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Great British Railway Journeys

Series 6

Episode 9: London's West End

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Guided by his Bradshaw's, Michael Portillo explores London's theatreland and discovers how 19th-century engineering made for spectacular theatricals. Show more

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

In the final episode, Dr Sam Willis looks at the drive to develop ever more precise weapons on the battlefield, from artillery shells to rifles to the Maxim machine gun. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Sam Willis
Director:
Linda Sands
Executive Producer:
John Das
Interviewed Guest:
Jonathan Ferguson
Interviewed Guest:
Peter Johnson
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Murray-Flutter
Interviewed Guest:
Robert Tilney
Interviewed Guest:
Lisa Traynor
Interviewed Guest:
Rob Yuill

Alice Roberts joins the team excavating a 3,000-year-old Bronze Age village in the Cambridgeshire Fens that has been called the British Pompeii due to its state of preservation. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alice Roberts
Executive Producer:
Emma Parkins
Producer:
Sarah Jobling
Director:
Sarah Jobling
Production Company:
360 Production

Horizon

2012-2013

Episode 5: How Small Is the Universe?

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Series exploring scientific issues. Following the search for the smallest thing in the universe, a journey where things don't just become smaller - but also a whole lot weirder. Show more

Horizon

2014-2015

Episode 13: The Trouble with Space Junk

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Horizon reveals the scale of the problem of space junk. In 2014, the International Space Station had to move three times to avoid lethal chunks of space debris. Show more

Blue Planet II

Series 1

Episode 6: Coasts

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

The wildlife series narrated by David Attenborough explores the planet's coasts. They are the most changeable of the ocean worlds, but they offer great riches. Show more

Horizon

2009-2010

Episode 7: How Many People Can Live on Planet Earth?

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Naturalist Sir David Attenborough investigates whether the world faces a population crisis and if it is the duty of individuals to change the way they live. Show more

Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History

Episode 2: A World Turned Upside Down

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 10 months

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

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