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Railways: The Making of a Nation

Capitalism and Commerce

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Series about Britain's railways. Liz McIvor explores how railways stimulated great changes to the nation's economy, including how business was done. Show more

Hive Minds

Series 2

Episode 5: Cruciverbalists v Methodologists

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Quiz where players not only have to know the answer, they must find it in a hive of letters. Cruciverbalists play Methodologists. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Fiona Bruce
Production Company:
Green Inc Film and TV Ltd
Production Company:
Saltbeef TV Productions Ltd
Executive Producer:
Stephen Stewart
Executive Producer:
Jeremy Salsby
Producer:
Jeremy Salsby

Nicholas Parsons explores his life-long enthusiasm for clocks when he goes in search of the most valuable and famous watch in the world - the so-called Marie Antoinette. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:
IWC Media
Executive Producer:
Franny Moyle
Participant:
Ken Kessler
Participant:
Emmanuel Breguet
Participant:
Andrew Hussey
Participant:
Dalia Karpel
Participant:
Zion Jacobov

Natural World

2010-2011

Episode 4: The Himalayas

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 4 months

Documentary looking at the variety of wild animals inhabiting the Himalayas, from monkeys, wolves and bears to foxes, snow leopards and pheasants. Show more

Timeshift

Series 12

Episode 6: When Wrestling was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Timeshift looks back to a time when British professional wrestling attracted huge TV audiences and made household names of the likes of Mick McManus, Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Linda Sands
Director:
Linda Sands
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole

Nicholas Parsons explores his life-long enthusiasm for clocks when he goes in search of the most valuable and famous watch in the world - the so-called Marie Antoinette. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:
IWC Media
Executive Producer:
Franny Moyle
Participant:
Ken Kessler
Participant:
Emmanuel Breguet
Participant:
Andrew Hussey
Participant:
Dalia Karpel
Participant:
Zion Jacobov

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