Programme Index

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BBC Proms

2015

The Bach Recitals: Yo-Yo Ma Plays the Cello Suites

Duration: 2 hours, 45 minutes

on BBC Four

Over one late night concert, American cellist Yo-Yo Ma performs all six Cello Suites - over two hours of music - in a feat as challenging intellectually as it is physically. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Wark
Musician:
Yo-Yo Ma
Producer:
Tamsin Curry
Director:
Matt Woodward

Natural World

2013-2014

Episode 2: Giant Squid: Filming the Impossible - Natural World Special

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Four

Documentary following an international team of scientists as they deploy underwater robots and state-of-the-art submersible vessels off the coast of Japan to find the giant squid. Show more

Natural World

2013-2014

The Mating Game

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

David Attenborough narrates the fascinating story of some real-life animal romantics. There are show-offs and singers, stories of undercover affairs and heart-warming devotion. Show more

Archaeology: A Secret History

Episode 1: In the Beginning

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 6 months

Richard Miles goes back 2,000 years to explore how archaeology began by trying to prove a biblical truth, a quest that soon got archaeologists into dangerous waters. Show more

Horizon

2010-2011

Episode 14: Are We Still Evolving?

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Dr Alice Roberts follows a trail of clues from ancient human bones to the frontiers of genetic research to discover if we are still evolving, and where we might be heading. Show more

Horizon

2013-2014

Episode 4: Dinosaurs: The Hunt for Life

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Horizon meets Dr Mary Schweitzer, who may have found traces of DNA within the fossilised bones of a Tyrannosaurus rex - a discovery that could revolutionise our understanding of these beasts. Show more

Natural World

2013-2014

Episode 2: Giant Squid: Filming the Impossible - Natural World Special

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Four

Documentary following an international team of scientists as they deploy underwater robots and state-of-the-art submersible vessels off the coast of Japan to find the giant squid. Show more

BBC Four

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