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Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel and Stone

Episode 6: Preserving Our Past

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Exploring the life of Fred Dibnah. Fred was often associated with demolition, but his real passion was the preservation and restoration of Britain's past. Show more

Hidden Killers

The Tudor Home

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Dr Suzannah Lipscomb takes us back to Tudor times, when the newly emergent middle classes had money for luxuries and early consumer goods, many of which contained hidden dangers. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:
Modern Television Ltd
Executive Producer:
Jobim Sampson
Executive Producer:
Sarah Broughton

Elizabeth R

The Marriage Game

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Classic historical drama series. The unmarried young queen is encouraged to find a suitable husband so that she can produce an heir, but she finds that very few suitors interest her.

Contributors

Elizabeth:
Glenda Jackson
William Cecil:
Ronald Hines
Robert Dudley:
Robert Hardy
Bishop de Quadra:
Esmond Knight
Sir James Melville:
John Cairney
Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots:
Vivian Pickles
Director:
Herbert Wise

Lucy Worsley teams up with Zoe Laughlin in an ambitious attempt to recreate one of the earliest and most spectacular fireworks displays in England, designed for Queen Elizabeth I. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Lucy Worsley
Presenter:
Zoe Laughlin
Producer:
Nigel Levy
Director:
Sid Bennett
Production Company:
STV Productions
Executive Producer:
Peter Collins
Production Manager:
Lucy Beveridge
Production Manager:
Scott Leadbetter
Editor:
Gary Scott
On-line editing:
Neil Allan

Storyville

Into the Storm: Surfing to Survive

Duration: 1 hour, 22 minutes

on BBC Four

A troubled teenager from a crime-ridden neighbourhood in Peru struggles to realise his dream of becoming a professional surfer and to raise his family out of poverty. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Jhonny Guerrero
Interviewed Guest:
Sofia Mulanovich
Interviewed Guest:
Jose Plaza
Interviewed Guest:
Diego Villaran
Producer:
Adam Brown
Director:
Adam Brown

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Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel and Stone

Episode 6: Preserving Our Past

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Exploring the life of Fred Dibnah. Fred was often associated with demolition, but his real passion was the preservation and restoration of Britain's past. Show more

Hidden Killers

The Tudor Home

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Dr Suzannah Lipscomb takes us back to Tudor times, when the newly emergent middle classes had money for luxuries and early consumer goods, many of which contained hidden dangers. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:
Modern Television Ltd
Executive Producer:
Jobim Sampson
Executive Producer:
Sarah Broughton

BBC Four

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