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A Poet's Guide to Britain

Episode 2: Sylvia Plath

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Owen Sheers explores six works of poetry set in the British landscape. He looks at Sylvia Plath's Wuthering Heights, inspired by her time in the Yorkshire moors. Show more

BBC Proms

2013

Proms on Four: 20th Century Classics - BBC Symphony Orchestra

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

on BBC Four

Composer Thomas Adès conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in a programme which features his own new work Totentanz, Britten's Sinfonia da Requiem and Lutoslawski's Cello Concerto. Show more

Duration: 2 hours, 17 minutes

on BBC Four

Richard Attenborough's biopic recounting the eventful early life of Winston Churchill, including his time as a war correspondent in Africa. With Simon Ward and Anne Bancroft. Show more

Contributors

Winston Churchill:
Simon Ward
Lord Randolph Churchill:
Robert Shaw
Lady Jennie Churchill:
Anne Bancroft
General Kitchener:
John Mills
Mr Welldon:
Jack Hawkins
George E Buckle:
Ian Holm
General Bindon Blood:
Patrick Magee
Captain Aylmer Haldane:
Edward Woodward
David Lloyd George:
Anthony Hopkins
Captain, 35th Sikhs:
Peter Cellier
Adjutant, 35th Sikhs:
Ronald Hines
Mrs Everest:
Pat Heywood
Lord Salisbury:
Laurence Naismith
Joseph Chamberlain:
Basil Dignam
Headmaster:
Robert Hardy
Officer on Train:
James Cosmo
Party Chairman:
Norman Bird
Prince of Wales:
Reginald Marsh
Major Finn:
Thorley Walters
Pamela Plowden:
Jane Seymour
Captain Weaver:
Dinsdale Landen
Sikh Soldier:
Dino Shafeek
Producer:
Carl Foreman

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Documentary telling the story of how David Bowie arrived at one of the most iconic creations in pop history - Ziggy Stardust - with contributions from colleagues and famous fans. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Jarvis Cocker
Director:
James Hale
Producer:
James Hale
Executive Producer:
Ryan Minchin
Executive Producer:
Paul Bullock

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