Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 273,251 playable programmes from the BBC

Great British Railway Journeys

Series 9

Episode 13: Sheffield to Nantwich

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Michael Portillo is in the steel city of Sheffield, where he discovers an enormous and beautifully preserved early 20th-century steam engine. Show more

As Time Goes By

Series 1

The Copper Kettle

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four

Lionel and Jean spend the day walking around an old town they used to visit when they were young. They find that even though things have changed, their treasured memories remain.

Contributors

Jean Pargetter:
Judi Dench
Lionel Hardcastle:
Geoffrey Palmer
Judith Hanson:
Moira Brooker
Petrol Station Attendant:
Tony Westrope
Hotel Manager:
Gillian Martell

A History of Britain by Simon Schama

Series 2

Episode 1: The British Wars

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Simon Schama looks beyond the romantic stories of Cavaliers and Roundheads to the real story of the English Civil War, in which hundreds of thousands died. Show more

Storyville

Sex on Screen

Duration: 1 hour, 18 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

A Storyville documentary that explores how sex scenes in Hollywood are created, the toll on those involved in filming them, and the impact such images have on women and girls in the real world. Show more

Contributors

Commissioning Editor:
Lucie Kon

Africa with Ade Adepitan

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Ade Adepitan embarks on the second leg of his journey around Africa. This time he is in Central Africa, travelling from Gabon to Uganda, via the Democratic Republic of Congo. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ade Adepitan
Series Producer:
Olly Bootle
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall
Director:
Adnan Ahmed
Producer:
Adnan Ahmed

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Revealing the dirty secrets behind London's policing with a story of corruption that goes to the very top of the Met and leads to the formation of the first internal anti-corruption unit.
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A History of Britain by Simon Schama

Series 2

Episode 1: The British Wars

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Simon Schama looks beyond the romantic stories of Cavaliers and Roundheads to the real story of the English Civil War, in which hundreds of thousands died. Show more

BBC Four

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