Programme Index

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Great British Railway Journeys

Series 4

Episode 7: Woking to Clapham Junction

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Michael Portillo gets close to some Victorian botany at Kew Gardens, tries his hand at croquet and discovers a surprising 19th-century place of worship. Show more

Weird Nature

Episode 5: Puzzling Partners

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

The series exploring strange animal behaviour focuses on unusual partnerships, including the fishermen who have forged a co-operative venture with wild dolphins. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
John Downer
Camera Operator:
Rod Clarke
Camera Operator:
Steve Downer
Camera Operator:
Warwick Sloss
Camera Operator:
John Waters

Secrets of Bones

Episode 6: Sex

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Ben Garrod seeks out the big part that bones can play in reproduction. Through sexual selection, the skeleton has adapted to aid courtship, competition and even copulation. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ben Garrod
Series Producer:
Aaron Paul
Executive Producer:
Jonny Keeling
Director:
Aaron Paul

Fossil Wonderlands: Nature's Hidden Treasures

Episode 3: The Mammal Hothouse

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Professor Richard Fortey investigates the remains of an ancient volcanic lake in Germany where fossils of early mammals and giant insects have been found. Show more

Timeshift

Series 12

Episode 4: Magnificent Machines: The Golden Age of the British Sports Car

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Timeshift looks back to a time when iconic British marques like Jaguar, Austin-Healey, MG and Triumph sparked a manufacturing frenzy that helped to democratise speed and glamour. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Andy Hall
Director:
Andy Hall
Series Producer:
John Das
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole
Narrator:
Tamsin Greig
Participant:
Quentin Willson
Participant:
Stirling Moss

Historian Peter Barton and a team of archaeologists examine a labyrinth beneath the Somme battlefield constructed largely by British troops to undermine the nearby German lines. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Peter Barton
Director:
Mike Fox
Camera Operator:
Mike Fox
Producer:
Peter Barton
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole

Weird Nature

Episode 5: Puzzling Partners

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

The series exploring strange animal behaviour focuses on unusual partnerships, including the fishermen who have forged a co-operative venture with wild dolphins. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
John Downer
Camera Operator:
Rod Clarke
Camera Operator:
Steve Downer
Camera Operator:
Warwick Sloss
Camera Operator:
John Waters

Secrets of Bones

Episode 6: Sex

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Ben Garrod seeks out the big part that bones can play in reproduction. Through sexual selection, the skeleton has adapted to aid courtship, competition and even copulation. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ben Garrod
Series Producer:
Aaron Paul
Executive Producer:
Jonny Keeling
Director:
Aaron Paul

Fossil Wonderlands: Nature's Hidden Treasures

Episode 3: The Mammal Hothouse

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Professor Richard Fortey investigates the remains of an ancient volcanic lake in Germany where fossils of early mammals and giant insects have been found. Show more

BBC Four

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