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Maps: Power, Plunder and Possession

Episode 3: Mapping the World

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Available for years

Professor Jerry Brotton uncovers how maps are snapshots of a moment in history and offer visions of distant lands, tempting explorers to plunder and conquer. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jerry Brotton
Series Producer:
Annabel Hobley
Executive Producer:
Chris Granlund

Mercury Prize

2019

Hyundai Mercury Prize 2019 Live: Album of the Year

Duration: 1 hour, 19 minutes

on BBC Four

Live coverage of the 2019 Hyundai Mercury Prize for Album of the Year show at the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, featuring performances from many of the shortlisted artists. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Lauren Laverne
Director:
Marcus Viner
Producer:
Sasha Duncan
Executive Producer:
Alison Howe

Horizon

2014-2015

Episode 8: Secrets of the Solar System

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Series exploring topical scientific issues. A look at how new planets being discovered are forcing scientists to rewrite the history of our own solar system. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Nature series documenting the return of one very special wolf pack to the snowy peaks of Washington's Cascade Mountains - the first to return to the American Northwest in 70 years. Show more

Peaky Blinders

Series 2

Episode 1

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Period crime drama set in Birmingham. As the 1920s begin to roar, business is booming for the Peaky Blinders gang. Tommy Shelby starts to expand his legal and illegal operations. Show more

Contributors

Thomas Shelby:
Cillian Murphy
Ada Shelby:
Sophie Rundle
Arthur Shelby:
Paul Anderson
Polly Gray:
Helen McCrory
John Shelby:
Joe Cole
Curly:
Ian Peck
Sergeant Moss:
Tony Pitts
Black Lion Barman:
Colin Connor
Black Lion Boy:
Harrison Vaughan
Finn Shelby:
Harry Kirton
Irene O'Donnell:
Simone Kirby
Condemned Man:
Richard Patterson
Governor:
Paul McEwan
King Maine:
Daniel Fearn
Charlie Strong:
Ned Dennehy
Lizzie Stark:
Natasha O'Keeffe
Medium:
Jane Wood
Woman at Seance:
Sam Battersea
Eamonn Duggan:
Rory Gallagher
Eden Club Doorman:
Alastair Barley
Winston Churchill:
Richard McCabe
Communist Comrade:
James Boyland
Sabini Kidnap Gangster:
Tom Mothersdale
Darby Sabini:
Noah Taylor
Producer:
Laurie Borg
Director:
Colm McCarthy

Peaky Blinders

Series 2

Episode 2

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Period crime drama set in Birmingham. Tommy offers to help Polly by searching for her children. Arthur continues to feel the devastating effects of the Great War. Show more

Contributors

Thomas Shelby:
Cillian Murphy
Major Chester Campbell:
Sam Neill
Polly Gray:
Helen McCrory
Alfie Solomons:
Tom Hardy
Ada Shelby:
Sophie Rundle
Sabini Kidnap Gangster:
Tom Mothersdale
Peaky Blinders Driver:
Darren Connolly
Birmingham Hospital Nurse:
Hayley Doherty
Charlie Strong:
Ned Dennehy
Curly:
Ian Peck
Darby Sabini:
Noah Taylor
George Sewell:
Sam Hazeldine
Sabini Officer:
Andrew Sheridan
John Shelby:
Joe Cole
Finn Shelby:
Harry Kirton
Arthur Shelby:
Paul Anderson
Lizzie Stark:
Natasha O'Keeffe
Winston Churchill:
Richard McCabe
Michael Gray:
Finn Cole
Mrs Johnson:
Wanda Opalinska
King Maine:
Daniel Fearn
Sergeant Moss:
Tony Pitts
Jimmy Jesus:
Benjamin Zephaniah
Grace Burgess:
Annabelle Wallis
Handsome Man:
Adam Lawrence
Producer:
Laurie Borg
Director:
Colm McCarthy

Peaky Blinders

Series 2

Episode 3

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Period crime drama set in Birmingham. Tommy hatches a plan to take control of the southern racecourses. He also meets the aristocratic May Carleton. Show more

Contributors

Thomas Shelby:
Cillian Murphy
Major Chester Campbell:
Sam Neill
Polly Gray:
Helen McCrory
Arthur Shelby:
Paul Anderson
Ada Shelby:
Sophie Rundle
John Shelby:
Joe Cole
May Carleton:
Charlotte Riley
Charlie Strong:
Ned Dennehy
Michael Gray:
Finn Cole
Darby Sabini:
Noah Taylor
Alfie Solomons:
Tom Hardy
Sergeant Moss:
Tony Pitts
Finn Shelby:
Harry Kirton
Digbeth Kid:
James Eeles
Billy Kitchen:
Paul Bullion
Bonnie:
Barry Aird
Polly's Young Maid:
Maisie Turpie
Grieving Woman:
Erin Shanagher
George Sewell:
Sam Hazeldine
Winson Green Heavy:
Martin William Askew
Curly:
Ian Peck
Sir Ian Carleton:
Guy Williams
Auctioneer:
Nigel Hastings
Producer:
Laurie Borg
Director:
Colm McCarthy

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