Programme Index

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Secret Life of Farm Animals

Series 1

Episode 2: Cows

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Documentary Series It is summer and the focus is on cows. A look at how cows thrive in the wild, love music and problem-solving, and how chickens use 24 different clucks. Show more

Great Coastal Railway Journeys

Series 1

Fairlie to Port Glasgow

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 6 months

Michael Portillo explores the magnificent western coast of Scotland by rail and ferry, starting at the Hunterston B nuclear power plant and finishing along the deep waters of the Clyde. Show more

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

Series 1

Episode 6: The Psychiatrist

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Classic sitcom about accident-prone Frank Spencer. Convinced he is a failure, Frank visits a psychiatrist.

Yes, Minister

Series 1

Episode 5: The Writing on the Wall

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four

Sitcom about a British government minister and the advisers who surround him. Jim Hacker MP and Sir Humphrey learn of a plan that threatens them both. Show more

Contributors

James Hacker:
Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby:
Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard Woolley:
Derek Fowlds
Daniel Hughes:
Daniel Moynihan
Sir Frederick 'Jumbo' Stewart:
John Savident
Frank Weisel:
Neil Fitzwiliam
Writer:
Antony Jay

The Thick of It

Series 3

Episode 5

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Satirical political sitcom. After trading bitter blows in the press, DoSAC minister Nicola Murray MP and her shadow Peter Mannion MP are invited onto BBC Radio 5Live for a debate. Show more

Contributors

Malcolm Tucker:
Peter Capaldi
Olly Reeder:
Chris Addison
Glenn Cullen:
James Smith
Terri Coverley:
Joanna Scanlan
Nicola Murray:
Rebecca Front
Peter Mannion:
Roger Allam
Emma Messinger:
Olivia Poulet
Phil Smith:
Will Smith
Stewart Pearson:
Vincent Franklin
Sports Presenter:
George Riley
Writer:
Will Smith
Writer:
Roger Drew
Writer:
Tony Roche
Producer:
Adam Tandy
Assistant Director:
Jude Campbell
Sound Recordist:
Bob Newton
Script Supervisor:
Elise Burgess
Location Manager:
Tom Howard
Production Manager:
Francis Gilson
Executive Producer:
Mark Freeland
Executive Producer:
Armando Iannucci
Production Designer:
Simon Rogers
Costume designer:
Ros Little
Director of photography:
Jamie Cairney
Editor-in-chief:
Gary Dollner

The Violence Paradox

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 53 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Documentary series. Psychologist Steven Pinker traces the social and neurobiological roots of human violence and asks whether human beings becoming less violent? And if so, why? Show more

Great Coastal Railway Journeys

Series 1

Fairlie to Port Glasgow

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 6 months

Michael Portillo explores the magnificent western coast of Scotland by rail and ferry, starting at the Hunterston B nuclear power plant and finishing along the deep waters of the Clyde. Show more

Secret Life of Farm Animals

Series 1

Episode 2: Cows

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Documentary Series It is summer and the focus is on cows. A look at how cows thrive in the wild, love music and problem-solving, and how chickens use 24 different clucks. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Documentary series. James Fox explores how New Zealand's indigenous Maori people resisted colonisation and marginalisation and maintained their distinctive culture. Show more

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