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Great British Railway Journeys

Series 9

Episode 13: Sheffield to Nantwich

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Michael Portillo is in the steel city of Sheffield, where he discovers an enormous and beautifully preserved early 20th-century steam engine. Show more

Porridge

Series 3

Episode 4: Pardon Me

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Classic prison-set sitcom. Blanco, who has been in prison for 17 years for a crime he always claimed he didn't commit, refuses parole. Fletcher decides to help out. Show more

Ben Macintyre explores the truth behind the most famous double agent in modern history - Harold Kim Philby. He argues that Philby has become a caricature of the gentleman spy. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ben Macintyre
Kim Philby:
David Oakes
Nicholas Elliot:
William Beck
Series Producer:
Francis Whately
Executive Producer:
Dominic Corssley-Holland
Assistant Producer:
Ben Ryder
Production Manager:
Gezz Mounter
Production Coordinator:
Jane Chan

Ben Macintyre explores the truth behind the most famous double agent in modern history. Nicholas Elliott continues to defend Kim Philby as suspicion grows that he is a Soviet spy. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ben Macintyre
Kim Philby:
David Oakes
Nicholas Elliot:
William Beck
Producer:
Tom McCarthy
Series Producer:
Francis Whately
Executive Producer:
Dominic Corssley-Holland
Assistant Producer:
Ben Ryder
Production Manager:
Gezz Mounter
Production Coordinator:
Jane Chan

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Immersive history series, reviving the training programme of one of World War II's most covert organisations. In episode two, training proper begins. Show more

Contributors

Production Manager:
Ross Booker
Executive Producer:
Cate Hall
Series Producer:
Michael Fraser
Producer:
Zinia Scroggs
Production Company:
Wall to Wall Media

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Immersive history series, reviving the training programme of one of World War II's most covert organisations. The students learn survival skills in the remote Scottish Highlands. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Cate Hall
Series Producer:
Michael Fraser
Producer:
Mark Carter
Production Manager:
Ross Booker
Editor:
Matt White
Production Company:
Wall to Wall Media

Great British Railway Journeys

Series 9

Episode 13: Sheffield to Nantwich

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Michael Portillo is in the steel city of Sheffield, where he discovers an enormous and beautifully preserved early 20th-century steam engine. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 9 months

With a cash crisis, restrictions on visitor numbers and exhibitions, a new roof to pay for, and an imminent election causing alarm, friends and donors rally round to save the Met. Show more

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