Programme Index

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Great American Railroad Journeys

Series 3

Episode 2: Boston to Concord, Massachusetts

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Michael Portillo's 19th-century Appleton's guidebook leads him to the Parker House Hotel, where in his best pinny, he whisks up a Boston cream pie. Show more

Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank

Episode 2: The Pharaoh Hunter

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Dan Cruickshank explores stories from ancient Egypt. He traces the mysteries in the life of Howard Carter, the archaeologist who discovered Tutankhamun's tomb. Show more

To the Manor Born

Series 2

Episode 2: The Spare Room

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Stately sitcom. One of Audrey's old school friends wants to pay a visit, but she is unaware of the drop in status of the former lady of the manor.

Contributors

Audrey fforbes-Hamilton:
Penelope Keith
Richard DeVere:
Peter Bowles
Marjory Frobisher:
Angela Thorne
Mrs Polouvicka:
Daphne Heard
Diana Hodge:
Joan Blackham

Ever Decreasing Circles

Series 4

Episode 6

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

After some poor results in an Open University test, Ann decides it would be best to bounce her ideas off someone in future. However, her choice of study partner causes a stir. Show more

The Young Ones

Series 1

Episode 2: Oil

Duration: 35 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Mike, Neil, Vyvyan and Rick move into their new home. Vyvyan thinks he has found oil in the basement, and Mike quickly takes control of the situation. Show more

Contributors

Vyvyan Basterd:
Adrian Edmondson
Neil Pye:
Nigel Planer
Jerzy Balowski:
Alexei Sayle
Director:
Paul Jackson

Storyville

A House Made of Splinters

Duration: 1 hour, 24 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

A Storyville documentary, filmed before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, that focuses on the experience of a boy called Kolya in an orphanage in the war-torn east of the country. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Signe Byrge Sørensen
Executive Producer:
Philippa Kowarsky

Documentary looking at how the British landscape has been depicted, from Flemish beginnings in the court of Charles I to the digital thumbstrokes of David Hockney's iPad. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Simon Callow
Participant:
Will Self
Participant:
Wayne Hemingway
Participant:
Nic Roeg
Participant:
Dan Snow
Executive Producer:
Greg Sanderson

A Very British History

Series 1

Romany Gypsies

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Writer Damian Le Bas explores how Gypsy people in the 1960s were forced to abandon their nomadic way of life for a more settled existence. Show more

Great American Railroad Journeys

Series 3

Episode 2: Boston to Concord, Massachusetts

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Michael Portillo's 19th-century Appleton's guidebook leads him to the Parker House Hotel, where in his best pinny, he whisks up a Boston cream pie. Show more

Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank

Episode 2: The Pharaoh Hunter

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Dan Cruickshank explores stories from ancient Egypt. He traces the mysteries in the life of Howard Carter, the archaeologist who discovered Tutankhamun's tomb. Show more

Horizon

2014-2015

Episode 11: 70 Million Animal Mummies: Egypt's Dark Secret

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Available for years

Documentary investigating the use of modern medical technology to scan Egyptian animal mummies from museums across the world. Show more

BBC Four

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