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University Challenge

Christmas 2014

Episode 1

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Series featuring teams of distinguished graduates. Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, with Cathy Newman and Sam West, plays the University of Warwick, with Jonathan Coe and Simon Calder. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Simon Reeve travels around Ireland. Starting at the spectacular Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, Simon travels down the east coast, ending in the Wicklow Mountains. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Reeve
Series Producer:
Dominic Ozanne
Executive Producer:
David Upshal

Dallas Campbell delves into the Horizon archive to discover how scientists have tried to predict an impending apocalypse, and asks if science will save us when Armageddon arrives. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Dallas Campbell
Executive Producer:
Sacha Baveystock

Timeshift

Series 13

Episode 6: Hurricanes and Heatwaves: The Highs and Lows of British Weather

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 10 months

A national obsession is explored in this archive-rich look at the evolution of the weather forecast from print via radio to TV and beyond - and at the changing weather itself. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Lucie Donahue
Director:
Lucie Donahue
Series Producer:
William Naylor

Utopia: In Search of the Dream

Series 1

Episode 3: A Good Place Within

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Richard Clay asks if utopia is, ultimately, a state of mind. Can we all find our utopia in a perfect moment of transcendence, artistic expression or hedonism? Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Clay
Interviewed Guest:
Tas Bahir
Interviewed Guest:
David Bingham
Interviewed Guest:
James Delaney
Interviewed Guest:
Martin Graham
Interviewed Guest:
Kate Hall
Interviewed Guest:
Chris Heimann
Interviewed Guest:
Charles Matlock
Interviewed Guest:
Sid Meier
Interviewed Guest:
Deimantas Narkevicius
Interviewed Guest:
Steve Reich
Interviewed Guest:
Gerald Simpson
Musician:
Anthony Negus
Musician:
Stephen Rooke
Music Group:
Aslam Ali
Music Group:
Mubarik Ali
Music Group:
Nabeel Ghori
Music Group:
Asad Iqbal
Music Group:
Haji Ameer Khan
Music Group:
Jatinder Kwatna
Music Group:
Zilgarnain Mahomed
Music Group:
Kamaldeep Mathary
Music Group:
Imad Undre
Production Company:
ClearStory Ltd
Executive Producer:
Russell Barnes
Assistant Producer:
Alex Brisland
Production Manager:
Clare Burns
On-line editing:
Ben Harris
Researcher:
Sabrina Scollan
Re-recording mixer:
Phitz Hearne
Director of photography:
Pete Allibone
Sound Recordist:
Adam Prescod
Colourist:
Tim Waller
Sound Recordist:
Phil Nockles
Camera Operator:
Will Churchill
Camera Operator:
Tim Platten

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Simon Reeve travels around Ireland. Starting at the spectacular Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, Simon travels down the east coast, ending in the Wicklow Mountains. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Reeve
Series Producer:
Dominic Ozanne
Executive Producer:
David Upshal

BBC Four HD

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