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Human Universe

Episode 1: Apeman - Spaceman

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Available for 2 months

Professor Brian Cox explores our place in the universe. He charts the story of humans from apes to the birth of civilisation to our ascent into space. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Brian Cox
Executive Producer:
Andrew Cohen
Series Producer:
Gideon Bradshaw

The Motorway: Life in the Fast Lane

Episode 2: Keeping the Show on the Road

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Documentary series on one of Britain's busiest stretches of motorway. Workers on the M6 face one of the stormiest winters on record. Show more

Contributors

Assistant Producer:
David Harris
Production Coordinator:
Adam McKinney
Production Manager:
Jackie McKinney-Dyer
Producer:
Hannah Lowes
Executive Producer:
Zac Beattie
Executive Producer:
Spencer Kelly
Director:
Hannah Lowes
Series Producer:
Barnaby Peel

Simon explores Spain's golden age under Philip II through to the Spanish Civil War and dictatorship under Franco, from which it has emerged as a modern democratic monarchy. Show more

Guitar Heroes at the BBC

Episode 3: Part III

Duration: 49 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Compilation of classic archive performances from the guitar gods of the late 60s and 70s, including Status Quo, The Who, Dire Straits, Lynyrd Skynyrd, George Benson and Link Wray. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Mark Cooper
Producer:
Andy Dunn

Actor and musician Sam Palladio hosts a musical tribute to Elvis Presley, 60 years to the day from when he recorded his first single, That's All Right, at Sun Studio in Memphis. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

We are surrounded by types, the words on signs, buses, shops and documents. Two are regarded as the faces of Britain - Johnston and Gill Sans. Their story is told by Mark Ovenden. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Ovenden
Production Company:
Splitpea Productions
Executive Producer:
Keith Doyle
Production Manager:
Sue Davies

Human Universe

Episode 1: Apeman - Spaceman

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Available for 2 months

Professor Brian Cox explores our place in the universe. He charts the story of humans from apes to the birth of civilisation to our ascent into space. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Brian Cox
Executive Producer:
Andrew Cohen
Series Producer:
Gideon Bradshaw

BBC Four HD

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