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Africa

Episode 3: Congo

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

David Attenborough's breathtaking journey through Africa. In the Congo, animals must stand up and fight for their patch, and head off stiff competition. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Michael Gunton
Series Producer:
James Honeyborne
Producer:
Verity White

Series

Africa

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

Series 2

Episode 5: Father's Class

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Sitcom. Frank and Betty practise looking after children by taking Judy and Alison for a day out at the zoo. And Frank attends a maternity class - without Betty. Show more

Yes, Minister

Series 2

Episode 4: The Greasy Pole

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Sitcom about a British government minister and the advisers who surround him. Jim Hacker finds himself in the middle of a row over the British Chemical Corporation.

Contributors

James Hacker:
Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby:
Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard Woolley:
Derek Fowlds
Joan Littler:
Brenda Blethyn
Sir Wally McFarlane:
Freddie Earlle
Professor Henderson:
Jerome Willis
R A Crichton:
Geoffrey Toone
R A Crichton:
Jonathan Lynn
R A Crichton:
Antony Jay

Lucy Worsley Investigates

Series 1

Princes in the Tower

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

What really happened to the princes in the tower? Lucy Worsley uncovers the story of the two boys whose disappearance in 1483 has led to centuries of mystery and speculation. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Lucy Worsley
Director:
Emma Frank
Series Producer:
Emma Frank
Executive Producer:
Julia Harrington

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 2 months

Drama recounting the efforts of a groundbreaking producer and a blacklisted director to televise the trial of notorious Nazi Adolf Eichmann, accused of executing the Holocaust. Show more

Contributors

Leo Hurwitz:
Anthony LaPaglia
Milton Fruchtman:
Martin Freeman
Mrs Landau:
Rebecca Front
David Landor:
Andy Nyman
Yaakov Jonilowicz:
Nicholas Woodeson
Ron Huntsman:
Ben Addis
Millek Knebel:
Ed Birch
Eva Fruchtman:
Zora Bishop
Roy Sedwell:
Dylan Edwards
Tommy Hurwitz:
Nathaniel Gleed
Alan Rosenthal:
Ben Lloyd-Hughes
Adolf Eichmann:
Vaidotas Martinaitis
NY Times Journalist’s Wife:
Nell Mooney
Jane Hurwitz:
Anna-Louise Plowman
NY Times Journalist:
Ian Porter
David Arad:
Justin Salinger
Narrator:
Samuel West
Producer:
Ken Marshall

imagine...

2022

Sonia Boyce: Finding Her Voice

Duration: 1 hour, 6 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Alan Yentob follows acclaimed artist Sonia Boyce as she prepares to make history as the first black woman to represent Great Britain at the Venice Biennale. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alan Yentob
Director:
Alex Harding
Series Editor:
Alan Yentob
Executive Producer:
Tanya Hudson

What Do Artists Do All Day?

Frank Bowling's Abstract World

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 8 months

Brenda Emmanus meets abstract artist Frank Bowling, who became the first black Royal Academician in 2005, to discuss a major retrospective of his work at Tate Britain. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Brenda Emmanus
Interviewed Guest:
Frank Bowling
Director:
Charlie Sever
Executive Producer:
Tanya Hudson

Africa

Episode 3: Congo

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

David Attenborough's breathtaking journey through Africa. In the Congo, animals must stand up and fight for their patch, and head off stiff competition. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Michael Gunton
Series Producer:
James Honeyborne
Producer:
Verity White

Series

Africa

Series exploring the Celts. The first part looks at the origins of the ancient civilisation in the Alps of central Europe and the moment of first contact with the Romans. Show more

BBC Four

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