Programme Index

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University Challenge

Christmas 2019

Final

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four

It is the grand final of this seasonal competition for alumni from some of the UK's top universities - which university will be Christmas University Challenge champions? Show more

Contributors

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

Meet the men who love to make and play cigar box guitars. From post-industrial British towns, they have created a self-identity through making these unique three-stringed guitars. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Neil Brand reveals how television scores have grown in importance, from their origins in the 1960s and 1970s, to reach a peak in the big-budget world of Netflix and HBO. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 12 minutes

on BBC Four

Music documentary that traces the journey of Charley Pride from sharecropper’s son to country music superstar. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Charley Pride
Narrator:
Tanya Tucker
Interviewed Guest:
Rozene Pride
Interviewed Guest:
Garth Brooks
Interviewed Guest:
Marty Stuart
Interviewed Guest:
Darius Rucker
Interviewed Guest:
Brad Paisley
Interviewed Guest:
Willie Nelson
Interviewed Guest:
Dolly Parton
Director:
Barbara Hall

Top of the Pops

1988 Christmas Special

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Gary Davies, Bruno Brookes and Anthea Turner present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 25 December 1988 and featuring Pet Shop Boys, Cliff Richard and Enya.

Contributors

Presenter:
Gary Davies
Presenter:
Bruno Brookes
Presenter:
Anthea Turner
Performer:
Pet Shop Boys
Performer:
Cliff Richard
Performer:
Enya

Meet the men who love to make and play cigar box guitars. From post-industrial British towns, they have created a self-identity through making these unique three-stringed guitars. Show more

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