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Duration: 35 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Peter Powell presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 4 December 1980 and featuring Eddy Grant, Neil Diamond, Jona Lewie, AC/DC, The Boomtown Rats and Abba. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Peter Powell
Performer:
Eddy Grant
Performer:
Neil Diamond
Performer:
Jona Lewie
Performer:
AC/DC
Performer:
Abba
Performer:
Legs & Co.

Alice Roberts and Matt Williams present 2014's most outstanding archaeology from Ireland, including some perfectly preserved Iron Age bog bodies. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alice Roberts
Presenter:
Matt Williams
Series Producer:
Catherine Ross
Production Company:
360 Production
Producer:
Chris Nikkel
Director:
Chris Nikkel

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 5 months

The story of six men from the Fifth Royal Tank Regiment from D-Day and the Battle for Normandy to the largest tank battle ever fought by the British Army and victory in Germany. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Urban
Series Producer:
Francis Whately
Producer:
Graham Cooper
Production Manager:
Rebecca Maidens
Production Manager:
Michelle Clinton
Executive Producer:
Dominic Crossley-Holland

Detectorists

Series 2

Episode 5

Duration: 27 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Comedy series about two metal-detecting friends. After recent revelations, Lance, Andy, Becky and Sophie are all trying to come to terms with an uncertain future. Show more

Brian Pern

The Life of Rock with Brian Pern

Episode 2: Middle Age of Rock

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Brian looks at rock stars who turn to acting, charity singles and protest songs. Plus, how the Russians tried to take down the Concorde containing Phil Collins. Show more

Contributors

Brian Pern:
Simon Day
Voice of SAS soldier:
Rhys Thomas
Tony Pebble:
Nigel Havers
John Farrow:
Michael Kitchen
Director:
Rhys Thomas
Producer:
Rhys Thomas
Executive Producer:
Saurabh Kakkar
Writer:
Simon Day
Nile Rodgers:
Danny John-Jules
Mulligan:
Vic Reeves
Dancer / Voice of Tracy:
Lucy Montgomery
Eddie Mount: Drummer:
Al Murray
Pern Band: Guitar:
Steve Burge
Pern Band: Bassist:
Dean Thomas
Himself:
Rick Wakeman
Himself:
Noel Edmonds
Himself:
Phil Collins
Himself:
Roger Taylor

The Many Faces of...

Series 2

Episode 2: Stanley Baxter

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Fans including Michael Grade, Barry Cryer and Bill Oddie celebrate the extraordinary career of entertainer Stanley Baxter, who captivated huge TV audiences for twenty years. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Charlie Stuart
Executive Producer:
Stephen Stewart
Participant:
Lord Grade
Participant:
Barry Cryer
Participant:
Bill Oddie
Participant:
Gregor Fisher

Duration: 35 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Peter Powell presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 4 December 1980 and featuring Eddy Grant, Neil Diamond, Jona Lewie, AC/DC, The Boomtown Rats and Abba. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Peter Powell
Performer:
Eddy Grant
Performer:
Neil Diamond
Performer:
Jona Lewie
Performer:
AC/DC
Performer:
Abba
Performer:
Legs & Co.

Detectorists

Series 2

Episode 5

Duration: 27 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Comedy series about two metal-detecting friends. After recent revelations, Lance, Andy, Becky and Sophie are all trying to come to terms with an uncertain future. Show more

Timeshift

Series 14

Episode 6: Spicing Up Britain: How Eating Out Went Exotic

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

How postwar Britain went from a place where eating out was more of a chore than a pleasure to a nation of food adventurers, thanks to generations of migrants opening eateries. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Rebecca Front
Producer:
David Leach
Director:
David Leach
Series Producer:
William Naylor

Brian Pern

The Life of Rock with Brian Pern

Episode 2: Middle Age of Rock

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Brian looks at rock stars who turn to acting, charity singles and protest songs. Plus, how the Russians tried to take down the Concorde containing Phil Collins. Show more

Contributors

Brian Pern:
Simon Day
Voice of SAS soldier:
Rhys Thomas
Tony Pebble:
Nigel Havers
John Farrow:
Michael Kitchen
Director:
Rhys Thomas
Producer:
Rhys Thomas
Executive Producer:
Saurabh Kakkar
Writer:
Simon Day
Nile Rodgers:
Danny John-Jules
Mulligan:
Vic Reeves
Dancer / Voice of Tracy:
Lucy Montgomery
Eddie Mount: Drummer:
Al Murray
Pern Band: Guitar:
Steve Burge
Pern Band: Bassist:
Dean Thomas
Himself:
Rick Wakeman
Himself:
Noel Edmonds
Himself:
Phil Collins
Himself:
Roger Taylor

The Many Faces of...

Series 2

Episode 2: Stanley Baxter

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Fans including Michael Grade, Barry Cryer and Bill Oddie celebrate the extraordinary career of entertainer Stanley Baxter, who captivated huge TV audiences for twenty years. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Charlie Stuart
Executive Producer:
Stephen Stewart
Participant:
Lord Grade
Participant:
Barry Cryer
Participant:
Bill Oddie
Participant:
Gregor Fisher

BBC Four HD

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