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Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 10 months

Caroline Quentin narrates the tale of a group of baby animals, including emperor penguins and polar bears, born in some of the coldest and harshest places on Earth. Show more

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

2013: Life Fantastic

Episode 2: Am I a Mutant?

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Dr Alison Woollard unravels the mystery of why evolution by natural selection has given such stunning diversity on our planet - the answer being by genetic mutation. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 8 months

Film drama. Determined to lead the first expedition to reach the South Pole, naval officer Scott assembles a team to try to beat a Norwegian attempt. Show more

Contributors

Captain RF Scott:
John Mills
Director:
Charles Frend
Captain LEG Oates:
Derek Bond
Dr EA Wilson:
Harold Warrender
Petty Officer 'Taff' Evans:
James Robertson Justice
Lieutenant HR Bowers:
Reginald Beckwith
Kathleen Scott:
Diana Churchill
Oriana Wilson:
Anne Firth
Lieutenant EGR 'Teddy' Evans:
Kenneth More
Chief Stoker W Lashly:
Norman Williams
Petty Officer T Crean:
John Gregson
Surgeon Lieutenant EL Atkinson:
James Mc Kechnie
Apsley Cherry-Gerrard:
Barry Letts
Bernard Day:
Christopher Lee
Herbert Ponting:
Clive Morton
Questioner:
Noel Howlett
Caroline:
Dandy Nichols

The High Art of the Low Countries

Episode 2: Boom and Bust

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Andrew Graham-Dixon examines how a period of economic boom driven by a burgeoning and secular middle class led to the Dutch golden age of the 17th century. Show more

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

2013: Life Fantastic

Episode 2: Am I a Mutant?

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Dr Alison Woollard unravels the mystery of why evolution by natural selection has given such stunning diversity on our planet - the answer being by genetic mutation. Show more

The Bridge

Series 1

Episode 6

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Scandinavian crime drama serial. Copenhagen is up in arms following a court case in which a group of police officers who beat an immigrant to death are found innocent. Show more

BBC Four HD

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