Programme Index

Duration: 30 minutes

Thu 3^rd Dec 2015, 19:00 on BBC Four HD

The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.

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World News Today

19:30

Top of the Pops

BBC One

Duration: 40 minutes

Thu 3^rd Dec 2015, 19:30 on BBC Four HD

Richard Skinner presents the pop show, with performances from Adam and the Ants, Madness, the Stray Cats, Status Quo, Queen, ABBA and the Police. Show more

20:00

Patagonia with Huw Edwards

BBC One Wales

Duration: 57 minutes

Thu 3^rd Dec 2015, 20:00 on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Huw Edwards meets the descendants of the pioneers who established a community in Patagonia 150 years ago, to see what remains of the culture their forefathers wanted to safeguard. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Huw Edwards
Producer:: Marc Edwards
Executive Producer:: Tim Green

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Documentaries

21:00

What a Performance! Pioneers of Popular Entertainment

Episode 1: Music Hall

What a Performance! Pioneers of Popular Entertainment

Duration: 58 minutes

Thu 3^rd Dec 2015, 21:00 on BBC Four HD

Frank Skinner and Suzy Klein look at the birth of 19th-century music hall, the colourful world of its entertainers and the audiences whose lives were changed by it. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Frank Skinner
Presenter:: Suzy Klein
Production Company:: Liberty Bell Productions
Executive Producer:: Jamie Isaacs
Executive Producer:: Claire Whalley
Director:: Ellen Hobson
Writer:: Ellen Hobson
Participant:: Paul Smith
Participant:: Vicky Butterfly
Participant:: Jimmy McWilliams
Participant:: Andy Eastwood
Sweeney Todd:: Terence Frisch
Participant:: Michael Kilgarriff
Participant:: Richard Schoch
Participant:: Fern Riddell
Participant:: Caroline Radcliffe
Participant:: Johnny Dennis
Participant:: Tony Lidington
Participant:: Louise Wingrove
Participant:: Jan Hunt
Participant:: Derek Scott
Participant:: Laurence Payne
Participant:: Tim Cockerill
Hairdresser:: Christine Vidler
Hairdresser:: Karen Hartley Thomas
Costumer:: Lauren MaCauley
Participant:: Harry Brunjes
Participant:: Lenna Cumberbatch

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Documentaries

Series

22:00

Detectorists

Series 2

Episode 6

Duration: 28 minutes

Audio described

Thu 3^rd Dec 2015, 22:00 on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Comedy series about two metal-detecting friends. It's the DMDC's annual rally, and Terry is expecting a big turnout. But for Andy and Lance, will it bring heartbreak or triumph? Show more

Contributors

Andy:: Mackenzie Crook
Lance:: Toby Jones
Stanley:: Jacob Hill
Stanley:: Isabella Hill
Becky:: Rachael Stirling
Terry:: Gerard Horon
Louise:: Laura Checkley
Varde:: Orion Ben
Sophie:: Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Peter:: Daniel Donskoy
Janet:: Anna Darvas
Head Teacher:: Rachel Bell
Hugh:: Divian Ladwa
Mayor:: Kenneth Collard
Sheila:: Sophie Thompson
Kate:: Alexa Davis
Veronica:: Diana Rigg
Producer:: Adam Tandy
Writer:: Mackenzie Crook
Director:: Mackenzie Crook

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ComedySitcoms

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Detectorists

Series

Detectorists: Series 2

22:30

Brian Pern

The Life of Rock with Brian Pern

Episode 3: Death of Rock

Brian Pern: The Life of Rock with Brian Pern

Duration: 30 minutes

Thu 3^rd Dec 2015, 22:30 on BBC Four HD

Brian Pern looks at what breaks up bands, from drink and drugs to creative tension. Plus rock stars who want to save the world and the state of music today. Show more

Contributors

Brian Pern:: Simon Day
Pat Quid:: Paul Whitehouse
Tony Pebble:: Nigel Havers
John Farrow:: Michael Kitchen
Director:: Rhys Thomas
Producer:: Rhys Thomas
Executive Producer:: Saurabh Kakkar
Writer:: Simon Day
Writer:: Rhys Thomas
Mickey Murray:: Michael Smiley
Mulligan:: Vic Reeves
O'Hare:: Bob Mortimer
Wendy Mankowitz:: Frances Barber
Pepita / Gorilla Handler:: Lucy Montgomery
Eddie Mount: Drummer:: Al Murray
Pern Band: Guitar:: Steve Burge
Pern Band: Bassist:: Dean Thomas
Himself:: Peter Gabriel
Himself:: Noel Edmonds
Herself:: Miranda Sawyer
Himself:: Roger Taylor
Himself:: Mike Read
Himself:: David Baddiel
Himself:: David Arnold
Himself:: John Humphrys

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ComedySpoof

Brand

Brian Pern

Series

23:00

The Curse of Frankenstein

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

Thu 3^rd Dec 2015, 23:00 on BBC Four HD

Condemned to death for a series of murders, Baron Frankenstein tries to convince his captors that the crimes were those of a strange half-human creature he created in a laboratory. Show more

