Programme Index

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Planet Earth II

Episode 3: Jungles

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Jungles provide the richest habitats on the planet - mysterious worlds of high drama where extraordinary animals attempt to survive in the most competitive place on earth. Show more

Wild

2005-06 Shorts

West Coast Otters

Duration: 9 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 10 months

A charming portrait of two otters, a mother and daughter who are inseparable. As the cub faces the dangers of her first Scottish winter, Mum has to work hard to make sure that both survive. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Pam Ferris
Producer:
Robert Yeoman
Series Producer:
Wendy Darke

Timeshift

Series 13

Episode 6: Hurricanes and Heatwaves: The Highs and Lows of British Weather

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 10 months

A national obsession is explored in this archive-rich look at the evolution of the weather forecast from print via radio to TV and beyond - and at the changing weather itself. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Lucie Donahue
Director:
Lucie Donahue
Series Producer:
William Naylor

Timewatch

2004-2005

The Killer Wave of 1607

Duration: 49 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 10 months

Documentary detailing the killer wave which struck the coast of the Bristol Channel in 1607. Two scientists are increasingly convinced that the wave was actually a tsunami. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Adam Bullmore
Director:
Sam Roberts

Waris Hussein shares his memories of directing the 1965 TV adaptation of EM Forster’s A Passage to India, describing the filming challenges and what it was like to work with a stellar cast. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Waris Hussein
Series Producer:
Simon Goretzki

Play of the Month

A Passage to India

Duration: 1 hour, 49 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 5 weeks

Santha Rama Rau's acclaimed 1965 adaptation of EM Forster's novel. A classic exploration of the cultural gap and mutual distrust between the British and Indian communities. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Moore:
Sybil Thorndike
Mr Fielding:
Cyril Cusack
Adela Quested:
Virginia McKenna
Qasim Ali:
Ishaq Dar
Professor Godbole:
Michael Bates
Ronny Heaslop:
Ronald Hines
Director:
Waris Hussein
Producer:
Peter Luke
Author:
EM Forster

Genres

Formats

Planet Earth II

Episode 3: Jungles

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Jungles provide the richest habitats on the planet - mysterious worlds of high drama where extraordinary animals attempt to survive in the most competitive place on earth. Show more

Timeshift

Series 13

Episode 6: Hurricanes and Heatwaves: The Highs and Lows of British Weather

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 10 months

A national obsession is explored in this archive-rich look at the evolution of the weather forecast from print via radio to TV and beyond - and at the changing weather itself. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Lucie Donahue
Director:
Lucie Donahue
Series Producer:
William Naylor

Señorita 89

Series 1

Elena

Duration: 50 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 10 months

A party is in full swing on the night before the grand finale of the beauty pageant when a body falls from a terrace and into the path of a woman called Elena.

Contributors

Dr Franco:
Aida López
Isabel, Miss Yucatán:
Natasha Dupeyrón
Ángeles, Miss Oaxaxa:
Coty Camacho
Dr Carlos Hidalgo:
Marcelo Alonso
Néstor Valenzuela Helú:
Ari Brickman
Director:
Lucía Puenzo

Señorita 89

Series 1

Jocelyn

Duration: 50 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 10 months

Jocelyn learns that her sister has disappeared. The press takes interest, and Nora recruits Dolores, Ángeles and Jocelyn to sneak into a movie set in a cabin in the woods.

Contributors

Jocelyn, Miss Chihuahua:
Leidi Gutiérrez
Dolores, Miss Guerrero:
Bárbara López
Ángeles, Miss Oaxaxa:
Coty Camacho
Héctor Canales:
Irineo Alvarez
Miss Tlaxcala:
Nuria Vega
Néstor Valenzuela Helú:
Ari Brickman
Director:
Lucía Puenzo

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