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Martha Kearney retraces the footsteps of artist George Victor Du Noyer. Martha travels the spiritual trail, taking in Blasket Island and the islands of the Fermanagh Lakelands. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Martha Kearney
Executive Producer:
Brendan Hughes
Executive Producer:
Deirdre Devlin
Series Producer:
Andrea McCartney

When did ordinary TV quiz contestants turn into the pro-quizzers of today? Giving the answers are Victoria Coren Mitchell, Judith Keppel, Chris Tarrant, Mark Labbett and others. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Ben Miller
Executive Producer:
Caroline Wright

Brian Pern

A Tribute

Duration: 40 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Following the death of musician Brian Pern, film-maker Rhys Thomas presents an exclusive, cobbled-together tribute to the star with whoever he could get hold of at short notice. Show more

Contributors

Brian Pern:
Simon Day
John Farrow:
Michael Kitchen
Tony Pebble:
Nigel Havers
Basil Steel:
Alan Ford
Himself:
Monty Don
Himself:
David Arnold
Himself:
Mike Read
Himself:
Mike Batt
Roy Baker-Thomas:
Matt Lucas
Cindi Batt:
Jane Asher
Producer:
Rhys Thomas
Director:
Rhys Thomas
Executive Producer:
Ben Caudell
Writer:
Tony Way

Brian Pern

At the BBC

Duration: 20 minutes

on BBC Four HD

As further tribute to Brian Pern who died last month, some of the musician's greatest Top of the Pops performances with some poorly written captions underneath. Show more

Contributors

Brian Pern:
Simon Day
Tony Pebble:
Nigel Havers
Michael Banks:
Philip Pope
Barry Patmoor:
Denis Lawson
Himself:
Al Murray
Himself:
Roger Moore
Band Member:
Dean Thomas
Various Roles:
Justyn Thomas
Band Member:
Craig Christiaens
Band Member:
Stephen Holbrook
Ned, Brian Pern's Driver:
Tony Way
Producer:
Rhys Thomas
Director:
Rhys Thomas
Executive Producer:
Richard Webb

Digging for Britain

Series 5

Episode 3: East

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

The very best in British archaeology 2016. Finds include new revelations from 'Britain's Pompeii' and the theatre where Shakespeare premiered Romeo and Juliet and Henry V. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alice Roberts
Producer:
Alex Rowson
Director:
Alex Rowson
Series Producer:
Graham Cooper
Executive Producer:
Emma Parkins
Production Company:
360 Production

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Travelling across modern day Greece, Dr Michael Scott uncovers the ancient world of gods, democrats and warriors, inhabited by people who could be as brutal as they were brilliant. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Scott
Participant:
Panalotis Laggis
Participant:
Sherry Fox
Participant:
Olga Palagia
Participant:
Paul Millett
Executive Producer:
Harry Bell

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Drama documentary series. Dan Snow explores the political intrigues and family betrayals between Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Normans that led to war and the Battle of Hastings. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Dan Snow
William the Conqueror:
Ed Stoppard
Harald Hardrada:
Clive Russell
Harold Godwinson:
Adam James
Edward the Confessor:
Tim Preece
Matilda:
Freya Parker
Robert De Beaumont:
Jotham Annan
English Noble:
David Sterne
Archbishop Stigand:
Andrew Havill

The Art of Gothic: Britain's Midnight Hour

Episode 2: The City and the Soul

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

As the Industrial Revolution promised more inexplicable wonders of the modern world, Gothic art and literature became both backward and forward looking. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Basil Comely
Series Producer:
Silvia Sacco
Producer:
Ian Leese
Director:
Ian Leese
Assistant Producer:
Mark Edger
Production Coordinator:
Grace Brassington

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