Programme Index

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Great British Railway Journeys

Series 6

Episode 7: Deptford to West Silvertown

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Michael Portillo embarks on a series of journeys through London. He is invited aboard the construction locomotive for Crossrail. Show more

Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History

Episode 2: A World Turned Upside Down

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Dr Sam Willis takes the story of shipwrecks into the Georgian age when Britain began to rule the waves and disasters at sea imperilled its trading power. Show more

A Timewatch Guide

Series 1

Episode 2: Cleopatra

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Using the BBC film archives, Vanessa Collingridge explores how our view of Cleopatra has changed over the years, and how she has become lost amid myth, cliche and propaganda. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Jo Quinn
Participant:
Joyce Tyldesley
Participant:
Adrian Goldsworthy
Participant:
Mary Hamer
Executive Producer:
John Farren
Associate Producer:
Susannah Zeff
Series Producer:
James Gray
Director:
James Gray
Production Company:
360 Production

Was Cleopatra a seductress or a great politician? Shakespeare scholar Dr Islam Issa's exploration of why history and literature have recorded two very different Cleopatras. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Islam Issa
Interviewed Guest:
Paul Edmondson
Interviewed Guest:
Zahi Hawass
Interviewed Guest:
Lucy Hughes-Hallett
Interviewed Guest:
Ahmed Issa
Interviewed Guest:
Josette Simon
Interviewed Guest:
Bryan Sitch
Interviewed Guest:
Joyce Tyldesley
Executive Producer:
Emma Parkins

Dr Lucy Worsley explores the royal wardrobes of our monarchs over the last 400 years, showing how they have always been regarded as their personal statement to their people. Show more

Secret Knowledge

Walter Scott's Castle

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Stuart Kelly gets behind-the-scenes access as over 13,000 treasures are moved back into Sir Walter Scott's Abbotsford House. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Stuart Kelly
Director:
Bill MacLeod
Executive Producer:
Pauline Law
Executive Producer:
Richard Bright
Producer:
Bill MacLeod

Line of Duty

Series 4

Episode 1

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 1 month

Police drama series. DCI Roz Huntley is under intense pressure from her superiors to apprehend a serial murderer after months of fruitless investigation. Show more

Line of Duty

Series 4

Episode 2

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 1 month

Police drama series. AC-12 crank up their investigation into Operation Trapdoor. Kate makes progress in her undercover role. Show more

Line of Duty

Series 4

Episode 3

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 1 month

Police drama series. AC-12 wrestle with the new forensic evidence. Meanwhile, Steve challenges Roz's husband Nick to vouch for his wife. Show more

BBC Four HD

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