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The Beauty of Diagrams

Episode 4: Florence Nightingale

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

The story behind Florence Nightingale's rose diagram, designed to persuade the government that lives could be saved with better sanitation in hospitals. Show more

Michael Collins presents a history of one of Britain's greatest social revolutions - council housing, which once provided homes for over a third of the British population. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Collins
Presenter:
Michael Collins
Director:
Chris Wilson
Director:
Chris Wilson
Executive Producer:
Leanne Klein
Executive Producer:
Leanne Klein

Twenty Twelve

Series 1

Episode 5

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Comedy series about the team responsible for delivering the 2012 Olympics. The team finds problems when trying to select someone for the post of Curator of the Cultural Olympiad. Show more

Contributors

Ian Fletcher:
Hugh Bonneville
Sally Owen:
Olivia Colman
Siobhan Sharpe:
Jessica Hynes
Graham Hitchins:
Karl Theobald
Nick Jowitt:
Vincent Franklin
Anna Mitchell:
Lucy Briers
Roshanara Khan:
Salima Saxton
Fidel Wilson:
Johann Myers
Narrator:
David Tennant
Director:
John Morton
Executive Producer:
Jon Plowman

Lead Balloon

Series 3

Episode 5: Spikey

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Sitcom about ex-celebrity comedian Rick Spleen. When Rick and Mel are invited to the theatre, Rick's reluctance increases when he realises that the play is by an ex-stand-up. Show more

Rubicon

Episode 1: Gone in the Teeth

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Four

Post-9/11 conspiracy drama serial. Intelligence agency analyst Will discovers a pattern in newspaper crossword puzzles while working on Middle Eastern projects. Show more

Contributors

Will Travers:
James Badge Dale
Maggie Young:
Jessica Collins
Tanya MacGaffin:
Lauren Hodges
Miles Fiedler:
Dallas Roberts
Kale Ingram:
Arliss Howard
Katherine Rhumor:
Miranda Richardson
Team Leader:
David McDaniel
Truxton Spangler:
Michael Cristofer
James Wheeler:
David Rasche
Team D Leader:
Jennifer Butler
Director:
Allen Coulter

Series

Rubicon

Electric Proms

2010

Neil Diamond

Duration: 1 hour, 1 minute

on BBC Four

Available for 7 months

Neil Diamond in concert from London's Roundhouse with his six-piece band performing tracks from his album Dreams, which explores 60s and 70s songs, and reinventing his classics. Show more

Michael Collins presents a history of one of Britain's greatest social revolutions - council housing, which once provided homes for over a third of the British population. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Collins
Presenter:
Michael Collins
Director:
Chris Wilson
Director:
Chris Wilson
Executive Producer:
Leanne Klein
Executive Producer:
Leanne Klein

Twenty Twelve

Series 1

Episode 5

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Comedy series about the team responsible for delivering the 2012 Olympics. The team finds problems when trying to select someone for the post of Curator of the Cultural Olympiad. Show more

Contributors

Ian Fletcher:
Hugh Bonneville
Sally Owen:
Olivia Colman
Siobhan Sharpe:
Jessica Hynes
Graham Hitchins:
Karl Theobald
Nick Jowitt:
Vincent Franklin
Anna Mitchell:
Lucy Briers
Roshanara Khan:
Salima Saxton
Fidel Wilson:
Johann Myers
Narrator:
David Tennant
Director:
John Morton
Executive Producer:
Jon Plowman

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