Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 277,311 playable programmes from the BBC

The Sky at Night

Will an Asteroid Destroy Earth?

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 8 months

The Sky at Night team explores the threat of an asteroid impact on earth and meets the space scientists who are developing methods of planetary defence that sound like the stuff of science fiction. Show more

Railways: The Making of a Nation

Capitalism and Commerce

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Series about Britain's railways. Liz McIvor explores how railways stimulated great changes to the nation's economy, including how business was done. Show more

A House Through Time

Series 3

Episode 1

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 10 months

David Olusoga investigates the residents of an 18th-century house in Bristol, uncovering stories of piracy, an abandoned baby, a notorious political writer and a runaway slave. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Olusoga
Series Producer:
Mary Crisp
Production Manager:
Zarina Dick
Composer:
Paul Honey
Executive Producer:
Maxine Watson
Production Company:
Twenty Twenty TV

Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

on BBC Four

Italian lad Luca, part-raised by English ladies living in Florence in 1935, re-enters their lives just as the encroaching war sees them forcibly relocated. Show more

Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

Series 3

Pop Music Movies

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Rebellion, romance, anarchy, excitement. Mark shows how the fusion of pop music and movies are a double act like no other. Show more

A House Through Time

Series 3

Episode 1

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 10 months

David Olusoga investigates the residents of an 18th-century house in Bristol, uncovering stories of piracy, an abandoned baby, a notorious political writer and a runaway slave. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Olusoga
Series Producer:
Mary Crisp
Production Manager:
Zarina Dick
Composer:
Paul Honey
Executive Producer:
Maxine Watson
Production Company:
Twenty Twenty TV

BBC Four

About BBC Four

BBC Four reflects arts, music and culture with an ambitious range of intellectually and culturally enriching programmes, taking an expert and in-depth approach to its subjects.

About this data

This data is drawn from the data stream that informs BBC's iPlayer and Sounds. The information shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was/is subject to change and may not be accurate. More