Programme Index

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Great Asian Railway Journeys

Series 1 (60-Minute Versions)

Bangkok to Hua Hin

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Michael Portillo steps into the ring under the guidance of champion trainer Master Toddy to learn muay Thai boxing. Can he perfect the cobra-inspired right hook? Show more

In a world exclusive, Professor Alice Roberts follows a decade-long historical quest using cutting-edge research that reveals Stonehenge’s oldest secret. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alice Roberts
Producer:
Peter Chinn
Executive Producer:
Steve Warr
Production Manager:
Louise Binding
Assistant Producer:
Barney Rowe
Production Company:
Tomos TV

Storyville

The Fire Within

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

A Storyville documentary in which film-maker Werner Herzog pays homage to French volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft, who were killed in a pyroclastic flow in Japan in 1991. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Werner Herzog
Executive Producer:
Julien Dumont
Executive Producer:
Mandy Leith
Executive Producer:
Alexandre Soullier
Producer:
Peter Lown
Director:
Werner Herzog
Production Company:
Brian Leith Productions
Production Company:
Bonne Pioche
Production Company:
Titan Films

Dangerous Earth

Episode 2: Volcano

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 7 months

Dr Helen Czerski looks at volcanoes. New thermal imagery and ultra high-speed photography capture the complex processes crucial to understanding how and why they erupt. Show more

Dangerous Earth

Episode 1: Avalanche

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Dr Helen Czerski looks at the anatomy of an avalanche, from eyewitness footage from within one to detailed CT scans showing the microscopic changes that cause them. Show more

Prehistoric Autopsy

Episode 3: Lucy

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Alice Roberts, George McGavin and a team of experts rebuild our ancient ancestors from the bones up. They reconstruct Lucy from the species Australopithecus afarensis. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alice Roberts
Presenter:
George McGavin
Series Producer:
Graeme Thomson
Executive Producer:
Jane Aldous

The Art of Japanese Life

Series 1

Episode 1: Nature

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

James Fox journeys through Japan's mountainous forests, marvels at its zen gardens and admires bonsai to explore the connections between its culture and the natural environment. Show more

Great Asian Railway Journeys

Series 1 (60-Minute Versions)

Bangkok to Hua Hin

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Michael Portillo steps into the ring under the guidance of champion trainer Master Toddy to learn muay Thai boxing. Can he perfect the cobra-inspired right hook? Show more

BBC Four

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