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Timeshift

Series 13

Episode 5: The Ladybird Books Story: The Bugs that Got Britain Reading

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Timeshift documentary about Ladybird books, which once informed people on such diverse subjects as how magnets work and what to look for in winter, but also helped to teach many to read. Show more

Kirsty Wark is joined by Claire Tomalin and Alan Johnson from the judging panel to discuss the shortlist for the Samuel Johnson Prize, which features history, biography and memoir. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Wark
Participant:
Alan Johnson
Participant:
Claire Tomalin
Producer:
Jenny MacLeod
Executive Producer:
Pauline Law

The Secret Life of Books

Series 1

Episode 6: Frankenstein

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein manuscripts, Alice Roberts finds someone concerned with the act of creation itself and evidence of husband Percy's collaborative role. Show more

Storyville

Exposed: Magicians, Psychics and Frauds

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

on BBC Four HD

A Storyville documentary: chronicling magician James Randi's debunkings of faith healers, fortune tellers and psychics, including Uri Geller and tent-show evangelist Peter Popoff. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Tyler Measom
Producer:
Tyler Measom
Series Editor:
Nick Fraser

Duration: 1 hour, 55 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Belgian drama. Three disabled young men convince their parents to let them go on a wine tour of Spain. They secretly plan to go to a special brothel to lose their virginity. Show more

Timeshift

Series 13

Episode 5: The Ladybird Books Story: The Bugs that Got Britain Reading

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Timeshift documentary about Ladybird books, which once informed people on such diverse subjects as how magnets work and what to look for in winter, but also helped to teach many to read. Show more

BBC Four HD

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