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National Treasures of Wales

Series 1

Episode 2: Plas Newydd

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Griff Rhys Jones discovers how the National Trust looks after some of Wales's national treasures. In this programme, he visits Plas Newydd on the island of Anglesey. Show more

Documentary about Megan Boyd, who twirled bits of feather, fur, silver and gold into elaborate fishing flies - at once miniature works of art and absolutely lethal. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Kate Swan
Producer:
Eric Steel
Executive Producer:
Andrea Calderwood
Narrator:
Richard Poe
Narrator:
Eric Steel
Interviewed Guest:
Stewart Graham
Interviewed Guest:
Lilla Rowcliffe
Interviewed Guest:
Valerie Sanders
Interviewed Guest:
Sheila Grant
Interviewed Guest:
George Macbeath
Interviewed Guest:
Hettie Cunningham
Interviewed Guest:
Jimmy Younger
Interviewed Guest:
David Profumo
Interviewed Guest:
Bill Main
Interviewed Guest:
Orri Vigfusson
Interviewed Guest:
Johnnie Hardie Sutherland
Interviewed Guest:
Ronald Sutherland
Interviewed Guest:
Harry Davidson
Interviewed Guest:
Colin Simpson
Interviewed Guest:
Aileen Simpson
Interviewed Guest:
Alex Simpson
Interviewed Guest:
Rebecca Smith
Interviewed Guest:
Terry Griffiths
Interviewed Guest:
Brian Burnett
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Wigan
Participant:
Glen Macdonald
Participant:
Martin Grant

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Seminal spy drama series from 1982. Smiley gets into trouble with his superiors, who want the investigation closed. But he finally encounters the woman and gets her account.

Contributors

George Smiley:
Alec Guinness
Claus Kretzschmar:
Mario Adorf
Madame Ostrakova:
Eileen Atkins
Otto Leipzig:
Vladek Sheybal
Peter Guillam:
Michael Byrne
Saul Enderby:
Barry Foster
Director:
Simon Langton

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Meat Loaf, the story of the man and his music, is revealed in this profile. Featuring a candid interview with the man himself, plus performance and backstage footage in Las Vegas. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Siobhan Logue
Producer:
Matt O'Casey
Director:
Matt O'Casey
Director of photography:
Rik Clark
Production Company:
Telesgop

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Dr James Fox tells the story of Vienna in 1908, when Klimt painted The Kiss and Freud revealed the Oedipus complex, but also when Adolf Hitler arrived in the city. Show more

Documentary about Megan Boyd, who twirled bits of feather, fur, silver and gold into elaborate fishing flies - at once miniature works of art and absolutely lethal. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Kate Swan
Producer:
Eric Steel
Executive Producer:
Andrea Calderwood
Narrator:
Richard Poe
Narrator:
Eric Steel
Interviewed Guest:
Stewart Graham
Interviewed Guest:
Lilla Rowcliffe
Interviewed Guest:
Valerie Sanders
Interviewed Guest:
Sheila Grant
Interviewed Guest:
George Macbeath
Interviewed Guest:
Hettie Cunningham
Interviewed Guest:
Jimmy Younger
Interviewed Guest:
David Profumo
Interviewed Guest:
Bill Main
Interviewed Guest:
Orri Vigfusson
Interviewed Guest:
Johnnie Hardie Sutherland
Interviewed Guest:
Ronald Sutherland
Interviewed Guest:
Harry Davidson
Interviewed Guest:
Colin Simpson
Interviewed Guest:
Aileen Simpson
Interviewed Guest:
Alex Simpson
Interviewed Guest:
Rebecca Smith
Interviewed Guest:
Terry Griffiths
Interviewed Guest:
Brian Burnett
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Wigan
Participant:
Glen Macdonald
Participant:
Martin Grant

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