Programme Index

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Great British Railway Journeys

Series 1

Episode 5: Filey to Scarborough

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Documentary series. Michael Portillo learns to decipher traditional knitting patterns in Filey and meets Scarborough's 4,000-year-old Gristhorpe Man. Show more

Timeshift

Series 11

Episode 4: When the Circus Comes to Town

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Film which uses the University of Sheffield's National Fairground Archive to explore the history of the circus, from Billy Smart to Gerry Cottle and Archaos to Cirque du Soleil. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Michael Poole
Producer:
Rebecca Whyte
Director:
Rebecca Whyte
Series Producer:
Ben Southwell

Lost Kingdoms of Africa

Series 2

Episode 4: Bunyoro & Buganda

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Gus Casely-Hayford visits Uganda to explore how Bunyoro saw its dominance challenged by the rise of Buganda, a neighbouring kingdom on the shores of Lake Victoria. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Ross Harper
Series Producer:
Ross Harper
Executive Producer:
Rachel Bell
Executive Producer:
Rachel Bell
Producer:
Sarah Howitt
Producer:
Sarah Howitt
Director:
Sarah Howitt
Director:
Sarah Howitt

Timewatch

2005-2006

The Secret History of Genghis Khan

Duration: 50 minutes

on BBC Four

Documentary about the Secret History of the Mongols, a book said to have been written by Genghis Khan's adopted son which reveals a different man to the butcher of legend. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Heinz Leger
Director:
Heinz Leger
Director:
Heinz Leger
Executive Producer:
Walter Kohler
Executive Producer:
Walter Kohler
Executive Producer:
Walter Kohler
Series Editor:
John Farren
Series Editor:
John Farren
Series Editor:
John Farren

Lost Kingdoms of Africa

Series 2

Episode 4: Bunyoro & Buganda

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Gus Casely-Hayford visits Uganda to explore how Bunyoro saw its dominance challenged by the rise of Buganda, a neighbouring kingdom on the shores of Lake Victoria. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Ross Harper
Series Producer:
Ross Harper
Executive Producer:
Rachel Bell
Executive Producer:
Rachel Bell
Producer:
Sarah Howitt
Producer:
Sarah Howitt
Director:
Sarah Howitt
Director:
Sarah Howitt

Timeshift

Series 11

Episode 4: When the Circus Comes to Town

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Film which uses the University of Sheffield's National Fairground Archive to explore the history of the circus, from Billy Smart to Gerry Cottle and Archaos to Cirque du Soleil. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Michael Poole
Producer:
Rebecca Whyte
Director:
Rebecca Whyte
Series Producer:
Ben Southwell

Lost Kingdoms of Africa

Series 2

Episode 4: Bunyoro & Buganda

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Gus Casely-Hayford visits Uganda to explore how Bunyoro saw its dominance challenged by the rise of Buganda, a neighbouring kingdom on the shores of Lake Victoria. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Ross Harper
Series Producer:
Ross Harper
Executive Producer:
Rachel Bell
Executive Producer:
Rachel Bell
Producer:
Sarah Howitt
Producer:
Sarah Howitt
Director:
Sarah Howitt
Director:
Sarah Howitt

BBC Four

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