Programme Index

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Great British Railway Journeys

Series 11

Limehouse to Rochford

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four

On this leg, Michael alights at Limehouse in east London for Cable Street, which became the focus of Britain's fight against fascism in the 1930s. Show more

The Flying Archaeologist

Episode 4: The Thames: Secret War

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Ben Robinson flies over the Thames to reveal discoveries about WWI, including a network of trenches on the Hoo peninsula near the former Chattenden Barracks. Show more

Horizon

2020

Pluto: Back from the Dead

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 6 months

The incredible story of how Pluto has been propelled from an unremarkable ball of ice on the edge of the solar system to a world of unimaginable complexity - where some form of alien life might exist. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 42 minutes

on BBC Four

Period drama. Adbul Karim is whisked from his clerk's job at an Accra prison to present a ceremonial coin to Queen Victoria for her golden jubilee, along with his more reluctant companion Mohammed. Show more

Contributors

Queen Victoria:
Judi Dench
Abdul:
Ali Fazal
Miss Phipps:
Fenella Woolgar
Arthur Bigge:
Robin Soans
Mohammed:
Adeel Akhtar
Dr Reid:
Paul Higgins
Alick Yorke:
Julian Wadham
Lady Churchill:
Olivia Williams
Lord Salisbury:
Michael Gambon
Sir Henry Ponsonby:
Tim Pigott-Smith
Writer:
Lee Hall
Producer:
Beeban Kidron

Duration: 1 hour, 51 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 11 months

Biographical comedy drama set in 1940s New York. A wealthy socialite opens herself up to ridicule when she pursues a career in opera, despite being unable to sing. Show more

Contributors

Florence Foster Jenkins:
Meryl Streep
St Clair Bayfield:
Hugh Grant
Cosmé McMoon:
Simon Helberg
Agnes Stark:
Nina Arianda
Carlo Edwards:
David Haig
Arturo Toscanini:
John Kavanagh
Phineas Stark:
Stanley Townsend
John Totten:
Allan Corduner
Earl Wilson:
Christian McKay
Dr Hermann:
John Sessions
Mrs James O'Flaherty:
Maggie Steed
Mrs Oscar Garmunder:
Thelma Barlow
Baroness Le Feyre:
Paola Dionisotti
Orlando Adams:
Carl Davis
Tallulah Bankhead:
Nat Luurtsema

imagine...

2023/24

Stephen Frears: Director for Hire

Duration: 1 hour, 5 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

imagine… profiles Stephen Frears, acclaimed film director of Dangerous Liaisons and The Queen. Some say he’s grumpy, others that he’s mischievous. What drives this 81-year-old? Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alan Yentob
Director:
Linda Sands
Producer:
Linda Sands
Executive Producer:
Tanya Hudson
Series Editor:
Alan Yentob

Great British Railway Journeys

Series 11

Limehouse to Rochford

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four

On this leg, Michael alights at Limehouse in east London for Cable Street, which became the focus of Britain's fight against fascism in the 1930s. Show more

The Flying Archaeologist

Episode 4: The Thames: Secret War

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Ben Robinson flies over the Thames to reveal discoveries about WWI, including a network of trenches on the Hoo peninsula near the former Chattenden Barracks. Show more

BBC Four

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