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BBC Proms

2018

Shostakovich and Rachmaninov

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

on BBC Four HD

First transmitted in 2018. The BBC Symphony Orchestra led by Karina Canellakis perform works from Beethoven, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich and Norman's Spiral. Show more

Nature's Weirdest Events

Series 2 (Cutdowns)

Episode 1

Duration: 14 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Documentary series exploring bizarre and extraordinary natural events. Using footage taken by eyewitnesses, presenter Chris Packham reveals how these events occur. Show more

Archaeology: A Secret History

Episode 2: The Search for Civilisation

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 7 months

Richard Miles shows how 18th- and 19th-century discoveries overturned ideas of when and where civilisation began as empires competed to own the past. Show more

Duration: 56 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 5 months

Documentary drama series exploring the lives of Henry VIII's wives. Henry annuls his marriage to Anne of Cleves and marries teenager Catherine Howard two weeks later. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Lucy Worsley
Anne of Cleves:
Rebecca Dyson-Smith
Henry VIII:
Richard Ridings
Catherine Howard:
Lauren McQueen
Katherine Parr:
Alice Patten
Princess Elizabeth:
Madeleine Power
Ambassador Karl Harst:
Carsten Hayes
Thomas Culpepper:
Wilf Scolding
Archbishop Cranmer:
Crispin Letts
Charles Brandon:
Andrew Greenough
Eleanor Paston:
Sophie Roberts
Henry Norris:
Nicholas Agnew
Executive Producer:
Emma Hindley
Executive Producer:
Leanne Klein
Writer:
Chloe Moss
Producer:
Ben Evans
Production Company:
Wall to Wall South Ltd

Royal Welsh Show

2018

Episode 5: Highlights

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Kate Humble and Gareth Wyn Jones present their favourite moments from the Royal Welsh Show. Show more

Portrait of pianist and composer Daniil Trifonov, who is generating extravagant praise from several of the world's top musicians, including Martha Argerich and Valery Gergiev. Show more

Archaeology: A Secret History

Episode 2: The Search for Civilisation

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 7 months

Richard Miles shows how 18th- and 19th-century discoveries overturned ideas of when and where civilisation began as empires competed to own the past. Show more

BBC Four HD

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