Programme Index

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The Sky at Night

Alien Worlds

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Astronomers have found more than 4,000 planets circling stars other than our own. What do we know about these alien worlds and how have we managed to detect them? Show more

Maps: Power, Plunder and Possession

Episode 2: Spirit of the Age

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Jerry Brotton shows how maps can reveal the fears and prejudices of their age, from medieval religious passion to Victorian obsession with poverty and disease. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jerry Brotton
Director:
Helen Nixon
Producer:
Helen Nixon
Series Producer:
Annabel Hobley
Executive Producer:
Chris Granlund

Lost Films of WWII

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 60 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

The story of the last years of the Second World War, and its immediate aftermath, brought to life by a series of films shot by both civilians and members of the armed forces. Show more

Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown, 95, recounts his flying experiences and adventures up to and during the Second World War in this documentary illustrated with archive footage. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
James Holland
Executive Producer:
Steve Crabtree

Blackadder

Blackadder II

Episode 4: Money

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Sitcom set in Tudor England. Edmund is in trouble when he is visited by a debt-collecting bishop armed with a red-hot poker.

Contributors

Blackadder:
Rowan Atkinson
Baldrick:
Tony Robinson
Lord Percy:
Tim McInnerny
Queen Elizabeth I:
Miranda Richardson
Lord Melchett:
Stephen Fry
Bishop of Bath and Wells:
Ronald Lacey
Producer:
John Lloyd
Writer:
Ben Elton

Blackadder

Blackadder II

Episode 5: Beer

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Comedy series set in Tudor England. There are problems in the Blackadder household due to an embarrassing incident with a turnip, an ostrich feather and a puritanical fat aunt.

Contributors

Prince Edmund:
Rowan Atkinson
Baldrick:
Tony Robinson
Queen Elizabeth I of England:
Miranda Richardson
Lord Melchett:
Stephen Fry
Lord Percy:
Tim McInnerny
Producer:
John Lloyd
Writer:
Ben Elton

Blackadder

Blackadder II

Episode 6: Chains

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Classic historical comedy. The evil Prince Ludwig kidnaps both Blackadder and Lord Melchett. Is our hero doomed, or does Baldrick have a cunning plan? Show more

Contributors

Lord Edmund Blackadder:
Rowan Atkinson
Baldrick:
Tony Robinson
Lord Percy:
Tim McInnerny
Queen Elizabeth I:
Miranda Richardson
Lord Melchett:
Stephen Fry
Prince Ludwig:
Hugh Laurie
Producer:
John Lloyd
Writer:
Ben Elton

Using rare archive, recordings and interviews, a trip through the surreal, moonlit world of Tom Waits - a portrait of one of modern music's most enigmatic and influential artists. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Richard Bright
Director:
James Maycock
Production Manager:
Fiona Crawford
Production Coordinator:
Fiona Dorman
Camera Operator:
Luke Finn
Interviewed Guest:
Terry Gilliam
Interviewed Guest:
Lucinda Williams
Interviewed Guest:
Ian Rankin
Interviewed Guest:
Ed Harcourt
Interviewed Guest:
Ralph Carney
Interviewed Guest:
Bones Howe
Interviewed Guest:
Ute Lemper
Interviewed Guest:
Nitin Sawhney
Interviewed Guest:
Guy Garvey
Interviewed Guest:
Jim Sclavunos

Maps: Power, Plunder and Possession

Episode 2: Spirit of the Age

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Jerry Brotton shows how maps can reveal the fears and prejudices of their age, from medieval religious passion to Victorian obsession with poverty and disease. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jerry Brotton
Director:
Helen Nixon
Producer:
Helen Nixon
Series Producer:
Annabel Hobley
Executive Producer:
Chris Granlund

Lost Films of WWII

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 60 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

The story of the last years of the Second World War, and its immediate aftermath, brought to life by a series of films shot by both civilians and members of the armed forces. Show more

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