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University Challenge

2017/18

Episode 31

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

The gruelling quarter-finals continue as two student teams vie to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Paxman
Executive Producer:
Peter Gwyn
Producer:
Irene Daniels
Production Company:
ITV Studios

Michael Scott looks at the decline of Athens and the triumph of theatre, which spread throughout the Greek world and beyond and gave rise to a new kind of comedy. Show more

Andrew Marr discovers the story of Winston Churchill's passion for painting, travelling to the places he loved to paint and revealing how his private hobby shaped his public life. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Andrew Marr
Director:
David Barrie
Associate Producer:
Beth Sowersby
Executive Producer:
Patrick McGrady
Production Company:
Wavelength Films
Participant:
Emma Soames
Participant:
Celia Sandys
Participant:
David Coombs
Participant:
Bill Murray

World War II drama. In November 1939, Georg Elser's attempt to assassinate Hitler fails, and he is arrested. During his confinement, he recalls the events leading up to his plot. Show more

The Riviera: A History in Pictures

Episode 1: Painting Paradise

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Richard E Grant follows in the footsteps of artists who have lived, loved and painted on France's Cote d'Azur, including Cezanne, Monet, Renoir and Matisse. Show more

The Riviera: A History in Pictures

Episode 2: The Golden Era

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Richard E Grant explores how modern art and the Riviera grew up together when the Cote D'Azur became both a hedonistic playground and an experimental studio. Show more

Michael Scott looks at the decline of Athens and the triumph of theatre, which spread throughout the Greek world and beyond and gave rise to a new kind of comedy. Show more

Andrew Marr discovers the story of Winston Churchill's passion for painting, travelling to the places he loved to paint and revealing how his private hobby shaped his public life. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Andrew Marr
Director:
David Barrie
Associate Producer:
Beth Sowersby
Executive Producer:
Patrick McGrady
Production Company:
Wavelength Films
Participant:
Emma Soames
Participant:
Celia Sandys
Participant:
David Coombs
Participant:
Bill Murray

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