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Handmade: By Royal Appointment

Episode 2: John Lobb Shoes

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Series celebrating handcrafted objects made under the royal warrant. John Lobb is a heritage company still run by the original family using time-honoured methods. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Historian and broadcaster Dan Snow leads an investigation into one of the big stories of the decade, the hunt for a buried Nazi gold train in Poland. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Dan Snow
Director:
Wanda Koscia
Executive Producer:
Roy Ackerman
Executive Producer:
Richard Sattin
Executive Producer:
Leo Burley
Production Company:
Pulse

Sound Waves: The Symphony of Physics

Series 1

Episode 1: Making Sound

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Dr Helen Czerski investigates the science behind the sounds we're familiar with and the sounds that we normally can't hear, from Big Ben to the Stromboli volcano. Show more

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Exploring how Britain's expanding rail network sparked a social revolution. How do you organise a network in a country of separate time zones and no recognised timetables? Show more

Railways: The Making of a Nation

Capitalism and Commerce

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Series about Britain's railways. Liz McIvor explores how railways stimulated great changes to the nation's economy, including how business was done. Show more

Duration: 57 minutes

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

The Renaissance Unchained

Episode 2: Whips, Deaths and Madonnas

Duration: 60 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Waldemar Januszczak traces the Italian Renaissance from its perceived origins with Giotto, and looks at the importance of religious narrative in art. Show more

Horizon

2011-2012

Episode 9: Solar Storms - The Threat to Planet Earth

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Series exploring scientific issues. A look at predictions of violent activity on the sun and how these solar storms could disrupt our technological civilisation. Show more

Voyages of Discovery

The Making of Captain Cook

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Paul Rose tells the true story of an eventful voyage as he explores how Captain James Cook's discoveries changed the world. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Paul Rose
Series Producer:
Jeremy Philips
Series Producer:
Jeremy Philips

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Historian and broadcaster Dan Snow leads an investigation into one of the big stories of the decade, the hunt for a buried Nazi gold train in Poland. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Dan Snow
Director:
Wanda Koscia
Executive Producer:
Roy Ackerman
Executive Producer:
Richard Sattin
Executive Producer:
Leo Burley
Production Company:
Pulse

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