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Bombay Railway

Episode 1: Pressures

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 7 months

Documentary about Bombay's vast suburban rail network, which serves millions of commuters every day and struggles to cope with the peaktime 'super-dense crush load'. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Bernard Hill
Executive Producer:
Grant McKee
Executive Producer:
Richard Klein
Producer:
Gerry Troyna
Director:
Gerry Troyna

The Brain with David Eagleman

Episode 5: Why Do I Need You?

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Series exploring how the brain conjures up the world we take for granted. This episode looks at how the human brain relies on other brains to thrive and survive. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Eagleman
Executive Producer:
Justine Kershaw
Executive Producer:
Dan Oliver
Director:
Toby Trackman
Director:
Glenn Barden
Series Producer:
Jennifer Beamish

Horizon

2012-2013

Episode 15: Swallowed by a Black Hole

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

As a gas cloud strayed within the gravitational reach of a black hole at the centre of the Milky Way, it was hoped we would observe a feeding supermassive black hole in action. Show more

Danny Leigh explores the elemental drama of the boxing movie, asking why film-makers from Stanley Kubrick to Martin Scorsese have returned time and again to tales of the ring. Show more

The Brain with David Eagleman

Episode 5: Why Do I Need You?

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Series exploring how the brain conjures up the world we take for granted. This episode looks at how the human brain relies on other brains to thrive and survive. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Eagleman
Executive Producer:
Justine Kershaw
Executive Producer:
Dan Oliver
Director:
Toby Trackman
Director:
Glenn Barden
Series Producer:
Jennifer Beamish

BBC Four HD

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