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Top of the Pops

28/04/1988

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four

Gary Davies and Nicky Campbell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 28 April 1988 and featuring Pat and Mick, James Brown, Fairground Attraction, The Primitives and Bananarama. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Gary Davies
Presenter:
Nicky Campbell
Performer:
Pat and Mick
Performer:
James Brown
Performer:
Brenda Russell
Performer:
The Primitives
Performer:
Luther Vandross
Performer:
Joyce Sims
Performer:
Will Downing
Performer:
S'Express

Skies Above Britain

Episode 2: Conquering the Skies

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

A look at the hidden world of the skies above us. Air traffic controllers guide a passenger jet with a major technical fault safely back to the ground. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:
The Garden Productions Ltd
Executive Producer:
Chloe Solomon
Series Producer:
Dollan Cannell

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 6 months

Veterinary science series. Clare discovers how vets in China keep baby pandas alive. Plus, a pioneering operation in Cameroon could transform the life of Shufai the gorilla. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Dr Helen Czerski discovers how cold has shaped our planet, and how pushing the limits of cold has unlocked new technologies, from superconductors to quantum computing. Show more

Documentary. Through an astonishing manuscript, writer and historian Dr Helen Castor unpicks the story of Joan of Arc, placing her back in the world that she inhabited. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Helen Castor
Producer:
Lucy Swingler
Director:
Lucy Swingler
Executive Producer:
Ross Wilson
Joan of Arc:
Georgia Moffett
Bishop Pierre Cauchon:
Michael Feast
Production Company:
Matchlight

The Secret History of My Family

Episode 4: The Nelsons and Margaret Marchant

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

The story of an Edwardian family trapped in welfare dependency and a mother accused of a shocking crime against her own child. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Ruth Shurman
Series Producer:
Joseph Bullman
Assistant Producer:
Nicola Harris

Top of the Pops

28/04/1988

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four

Gary Davies and Nicky Campbell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 28 April 1988 and featuring Pat and Mick, James Brown, Fairground Attraction, The Primitives and Bananarama. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Gary Davies
Presenter:
Nicky Campbell
Performer:
Pat and Mick
Performer:
James Brown
Performer:
Brenda Russell
Performer:
The Primitives
Performer:
Luther Vandross
Performer:
Joyce Sims
Performer:
Will Downing
Performer:
S'Express

Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher

Episode 1: The Road to the Pyramids

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 11 months

Joann Fletcher explains how ancient Egypt's story fits together. In the first episode, she goes in search of the building blocks of Egyptian civilisation. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Joann Fletcher
Series Producer:
Caterina Turroni
Director:
Ian A Hunt
Producer:
Ian A Hunt
Executive Producer:
Gillian Mosely
Executive Producer:
Bill Locke
Production Manager:
Chrissie Barlow
Production Coordinator:
Katie King
Assistant Producer:
Georgina Stewart
Researcher:
Harpreet Gill
Production Company:
Lion Television

Secret Knowledge

In Search of Rory McEwen

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Jools Holland tells the story of his father-in-law Rory McEwen - aristocrat, artist, folk singer and pioneering TV presenter, and the man who brought the blues to Britain. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jools Holland
Producer:
Alison Grist
Director:
Alison Grist
Executive Producer:
Edward Morgan
Production Company:
Northern Town

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Dr Helen Czerski discovers how cold has shaped our planet, and how pushing the limits of cold has unlocked new technologies, from superconductors to quantum computing. Show more

BBC Four

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