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2006-07 Shorts

Episode 13: Dancing Cranes of Sweden

Duration: 10 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 5 months

As the spring sunshine melts the snow and ice on a lake which is a stop-off point for 10,000 migrating cranes, the birds start to do an unforgettable dance. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Vyv Simson
Producer:
Fiona Pitcher
Producer:
Robert Yeoman

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Michael Scott uses 3D scanning technology to reveal the secrets of Cairo and ancient Egypt: from the Great Pyramid and a hidden Roman fortress to the Arabic citadel of Saladin. Show more

Stieg Larsson's Millennium

Series 1

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Part 1

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Crusading journalist Mikael Blomkvist, with a prison sentence hanging over him, is contacted by Henrik Vanger to investigate the disappearance of his 16-year-old niece 40 years ago. Show more

Contributors

Mikael Blomkvist:
Michael Nyqvist
Henrik Vanger:
Sven-Bertil Taube
Celilia Vanger:
Marika Lagercrantz
Nils Bjurman:
Peter Andersson
Erika Berger:
Lena Endre
Martin Vanger:
Peter Haber
Gustav Morell:
Björn Granath
Dirch Frode:
Ingvar Hirdwall
Harriet Vanger:
Ewa Fröling
Lisbeth Salander:
Noomi Rapace

Stephen Smith explores the life and work of the virtuoso jeweller Carl Faberge, who transformed his father's modest business into the world's most famous supplier of luxury items. Show more

Duration: 60 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 6 months

Charting Sweden's remarkable rise as a music superpower. James Ballardie explores the unique Swedish songwriting formula behind some of the biggest pop hits since the 1990s. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
James Ballardie
Interviewed Guest:
Andreas Carlsson
Interviewed Guest:
Herbie Crichlow
Interviewed Guest:
Jörgen Elofsson
Interviewed Guest:
Robyn
Interviewed Guest:
Tove Lo
Interviewed Guest:
Jenny Berggren
Interviewed Guest:
Ulf Ekberg
Interviewed Guest:
Jan Gradvall
Interviewed Guest:
Jeanette von der Burg
Interviewed Guest:
Rami Yacoub

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Michael Scott uses 3D scanning technology to reveal the secrets of Cairo and ancient Egypt: from the Great Pyramid and a hidden Roman fortress to the Arabic citadel of Saladin. Show more

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