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Great American Railroad Journeys

Series 3

Episode 10: Toronto

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Michael Portillo begins his Toronto tour with the ambitious underground engineering works at Union Station, which is now busier than the city's international airport. Show more

Digging for Britain

The Greatest Discoveries

Episode 4

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four

Professor Alice Roberts re-examines the key archaeological sites of Anglo-Saxon Britain and finds the evidence of a warrior culture and the enormous wealth of their aristocracy.

Contributors

Presenter:
Alice Roberts
Production Manager:
Jordan Smith
Executive Producer:
Eamon Hardy
Producer:
Denis Minihan
Production Company:
Rare TV

Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth

Episode 2: Mountains of the Deep

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Documentary on the Atlantic Ocean. In the South Atlantic, chains of extraordinary islands are packed with huge pods of dolphins and massive penguin colonies. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Ted Giffords
Director:
Ted Giffords
Series Producer:
Dan Rees
Executive Producer:
Tim Martin
Executive Producer:
Tim Scoones

Arena

River

Duration: 1 hour, 8 minutes

on BBC Four

River takes its audience on a journey through space and time spanning six continents, showing rivers on a scale and from perspectives never seen before.

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 8 months

Author Helen Macdonald follows Britain’s greatest river over four seasons, encountering salmon, beavers and the microscopic creatures helping to answer science's biggest questions. Show more

Documentary following Dick Strawbridge and Alice Roberts as they explore the British landscapes that inspired children's author Arthur Ransome to write Swallows and Amazons. Show more

Great American Railroad Journeys

Series 3

Episode 10: Toronto

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Michael Portillo begins his Toronto tour with the ambitious underground engineering works at Union Station, which is now busier than the city's international airport. Show more

Digging for Britain

The Greatest Discoveries

Episode 4

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four

Professor Alice Roberts re-examines the key archaeological sites of Anglo-Saxon Britain and finds the evidence of a warrior culture and the enormous wealth of their aristocracy.

Contributors

Presenter:
Alice Roberts
Production Manager:
Jordan Smith
Executive Producer:
Eamon Hardy
Producer:
Denis Minihan
Production Company:
Rare TV

Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth

Episode 2: Mountains of the Deep

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Documentary on the Atlantic Ocean. In the South Atlantic, chains of extraordinary islands are packed with huge pods of dolphins and massive penguin colonies. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Ted Giffords
Director:
Ted Giffords
Series Producer:
Dan Rees
Executive Producer:
Tim Martin
Executive Producer:
Tim Scoones

BBC Four

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