Programme Index

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BBC Proms

2015

BBC Proms Sunday Symphony: Pastoral Symphonies

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Sir Mark Elder introduces Australian composer Brett Dean's Pastoral Symphony. The Aurora Orchestra also perform Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony and Anna Meredith's Smatter Hauler. Show more

Brushing up on...

Series 1

Episode 3: British Towers

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Danny Baker turns his attention to Britain's towers, those soaring structures that loom loftily above us but about which little is known.

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

An examination of the life, music and career of the legendary entertainer. The opening episode takes us from Sinatra's birth to his early years as a roadhouse performer. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Alex Gibney
Producer:
Jeff Pollack
Producer:
Erin Edeiken
Producer:
Sam Pollard
Executive Producer:
Frank Marshall
Executive Producer:
Alex Gibney
Executive Producer:
Blair Foster
Executive Producer:
Sharon Hall
Executive Producer:
Broderick Johnson
Executive Producer:
Andrew A Kosove
Executive Producer:
Charles Pignone

BBC Proms

2015

Friday Night at the Proms: Seth MacFarlane Sings Sinatra

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

on BBC Four HD

The John Wilson Orchestra is joined by Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane to perform some of Frank Sinatra's most memorable songs, with guests Jamie Parker and Claire Martin. Show more

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Documentary re-evaluating the career of actress and singer Doris Day, who died in 2019 at the age of 97. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
James Garner
Participant:
Richard Carpenter
Participant:
Terence Davies
Participant:
Don Pippin

Storyville

Atomic, Living in Dread and Promise

Duration: 1 hour, 9 minutes

on BBC Four HD

A Storyville documentary: an impressionistic kaleidoscope of our nuclear times - protest marches, Cold War sabre-rattling and Chernobyl - but also the beauty of the atomic world. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Mark Cousins
Producer:
John Archer
Producer:
Mark Atkin
Series Editor:
Nick Fraser

Formats

BBC Four HD

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