Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 279,892 playable programmes from the BBC

Life

Episode 1: Challenges of Life

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

David Attenborough examines how living long enough to breed is a monumental struggle, and how many animals and plants go to extremes to give themselves a chance. Show more

Bombay Railway

Episode 1: Pressures

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 7 months

Documentary about Bombay's vast suburban rail network, which serves millions of commuters every day and struggles to cope with the peaktime 'super-dense crush load'. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Bernard Hill
Executive Producer:
Grant McKee
Executive Producer:
Richard Klein
Producer:
Gerry Troyna
Director:
Gerry Troyna

Duration: 2 hours, 5 minutes

on BBC Four

Mystery thriller. A doctor is shocked to be considered a suspect when the investigation into his wife's murder is reopened after two bodies are found near where she was killed. Show more

Contributors

Dr Alexandre Arnaud 'Alex' Beck:
Francois Cluzet
Margot Beck:
Marie-Josee Croze
Helene Perkins:
Kristin Scott Thomas
Maitre Elysabeth Feldman:
Nathalie Baye
Eric Levkowitch:
Francois Berleand
Anne Beck:
Marina Hands

Formats

Nurse Jackie

Series 1

Episode 9: Nosebleed

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Drama series about a New York nurse. Jackie learns that O'Hara has betrayed her secrets, suffers a drug-induced nosebleed, and forges an organ donation form. Show more

Contributors

Jackie Peyton:
Edie Falco
Dr Eleanor O'Hara:
Eve Best
Zoey Barkow:
Merritt Wever
Dr Fitch Cooper:
Peter Facinelli
Mohammed 'Mo-Mo' de la Cruz:
Haaz Sleiman
Director:
Paul Feig
Fiona Peyton:
Daisy Tahan
Melissa Greenfield:
Jill Flint

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Scratch beneath the surface of po-faced British respectability and you'll find a wealth of great characters, as evidenced in Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller's sketch show.

The Thick of It

Series 3

Episode 4

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Satirical political sitcom. The civil servants at DoSAC prepare for a visit from the DoSAC shadow minister Peter Mannion - yet another distraction for Nicola Murray. Show more

Contributors

Malcolm Tucker:
Peter Capaldi
Olly Reeder:
Chris Addison
Glenn Cullen:
James Smith
Terri Coverley:
Joanna Scanlan
Nicola Murray:
Rebecca Front
Peter Mannion:
Roger Allam
Emma Messinger:
Olivia Poulet
Phil Smith:
Will Smith
Stewart Pearson:
Vincent Franklin
Permanent Secretary:
Simon Chandler
Head Teacher:
Nick Sidi
Writer:
Ian Martin
Producer:
Adam Tandy

Bombay Railway

Episode 1: Pressures

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 7 months

Documentary about Bombay's vast suburban rail network, which serves millions of commuters every day and struggles to cope with the peaktime 'super-dense crush load'. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Bernard Hill
Executive Producer:
Grant McKee
Executive Producer:
Richard Klein
Producer:
Gerry Troyna
Director:
Gerry Troyna

BBC Four

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