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Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

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A series telling the story of the NHS through the voices of the people whose lives it has affected. This episode covers a period in which the NHS expands beyond all recognition. Show more

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Series 1

Episode 10: The Old Magic

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Classic sitcom. After a few drinks at a restaurant, Bob and Terry start to chat up a couple of pretty girls to see if the old magic still works. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 8 months

Drama telling the story of Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise's formative years, as reluctant performer Eric Bartholomew becomes the funny man to precocious Ernie Wiseman's 'feed'. Show more

Contributors

George:
Jim Moir
Harry Wiseman:
Reece Shearsmith
Young Eric:
Jonah Lees
Young Ernie:
Harry McEntire
Little Eric:
Thomas Atkinson
Little Ernie:
Josh Benson
Jack Hylton:
Ted Robbins
Gordon Noval:
Andrew Greenough
Ronnie Waldman:
Julian Wadham
Showgirl:
Esme Bianco
Fishmonger:
Martin Walsh
Usherette:
Clara Darcy
Landlady:
Ria Jones
Stage Door Keeper 1:
Marcus Taylor
Stage Door Keeper 2:
Simon Holland Roberts
Stage Door Keeper 3:
Finetime Fontayne
Stage Door Keeper 4:
Lee Oakes
Billy Crackers:
Peter Gunn
Girl from Vasaria:
Carolynne Good

Timeshift

Series 15

Episode 3: The Engine that Powers the World

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Mark Evans tells the surprising story of the hidden powerhouse behind the globalised world, the diesel engine, a 19th-century invention that has become indispensable to the 21st. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Evans
Producer:
Steve O'Hagan
Director:
Steve O'Hagan
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole

Timeshift

Series 12

Episode 1: Health before the NHS: The Road to Recovery

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

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The shocking story of health before the NHS. In the early 20th century, getting treated if you were ill was a rudimentary, risky and costly business. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Wendy McLean
Director:
Wendy McLean
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole

Magic Numbers: Hannah Fry's Mysterious World of Maths

Series 1

Episode 3: Weirder and Weirder

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Documentary series. Dr Hannah Fry explores a paradox at the heart of modern maths, and what maths reveals about the fundamental building blocks of the universe. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 8 months

Drama telling the story of Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise's formative years, as reluctant performer Eric Bartholomew becomes the funny man to precocious Ernie Wiseman's 'feed'. Show more

Contributors

George:
Jim Moir
Harry Wiseman:
Reece Shearsmith
Young Eric:
Jonah Lees
Young Ernie:
Harry McEntire
Little Eric:
Thomas Atkinson
Little Ernie:
Josh Benson
Jack Hylton:
Ted Robbins
Gordon Noval:
Andrew Greenough
Ronnie Waldman:
Julian Wadham
Showgirl:
Esme Bianco
Fishmonger:
Martin Walsh
Usherette:
Clara Darcy
Landlady:
Ria Jones
Stage Door Keeper 1:
Marcus Taylor
Stage Door Keeper 2:
Simon Holland Roberts
Stage Door Keeper 3:
Finetime Fontayne
Stage Door Keeper 4:
Lee Oakes
Billy Crackers:
Peter Gunn
Girl from Vasaria:
Carolynne Good

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

A series telling the story of the NHS through the voices of the people whose lives it has affected. This episode covers a period in which the NHS expands beyond all recognition. Show more

BBC Four

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