Programme Index

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The Flying Archaeologist

Episode 2: Norfolk Broads

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Ben Robinson flies over the Broads where photos have revealed 945 previously unknown ancient sites, many of which have historians rethinking the history of the area. Show more

A Stitch in Time

Series 1

Episode 2: Arnolfini

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Fusing biography, art and fashion history, Amber Butchart explores the lives of historical figures through their clothes. She looks at van Eyck's Arnolfini Portrait. Show more

The Art of Japanese Life

Series 1

Episode 1: Nature

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

James Fox journeys through Japan's mountainous forests, marvels at its zen gardens and admires bonsai to explore the connections between its culture and the natural environment. Show more

Burma with Simon Reeve

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Available for years

Two-part documentary series. Simon visits Mandalay and travels to a conflict zone to meet a rebel army who have been fighting the Burmese military for decades. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Reeve
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall
Executive Producer:
Sarah Waldron
Producer:
Ruth Mayer
Director:
Ruth Mayer

A Timewatch Guide

Series 2

Episode 4: World War II

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Available for years

Saul David uses the BBC archive to examine the most important stories, and how our understanding of them has been re-defined since World War II ended over 70 years ago. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Saul David
Participant:
Richard Overy
Participant:
Simon Trew
Participant:
Stephen Badsey
Executive Producer:
Ailsa Orr
Producer:
Chris Nikkel
Director:
Chris Nikkel
Production Company:
360 Production

Treasures of Ancient Egypt

Episode 2: The Golden Age

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Available for years

Alastair Sooke picks treasures from Ancient Egyptian art's most opulent and glittering moment, and explores architectural wonders, exquisite tombs and a lost city. Show more

When did ordinary TV quiz contestants turn into the pro-quizzers of today? Giving the answers are Victoria Coren Mitchell, Judith Keppel, Chris Tarrant, Mark Labbett and others. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Ben Miller
Executive Producer:
Caroline Wright

Actor Mark Gatiss celebrates the life and work of John Minton - a highly prolific and successful artist of the 20th century, whose work is now all but forgotten. Show more

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 7 months

Eamonn McCabe explores how British photographers responded to historic events in the first half of the 20th century and traces the emergence of photojournalism. Show more

The Art of Japanese Life

Series 1

Episode 1: Nature

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

James Fox journeys through Japan's mountainous forests, marvels at its zen gardens and admires bonsai to explore the connections between its culture and the natural environment. Show more

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