Programme Index

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South Pacific

Episode 5: Strange Islands

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Documentary looking at the fauna of the South Pacific islands. Why do animals perfectly adapted to island life often give up the ghost when new species arrive? Show more

Lost Kingdoms of Africa

Series 2

Episode 1: The Kingdom of Asante

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Asante in West Africa was a kingdom that was built on gold and slaves, which ensured its important place in an economy that linked three continents. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Ross Harper
Series Producer:
Ross Harper
Executive Producer:
Rachel Bell
Executive Producer:
Rachel Bell
Director:
Mark Bates
Director:
Mark Bates

The Bridge

Series 1

Episode 7

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Scandinavian crime drama serial. To save a bus full of schoolchildren, the murderer demands that five companies which benefit from child labour should be set on fire by the public. Show more

The Bridge

Series 1

Episode 8

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Scandinavian crime drama serial. The murderer is finished, having succeeded in opening people's eyes to society's problems. But Saga believes that this is not the end of his plan. Show more

The Sky at Night

Moore Marathon

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

To celebrate 55 years of the programme, Sir Patrick picked out 55 objects in the April sky for viewers to discover. He and the team find out how everyone got on. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Patrick Moore
Presenter:
Chris Lintott
Series Producer:
Jane Fletcher
Executive Producer:
William Lyons
Reporter:
Pete Lawrence
Reporter:
Paul G Abel

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Alison Steadman's comic monologue. Isobel evaluates her relationship with her uncompromising husband and her difficult daughter as she helps plan the latter's gay civil ceremony. Show more

Contributors

The Many Faces of...

Series 1

Episode 2: Alison Steadman

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Documentary in which actress Alison Steadman talks about her career, from her earliest appearances on screen. Featuring archive footage and testimony from friends and colleagues. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Alison Steadman
Series Producer:
Graeme Hart
Executive Producer:
Stephen Stewart

Lost Kingdoms of Africa

Series 2

Episode 1: The Kingdom of Asante

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Asante in West Africa was a kingdom that was built on gold and slaves, which ensured its important place in an economy that linked three continents. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Ross Harper
Series Producer:
Ross Harper
Executive Producer:
Rachel Bell
Executive Producer:
Rachel Bell
Director:
Mark Bates
Director:
Mark Bates

South Pacific

Episode 5: Strange Islands

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Documentary looking at the fauna of the South Pacific islands. Why do animals perfectly adapted to island life often give up the ghost when new species arrive? Show more

BBC Four

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