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Great British Railway Journeys

Series 3

Episode 21: Goes to Ireland - Bray to Dublin

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Michael Portillo observes the engineering feat involved in building the railway along Dublin's treacherous East coast and explores a Victorian jail. Show more

In a never-before-attempted experiment at Bristol Zoo, Liz Bonnin and a team of experts stay up all night to track the diverse sleep patterns of animals from lions to meerkats. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Liz Bonnin
Presenter:
Bryson Voirin
Director:
Nicholas Head
Executive Producer:
Owen Gay
Executive Producer:
Laura Marshall
Executive Producer:
Marcus Herbert
Executive Producer:
Tom McDonald
Participant:
John Partridge
Participant:
Russell Foster
Participant:
Nigel Franks
Participant:
Lynsey Bugg
Participant:
Ulf Schonfeld
Participant:
Jochen Reiter
Participant:
Jessie Croone
Participant:
Niels Rattenborg
Participant:
Peter Evans
Participant:
Vicky Jones
Participant:
Paul Cook
Participant:
Paul Strachan

Expert John Wass presents a documentary telling the story of how hormones were discovered and remain at medicine's cutting edge as we try to deal with modern scourges like obesity. Show more

Brushing up on...

Series 2

Episode 1: Miniature Britain

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Danny Baker embarks on a Lilliputian odyssey through all things titchy - from model trains to pint-sized cows via the mecca of the miniature, the model village.

The Brits Who Built the Modern World

Episode 3: The Politics of Power

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

A look at the period from the late 90s to the present day, when the architects were at the peak of their success but also faced some huge controversies. Show more

In a never-before-attempted experiment at Bristol Zoo, Liz Bonnin and a team of experts stay up all night to track the diverse sleep patterns of animals from lions to meerkats. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Liz Bonnin
Presenter:
Bryson Voirin
Director:
Nicholas Head
Executive Producer:
Owen Gay
Executive Producer:
Laura Marshall
Executive Producer:
Marcus Herbert
Executive Producer:
Tom McDonald
Participant:
John Partridge
Participant:
Russell Foster
Participant:
Nigel Franks
Participant:
Lynsey Bugg
Participant:
Ulf Schonfeld
Participant:
Jochen Reiter
Participant:
Jessie Croone
Participant:
Niels Rattenborg
Participant:
Peter Evans
Participant:
Vicky Jones
Participant:
Paul Cook
Participant:
Paul Strachan

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