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Dynasties

Series 2

Hyena

BBC One

Duration: 57 minutes

Audio described
Signed
on BBC Four

Available for years

A spotted hyena queen, raising her family on the unforgiving grasslands of Zambia’s Liuwa Plain, struggles to keep her grip on power as a young rival emerges. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Michael Gunton
Series Producer:
Simon Blakeney
Producer:
Mandi Stark
Source: BBC Online

Invasion! with Sam Willis

Series 1

Episode 3

BBC Four

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 3 months

Series in which Sam Willis reveals stories of invasion in Britain. He discovers the French plans to invade Britain by balloon and the subterranean fortress built for troops. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Sam Willis
Executive Producer:
Debbie Christie
Director:
David Coward
Source: BBC Online

Rise of the Nazis

Origins

Night of the Long Knives

BBC Two

Duration: 58 minutes

Audio described
Signed
on BBC Four

Available for 3 months

Threatened by the ambition of SA leader Ernst Röhm, Hitler is persuaded by Himmler to destroy Röhm and his stormtroopers and make the SS Germany’s only paramilitary force. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Julian Jones
Executive Producer:
Julian Jones
Executive Producer:
David Glover
Executive Producer:
Cate Hall
Series Producer:
Kate Quine
Line Producer:
Darapon Vongsa-Nga
Producer:
Ella Wright
Composer:
Tom Hodge
Production Company:
72 Films
Adolf Hitler:
Andrius Rozickas
Ernst Röhm:
Ramunas Cicenas
Paul Von Hindenburg:
Juozas Budraitis
Hermann Göring:
Mindaugas Capas
Heinrich Himmler:
Ruslanas Golubovas
Franz von Papen:
Dainius Svobonas
Edgar Jung:
Dainius Tarutis
Source: BBC Online

Small Island

Episode 1

BBC One

Duration: 1 hour, 27 minutes

Audio described
on BBC Four

Available for 8 months

Andrea Levy's award-winning story of Jamaicans and Londoners during World War II. Hortense joins Gilbert, her new husband, in England, where he is lodging with Queenie Bligh. Show more

Contributors

Hortense:
Naomie Harris
Queenie:
Ruth Wilson
Narrator:
Hugh Quarshie
Winston:
Shaun Parkes
Mr Todd:
Roger Sloman
Mr Philip:
Glen Campbell
Aunt Dorothy:
Denise Black
Queenie's Mum:
Mary Jo Randle
Taxi Driver:
Terence Frisch
Miss Jewel:
Leonie Forbes
Mrs Ryder:
Rachel Pickup
Mr Ryder:
Andrew Havill
Pastor's Wife:
Avenia Powell
Miss Morgan:
Kerstin Pringle
Celia's Mum:
Dorothy Cunningham
Sergeant Baxter:
Damien Devaney
Calhoon:
Eoin Macken
Cinema Woman:
Barbara Adair
American GI:
Peter Brooke
Cinema GI:
Bentley Kalu
Military Police:
Tony Flynn

Formats

Source: BBC Online

Small Island

Episode 2

BBC One

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Audio described
on BBC Four

Available for 8 months

Andrea Levy's award-winning story of Jamaicans and Londoners involved in the Second World War. Hortense learns that England is not the golden land she hoped it would be. Show more

Contributors

Hortense :
Naomie Harris
Queenie :
Ruth Wilson
Narrator :
Hugh Quarshie
Winston :
Shaun Parkes
Mr Todd:
Roger Sloman
Mr Johnson:
Tom Watt
Shopkeeper:
Billy Carter
PO Worker 1:
Jonathan Harden
PO Worker 2:
Neal McWilliams
Woman with sweet:
Gillian Raine
Young Lad:
Andrew McMahon
Young Lad:
Joseph Hearns
Mrs Harper:
Laura Hughes
Josephine:
Kerri McLean
Granddaughter:
Cara Shearer
Grandson:
Lee Simmonds

Formats

Source: BBC Online

Dynasties

Series 2

Hyena

BBC One

Duration: 57 minutes

Audio described
Signed
on BBC Four

Available for years

A spotted hyena queen, raising her family on the unforgiving grasslands of Zambia’s Liuwa Plain, struggles to keep her grip on power as a young rival emerges. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Michael Gunton
Series Producer:
Simon Blakeney
Producer:
Mandi Stark
Source: BBC Online

Invasion! with Sam Willis

Series 1

Episode 3

BBC Four

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 3 months

Series in which Sam Willis reveals stories of invasion in Britain. He discovers the French plans to invade Britain by balloon and the subterranean fortress built for troops. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Sam Willis
Executive Producer:
Debbie Christie
Director:
David Coward
Source: BBC Online

Rise of the Nazis

Origins

Night of the Long Knives

BBC Two

Duration: 58 minutes

Audio described
Signed
on BBC Four

Available for 3 months

Threatened by the ambition of SA leader Ernst Röhm, Hitler is persuaded by Himmler to destroy Röhm and his stormtroopers and make the SS Germany’s only paramilitary force. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Julian Jones
Executive Producer:
Julian Jones
Executive Producer:
David Glover
Executive Producer:
Cate Hall
Series Producer:
Kate Quine
Line Producer:
Darapon Vongsa-Nga
Producer:
Ella Wright
Composer:
Tom Hodge
Production Company:
72 Films
Adolf Hitler:
Andrius Rozickas
Ernst Röhm:
Ramunas Cicenas
Paul Von Hindenburg:
Juozas Budraitis
Hermann Göring:
Mindaugas Capas
Heinrich Himmler:
Ruslanas Golubovas
Franz von Papen:
Dainius Svobonas
Edgar Jung:
Dainius Tarutis
Source: BBC Online

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