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Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Dr Alice Roberts discovers how humans left Africa to colonise the world. In Europe, she investigates how our species coped with the rival Neanderthals and the Ice Age. Show more

Wild China

Episode 3: Tibet

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Series about the creatures that live in China's most beautiful landscapes. This episode looks at the remote Tibetan Plateau, home to chiru antelopes, wild yaks and bears. Show more

Black Lake

Series 1

Episode 7

Duration: 42 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Thriller series. Mette's suspicion of Dag grows after a fire in the basement, while Hanne is still convinced there is a curse over the place.

Black Lake

Series 1

Episode 8

Duration: 40 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Thriller series. Hanne's life is at stake, and she knows the solution lies in the hidden room in the cellar. Will she be able to save herself and the others before it's too late? Show more

James May: The Reassembler

Series 2

Episode 1: James May: The Christmas Reassembler

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

James May reassembles his favourite childhood Christmas present - the Hornby Flying Scotsman with realistic chuffing sounds, which he received on Christmas Day 1972. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
James May
Writer:
James May
Executive Producer:
Will Daws
Executive Producer:
Stuart Cabb
Series Producer:
Dan Lewis
Director:
Dan Lewis
Production Company:
Plum Pictures Ltd

James May: The Reassembler

Series 2

Episode 2: Food Mixer

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

James May puts objects back together again from a pile of their component parts. He reassembles the 135 parts that make up a 1960s Kenwood Chef a701a food mixer. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
James May
Writer:
James May
Executive Producer:
Will Daws
Executive Producer:
Stuart Cabb
Series Producer:
Dan Lewis
Director:
Dan Lewis
Production Company:
Plum Pictures Ltd

Celebrating the British sitcom and looking at the social and political context from which our favourites grew, with help from Steve Coogan, Richard Curtis, Jack Dee and others. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Rebecca Front
Producer:
Breid McLoone
Director:
Breid McLoone
Executive Producer:
Steven Canny
Participant:
Steve Coogan
Participant:
James Corden
Participant:
Lord Grade
Participant:
Richard Curtis
Participant:
Dick Clement
Participant:
Ian La Frenais
Participant:
Graham Linehan
Participant:
Josh Widdicombe
Participant:
Jack Dee
Participant:
Hugh Dennis
Participant:
Beryl Vertue
Participant:
Jonathan Harvey
Participant:
Lee Mack
Participant:
Nerys Hughes
Participant:
Anna Raeburn
Participant:
Trix Worrell
Participant:
Adil Ray
Participant:
Jon Plowman

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 5 months

Mike Read and Tommy Vance present performances by Alphaville, Elton John, Break Machine, Miami Sound Machine, Tracey Ullman, Spandau Ballet, Rod Stewart and George Michael. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mike Read
Presenter:
Tommy Vance
Producer:
Michael Hurll
Performer:
Alphaville
Performer:
Break Machine
Performer:
Spandau Ballet
Performer:
George Michael

Documentary about the record company that brought The Beatles to the world and which has been instrumental in producing some of Britain's most celebrated and enduring music. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Min Clough
Director:
Todd Austin
Participant:
Neil Tennant
Participant:
Glen Matlock
Participant:
Roger Taylor
Participant:
Nick Mason
Production Company:
Bohemia Films

Wild China

Episode 3: Tibet

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Series about the creatures that live in China's most beautiful landscapes. This episode looks at the remote Tibetan Plateau, home to chiru antelopes, wild yaks and bears. Show more

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