Programme Index

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Great Coastal Railway Journeys

Series 1

Lairg to Caithness

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 6 months

Michael Portillo's coastal railway journey takes him past lochs and castles on the Far North Line to Britain’s northernmost railway station at Thurso. Show more

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Ben Robinson unlocks the ancient roots of the Northumberland village of Warkworth, discovering clues that point back almost 1,000 years to the Norman conquest. Show more

Meet the Romans with Mary Beard

Episode 2: Streetlife

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Available for 8 months

Historical series looking at the Roman empire from the bottom up. Professor Mary Beard discovers the crime and slum conditions in the world's first high-rise city. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mary Beard
Series Producer:
Caterina Turroni
Executive Producer:
Richard Bradley

Inside Culture

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Mary inhabits the worlds of architecture and fashion to analyse how we live now, during a pandemic, and fulfils a 40-year-long dream of reuniting the cast of renowned 1970s BBC drama I, Claudius. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mary Beard
Executive Producer:
Tanya Hudson
Series Producer:
Sandy Raffan

I, Claudius

Episode 4: Poison Is Queen

Duration: 51 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 3 months

Drama series chronicling the reigns of the Roman emperors. The Imperial Army on the Rhine has been wiped out, and Tiberius is sent to avenge the defeat. Show more

Contributors

Claudius:
Derek Jacobi
Augustus:
Brian Blessed
Germanicus:
David Robb
Tiberius:
George Baker
Director:
Herbert Wise

I, Claudius

Episode 5: Some Justice

Duration: 51 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 3 months

Drama series chronicling the reigns of Roman emperors Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula and Claudius. The situation in the east now threatens Tiberius's position as emperor. Show more

I, Claudius

Episode 6: Queen of Heaven

Duration: 52 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 3 months

Series chronicling the reigns of four Roman emperors. Germanicus has been murdered in Antioch and his wife Agrippina is convinced Tiberius ordered the killing. Show more

Contributors

Great Coastal Railway Journeys

Series 1

Lairg to Caithness

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 6 months

Michael Portillo's coastal railway journey takes him past lochs and castles on the Far North Line to Britain’s northernmost railway station at Thurso. Show more

Rome: A History of the Eternal City

Episode 3: The Rebirth of God's City

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Simon Sebag Montefiore charts Rome's rise from the abandonment and neglect of the 14th century into the everlasting seat of the papacy recognised today. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Emily Davis
Director:
Emily Davis
Executive Producer:
Mike Smith

Meet the Romans with Mary Beard

Episode 2: Streetlife

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Available for 8 months

Historical series looking at the Roman empire from the bottom up. Professor Mary Beard discovers the crime and slum conditions in the world's first high-rise city. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mary Beard
Series Producer:
Caterina Turroni
Executive Producer:
Richard Bradley

BBC Four

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