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Great Railway Journeys

Series 3

Episode 1: Crewe to Crewe with Victoria Wood

Duration: 54 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 9 months

Victoria Wood makes a round trip to the north of Britain from Crewe, taking in both the east and west coasts, and Thurso, the most northerly point possible by train. Show more

The Read

Series 2

Frankenstein

Duration: 1 hour, 4 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 2 months

Alex Kingston breathes life into Mary Shelley’s timeless gothic horror story. Show more

Contributors

Alex Kingston:
Alex Kingston
Producer:
Julie Colman
Composer:
Billy Lambert
Executive Producer:
Grant Black
Production Company:
Rural Media

How the BBC Began

Series 1

Shooting the Rapids

Duration: 1 hour, 27 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 2 months

The story of how the BBC struggled to be impartial at critical moments in British history and how it handled social changes in Britain after the Second World War. Show more

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 9 months

The true story of Frankenstein's monster and the woman who created him, Mary Shelley, using her own words and dramatic reconstructions of events in her life and from the novel. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Robert Winston
Mary Shelley:
Lucy Davenport
Mary Woolstencraft:
Harriet Walter
William Goodwin:
Clive Merrison
Frankenstein's Monster:
David Schofield
Victor Frankenstein:
Ronan Vibert
Percy Bysshe Shelley:
Oliver Chris
Lord Byron:
Stephen Mangan
Claire Clairmont:
Amy Phillips
Producer:
Mary Downes
Executive Producer:
Kim Thomas

Documentary following Dick Strawbridge and Alice Roberts as they explore the British landscapes that inspired children's author Arthur Ransome to write Swallows and Amazons. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 9 months

A celebration of the life and work of Julia Donaldson and the remarkable cast of characters that have sprung from her imagination. Show more

Contributors

Featured Artist:
Julia Donaldson
Narrator:
Julie Walters
Interviewed Guest:
David Walliams
Interviewed Guest:
Nadiya Hussain
Interviewed Guest:
Claudia Winkleman
Interviewed Guest:
Sophie Dahl
Interviewed Guest:
Victoria Coren Mitchell
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Rosen
Interviewed Guest:
Axel Scheffler
Interviewed Guest:
Lydia Monks
Interviewed Guest:
Sara Ogilvie
Interviewed Guest:
Rebecca Cobb
Interviewed Guest:
Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Director:
Katy Homan
Executive Producer:
Tanya Hudson

Great Railway Journeys

Series 3

Episode 1: Crewe to Crewe with Victoria Wood

Duration: 54 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 9 months

Victoria Wood makes a round trip to the north of Britain from Crewe, taking in both the east and west coasts, and Thurso, the most northerly point possible by train. Show more

The Read

Series 2

Frankenstein

Duration: 1 hour, 4 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 2 months

Alex Kingston breathes life into Mary Shelley’s timeless gothic horror story. Show more

Contributors

Alex Kingston:
Alex Kingston
Producer:
Julie Colman
Composer:
Billy Lambert
Executive Producer:
Grant Black
Production Company:
Rural Media

BBC Four

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