Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 277,927 playable programmes from the BBC

Great American Railroad Journeys

Series 3

Episode 14: San Francisco

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Michael Portillo finds that diversity has been at the heart of San Francisco since the days of the gold rush, though not always harmoniously so. Show more

Canal Boat Diaries

Series 2

Stratford-upon-Avon to Birmingham

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

The reality of life afloat with Robbie Cumming. On the last leg of his journey across England, Robbie crosses an epic aqueduct near Stratford-upon-Avon and gets stuck in a lock in central Birmingham.

Contributors

Presenter:
Robbie Cumming
Series Producer:
Stuart Woodman
Executive Producer:
Tony Parker

To the Manor Born

Series 2

Episode 5: The Honours List

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Stately sitcom. Fearing that DeVere's plans to enlarge the fields will destroy the surrounding countryside, Audrey leads the local community's campaign to stop him.

Contributors

Audrey fforbes-Hamilton:
Penelope Keith
Richard DeVere:
Peter Bowles
The Brigadier:
Anthony Sharp
The Rector:
Gerald Sim
Brabinger:
John Rudling
Mrs Beecham:
Betty Tucker

To the Manor Born

Series 2

Episode 6: Vive le Sport

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Stately sitcom. Audrey puts her back out fetching in the firewood.

Contributors

Audrey fforbes-Hamilton:
Penelope Keith
Richard DeVere:
Peter Bowles
Mrs Patterson:
Daphne Oxenford
Mrs Polouvicka:
Daphne Heard
Mr Purvis:
John Gleeson
Brabinger:
John Rudling
Mrs Beecham:
Betty Tucker

The Young Ones

Series 1

Episode 5: Interesting

Duration: 31 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

The boys decide to throw a party, but before long it descends into chaos. A preachy Christian turns up, Rick gets annoyed when their guests arrive early. Show more

Contributors

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

Timeshift

Series 6

Switch Off Something: Britain and the Three-Day Week

Duration: 39 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Philip Glenister narrates a documentary about Britain and the Three-Day Week, which resulted from a confrontation between the unions and the government in the winter of 1973-74. Show more

Dominic Sandbrook continues his exploration of science fiction by looking at its robot obsession, from Frankenstein's monster to the provocative ideas of Blade Runner. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
John Das
Series Producer:
Ben Southwell
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole
Participant:
Rutger Hauer
Participant:
Peter Weller
Participant:
Gale Anne Hurd
Participant:
Anthony Daniels
Participant:
Kenny Baker
Participant:
Edward James Olmos
Participant:
William Gibson

Art on the BBC

Series 1

Constable: The Rural Rebel

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Was Constable a chocolate box painter or a revolutionary? Art historian Rose Balston explores six decades of BBC archive to discover how TV has influenced our understanding of him.
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Contributors

Presenter:
Rose Balston
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Cove
Interviewed Guest:
Anne Lyles
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Rosenthal
Production Manager:
Judy Wilson
Executive Producer:
Emma Parkins
Executive Producer:
Ed Stobart

How to Get Ahead

Episode 2: At Renaissance Court

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Available for years

Stephen Smith explores Renaissance Florence under the reign of Grand Duke Cosimo Medici, where some of the greatest painters, sculptors and craftsmen in world history served. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Stephen Smith
Executive Producer:
Basil Comely
Production Coordinator:
Grace Brassington
Production Manager:
Nicholas Franklin

Timeshift

Series 6

Switch Off Something: Britain and the Three-Day Week

Duration: 39 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Philip Glenister narrates a documentary about Britain and the Three-Day Week, which resulted from a confrontation between the unions and the government in the winter of 1973-74. Show more

Horizon

2017

Mars - A Traveller's Guide

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 9 months

With the dream of sending humans to Mars closer than ever before, Horizon asks the world's leading experts on Mars where they would go and what they would need to survive. Show more

Great American Railroad Journeys

Series 3

Episode 14: San Francisco

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Michael Portillo finds that diversity has been at the heart of San Francisco since the days of the gold rush, though not always harmoniously so. Show more

Canal Boat Diaries

Series 2

Stratford-upon-Avon to Birmingham

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

The reality of life afloat with Robbie Cumming. On the last leg of his journey across England, Robbie crosses an epic aqueduct near Stratford-upon-Avon and gets stuck in a lock in central Birmingham.

Contributors

Presenter:
Robbie Cumming
Series Producer:
Stuart Woodman
Executive Producer:
Tony Parker

BBC Four

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