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Series 1

The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra - Benjamin Britten

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Katie Derham presents analysis and performance of Benjamin Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Moritz Gnann. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Katie Derham
Executive Producer:
Richard Bradley
Series Producer:
Mathew Tucker
Director of photography:
Michael O'Halloran
Production Manager:
Claire Smith
Production Manager:
Tricia Chacon
Production Company:
Lion Television

Maps: Power, Plunder and Possession

Episode 2: Spirit of the Age

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Jerry Brotton shows how maps can reveal the fears and prejudices of their age, from medieval religious passion to Victorian obsession with poverty and disease. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jerry Brotton
Director:
Helen Nixon
Producer:
Helen Nixon
Series Producer:
Annabel Hobley
Executive Producer:
Chris Granlund

Handmade in Japan

Series 1

Episode 2: Kimono

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Series celebrating traditional Japanese crafts. On Amami Oshima in the southern oceans, we follow the elaborate handmade production of a traditional Japanese kimono. Show more

Discovering...

Series 1

The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra - Benjamin Britten

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Katie Derham presents analysis and performance of Benjamin Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Moritz Gnann. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Katie Derham
Executive Producer:
Richard Bradley
Series Producer:
Mathew Tucker
Director of photography:
Michael O'Halloran
Production Manager:
Claire Smith
Production Manager:
Tricia Chacon
Production Company:
Lion Television

Maps: Power, Plunder and Possession

Episode 2: Spirit of the Age

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Jerry Brotton shows how maps can reveal the fears and prejudices of their age, from medieval religious passion to Victorian obsession with poverty and disease. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jerry Brotton
Director:
Helen Nixon
Producer:
Helen Nixon
Series Producer:
Annabel Hobley
Executive Producer:
Chris Granlund

A Year in the Wild

Episode 3: Cairngorms

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

A portrait of the harsh beauty and surprising wildlife of Scotland's Cairngorms National Park, home to some of the UK's rarest and most spectacular animals. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
John Lyall
Participant:
Graeme MacDonald
Participant:
Elizabeth Pirie
Participant:
Archie Hay
Participant:
Jim Crumley
Producer:
Andrew Murray
Producer:
Ingrid Kvale
Executive Producer:
Tim Martin

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