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The Beauty of Anatomy

Episode 4: The Hunter Brothers

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

How the Hunter brothers transformed medicine and art in 18th-century Britain, believing that anatomy could only be learnt by performing dissections. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Documentary series. Lucy Worsley discovers how the history of the English Reformation has been manipulated and mythologised for generations. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Available for years

Series re-examining the Ruth Ellis case. Gillian Pachter takes a forensic look at the police investigation and discovers worrying assumptions and problematic omissions. Show more

Timeshift

Series 10

Episode 9: Crime and Punishment: The Story of Capital Punishment

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Documentary tracing the story of the ultimate sanction, examining such matters as the protocols of the public execution and the 'science' of hanging. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Francis Welch
Series Producer:
Ben Southwell
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole
Narrator:
Denis Lawson

Jigs and Wigs: The Extreme World of Irish Dancing

Series 2

Episode 5: Angela's Athletes

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Following Tyrone native and Irish dance fitness coach Angela Mohan putting her group of athletes through the drill in the lead-up to the world championships. Show more

Jigs and Wigs: The Extreme World of Irish Dancing

Series 2

Episode 6: Made in Belfast

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Innovative dress designer Gavin Doherty shares the secrets of his success and introduces prodigy Ethan White from Carrickfergus. Show more

Celebrated conceptual artist Ryan Gander investigates the selfie – the icon of a new kind of self-regard that hardly existed just ten years ago. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ryan Gander
Interviewed Guest:
David Baddiel
Interviewed Guest:
Ben Gebler
Interviewed Guest:
Zoltan Istvan
Interviewed Guest:
Sophie Lee
Interviewed Guest:
Dan Middleton
Interviewed Guest:
Max More
Interviewed Guest:
Emma Orbach
Interviewed Guest:
Kristie Weyhe
Composer:
Andrew Taylor
Producer:
Adam Simons
Director:
Sam Anthony

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Documentary series. Lucy Worsley discovers how the history of the English Reformation has been manipulated and mythologised for generations. Show more

BBC Four

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