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Series 2

Episode 2: The Cricket Match

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Sitcom about domestic disharmony in suburbia. Martin's not happy when Paul asks if he can join him in the local cricket team.

Britain on Film

Series 1

Episode 9: Country Living

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

How new technologies and production methods changed the face of agriculture and country life adapted to the new economic and moral realities of 1960s Britain. Show more

The Brits Who Built the Modern World

Episode 2: The Power of the Past

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Modern British architects such as Richard Rogers, Terry Farrell and Norman Foster reveal the stories behind some of their most famous creations of the 1980s. Show more

Profile of architecture critic Ian Nairn who led a blistering attack on the soulless destruction of Britain by shoddy post-war planners, but who was a flawed, troubled character. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Kate Misrahi
Producer:
Kate Misrahi
Executive Producer:
Basil Comely
Narrator:
Bill Paterson

Brian Pern

The Life of Rock with Brian Pern

Episode 2: Middle Age of Rock

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Brian looks at rock stars who turn to acting, charity singles and protest songs. Plus, how the Russians tried to take down the Concorde containing Phil Collins. Show more

Contributors

Brian Pern:
Simon Day
Voice of SAS soldier:
Rhys Thomas
Tony Pebble:
Nigel Havers
John Farrow:
Michael Kitchen
Director:
Rhys Thomas
Producer:
Rhys Thomas
Executive Producer:
Saurabh Kakkar
Writer:
Simon Day
Nile Rodgers:
Danny John-Jules
Mulligan:
Vic Reeves
Dancer / Voice of Tracy:
Lucy Montgomery
Eddie Mount: Drummer:
Al Murray
Pern Band: Guitar:
Steve Burge
Pern Band: Bassist:
Dean Thomas
Himself:
Rick Wakeman
Himself:
Noel Edmonds
Himself:
Phil Collins
Himself:
Roger Taylor

Dreaming the Impossible: Unbuilt Britain

Episode 2: Making Connections

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Olivia Horsfall Turner looks at two of the most radical civil engineering projects proposed in the last century - a ship canal in Scotland and the Channel Tunnel. Show more

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Series 2

Episode 2: The Cricket Match

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Sitcom about domestic disharmony in suburbia. Martin's not happy when Paul asks if he can join him in the local cricket team.

The Brits Who Built the Modern World

Episode 2: The Power of the Past

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Modern British architects such as Richard Rogers, Terry Farrell and Norman Foster reveal the stories behind some of their most famous creations of the 1980s. Show more

BBC Four HD

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