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Great Coastal Railway Journeys

Series 1

Stirling to East Neuk

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 25 days

Michael Portillo travels from the medieval city of Stirling through Perth, the historic crowning place of Scottish monarchs, and into Kirkcaldy, where he revisits some fond family memories. Show more

Secrets of Skin

Series 1

Adaptability

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 10 months

Professor Ben Garrod explores how versatile the basic skin structure truly is, revealing how slight adaptations have created birds' feathers and a rhinoceros’s horn. Show more

Documentary series delving into a rarely seen South American wilderness. Discover the secret lives of pumas and hummingbirds and soar with condors over glacial peaks. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 8 months

Joann Fletcher explains how ancient Egypt's extraordinary story fits together. Joann explores the magnificent Colossi of Memnon, built under Pharaoh Amenhotep III. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Joann Fletcher
Series Producer:
Caterina Turroni
Director:
Ian A Hunt
Producer:
Ian A Hunt
Executive Producer:
Gillian Mosely
Executive Producer:
Bill Locke
Production Manager:
Chrissie Barlow
Production Coordinator:
Katie King
Assistant Producer:
Georgina Stewart
Researcher:
Harpreet Gill
Production Company:
Lion Television

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David Bowie: Cracked Actor

Duration: 54 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 10 months

To mark David Bowie's comeback album and a new exhibition, Alan Yentob looks back at his 1975 documentary, Cracked Actor. The film follows Bowie during the 1974 Diamond Dogs tour. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
David Bowie
Presenter:
Alan Yentob
Series Editor:
Alan Yentob

Duration: 1 hour, 3 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 10 months

David Bowie stars in Bertolt Brecht's first play, set in pre-World War I Germany, which depicts scenes from the life of an amoral poet-singer ruthlessly devoted to his own talent. Show more

Contributors

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Great Coastal Railway Journeys

Series 1

Stirling to East Neuk

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 25 days

Michael Portillo travels from the medieval city of Stirling through Perth, the historic crowning place of Scottish monarchs, and into Kirkcaldy, where he revisits some fond family memories. Show more

Secrets of Skin

Series 1

Adaptability

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 10 months

Professor Ben Garrod explores how versatile the basic skin structure truly is, revealing how slight adaptations have created birds' feathers and a rhinoceros’s horn. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 8 months

Joann Fletcher explains how ancient Egypt's extraordinary story fits together. Joann explores the magnificent Colossi of Memnon, built under Pharaoh Amenhotep III. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Joann Fletcher
Series Producer:
Caterina Turroni
Director:
Ian A Hunt
Producer:
Ian A Hunt
Executive Producer:
Gillian Mosely
Executive Producer:
Bill Locke
Production Manager:
Chrissie Barlow
Production Coordinator:
Katie King
Assistant Producer:
Georgina Stewart
Researcher:
Harpreet Gill
Production Company:
Lion Television

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