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Great Asian Railway Journeys

Series 1

Ayutthaya to River Kwai

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Michael Portillo continues his rail journey through Thailand from Lampang, stopping to help at an elephant hospital, where they care for animals wounded by landmines. Show more

Documentary. Iolo Williams travels over a thousand miles with a specialist dive team looking for signs of hope the Great Barrier Reef can survive the threat of global warming. Show more

Dan Cruickshank looks at the extravagant 19th-century castles and palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria, believing them to be the work of an architectural genius ahead of his time. Show more

Elizabeth R

Shadow in the Sun

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Classic historical drama series. Elizabeth meets an interesting suitor, the Duke of Anjou, much to the Puritans' disapproval. Now Elizabeth must decide whether to follow her head or her heart. Show more

Contributors

Elizabeth:
Glenda Jackson
Robert Dudley:
Robert Hardy
William Cecil:
Ronald Hines
Walsingham:
Stephen Murray
Earl of Sussex:
John Shrapnel
Sir Christopher Hatton:
Bernard Horsfall

Elizabeth R

Horrible Conspiracies

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Classic historical drama series. Elizabeth finds her position increasingly threatened by Mary, Queen of Scots and her loyal supporters. Will Elizabeth have to execute Mary in order to remain queen? Show more

Contributors

Elizabeth:
Glenda Jackson
Mary, Queen of Scots:
Vivian Pickles
Walsingham:
Stephen Murray
Sir Amyas Paulet:
Hamilton Dyce
Sir Anthony Babington:
David Collings
Gilbert Gifford:
Bernard Holley

Great Asian Railway Journeys

Series 1

Ayutthaya to River Kwai

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Michael Portillo continues his rail journey through Thailand from Lampang, stopping to help at an elephant hospital, where they care for animals wounded by landmines. Show more

Documentary. Iolo Williams travels over a thousand miles with a specialist dive team looking for signs of hope the Great Barrier Reef can survive the threat of global warming. Show more

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