Programme Index

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Great British Railway Journeys

Series 1

Episode 19: Coventry to Watford

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Michael Portillo relives the Coventry Blitz and finds out how the trains helped to evacuate millions of children during World War II. Show more

The Flying Archaeologist

Episode 3: Hadrian's Wall: Life on the Frontier

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Ben Robinson flies over Hadrian's Wall to reveal a landscape of hundreds of sites of human occupation suggesting the area was richly populated. Show more

The Many Faces of...

Series 2

Episode 2: Stanley Baxter

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Fans including Michael Grade, Barry Cryer and Bill Oddie celebrate the extraordinary career of entertainer Stanley Baxter, who captivated huge TV audiences for twenty years. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Charlie Stuart
Executive Producer:
Stephen Stewart
Participant:
Lord Grade
Participant:
Barry Cryer
Participant:
Bill Oddie
Participant:
Gregor Fisher

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Archaeologist Julian Richards returns to the excavation of two burials from the Stone Age - a Neolithic family in Dorset and a tomb on Orkney. Show more

The Flying Archaeologist

Episode 3: Hadrian's Wall: Life on the Frontier

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Ben Robinson flies over Hadrian's Wall to reveal a landscape of hundreds of sites of human occupation suggesting the area was richly populated. Show more

Brushing up on...

Series 1

Episode 4: British Factories

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Danny Baker ponders the British factory - the products, the people, the bosses and what happens when the hooter sounds and the tools are downed.

Great British Railway Journeys

Series 1

Episode 19: Coventry to Watford

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Michael Portillo relives the Coventry Blitz and finds out how the trains helped to evacuate millions of children during World War II. Show more

BBC Four

About BBC Four

BBC Four reflects arts, music and culture with an ambitious range of intellectually and culturally enriching programmes, taking an expert and in-depth approach to its subjects.

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