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Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Celebrating Dibnah's contribution to our appreciation of Britain's industrial heritage. A look at his fascination with the skills of road and rail engineers. Show more

Canal Boat Diaries

Series 2

Market Drayton to Stourport-on-Severn

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Life on England’s waterways with Robbie Cumming. Robbie gets stuck in the mud in Woodseaves Cutting and explores the charming canal-side village of Kinver in Staffordshire.

Contributors

Presenter:
Robbie Cumming
Series Producer:
Stuart Woodman
Executive Producer:
Tony Parker

Keeping Up Appearances

Series 2

Episode 9: The Three Piece Suite

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 5 weeks

Comedy of social manners. Hyacinth wants her neighbours to see the arrival of her new suite, boasting that it's an exact replica of one at Sandringham House. Show more

Yes, Prime Minister

Series 2

Episode 1: Man Overboard

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Sitcom. Sir Humphrey must stop Jim supporting a plan to move armed service jobs from the south to the north east to ease unemployment. Show more

Contributors

James Hacker:
Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby:
Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard Woolley:
Derek Fowlds
Sir Arnold Robinson:
John Nettleton
Stanley Dudley, Employment Secretary:
Michael Byrne
Guy Howard, Chief of Defence Staff:
Frederick Treves
Chief Whip:
Peter Cartwright
Writer:
Antony Jay

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Experts from archaeologists to astrophysicists offer new insights on the Bayeux Tapestry, an artefact which, despite its fame, has remained shrouded in mystery. Show more

Dog Tales and Cat Tales

Series 1

Cat Tales: In from the Wild

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

The latest archaeology and genetics answer the biggest questions about our cats. Where do they come from? Why do we love them? What’s going on inside their heads? Show more

The true story of twin sisters from China, found as babies in a box in 2003 and adopted by two separate sets of parents - one from California, the other from a Norwegian village. Show more

Skint

Series 1

I'd Like to Speak to the Manager

Duration: 14 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

An evening out takes a dark turn in this exploration of misunderstanding across the class divide. Show more

Contributors

Woman on bed:
Lisa Dwyer Hogg
Supporting Artist:
Deryck Cozens
Supporting Artist:
Christelle Kitenge
Supporting Artist:
Liz Macleod
Supporting Artist:
Sagarika Ojha
Supporting Artist:
Pamela Quinn
Composer:
Sayan Kent
Writer:
Lisa McGee
Director:
Cora Bissett

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Canal Boat Diaries

Series 2

Market Drayton to Stourport-on-Severn

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Life on England’s waterways with Robbie Cumming. Robbie gets stuck in the mud in Woodseaves Cutting and explores the charming canal-side village of Kinver in Staffordshire.

Contributors

Presenter:
Robbie Cumming
Series Producer:
Stuart Woodman
Executive Producer:
Tony Parker

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Celebrating Dibnah's contribution to our appreciation of Britain's industrial heritage. A look at his fascination with the skills of road and rail engineers. Show more

Ian Hislop investigates Britain's emotional history. He argues that we have the Victorians to thank for making the stiff upper lip a genuinely national characteristic. Show more

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