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Weird Nature

Episode 2: Devious Defences

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Series exploring strange animal behaviour reveals the bizarre ways animals defend themselves, from skunks that do handstands to crabs that dress up. Show more

Contributors

Camera Operator:
Rod Clarke
Camera Operator:
Steve Downer
Camera Operator:
Warwick Sloss
Camera Operator:
John Waters
Series Producer:
John Downer
Producer:
Mark Brownlow

Planet Earth II

Episode 4: Deserts

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

The world's deserts force animals to come up with ingenious ways of coping with hostile conditions, giving rise to the most incredible survival stories on earth. Show more

Duration: 58 minutes

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
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
Participant:
Harry Brunjes
Participant:
Lenna Cumberbatch

Stephen Smith uncovers the secret history of the humble fig leaf, opening a window onto 2,000 years of western art and ethics, from Michelangelo, Bernini and Rodin to modern art. Show more

Apple Tree Yard

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Psychological thriller. A devastated Yvonne confides in a former lover and is plunged from one nightmare into another. Show more

Contributors

Yvonne Carmichael:
Emily Watson
Mark Costley:
Ben Chaplin
Gary Carmichael:
Mark Bonnar
George Selway:
Steven Elder
Susannah:
Susan Lynch
Kevin Proctor:
Darren Morfitt
Writer:
Amanda Coe
Director:
Jessica Hobbs
Producer:
Chris Carey
Executive Producer:
Manda Levin
Executive Producer:
Amanda Coe

Planet Earth II

Episode 4: Deserts

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

The world's deserts force animals to come up with ingenious ways of coping with hostile conditions, giving rise to the most incredible survival stories on earth. Show more

BBC Four HD

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