Programme Index

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Great British Railway Journeys

Series 1

Episode 4: Pontefract to Bridlington

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Documentary series with Michael Portillo. Michael searches for the last liquorice grower in Pontefract and goes fishing for sea bass in Bridlington. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Lucy Worsley looks at the history of the bathroom, from medieval bath houses to London Bridge's communal loos to finding out how piped water got to our homes. Show more

The Mrs Bradley Mysteries

Series 1

Episode 2: The Rising of the Moon

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Detective drama. When a travelling circus stops at a village, the knife thrower's partner is stabbed to death, prompting an investigation by Mrs Bradley.

Contributors

Mrs Adela Bradley:
Diana Rigg
Madame Marlene:
Meera Syal
Inspector Christmas:
Peter Davison
George Moody:
Neil Dudgeon
Castries:
Francis Magee
Peter Forrester:
Richard Baglow
Archie Burlington:
Kenneth Colley
Mrs Cockerton:
Janine Duvitski
Ruby Larkin:
Felicity Montagu
Celestine Venus:
Sheila Steafel
John Forrester:
Nicholas Woodeson

Britain's Best Drives

Episode 2: North Wales

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

In a Ford Zodiac, Richard Wilson drives the circular route from Caernarfon that loops through some of Snowdonia and gets a Welsh lesson at Caernarfon Castle. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Wilson
Producer:
Jonney Steven
Series Producer:
Neil Edwards
Executive Producer:
Stuart Murphy
Executive Producer:
Andy Batten-Foster

Lowdown

Episode 1: Wasp in Translation

Duration: 25 minutes

on BBC Four

Australian comedy series set in the world of tabloid journalism. Alex gets an interview with superstar musician and environmentalist Wasp Warneke. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Geoffrey Rush
Alex Burchill:
Adam Zwar
Bob Geraghty:
Paul Denny
Rita Heywood:
Beth Buchanan
Dr James Sawers:
Dailan Evans
Howard Evans:
Kim Gyngell
Wasp Warneke:
Anthony Ahern

Series

Lowdown

Inspector Montalbano

Episode 1: The Snack Thief

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 6 months

Sicilian detective Inspector Montalbano investigates the murder of a local businessman whose widow suspects that he was killed by his lover, a young Tunisian woman. Show more

Contributors

Salvo Montalbano:
Luca Zingaretti
Lohengrin Pera:
Renato Scarpa
Mimi Augello:
Cesare Bocci
Livia Burlando:
Katharina Bohm
Signora Lapecora:
Guia Jelo

Timeshift

Series 10

Episode 5: Italian Noir: The Story of Italian Crime Fiction

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Profile of a new wave of Italian crime fiction that has emerged to challenge the conventions of the detective novel - a dark world of corruption, unsolved murders and the mafia. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Jason Isaacs
Producer:
Francis Welch
Series Producer:
Ben Southwell
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole

Lowdown

Episode 1: Wasp in Translation

Duration: 25 minutes

on BBC Four

Australian comedy series set in the world of tabloid journalism. Alex gets an interview with superstar musician and environmentalist Wasp Warneke. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Geoffrey Rush
Alex Burchill:
Adam Zwar
Bob Geraghty:
Paul Denny
Rita Heywood:
Beth Buchanan
Dr James Sawers:
Dailan Evans
Howard Evans:
Kim Gyngell
Wasp Warneke:
Anthony Ahern

Series

Lowdown

Britain's Best Drives

Episode 2: North Wales

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

In a Ford Zodiac, Richard Wilson drives the circular route from Caernarfon that loops through some of Snowdonia and gets a Welsh lesson at Caernarfon Castle. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Wilson
Producer:
Jonney Steven
Series Producer:
Neil Edwards
Executive Producer:
Stuart Murphy
Executive Producer:
Andy Batten-Foster

BBC Four

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