Programme Index

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Great British Railway Journeys

Series 11

Bodmin to Totnes

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Out on the rugged moor, Michael Portillo hears how the celebrated author Daphne du Maurier captivated readers between the wars with her tales of smuggling at the Jamaica Inn. Show more

The Yorkshire Dales

Series 1

Wharfedale

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Explorer Paul Rose’s Yorkshire Dales adventure concludes in Wharfedale. He meets the Calendar Girls and finds out why bats are threatened in the Dales. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Paul Rose
Series Producer:
Paul Greenan
Executive Producer:
Nicola Addyman

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Michael Caine gives a masterclass on the craft of acting for the silver screen by conducting a workshop with five actors using scenes from some of his films.

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Caine
Participant:
Simon Cutter
Participant:
Celia Imrie
Participant:
Mark Jefferies
Participant:
Ian Redford
Participant:
Shirin Taylor

Duration: 1 hour, 44 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 12 months

Spy thriller about an investigation into a brain drain among scientists. A secret agent finds himself in a world where nobody can be trusted. Show more

Contributors

Harry Palmer:
Michael Caine
Major Dalby:
Nigel Green
Colonel HL Ross:
Guy Doleman
Jean Courtney:
Sue Lloyd
Jock Carswell:
Gordon Jackson
Dr Radcliffe:
Aubrey Richards
Housemartin:
Oliver Macgreevy
Inspector Pat Keightley:
Stanley Meadows
Police Station Sergeant:
Glynn Edwards

Duration: 1 hour, 37 minutes

on BBC Four

Harry Palmer is sent to Berlin with instructions to assist Colonel Stok, the Russian head of security for the Berlin Wall, who is eager to defect to the West. Show more

Contributors

Harry Palmer:
Michael Caine
Johnny Vulkan:
Paul Hubschmid
Col. Stok:
Oskar Homolka
Samantha Steel:
Eva Renzi
Writer:
Evan Jones
Director:
Guy Hamilton

Great British Railway Journeys

Series 11

Bodmin to Totnes

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Out on the rugged moor, Michael Portillo hears how the celebrated author Daphne du Maurier captivated readers between the wars with her tales of smuggling at the Jamaica Inn. Show more

The Yorkshire Dales

Series 1

Wharfedale

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Explorer Paul Rose’s Yorkshire Dales adventure concludes in Wharfedale. He meets the Calendar Girls and finds out why bats are threatened in the Dales. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Paul Rose
Series Producer:
Paul Greenan
Executive Producer:
Nicola Addyman

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Michael Caine gives a masterclass on the craft of acting for the silver screen by conducting a workshop with five actors using scenes from some of his films.

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Caine
Participant:
Simon Cutter
Participant:
Celia Imrie
Participant:
Mark Jefferies
Participant:
Ian Redford
Participant:
Shirin Taylor

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Chris Packham reveals the cleverest animal communicators on the planet and learns how scientists are using cutting-edge technology to understand their conversations. Show more

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