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Elephant Diaries

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Series about a year in the life of orphaned baby elephants at the David Shelrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya. Two-year-old Wendi has taken on the role of the leader of the herd. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jonathan Scott
Director:
Lucy Meadows
Executive Producer:
Sara Ford
Series Producer:
Simon Nash

Timeshift

Series 13

Episode 7: How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Film charting the evolution of Sherlock Holmes on screen, from silent movies to the latest film and television versions. Featuring contributions from Sherlocks past and present. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Christopher Lee
Participant:
Tim Pigott-Smith
Participant:
Mark Gatiss
Series Producer:
William Naylor
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Following the bosses of some of Britain's oldest family businesses. Richard Balson looks into his family's 500 years of history in the butchery business. Show more

Treasures of Ancient Egypt

Episode 1: The Birth of Art

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Tracing the origins of Egypt's unique visual style, Alastair Sooke treks across the Sahara and travels the Nile to find the rarely seen art of its earliest peoples. Show more

Natural World

2011-2012

Episode 9: Grizzlies of Alaska

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Documentary about a mother grizzly bear bringing up her two cubs in the wilds of Alaska. She must keep them safe, teach them to hunt and prepare them for the savage winter. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 7 months

Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of a centuries-old masterpiece in glass, the Great East Window at York Minster, the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the UK. Show more

Timeshift

Series 13

Episode 7: How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Film charting the evolution of Sherlock Holmes on screen, from silent movies to the latest film and television versions. Featuring contributions from Sherlocks past and present. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Christopher Lee
Participant:
Tim Pigott-Smith
Participant:
Mark Gatiss
Series Producer:
William Naylor
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Following the bosses of some of Britain's oldest family businesses. Richard Balson looks into his family's 500 years of history in the butchery business. Show more

BBC Four HD

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