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Series following Martha Kearney through her beekeeping year. In spring, as the colonies become overcrowded the bees become likely to depart in a swarm with the queen. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Martha Kearney
Series Producer:
Tom Sheahan
Executive Producer:
Chris Shaw
Executive Producer:
Emma Read
Executive Producer:
Clare Paterson
Production Manager:
Emma Wood
Sound Recordist:
Tom Curry

Earth from Space

Series 1

Patterned Planet

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

From space, Earth's surface is covered in wonderful shapes. Wombats dig burrows across the Australian outback, and elephants in the Congo clear an opening in the forest. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Jo Shinner
Series Producer:
Chloe Sarosh
Producer:
Paul Thompson

The Planets

Series 1

The Godfather: Jupiter

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 27 days

Brian Cox continues his exploration of the solar system with a visit to a planet that dwarfs all the others: Jupiter. Its size gives it a great power that it has used to manipulate the other planets. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Brian Cox
Executive Producer:
Andrew Cohen
Series Producer:
Gideon Bradshaw
Production Manager:
Evih Efue
Production Coordinator:
Toby Keeley
Assistant Producer:
Katy Savage
Director of photography:
Julius Brighton

Missions

Series 2

Passage

Duration: 24 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 27 days

French sci-fi drama series. At the forest edge, Jeanne seeks the stranger. Meanwhile, approaching Mars, Alex’s state of mind causes concern. In French with English subtitles.

Contributors

Simon Gramat:
Clement Aubert
William Meyer:
Mathias Mlekuz
Alessandra ‘Alex’ Najac:
Giorgia Sinicorni
Gemma Williams:
Natacha Andrews
Allan Brody:
Ben Homewood
Samuel Becker:
Ralph Amoussou
Vladimir Komarov:
Arben Bajraktaraj
Eva Müller:
Adrianna Gradziel
Basile Verhoeven:
Come Levin
Ivan Goldstein:
Vincent Londez

Missions

Series 2

Replica

Duration: 21 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 27 days

French sci-fi drama series. A suspicious death reported four years earlier lays the groundwork for major revelations beneath the Martian surface. In French with English subtitles.

Contributors

Simon Gramat:
Clement Aubert
William Meyer:
Mathias Mlekuz
Alessandra ‘Alex’ Najac:
Giorgia Sinicorni
Gemma Williams:
Natacha Andrews
Allan Brody:
Ben Homewood
Samuel Becker:
Ralph Amoussou
Vladimir Komarov:
Arben Bajraktaraj
Eva Müller:
Adrianna Gradziel
Basile Verhoeven:
Come Levin
Ivan Goldstein:
Vincent Londez

Missions

Series 2

Alice

Duration: 23 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 27 days

French sci-fi drama series. Meyer recalls initial conflicts with his daughter, while Komarov lets Jeanne learn more of her true purpose, and a portal opens. In French with English subtitles.

Contributors

Simon Gramat:
Clement Aubert
William Meyer:
Mathias Mlekuz
Alessandra ‘Alex’ Najac:
Giorgia Sinicorni
Gemma Williams:
Natacha Andrews
Allan Brody:
Ben Homewood
Samuel Becker:
Ralph Amoussou
Vladimir Komarov:
Arben Bajraktaraj
Eva Müller:
Adrianna Gradziel
Basile Verhoeven:
Come Levin
Ivan Goldstein:
Vincent Londez

James May takes a rare and privileged flight 70,000 feet above Earth in a U2 spy plane to a place known in the Air Force as the 'space equivalent zone' or the 'edge of space'. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
James May
Producer:
Paul King
Director:
Paul King
Executive Producer:
Aidan Laverty
Executive Producer:
Phil Dolling

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 9 months

Richard E. Grant travels to southern Italy in the footsteps of great writers, past and present, whose work has been inspired by the country and its culture. Show more

Motherland

Series 3

Episode 5

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

At the PTA charity FUNraiser, Julia resolves to leave Paul for her builder Garry, Kev’s attempts to clear the air with Amanda backfire and Anne finally loses her rag. Show more

Series following Martha Kearney through her beekeeping year. In spring, as the colonies become overcrowded the bees become likely to depart in a swarm with the queen. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Martha Kearney
Series Producer:
Tom Sheahan
Executive Producer:
Chris Shaw
Executive Producer:
Emma Read
Executive Producer:
Clare Paterson
Production Manager:
Emma Wood
Sound Recordist:
Tom Curry

Earth from Space

Series 1

Patterned Planet

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

From space, Earth's surface is covered in wonderful shapes. Wombats dig burrows across the Australian outback, and elephants in the Congo clear an opening in the forest. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Jo Shinner
Series Producer:
Chloe Sarosh
Producer:
Paul Thompson

The Planets

Series 1

The Godfather: Jupiter

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 27 days

Brian Cox continues his exploration of the solar system with a visit to a planet that dwarfs all the others: Jupiter. Its size gives it a great power that it has used to manipulate the other planets. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Brian Cox
Executive Producer:
Andrew Cohen
Series Producer:
Gideon Bradshaw
Production Manager:
Evih Efue
Production Coordinator:
Toby Keeley
Assistant Producer:
Katy Savage
Director of photography:
Julius Brighton

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