Margaret Mountford examines new evidence to reveal the sequence of events that destroyed the city of Pompeii and attempts to discover what really killed its people. Show more
Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
2014: Sparks Will Fly - How to Hack your Home
Episode 1: The Light Bulb Moment
1 hour on BBC Four HD
Danielle George looks at the light bulb to show how to hack, adapt and transform technologies found in the home to have fun and make a difference to the world. Show more
Al Murray is joined by former director of MI5 Dame Stella Rimington, political comedian Matt Forde and film expert Matthew Sweet for a fresh look at the great British spy movie. Show more
Spy thriller about an investigation into a brain drain among scientists. A secret agent finds himself in a world where nobody can be trusted. Show more
Documentary tracing the ebb and flow of the guitar riff - the DNA of rock 'n' roll - over the last 60 years of popular music, from Chuck Berry through to The White Stripes. Show more
1969 film capturing the Man in Black at his peak. Cash performs with his wife June and Bob Dylan, and there are scenes with friends, family and aspiring young musicians. Show more
Documentary telling Glen Campbell's life story, from impoverished childhood to success as a guitarist and singer, fall from grace in the 80s and Alzheimer's diagnosis in 2011. Show more
Al Murray is joined by former director of MI5 Dame Stella Rimington, political comedian Matt Forde and film expert Matthew Sweet for a fresh look at the great British spy movie. Show more