Programme Index

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Biggest Weekend

Nigel Kennedy

Duration: 1 hour, 34 minutes

on BBC Four

Suzy Klein and Lloyd Coleman present Nigel Kennedy's headlining set from the Radio 3-curated day in Coventry for the Biggest Weekend, featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Suzy Klein
Presenter:
Lloyd Coleman
Performer:
Nigel Kennedy
Executive Producer:
Mark Cooper
Executive Producer:
Fran Kemp

Castles: Britain's Fortified History

Episode 2: Kingdom of Conquest

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 16 days

Sam Willis tells the story of the English ruler who left the most indelible mark on the castle, Edward I, as he turned it into an instrument of colonisation. Show more

The Secret Life of the Motorway

Episode 2: The Honeymoon Period

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Documentary series celebrating Britain's motorways. This edition explores how they have transformed where Brits live, work and play over the last 50 years. Show more

As archaeologists excavate a mass grave of British sailors, Sam Willis explores Antigua's ruins and sees how the Caribbean's sugar islands were a kind of hell in Nelson's time. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Sam Willis
Executive Producer:
Tim Green

Ice Age Giants

Episode 1: Land of the Sabre-tooth

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Professor Alice Roberts goes on the trail of the great beasts of the Ice Age, beginning in North America - the hunting ground of the sabre-toothed cat. Show more

Frank Skinner and Suzy Klein look at the birth of 19th-century music hall, the colourful world of its entertainers and the audiences whose lives were changed by it. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Frank Skinner
Presenter:
Suzy Klein
Production Company:
Liberty Bell Productions
Executive Producer:
Jamie Isaacs
Executive Producer:
Claire Whalley
Director:
Ellen Hobson
Participant:
Paul Smith
Participant:
Vicky Butterfly
Participant:
Jimmy McWilliams
Participant:
Andy Eastwood
Sweeney Todd:
Terence Frisch
Participant:
Michael Kilgarriff
Participant:
Richard Schoch
Participant:
Fern Riddell
Participant:
Caroline Radcliffe
Participant:
Johnny Dennis
Participant:
Tony Lidington
Participant:
Louise Wingrove
Participant:
Jan Hunt
Participant:
Derek Scott
Participant:
Laurence Payne
Participant:
Tim Cockerill
Hairdresser:
Christine Vidler
Participant:
Harry Brunjes
Participant:
Lenna Cumberbatch

Castles: Britain's Fortified History

Episode 2: Kingdom of Conquest

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 16 days

Sam Willis tells the story of the English ruler who left the most indelible mark on the castle, Edward I, as he turned it into an instrument of colonisation. Show more

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