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Britain's Treasure Islands

Episode 2: Southern Ocean

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Stewart McPherson explores the UK Overseas Territories. He begins on the island of Tristan da Cunha, then visits the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Antarctica. Show more

Michael Mosley investigates Porton Down, Britain's most secretive and controversial military research base. He comes face to face with chemical and biological weapons old and new. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Mosley
Producer:
Tim Usborne
Director:
Tim Usborne
Executive Producer:
Mark Tattersall
Executive Producer:
Julian Mercer
Production Company:
Art Lab Films

Neil Oliver investigates Britain's deadliest rail disaster at Quintinshill near Gretna Green. Two men were jailed, but was there a cover-up to protect others from being blamed? Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Neil Oliver
Production Company:
Finestripe Productions
Executive Producer:
Katie Lander
Producer:
Ian Lilley
Director:
Ian Lilley
Actor:
Mat Urey
Participant:
Archie Tassell
Participant:
Robert Watson
Participant:
Simon Cummins
Participant:
Anson Jack
Participant:
David Howell
Participant:
Adrian Searle
Participant:
Adrian Quine
Participant:
Lindsay Farmer
Participant:
James Chalmers
Participant:
Juliet Gardiner
Participant:
Richard Roberts

Timeshift

Series 9

Episode 2: The Golden Age of Liners

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Paul Atterbury travels around Britain finding out how the great ocean liners made such a mark on the popular imagination and why they continue to enchant. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Paul Atterbury
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole
Series Producer:
John Das

Britain's Treasure Islands

Episode 2: Southern Ocean

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Stewart McPherson explores the UK Overseas Territories. He begins on the island of Tristan da Cunha, then visits the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Antarctica. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 5 months

How the landscapes of America's three great mountain ranges - the Appalachians, the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada - challenged the westward push of the early pioneers. Show more

Neil Oliver investigates Britain's deadliest rail disaster at Quintinshill near Gretna Green. Two men were jailed, but was there a cover-up to protect others from being blamed? Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Neil Oliver
Production Company:
Finestripe Productions
Executive Producer:
Katie Lander
Producer:
Ian Lilley
Director:
Ian Lilley
Actor:
Mat Urey
Participant:
Archie Tassell
Participant:
Robert Watson
Participant:
Simon Cummins
Participant:
Anson Jack
Participant:
David Howell
Participant:
Adrian Searle
Participant:
Adrian Quine
Participant:
Lindsay Farmer
Participant:
James Chalmers
Participant:
Juliet Gardiner
Participant:
Richard Roberts

Michael Mosley investigates Porton Down, Britain's most secretive and controversial military research base. He comes face to face with chemical and biological weapons old and new. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Mosley
Producer:
Tim Usborne
Director:
Tim Usborne
Executive Producer:
Mark Tattersall
Executive Producer:
Julian Mercer
Production Company:
Art Lab Films

BBC Four

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