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National Treasures of Wales

Series 1

Episode 2: Plas Newydd

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Griff Rhys Jones discovers how the National Trust looks after some of Wales's national treasures. In this programme, he visits Plas Newydd on the island of Anglesey. Show more

Britain's Treasure Islands

Episode 2: Southern Ocean

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Stewart McPherson explores the UK Overseas Territories. He begins on the island of Tristan da Cunha, then visits the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Antarctica. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Drama based on the life of author Beatrix Potter, creator of Peter Rabbit. Potter resists her parents' wishes for her to marry and pursues her dream of writing. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Chris Noonan
Beatrix Potter:
Renee Zellweger
Norman Warne:
Ewan McGregor
Millie Warne:
Emily Watson
Rupert Potter:
Bill Paterson
Helen Potter:
Barbara Flynn
Miss Wiggin:
Matyelok Gibbs
William Heelis:
Lloyd Owen
Harold Warne:
Anton Lesser
Fruing Warne:
David Bamber
Mrs Warne:
Phyllida Law
Sir Nigel:
John Woodvine
Mr Copperthwaite:
Geoffrey Beevers

Timeshift

Series 15

Episode 3: The Engine that Powers the World

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Mark Evans tells the surprising story of the hidden powerhouse behind the globalised world, the diesel engine, a 19th-century invention that has become indispensable to the 21st. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Evans
Producer:
Steve O'Hagan
Director:
Steve O'Hagan
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole

Two-part documentary in which Jonathan Meades makes the case for 20th-century concrete Brutalist architecture in an homage to a style that he sees a brave, bold and bloody-minded. Show more

Profile of architecture critic Ian Nairn who led a blistering attack on the soulless destruction of Britain by shoddy post-war planners, but who was a flawed, troubled character. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Kate Misrahi
Producer:
Kate Misrahi
Executive Producer:
Basil Comely
Narrator:
Bill Paterson

BBC Four HD

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