Programme Index

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National Treasures of Wales

Series 1

Episode 1: Coastal Care

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Griff Rhys Jones discovers how the National Trust looks after some of Wales's national treasures. He begins with the 157 miles of coastline it owns and cares for. Show more

South Pacific

Episode 2: Castaways

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Documentary series about the South Pacific islands. A look at how every one of the 20,000 islands was colonised by the Polynesians, and at the varied local fauna. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Documentary series. In his exploration of the collision of the West and Pacific culture, James Fox explores how the West has created a vision of Polynesia as paradise. Show more

Handmade in the Pacific

Series 1

Episode 2: Taupoo

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Documentary series. One of the last traditional weavers on the Polynesian island of Rurutu creates a ceremonial 'taupoo', a hat made from pandanus leaves. Show more

The Brecon Beacons with Iolo Williams

Series 1

Episode 3: Summer

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Iolo Williams explores the Brecon Beacons over the seasons. In the Black Mountain foothills, shepherds gather sheep and a group of volunteers tries to repair a mountain. Show more

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Alastair Sooke looks at great sculptors of the British Empire, mavericks who bucked prevailing trends, such as John Flaxman, Francis Chantrey and Alfred Gilbert. Show more

Timeshift

Series 14

Episode 3: Bullseyes and Beer: When Darts Hit Britain

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 5 months

How a traditional working-class pub game became a national obsession during the 1970s and 80s, and how television played a key role in elevating its players into household names. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Matt Thomas
Director:
Matt Thomas
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole
Participant:
Eric Bristow
Participant:
Bobby George
Participant:
John Lowe
Participant:
Phil Taylor

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Lachlan Goudie traces the development of Scottish art. He explores how it has left a remarkable legacy over the last century through wrestling with questions of identity. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Lachlan Goudie
Series Producer:
Matthew Springford
Series Producer:
Pauline Law
Executive Producer:
David Harron

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Exploration of the word of our age - data - with mathematician Hannah Fry. What is data? How is it stored, shared, made sense of? And what does data reveal about us and the world? Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Hannah Fry
Production Company:
Wingspan Productions
Executive Producer:
Archie Baron
Graphic Designer:
Flock London

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Documentary series. In his exploration of the collision of the West and Pacific culture, James Fox explores how the West has created a vision of Polynesia as paradise. Show more

BBC Four HD

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