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Wild

2005-06 Shorts

West Coast Otters

Duration: 9 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 6 months

A charming portrait of two otters, a mother and daughter who are inseparable. As the cub faces the dangers of her first Scottish winter, Mum has to work hard to make sure that both survive. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Pam Ferris
Producer:
Robert Yeoman
Series Producer:
Wendy Darke

Drama revealing the intimate and ultimately deadly relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots, using the words of the two queens and their courtiers. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Ailsa Orr
Executive Producer:
Stuart Carter
Assistant Producer:
Katie Brimblecombe
Elizabeth I:
Helen Bradbury
Mary, Queen of Scots:
Beth Cooke
Thomas Randolph:
Adam Burton
Lord Burghley:
Michael Jenn
Sir James Melville:
Jamie Laird
Anthony Babington:
Nicholas Agnew
Production Company:
Pioneer Productions

What Do Artists Do All Day?

Episode 25: Shirley Hughes

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Shirley Hughes works on the final page of her latest Alfie book, discusses her love of illustrating and tells why, at the age of 89, she has no plans to retire. Show more

6 Music Festival

2020

6 Music Festival Celebrates International Women's Day

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Four

Join Lauren Laverne as the 6 Music Festival heads to the Camden Roundhouse on International Women's Day, with live performances from Roisin Murphy, Kate Tempest, Kim Gordon and more. Show more

Danielle de Niese explores the lives and works of five female composers who were famous in their lifetimes, but whose work was then forgotten. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Guy Evans
Producer:
Guy Evans
Executive Producer:
Angela Ferreira
Executive Producer:
Elizabeth Hartford
Production Company:
Endemol Shine UK

Darcey Bussell uncovers the life of Margot Fonteyn, revealing how she got drawn into a failed foreign revolution, danced on for far too long and died alone and in poverty. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Darcey Bussell
Producer:
Marion Milne
Director:
Marion Milne
Executive Producer:
Ross Wilson
Executive Producer:
Emma Cahusac
Production Company:
Matchlight

Soprano Sundays

Kiri Te Kanawa at the BBC

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 5 months

New Zealand soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa looks back at her life in song through 40 years of performances from the archives, including rugby anthem World in Union on Top of the Pops. Show more

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