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Rick Stein's Long Weekends

Episode 2: Reykjavik

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 9 months

Rick Stein embarks on a series of culinary long weekends in search of food excellence. Rick enjoys a winter break in Reykjavik in search of the perfect cod. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Rick Stein
Production Company:
Denham Productions

South Pacific

Episode 5: Strange Islands

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Documentary looking at the fauna of the South Pacific islands. Why do animals perfectly adapted to island life often give up the ghost when new species arrive? Show more

Prisoner

Series 1

Episode 5

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Sammi is caught in a dilemma, knowing that if he comes clean about the illegal restraint on an inmate, he will be ostracised by his fellow officers. Show more

Prisoner

Series 1

Episode 6

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

As news of the death of a prisoner spreads, the guards prepare for trouble. Benji is becoming difficult to handle as he waits for a letter from his girlfriend. Show more

To the Manor Born

Series 2

Episode 3: Never Be Alone

Duration: 26 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Stately sitcom. Audrey helps Richard catalogue his antique china, only to discover one piece has been mislaid.

Contributors

Audrey fforbes-Hamilton:
Penelope Keith
Richard DeVere:
Peter Bowles
Mrs Polouvicka:
Daphne Heard
The Rector:
Gerald Sim

Yes, Prime Minister

Series 2

Episode 3: A Diplomatic Incident

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four

Classic political sitcom. When Jim Hacker discovers the French are planning some dirty tricks to get political advantage, the PM turns the tables on them.

Contributors

James Hacker:
Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby:
Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard Woolley:
Derek Fowlds
Annie Hacker:
Diana Hoddinott
French Ambassador:
Christopher Benjamin
Police Commissioner:
Nicholas Courtney
US Vice-President:
Bill Bailey
Peter Gascoigne:
Robert East
Writer:
Antony Jay

Country Music by Ken Burns

Series 1

The Sons and Daughters of America (1964-1968)

Duration: 51 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 9 months

How country music reflected a changing America. Loretta Lynn spoke to women everywhere, Merle Haggard became the 'Poet of the Common Man' and audiences looked beyond race to embrace Charley Pride. Show more

Country Music by Ken Burns

Series 1

Will the Circle Be Unbroken (1968-1972)

Duration: 51 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 9 months

How country music responded to a nation divided by the Vietnam War. Army captain-turned-songwriter Kris Kristofferson set a new lyrical standard while Johnny Cash returned to the Ryman Auditorium. Show more

South Pacific

Episode 5: Strange Islands

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Documentary looking at the fauna of the South Pacific islands. Why do animals perfectly adapted to island life often give up the ghost when new species arrive? Show more

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