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Adventurer Steve Backshall sets out to explore the mighty Baliem River in the island of New Guinea. Steve starts his journey at Lake Habema, where the river begins its life. Show more

Series exploring the Celts looks at the golden age of the La Tene Celtic warrior. But by the middle of the first century BC, the Celts were under threat from the Roman Empire. Show more

Dark Hearts

Series 1

Mosul

Duration: 1 hour, 3 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Mosul 2016. As the war against Isis rages, an elite French commando group captures a notorious French jihadist who agrees to cooperate if they rescue his daughter and grandson. Show more

Dark Hearts

Series 1

Hisba

Duration: 47 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

The day after the launch of the battle of Mosul, commando team 45 returns to the sewers to try to locate Fares. Adele sets out to find Salwa, with the help of Kurdish intelligence.

The Hollow Crown

Series 1

Episode 3: Henry IV - Part 2

Duration: 1 hour, 55 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 2 months

In the aftermath of the Battle of Shrewsbury, Northumberland learns of the death of his son. The Lord Chief Justice attempts to separate Falstaff from Prince Hal. Show more

Contributors

Henry IV:
Jeremy Irons
Prince Hal:
Tom Hiddleston
Mistress Quickly:
Julie Walters
Northumberland:
Alun Armstrong
Shallow:
David Bamber
Lady Northumberland:
Niamh Cusack
Kate Percy:
Michelle Dockery
Bardolph:
Tom Georgeson
Warwick:
Iain Glen
Archbishop of York:
Nicholas Jones
Westmoreland:
James Laurenson
Lord Chief Justice:
Geoffrey Palmer
Doll Tearsheet:
Maxine Peake
Hastings:
Adam Kotz
Lancaster:
Henry Faber
Mowbray:
Pip Torrens
Silence:
Tim McMullan
Coleville:
Dominic Rowan
Falstaff's Page:
Billy Matthews
Director:
Richard Eyre

A Timewatch Guide

Series 2

Episode 3: Queen Elizabeth I

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 8 months

Using archive film, Vanessa Collingridge examines the life of Elizabeth Tudor - her upbringing, her conflicts with her enemies and her greatest victory against the Spanish Armada. 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

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

Adventurer Steve Backshall sets out to explore the mighty Baliem River in the island of New Guinea. Steve starts his journey at Lake Habema, where the river begins its life. Show more

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