1970s and who decided to restore the old 1930s carriages to their Art Deco glamour. At first, his wife Shirley 'thought he was mad', but she became charmed by the challenge of restoring the Decorative art of a romantic train. 

After enjoying the luxury of the dining compartment, Heathcote retires to his cabin and wakes up as the train chugs through the Alps. He is joined by Bevis Hillier, the expert who coined the phrase Art Deco and who describes the remarkable spread of the movement across the world from its origins at an exhibition in France in 1925.  

However, it is not all luxury - the train has no air conditioning and the washing facilities are a bit basic. So, at the end of 32 exhilarating hours immersed in Art Deco, Heathcote steps off the train at Venice and heads for a beer and a shower.

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Architectural historian David Heathcote explores the best examples of Art Deco in Britain

Series in which architectural historian David Heathcote explores four of the best examples of Art Deco in Britain

4/4. David Heathcote boards the Orient-Express and explores the train's history and its restoration. 
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Everest ER

12/09/2006

BBC Four - Everest ER

Following volunteer doctors caring for the climbers and Sherpas at Everest Base Camp.

Documentary following a team of volunteer doctors caring for the climbers and Sherpas at Everest Base Camp in Nepal.

Documentary following a team of volunteer doctors caring for the climbers and Sherpas at Everest Base Camp in Nepal. Over the ten-week Everest season, they coordinate dramatic helicopter rescues and treat hundreds of climbers for altitude sickness and frostbite.

Following a team of volunteer doctors as they treat climbers and sherpas for altitude sickness and frostbite.

Everest: Farther than the Eye Can See

BBC Four - Everest: Farther than the Eye Can See

Documentary following blind athlete Erik Weihenmayer's ascent of Mount Everest.

In one of the most daring expeditions ever undertaken, cameras follow blind athlete Erik Weihenmayer's ascent of Mount Everest and capture the scenery of this stunning environment.

Erik Weihenmayer is a world class athlete. He's also completely blind. In one of the most daring Mount Everest expeditions ever undertaken, cameras follow Erik's ascent, capturing for the first time the scenery of this vast and stunning environment. 

Diagnosed with a rare eye disease at the age of three, by thirteen Eric was totally blind. To prove himself to the world, he decided to take on one of the world's greatest physical challenges. Supported by other courageous climbers, step by excruciating step he struggles towards his goal. 

Nominated for two Emmy Awards and a winner at seventeen film festivals across the globe, the film is a story of courage, humour and the triumph of the human spirit.

Everest: Farther than theEye Can See

Film-maker Michael Brown 's intimate portrait that captures the humour and drama behind blind athlete 
Erik Weihenmayer 's expedition to climb 
Mount Everest.

Mark Lawson Talks To...

Mark Lawson in conversation with famous personalities from all walks of life

Mark Lawson Talks To

Mark Lawson Talks To...: Ranulph Fiennes

14/11/2009

Ranulph Fiennes

BBC Four - Mark Lawson Talks To..., Ranulph Fiennes

Mark Lawson talks to explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes about his life's work.

Mark Lawson talks to explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes about his life's work, as Fiennes reveals the ingredients behind his incredible determination and exploits.

Mark Lawson talks to explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes about his life's work. From being bullied at Eton to the death of his first wife, Fiennes reveals the ingredients behind his incredible determination and exploits. 

At age 65, after a heart attack and several near-death experiences, retirement is far from his mind - 'I would find it pretty difficult if there wasn't always an expedition in the planning... it would be the beginning of a pretty quick end I think you know, as with lots of people who retire'. 

He is currently looking for sponsors for his latest expedition, but remains tight-lipped as to what it might be. Like before, he wants it to be a first for England and to beat the Norwegians.

Mark Lawson Talks to Sir Ranulph Fiennes

New. An interview with the British RT CHOICE adventurer who this year added reaching the summit of Everest to a list of achievements that includes first man to walk to both the North and South 
Poles, crossing Antarctica on foot. and authoring numerous books. See panel. 
Repeated on Wednesday at 12.25am

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 2: Gangs of Paris

Spiral: Series 2: Gangs of Paris: Episode 1

Episode 1

Series 2: Gangs of Paris

BBC Four - Spiral, Series 2: Gangs of Paris, Episode 1

A charred corpse leads Berthaud's police team to the door of lawyer Josephine Karlsson.

French crime thriller series. A charred corpse found in a car boot leads Berthaud's police team and the prosecutors Roban and Clement to shady lawyer Josephine Karlsson's door.

When a charred corpse is found in the boot of a car in the suburbs, Berthaud's police team are called to the scene along with the prosecutors Roban and Clement. So begins an investigation which forces the team into the broken, gang-ruled suburbs of Paris, and once more to the door of shady lawyer Josephine Karlsson.

The burned body of a man is found in the  boot of a car on a housing estate.

Inspector Berthaud and the team investigate a charred corpse found locked in the boot of a car, amongst the broken, gang-ruled suburbs of Paris.

1/8; series two. French detective drama starring Gregory Fitoussi. Police and prosecutors investigate a lawyer following the discovery of a charred body. 
11.20 2/8. Laure is disciplined for using force on a suspect and has a disagreement with Clement over an uncompromising interview. In French with English subtitles.

Spiral: Series 2: Gangs of Paris: Episode 2

Episode 2

BBC Four - Spiral, Series 2: Gangs of Paris, Episode 2

Judge Roban uses his usual cunning in investigating a strange rape allegation.

French crime thriller series. Laure is disciplined for her use of force on a suspect and comes into conflict with Clement over his compromising newspaper interview.

Laure is disciplined for her use of force on a suspect and comes into conflict with Clement over his compromising newspaper interview. Karlsson is taken into Szabo's pay as his accomplice in representing the drug ring. Judge Roban uses his usual cunning in investigating a strange rape allegation.

03/12/2008

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Two policemen become embroiled in an increasingly bitter race to secure promotion.

French thriller in which two policemen become embroiled in a bitter race for promotion, conspiring against each other with increasingly criminal intent.

French thriller in which two policemen become embroiled in an increasingly bitter race to secure promotion. The detectives are trying to track down a violent gang of bank robbers in Paris, but their personal ambitions begin to cloud their judgement as each conspires against the other.

FILM 36 Quai des Orfevres

Crime drama with Daniel Auteuil. in French with English subtitles

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