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Series 5 (Shortened Versions)

The Wash

BBC Two

Duration: 14 minutes

on BBC Four

Magazine documentary. Miranda Krestovnikoff wades out in the mud of the Wash, a tidal feeding ground for migrating birds. Neil Oliver visits the birthplace of Lord Nelson. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Neil Oliver
Presenter:
Nicholas Crane
Executive Producer:
William Lyons
Series Producer:
Steve Evanson

Brand

Coast
Source: BBC Online

Great American Railroad Journeys

Series 3

Episode 12: Sacramento to Napa Valley

BBC Two

Duration: 29 minutes

Audio described
on BBC Four

Available for years

Michael Portillo begins this leg at the spot that triggered the 1848 gold rush. Michael pans for gold in the clear waters of the American River. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Dave Minchin
Series Producer:
Alison Kreps
Production Company:
FremantleMedia
Source: BBC Online
BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 16 minutes

on BBC Four

A chance to hang out with Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and Joan Plowright and enjoy sparkling conversation spliced with a raft of astonishing archive. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Eileen Atkins
Interviewed Guest:
Judi Dench
Interviewed Guest:
Maggie Smith
Interviewed Guest:
Joan Plowright
Director:
Roger Michell
Producer:
Sally Angel

Formats

Source: BBC Online
BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour, 39 minutes

Audio described
on BBC Four

Available for years

Dramatisation of one of history's most unusual love stories. A grieving Queen Victoria finds herself drawn to an unconventional Highlander. Show more

Contributors

Queen Victoria:
Judi Dench
John Brown:
Billy Connolly
Benjamin Disraeli:
Antony Sher
Henry Ponsonby:
Geoffrey Palmer
Dr Jenner:
Richard Pasco
Bertie, Prince of Wales:
David Westhead
Director:
John Madden
Archie Brown:
Gerard Butler
Lady Churchill:
Georgie Glen
Lady-in-Waiting:
Catherine O'Donnell
Princess Alexandra:
Sara Stewart
Princess Helena:
Finty Williams
Princess Louise:
Claire Nicolson
Princess Alice:
Hattie Ladbury
Prince Alfred:
Oliver Kent
Prince Arthur:
Alex Menzies
Prince Leopold:
Simon McKerrell
Bertie's Valet:
Rupert Farley
Mrs Grant:
Elaine Collins
Lord Stanley:
Jason Morell
Mary Ann Disraeli:
Cherith Mellor
Speaker of the House of Commons:
George Hall
Dean of Windsor:
Oliver Ford Davies
Society Lady:
Delia Lindsay
Sir Charles Dilke:
James Vaughan
Producer:
Sarah Curtis

Formats

Source: BBC Online
BBC One

Duration: 1 hour, 31 minutes

Audio described
on BBC Four

Available for 6 months

Ensemble comedy drama. An opera star arrives at a performers' retirement home amidst fraught preparations for a fundraising concert. Her presence adds to the tension. Show more

Contributors

Jean Horton:
Maggie Smith
Reggie Paget:
Tom Courtenay
Wilf Bond:
Billy Connolly
Cissy Robson:
Pauline Collins
Cedric Livingston:
Michael Gambon
Dr Lucy Cogan:
Sheridan Smith
Bobby Swanson:
Andrew Sachs
Anne Langley:
Gwyneth Jones
Frank White:
Michael Byrne

Formats

Source: BBC Online

Talking Pictures

Maggie Smith

BBC Two

Duration: 38 minutes

on BBC Four

Sylvia Syms presents rarely seen footage from the BBC archives that explores the life and career of one of Britain's best-loved actresses, Maggie Smith. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Maggie Smith
Narrator:
Sylvia Syms
Executive Producer:
Carla-Maria Lawson
Series Producer:
Simon Goretzki
Assistant Producer:
Kate Robertson
Source: BBC Online
BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 16 minutes

on BBC Four

A chance to hang out with Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and Joan Plowright and enjoy sparkling conversation spliced with a raft of astonishing archive. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Eileen Atkins
Interviewed Guest:
Judi Dench
Interviewed Guest:
Maggie Smith
Interviewed Guest:
Joan Plowright
Director:
Roger Michell
Producer:
Sally Angel

Formats

Source: BBC Online

Wild Arabia

Episode 2: The Jewel of Arabia

BBC Two

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Wildlife documentary series. Swept by the annual Indian Ocean monsoon, the Dhofar mountains become a magical lost world of waterfalls and cloud forests. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Brian Leith
Series Producer:
Dan Rees
Series Producer:
Chadden Hunter
Source: BBC Online

Great American Railroad Journeys

Series 3

Episode 12: Sacramento to Napa Valley

BBC Two

Duration: 29 minutes

Audio described
on BBC Four

Available for years

Michael Portillo begins this leg at the spot that triggered the 1848 gold rush. Michael pans for gold in the clear waters of the American River. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Dave Minchin
Series Producer:
Alison Kreps
Production Company:
FremantleMedia
Source: BBC Online

BBC Four

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