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Secrets of Bones

Episode 2: Down to Earth

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Ben Garrod discovers how the skeleton has adapted for vertebrates to move on land in many ways and explores the role of the spine in both cheetahs and snakes. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ben Garrod
Series Producer:
Aaron Paul
Executive Producer:
Jonny Keeling
Producer:
Sue Doody
Director:
Sue Doody

The Sky at Night

Guides

Stars

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Chris Lintott opens up The Sky at Night's 60-year archive to reveal how stars work, their life cycles and how their own demise holds the key to our very existence. Show more

Documentary following researchers as they try to take the first-ever picture of a black hole. They must travel the globe to build a revolutionary telescope that spans planet Earth. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Peter Capaldi
Production Manager:
Eva Robins
Executive Producer:
Carlo Massarella
Executive Producer:
Dan Kendall
Producer:
Henry Fraser
Director:
Henry Fraser
Production Company:
Windfall Films Ltd

Professor Jim Al-Khalili investigates the amazing science of gravity. As well sculpting our universe, gravity also affects our weight, height and even the rate at which we age. Show more

Horizon

2009-2010

Episode 4: Who Is Afraid of a Big Black Hole?

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Scientists now believe black holes could hold the key to answering the ultimate question: what was there before the big bang? However, researching them is next to impossible. Show more

Horizon

2017

Strange Signals from Outer Space!

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Horizon investigates unusual space signals, including the Lorimer Burst, and has exclusive access to researchers at the Green Bank Telescope searching for signals from Tabby's Star. Show more

Documentary following researchers as they try to take the first-ever picture of a black hole. They must travel the globe to build a revolutionary telescope that spans planet Earth. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Peter Capaldi
Production Manager:
Eva Robins
Executive Producer:
Carlo Massarella
Executive Producer:
Dan Kendall
Producer:
Henry Fraser
Director:
Henry Fraser
Production Company:
Windfall Films Ltd

Secrets of Bones

Episode 2: Down to Earth

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Ben Garrod discovers how the skeleton has adapted for vertebrates to move on land in many ways and explores the role of the spine in both cheetahs and snakes. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ben Garrod
Series Producer:
Aaron Paul
Executive Producer:
Jonny Keeling
Producer:
Sue Doody
Director:
Sue Doody

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 11 months

The trial and conviction of Peter Sutcliffe, the fallout from the investigation and the legacy for relatives of victims and survivors of his attacks. Show more

BBC Four HD

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