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University Challenge

Christmas 2019

Semi-Final 1

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the first of the semi-finals in the Christmas quiz for grown-ups.

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Paxman
Series Producer:
Irene Daniels
Narrator:
Roger Tilling
Executive Producer:
Peter Gwyn
Director:
Tracey Rooney
Production Company:
ITV Studios

Wartime Farm

Christmas Special

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Ruth Goodman and Peter Ginn return to Manor Farm in Hampshire to recreate the conditions of Christmas 1944, the sixth Christmas at war, when shortages were biting deeper than ever. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ruth Goodman
Presenter:
Peter Ginn
Executive Producer:
David Upshal

Lucy Worsley reveals the surprising stories behind our favourite Christmas carols. From pagan rituals to religious conflicts, French dances and the First World War, carols reflect our history. Show more

Top of the Pops

Christmas Hits

Duration: 1 hour, 26 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

A compilation of performances from Christmas shows, including The Rolling Stones, Coldplay, Madness, Chas & Dave, Slade, Pet Shop Boys and Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Mark Cooper
Performer:
Madness
Performer:
Chas & Dave
Performer:
East 17
Performer:
Coldplay
Performer:
Pet Shop Boys
Performer:
undefined Slade
Performer:
Mud
Producer:
Dione Newton

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Neil Brand explores how television jingles and advertisements lodge themselves in our collective memory, including the long-forgotten test card tunes found in American hip-hop. Show more

The Night Manager

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Available for years

Drama series based on the John le Carré novel. While he continues to recuperate in Roper's villa, Pine starts to dig up secrets about the other members of the household. Show more

Contributors

Jonathan Pine:
Tom Hiddleston
Richard Roper:
Hugh Laurie
Angela Burr:
Olivia Colman
Lance Corkoran:
Tom Hollander
Jed Marshall:
Elizabeth Debicki
Joel Steadman:
David Harewood
Rex Mayhew:
Douglas Hodge
Geoffrey Dromgoole:
Tobias Menzies
Juan Apostol:
Antonio de la Torre
Rob Singhal:
Adeel Akhtar
Raymond Gait:
Jonathan Aris
Caroline Langbourne:
Natasha Little
Harry Palfrey:
Neil Morrissey
Sandy Langbourne:
Alistair Petrie
Jed's Mother:
Nancy Baldwin
Daniel Roper:
Noah Jupe
Langbourne Nanny:
Alice Bier Zanden
Head Waiter Jorge:
Gregor Acuna-Pohl
Albanian 1:
Mario de la Rosa
Albanian 2:
Sean Adames
Jacob Dodridge:
Conor McCarry
Jacob's Girlfriend:
Beth Walker
Charles Narramore:
Duncan Pow
Girl Addict:
Tressa Brooks
Barry Harlow:
Harry Attwell
Police Officer:
Caroline Loncq
Hector Jiminez:
Gabriel Andreu
Director:
Susanne Bier
Producer:
Rob Bullock
Writer:
David Farr

The Night Manager

Series 1

Episode 4

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Available for years

Drama series based on the John le Carré novel. Roper welcomes Pine into his inner circle, leaving Corky out in the cold. Meanwhile, Burr has concerns for the safety of her source. Show more

Contributors

Jonathan Pine:
Tom Hiddleston
Richard Roper:
Hugh Laurie
Angela Burr:
Olivia Colman
Lance Corkoran:
Tom Hollander
Jed Marshall:
Elizabeth Debicki
Joel Steadman:
David Harewood
Rex Mayhew:
Douglas Hodge
Geoffrey Dromgoole:
Tobias Menzies
Juan Apostol:
Antonio de la Torre
Rob Singhal:
Adeel Akhtar
Raymond Gait:
Jonathan Aris
Caroline Langbourne:
Natasha Little
Harry Palfrey:
Neil Morrissey
Sandy Langbourne:
Alistair Petrie
Jed's Mother:
Nancy Baldwin
Daniel Roper:
Noah Jupe
Langbourne Nanny:
Alice Bier Zanden
Head Waiter Jorge:
Gregor Acuna-Pohl
Albanian 1:
Mario de la Rosa
Albanian 2:
Sean Adames
Jacob Dodridge:
Conor McCarry
Jacob's Girlfriend:
Beth Walker
Charles Narramore:
Duncan Pow
Girl Addict:
Tressa Brooks
Barry Harlow:
Harry Attwell
Police Officer:
Caroline Loncq
Hector Jiminez:
Gabriel Andreu
Director:
Susanne Bier
Producer:
Rob Bullock
Writer:
David Farr

Wartime Farm

Christmas Special

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Ruth Goodman and Peter Ginn return to Manor Farm in Hampshire to recreate the conditions of Christmas 1944, the sixth Christmas at war, when shortages were biting deeper than ever. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ruth Goodman
Presenter:
Peter Ginn
Executive Producer:
David Upshal

BBC Four

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