Programme Index

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Life

Episode 10: Primates

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

The nature documentary examines primates, including armies of Hamadryas baboons battling on the plains of Ethiopia, and macaques in Japan lounging in thermal springs. Show more

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

Series 2

Episode 4: Frank and Marvin

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Classic sitcom. Betty has to break the news to Frank that she is pregnant. And Frank goes for a job at a holiday camp, with predictably disastrous results.

Yes, Minister

Series 2

Episode 3: The Death List

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Political sitcom. The minister is shocked to discover that his department is responsible for supplying all of the government's electronic surveillance equipment.

Contributors

Jim Hacker MP:
Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby:
Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard Woolley:
Derek Fowlds
Commander Forrest:
Graeme Garden
Annie Hacker:
Diana Hoddinott
Walter Fowler:
Ivor Roberts
Bodyguard:
Colin McCormack
Constable Ross:
Michael Keating
Bodyguard:
Jay Neill
Writer:
Antony Jay

Timeshift

Series 14

Episode 5: The Nation's Railway: The Golden Age of British Rail

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Using the British Transport Films archive, Timeshift revisits Britain's railways during the era of public ownership in a corrective to the myth of the bad old days of rail. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Rebecca Front
Series Producer:
William Naylor
Director:
David Leach
Producer:
David Leach

Storyville

Made of Steel: Wheelchair Rugby’s Fiercest Rivalry

Duration: 1 hour, 16 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

A Storyville documentary that follows the fierce sporting rivalry between the two best teams, England and France, and their journeys in the 2021 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Emma Everitt
Production Company:
Noah Media Group

imagine...

2022

Malorie Blackman: What If?

Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

As she prepares to publish her long-awaited autobiography, former children's laureate Malorie Blackman discusses the key moments in her life that made her a writer. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alan Yentob
Director:
Jude Ho
Series Editor:
Alan Yentob
Executive Producer:
Tanya Hudson

imagine...

2020

Lenny Henry: Young, Gifted and Black

Duration: 1 hour, 14 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 2 days

Alan Yentob meets Lenny Henry as he publishes a first volume of autobiography, charting his early years in show business. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alan Yentob
Interviewed Guest:
Lenny Henry
Director:
Alex Harding
Producer:
Alex Harding
Executive Producer:
Tanya Hudson
Series Editor:
Alan Yentob

Life

Episode 10: Primates

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

The nature documentary examines primates, including armies of Hamadryas baboons battling on the plains of Ethiopia, and macaques in Japan lounging in thermal springs. Show more

Andy Warhol's America

Series 1

The American Nightmare

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Charting Andy Warhol’s response to major events in the 1960s and how he faced his own nightmare when he was shot by an associate. Show more

BBC Four

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