Programme Index

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Life

Episode 3: Mammals

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

David Attenborough looks at how mammals dominate the planet through having warm blood and caring for their young, including Weddell seals, caribou and humpback whales. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Michael Gunton
Producer:
Ted Oakes

Series

Life

Spiral

Series 1

Episode 5

Duration: 50 minutes

on BBC Four

French crime thriller series. The inquiry into Elina Andrescu's murder takes yet another disturbing turn when the body of her missing sister Sophia is found in a freezer. Show more

Contributors

Pierre Clement:
Gregory Fitoussi
Laure Berthaud:
Caroline Proust
Francois Roban:
Philippe Duclos
Josephine Karlsson:
Audrey Fleurot
Producer:
Alain Clert

Spiral

Series 1

Episode 6

Duration: 50 minutes

on BBC Four

French crime thriller series. Pierre Clemente initiates divorce proceedings when estranged wife Marianne and her family business become implicated in a drug trafficking scandal. Show more

Contributors

Pierre Clement:
Gregory Fitoussi
Laure Berthaud:
Caroline Proust
Francois Roban:
Philippe Duclos
Josephine Karlsson:
Audrey Fleurot
Producer:
Alain Clert

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 4 months

Tom Holland explores how our ancestors sought to explain the remains of dinosaurs and other giant prehistoric creatures, and how bones and fossils have affected human culture. Show more

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Noel Edmonds presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 26 August 1976 and featuring Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Robin Sarstedt, Acker Bilk and Elton John and Kiki Dee. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Noel Edmonds
Performer:
Robin Sarstedt
Performer:
Can
Performer:
The Stylistics
Performer:
Acker Bilk
Performer:
The Chi-lites
Performer:
Cliff Richard

Timeshift

Series 11

Episode 5: The Picture Postcard World of Nigel Walmsley

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

The story behind the humble picture postcard, told by comic creation Nigel Walmsley. With their own language and bespoke rules, postcards were the texts and emails of their era. Show more

Contributors

Voice of Nigel Walmsley:
Christopher Douglas
Producer:
Gerry Dawson
Producer:
Gerry Dawson
Director:
Gerry Dawson
Director:
Gerry Dawson
Series Producer:
Ben Southwell
Series Producer:
Ben Southwell

Life

Episode 3: Mammals

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

David Attenborough looks at how mammals dominate the planet through having warm blood and caring for their young, including Weddell seals, caribou and humpback whales. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Michael Gunton
Producer:
Ted Oakes

Series

Life

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Noel Edmonds presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 26 August 1976 and featuring Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Robin Sarstedt, Acker Bilk and Elton John and Kiki Dee. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Noel Edmonds
Performer:
Robin Sarstedt
Performer:
Can
Performer:
The Stylistics
Performer:
Acker Bilk
Performer:
The Chi-lites
Performer:
Cliff Richard

BBC Four

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