Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 282,250 playable programmes from the BBC

Dynasties

Series 1

Episode 4: Painted Wolf

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Documentary following endangered species fighting for their survival. A painted wolf matriarch's feud with her daughter threatens to bring the dynasty down. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Michael Gunton
Series Producer:
Rupert Barrington
Producer:
Nick Lyon
Production Manager:
Alison Brown-Humes

Mark Gatiss explores the brief life of Victorian artist Aubrey Beardsley, who wielded outrage as adroitly as his pen, and whose uncompromising attitude feels utterly modern. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Gatiss
Executive Producer:
John Das
Executive Producer:
Sebastian Barfield

Helen Castor tells the story of Lady Jane Grey, the first reigning queen of England. A victorious Mary decrees that Jane, her husband and her father should be executed. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Helen Castor
Lady Jane Grey:
Eilidh Loan
King Edward VI:
Ashley Gyngell
Mary Tudor:
Lainy Boyle
John Dudley:
Michael Adams
Henry Grey:
Robin Jones
Participant:
John Guy
Participant:
Anna Whitlock
Participant:
Leanda de Lisle
Participant:
J Stephan Edwards
Participant:
Joanne Paul
Participant:
Sally Dixon-Smith
Participant:
James Sharpe
Director:
Bill Thomas
Executive Producer:
Emily Dalton
Executive Producer:
Tim Green
Producer:
Jenny Mauthe

Stephen Smith explores how Vienna's artists rebelled against the establishment in the late 19th century and brought their own highly sexed version of art nouveau to the city. Show more

The Secret Life of Books

Series 2

Episode 3: The Mill on the Floss

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Fiona Shaw explores the genesis of The Mill on the Floss, and discovers how the scandal that caused George Eliot to take a male pen name also plays out in the plot of her novel. Show more

Jonathan Meades investigates the architecture of Mussolini's Italy. He finds a dictator caught between the forces of modernism and a revivalism that harked back to ancient Rome. Show more

Mark Gatiss explores the brief life of Victorian artist Aubrey Beardsley, who wielded outrage as adroitly as his pen, and whose uncompromising attitude feels utterly modern. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Gatiss
Executive Producer:
John Das
Executive Producer:
Sebastian Barfield

BBC Four

About BBC Four

BBC Four reflects arts, music and culture with an ambitious range of intellectually and culturally enriching programmes, taking an expert and in-depth approach to its subjects.

About this data

This data is drawn from the data stream that informs BBC's iPlayer and Sounds. The information shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was/is subject to change and may not be accurate. More