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Botany: A Blooming History

Episode 1: A Confusion of Names

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Timothy Walker reveals how the work of Carl Linnaeus, Phillip Miller and John Ray unlocked the mysteries of the plant kingdom and created the science of botany. Show more

South Pacific

Episode 3: Endless Blue

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Documentary series on the South Pacific islands. Much of this blue wilderness is a marine desert, where sharks, whales and turtles must go to great lengths to survive. Show more

The Culture Show

Hanif Kureishi: Writers Are Trouble - A Culture Show Special

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Available for years

In this exploration of Hanif Kureishi's work, Alan Yentob finds that the author takes his duty as national literary nuisance very seriously indeed. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alan Yentob
Participant:
Hanif Kureishi
Participant:
Stephen Frears
Participant:
Kevin Loader
Participant:
Roger Michell
Series Editor:
Janet Lee

The Buddha of Suburbia

Series 1

Episodes 3 and 4

Duration: 1 hour, 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Conclusion of Hanif Kureishi's drama about an Anglo-Indian teen's sexual and political awakening in the 1970s. Karim becomes a star actor and goes with Pyke’s play to New York.

Timeshift

Series 16

Episode 4: Booze, Beans and Bhajis: The Story of the Corner Shop

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Babita Sharma explores the growing and shifting fortunes of the British corner shop to discover why this unsung hero has been at the centre of ordinary lives for over 70 years. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Babita Sharma
Series Producer:
William Naylor
Producer:
Linda Sands
Director:
Linda Sands
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole

Wonders of the Universe

Episode 3: Falling

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Series in which Professor Brian Cox explores the laws of the universe. In this episode, Brian takes on the story of the force that sculpts the entire universe - gravity. Show more

Botany: A Blooming History

Episode 1: A Confusion of Names

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Timothy Walker reveals how the work of Carl Linnaeus, Phillip Miller and John Ray unlocked the mysteries of the plant kingdom and created the science of botany. Show more

South Pacific

Episode 3: Endless Blue

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Documentary series on the South Pacific islands. Much of this blue wilderness is a marine desert, where sharks, whales and turtles must go to great lengths to survive. Show more

BBC Four

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