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Great Continental Railway Journeys

Series 3 - Reversions

Episode 6: Warsaw to Krakow - Part 2

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Michael Portillo journeys into central Europe to explore a country where east meets west: Poland. His trip takes him to Warsaw, Poznan, Wroclaw and Krakow. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 48 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Drama based on a true story. John Christie claims he is an accomplished abortionist and offers to perform the illegal operation on his tenant's wife. Show more

Contributors

John Christie:
Richard Attenborough
Timothy Evans:
John Hurt
Beryl Evans:
Judy Geeson
Mrs Ethel Christie:
Pat Heywood
Police Detective Sergeant:
Tenniel Evans
Judge Lewis:
Andre Morell
Malcolm Morris:
Robert Hardy
West Indian:
Rudolph Walker

Formats

Timeshift

Series 13

Episode 1: Full Throttle: The Glory Days of British Motorbikes

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Documentary which explores the British love of fast, daring and sometimes reckless motorbike riding during a period when home-grown machines were the envy of the world. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
John Hannah
Producer:
Andy Hall
Director:
Andy Hall
Series Producer:
William Naylor

David Bintley on how the Sadler's Wells Ballet company brought ballet to the British people as an antidote to austerity and emerged, postwar, as the Royal Ballet. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Bintley
Director:
Paul Wu
Producer:
Paul Wu
Executive Producer:
Mark Cooper
Participant:
Pauline Clayden
Participant:
Henry Danton
Participant:
Julia Farron
Participant:
Beryl Grey
Participant:
Gillian Lynne

Professor Simon Schaffer presents a documentary telling the story of automata, extraordinary clockwork machines designed hundreds of years ago to mimic and recreate life. Show more

BBC Four HD

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