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Duration: 1 hour, 22 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Biting Ealing satire about a scientist (Alec Guinness) who invents an indestructible fibre but finds that everyone wants to destroy his formula. Show more

Contributors

Sidney Stratton:
Alec Guinness
Daphne Birnley:
Joan Greenwood
Alan Birnley:
Cecil Parker
Bertha:
Vida Hope
Michael Corland:
Michael Gough
Sir John Kierlaw:
Ernest Thesiger
Producer:
Sidney Cole

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 19 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Classic comedy set in London during the Blitz. A girls' school is evacuated to the country, but due to a bureaucratic error they find themselves billeted with a boys' school. Show more

Contributors

Wetherby Pond:
Alastair Sim
Miss Whitchurch:
Margaret Rutherford
Victor Hyde-Brown:
Guy Middleton
Miss Gossage:
Joyce Grenfell
Rainbow:
Edward Rigby
Arnold Billings:
Richard Wattis
Miss Jezzard:
Muriel Aked
Director:
Frank Launder

Genres

Formats

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 2 months

Documentary about the life and work of comedian Tommy Cooper, whose bumbling persona hid a real talent as a magician and whose private life was complicated and often difficult. Show more

Series that follows broadcaster Martha Kearney through her beekeeping year. Things get off to a bad start when unseasonal snow in spring threatens to kill her bee colonies. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Martha Kearney
Series Producer:
Tom Sheahan
Executive Producer:
Chris Shaw
Executive Producer:
Emma Read
Executive Producer:
Clare Paterson
Production Manager:
Emma Wood
Sound Recordist:
Tom Curry
Sound Recordist:
Joao Do Valle

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Winter 2013

Episode 1: Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train A Comin'

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

The story of how a shy, former private in the 101st Airborne - Jimi Hendrix - became the greatest rock guitarist of all time, using never-before-seen performance footage. Show more

The definitive documentary record of one of Jimi Hendrix's most celebrated performances, featuring action from the Woodstock stage and interviews with his band members. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Michael Lang
Participant:
Mitch Mitchell
Participant:
Billy Cox
Participant:
Larry Lee
Participant:
Juma Sultan
Producer:
Janie Hendrix

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