Contributors

Victor Frankenstein:: Peter Cushing
Elizabeth:: Hazel Court
Paul Krempe:: Robert Urquhart
The Creature:: Christopher Lee
Justine:: Valerie Gaunt
Young Victor:: Melvyn Hayes
Director:: Terence Fisher
Writer:: Jimmy Sangster

Genres

DramaHorror & Supernatural

Formats

Films

00:20

Top of the Pops

BBC One

Duration: 40 minutes

Fri 4^th Dec 2015, 00:20 on BBC Four HD

Richard Skinner presents the pop show, with performances from Adam and the Ants, Madness, the Stray Cats, Status Quo, Queen, ABBA and the Police. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Richard Skinner
Producer:: Michael Hurll

Genres

MusicClassic Pop & Rock

Brand

Top of the Pops

01:00

Detectorists

Series 2

Episode 6

Duration: 28 minutes

Audio described

Fri 4^th Dec 2015, 01:00 on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Comedy series about two metal-detecting friends. It's the DMDC's annual rally, and Terry is expecting a big turnout. But for Andy and Lance, will it bring heartbreak or triumph? Show more

Contributors

Andy:: Mackenzie Crook
Lance:: Toby Jones
Stanley:: Jacob Hill
Stanley:: Isabella Hill
Becky:: Rachael Stirling
Terry:: Gerard Horon
Louise:: Laura Checkley
Varde:: Orion Ben
Sophie:: Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Peter:: Daniel Donskoy
Janet:: Anna Darvas
Head Teacher:: Rachel Bell
Hugh:: Divian Ladwa
Mayor:: Kenneth Collard
Sheila:: Sophie Thompson
Kate:: Alexa Davis
Veronica:: Diana Rigg
Producer:: Adam Tandy
Writer:: Mackenzie Crook
Director:: Mackenzie Crook

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Detectorists

Series

Detectorists: Series 2

01:30

Brian Pern

The Life of Rock with Brian Pern

Episode 3: Death of Rock

Brian Pern: The Life of Rock with Brian Pern

Duration: 30 minutes

Fri 4^th Dec 2015, 01:30 on BBC Four HD

Brian Pern looks at what breaks up bands, from drink and drugs to creative tension. Plus rock stars who want to save the world and the state of music today. Show more

Contributors

Brian Pern:: Simon Day
Pat Quid:: Paul Whitehouse
Tony Pebble:: Nigel Havers
John Farrow:: Michael Kitchen
Director:: Rhys Thomas
Producer:: Rhys Thomas
Executive Producer:: Saurabh Kakkar
Writer:: Simon Day
Writer:: Rhys Thomas
Mickey Murray:: Michael Smiley
Mulligan:: Vic Reeves
O'Hare:: Bob Mortimer
Wendy Mankowitz:: Frances Barber
Pepita / Gorilla Handler:: Lucy Montgomery
Eddie Mount: Drummer:: Al Murray
Pern Band: Guitar:: Steve Burge
Pern Band: Bassist:: Dean Thomas
Himself:: Peter Gabriel
Himself:: Noel Edmonds
Herself:: Miranda Sawyer
Himself:: Roger Taylor
Himself:: Mike Read
Himself:: David Baddiel
Himself:: David Arnold
Himself:: John Humphrys

Genres

ComedySpoof

Brand

Brian Pern

Series

02:00

Patagonia with Huw Edwards

BBC One Wales

Duration: 57 minutes

Fri 4^th Dec 2015, 02:00 on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Huw Edwards meets the descendants of the pioneers who established a community in Patagonia 150 years ago, to see what remains of the culture their forefathers wanted to safeguard. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Huw Edwards
Producer:: Marc Edwards
Executive Producer:: Tim Green

Genres

Formats

Documentaries

03:00

What a Performance! Pioneers of Popular Entertainment

Episode 1: Music Hall

What a Performance! Pioneers of Popular Entertainment

Duration: 58 minutes

Fri 4^th Dec 2015, 03:00 on BBC Four HD

Frank Skinner and Suzy Klein look at the birth of 19th-century music hall, the colourful world of its entertainers and the audiences whose lives were changed by it. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Frank Skinner
Presenter:: Suzy Klein
Production Company:: Liberty Bell Productions
Executive Producer:: Jamie Isaacs
Executive Producer:: Claire Whalley
Director:: Ellen Hobson
Writer:: Ellen Hobson
Participant:: Paul Smith
Participant:: Vicky Butterfly
Participant:: Jimmy McWilliams
Participant:: Andy Eastwood
Sweeney Todd:: Terence Frisch
Participant:: Michael Kilgarriff
Participant:: Richard Schoch
Participant:: Fern Riddell
Participant:: Caroline Radcliffe
Participant:: Johnny Dennis
Participant:: Tony Lidington
Participant:: Louise Wingrove
Participant:: Jan Hunt
Participant:: Derek Scott
Participant:: Laurence Payne
Participant:: Tim Cockerill
Hairdresser:: Christine Vidler
Hairdresser:: Karen Hartley Thomas
Costumer:: Lauren MaCauley
Participant:: Harry Brunjes
Participant:: Lenna Cumberbatch

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Documentaries

Series