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Canals: The Making of a Nation

Episode 3: Capitalism

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Liz McIvor recounts the story of 'canal mania', the period of activity that helped develop Britain's modern financial economy, now centred in London. Show more

Duration: 54 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Film exploring the life and work of the late writer and art critic John Berger. The film is an intimate portrait of a man who has shaped our understanding of the concept of seeing. Show more

Contributors

Director of photography:
Piotr Rosolowski
Producer:
Heino Deckert
Participant:
John Berger
Participant:
Simon McBurney
Participant:
Mike Dibb
Participant:
John Christie
Participant:
Selçuk Demiral
Participant:
Jean Mohr
Participant:
Katya Berger
Participant:
Yves Berger

Nature's Wonderlands: Islands of Evolution

Episode 1: Hawaii: A New Eden

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Richard Fortey investigates why islands are laboratories of evolution. On Hawaii he finds honeycreeper birds, carnivorous caterpillars and silversword plants. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Fortey
Production Company:
Lion Television
Series Producer:
Shaun Trevisick
Camera Operator:
Sebastian Duthy
Executive Producer:
Bill Locke
Assistant Producer:
Georgina Stewart
Production Manager:
Emma Falkus
Production Coordinator:
Katie King
Participant:
Hannah Mounce
Participant:
Chipper Wichman
Participant:
Steve Montgomery
Participant:
Brendon Coat
Participant:
Ellie Armstrong
Participant:
Don Swanson
Participant:
Andy Rossiter
Participant:
Molly Hagerman
Participant:
Chris Warren
Participant:
Sam Gon III

Natural World

2011-2012

Episode 6: Animal House

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Sir David Attenborough tells the stories of the world's best animal architects, including bower birds, hornets and the star-nosed mole. Show more

Horizon

2011-2012

Episode 5: Are You Good or Evil?

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Horizon meets researchers studying psychopathic killers to try to determine what makes people good or evil. One such scientist believes he has found the 'moral molecule'. Show more

BBC Four

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