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Nature's Weirdest Events

Series 2 (Cutdowns)

Episode 3

Duration: 9 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Chris Packham examines the world's weirdest natural events using incredible eyewitness footage, first hand accounts and scientific explanations.

Natural World

2015-2016

Episode 5: Iceland: Land of Ice and Fire

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Available for 11 months

Documentary. A look at Iceland through the eyes of the animals and people that have made this wild island home. The constant volcanic threat boils over in this explosive year. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Documentary that follows a lone Inuit as he hunts, fishes and constructs an igloo, a way of life threatened by climate change. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Julius Nielsen
Composer:
Biggi Hilmars
Executive Producer:
Neil Crombie
Executive Producer:
Joe Evans
Producer:
Adam Simons

The Sky at Night

The State of Astronomy

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Chris Lintott and Maggie Aderin-Pocock consider the state of astronomy in 2020 and wonder what new, exciting discoveries await us across the rest of the decade. Show more

Horizon

2018

Episode 5: Jupiter Revealed

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Scientists start to peel back the layers of Jupiter to reveal the wonders within, using information gained from Nasa's Juno mission. Show more

The tale of a young film studio assistant's brief relationship with screen goddess Marilyn Monroe, set against a backdrop of the making of The Prince and the Showgirl. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Simon Curtis
Marilyn Monroe:
Michelle Williams
Colin Clark:
Eddie Redmayne
Laurence Olivier:
Kenneth Branagh
Vivien Leigh:
Julia Ormond
Dame Sybil Thorndike:
Judi Dench
Paula Strasberg:
Zoe Wanamaker
Sir Owen Morshead:
Derek Jacobi
Arthur Jacobs:
Toby Jones
Arthur Miller:
Dougray Scott
Sir Kenneth Clark:
Pip Torrens
Lady Jane Clark:
Geraldine Somerville

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Formats

BBC Four

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