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Great British Railway Journeys

Series 6

Episode 17: Swansea to Hereford

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Michael Portillo continues his journey from Pembroke Dock to Cambridge. En route, he learns about the Victorian signalling system still in place today. Show more

India's Frontier Railways

Episode 2: The Last Train in Nepal

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 8 months

A look at a railway line which runs for just 20 miles from Janakpur in Nepal to Jaynagar junction in India, but which is now under threat of closure. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Bernard Hill
Series Producer:
Gerry Troyna
Executive Producer:
Grant McKee
Production Company:
3Di TV Software Programs Ltd

Rhythms of India

Series 1

Music of the People

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Soumik Datta continues his journey around India by exploring traditional music. From folk singers to brass bands, how are musicians responding to a rapidly modernising India? Show more

Timeshift

Series 9

Episode 8: Bread: A Loaf Affair

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Documentary about the rise of the popular loaf in Britain. After the holy grail of affordable white bread was achieved, dietary experts began to trumpet the virtues of brown. Show more

Treasures of the Indus

Episode 2: The Other Side of the Taj Mahal

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Available for 5 months

Sona Datta looks at the Mughals, who created the most dazzling empire India has ever seen, from the Taj Mahal to intricate miniatures of court life. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Sona Datta
Series Producer:
Hugh Thomson
Director:
Hugh Thomson
Executive Producer:
Harry Bell
Participant:
Giles Tillotson
Participant:
Nitin Bhayanan
Participant:
William Dalrymple
Participant:
Ahmed Rashid

The Culture Show

2013/2014

Episode 23: Lego - The Building Blocks of Architecture

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Tom Dyckhoff explores the contribution of Lego to architecture, and its continuing influence, arguing that it's changed the way we think about buildings. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Dyckhoff
Participant:
Alain de Botton
Participant:
Peter Molyneux
Participant:
Bjarke Ingels
Participant:
Mark Dudek
Director:
Jude Ho
Series Editor:
Janet Lee

Cardinal

Series 2

Episode 5: Northwind

Duration: 42 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Canadian crime drama series. Cardinal and Delorme connect evidence from a fresh crime scene to the ritualistic murder in the cave. Show more

Contributors

Detective John Cardinal:
Billy Campbell
Detective Lise Delorme:
Karine Vanasse
Catherine Cardinal:
Deborah Hay
Detective Jerry Commanda:
Glen Gould
Sgt Noelle Dyson:
Kristen Thomson
Kelly Cardinal:
Alanna Bale
Dr Frederick Bell:
Stephen Ouimette
Sgt Malcolm Musgrave:
David Richmond-Peck
Director:
Jeff Renfroe

Cardinal

Series 2

Episode 6: El Brujo

Duration: 42 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Canadian crime drama series. Armed with Northwind's real identity, Cardinal and Delorme race to find him before he kills Terri and her brother. Show more

Contributors

Detective John Cardinal:
Billy Campbell
Detective Lise Delorme:
Karine Vanasse
Catherine Cardinal:
Deborah Hay
Detective Jerry Commanda:
Glen Gould
Sgt Noelle Dyson:
Kristen Thomson
Kelly Cardinal:
Alanna Bale
Dr Frederick Bell:
Stephen Ouimette
Sgt Malcolm Musgrave:
David Richmond-Peck
Director:
Jeff Renfroe
Writer:
Sarah Dodd

India's Frontier Railways

Episode 2: The Last Train in Nepal

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 8 months

A look at a railway line which runs for just 20 miles from Janakpur in Nepal to Jaynagar junction in India, but which is now under threat of closure. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Bernard Hill
Series Producer:
Gerry Troyna
Executive Producer:
Grant McKee
Production Company:
3Di TV Software Programs Ltd

BBC Four HD

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