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Great British Railway Journeys

Series 11

Truro to St Mawgan

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

In the countryside surrounding Truro, Michael finds the historic estate of Trewithen, whose gardens were stocked from China by professional plant hunters commissioned by its owner. Show more

Dan Cruickshank reveals the extraordinary story behind the design of iconic WWI memorials and explores the idea behind the creation of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Dan Cruickshank
Producer:
Mary Johnston
Executive Producer:
Michael Hewitt
Executive Producer:
Diarmuid Lavery

Duration: 2 hours, 3 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 9 months

Tense film thriller. Ex-hitman Jonathan Hemlock accepts one last government-sanctioned mission. His devious boss, however, has other plans for the assassin. Show more

Contributors

Jonathan Hemlock:
Clint Eastwood
Ben Bowman:
George Kennedy
Jemima 'Gem' Brown:
Vonetta McGee
Miles Mellough:
Jack Cassidy
Anna Montaigne:
Heidi Brühl

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 24 minutes

on BBC Four

Colonel Dax, the commanding officer of a platoon of French soldiers, is obliged to defend them when they are accused of cowardice in a court martial during World War I.

Contributors

Col. Dax:
Kirk Douglas
Cpl. Philippe Paris:
Ralph Meeker
Gen. George Broulard:
Adolphe Menjou
Gen. Paul Mireau:
George Macready
Lt. Roget:
Wayne Morris
Maj. Saint-Auban:
Richard Anderson

Museums in Quarantine

Series 1

British Museum

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Dr Janina Ramirez curates a highly personal selection of the artefacts housed by the British Museum. Show more

Great British Railway Journeys

Series 11

Truro to St Mawgan

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

In the countryside surrounding Truro, Michael finds the historic estate of Trewithen, whose gardens were stocked from China by professional plant hunters commissioned by its owner. Show more

Dan Cruickshank reveals the extraordinary story behind the design of iconic WWI memorials and explores the idea behind the creation of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Dan Cruickshank
Producer:
Mary Johnston
Executive Producer:
Michael Hewitt
Executive Producer:
Diarmuid Lavery

WWI: The Last Tommies

Series 1

Episode 3: The Fight to the End

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

The last Tommies remember life and death in WWI. Here, the story of the terrible battles of 1917 and 1918, and how defeat was eventually turned into victory. Show more

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