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James May: The Reassembler

Series 1

Episode 3: Electric Guitar

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

James concludes his quest with an electric guitar. 147 pieces must be reassembled, entailing soldering, the use of precision screwdrivers and fiddly electronics. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
James May
Writer:
James May
Executive Producer:
Will Daws
Executive Producer:
Stuart Cabb
Series Producer:
Dan Lewis
Director:
Dan Lewis
Production Company:
Plum Pictures Ltd

Duration: 56 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 1 day

A tribute to comedian Rik Mayall, who left a body of work that spanned four decades, including characters Rik in The Young Ones and Lord Flashheart in Blackadder. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Simon Callow
Executive Producer:
Tara Duffy
Participant:
Rik Mayall
Participant:
Alexei Sayle
Participant:
Greg Davies
Participant:
Ruby Wax
Participant:
Andy de la Tour
Participant:
Rowland Rivron
Participant:
Lloyd Peters
Participant:
Lise Mayer
Participant:
Ben Elton
Participant:
Lenny Henry
Participant:
Pauline Melville
Participant:
Michael Palin
Participant:
Tim McInnerny
Participant:
Christopher Ryan
Participant:
Jools Holland
Participant:
Simon Pegg
Participant:
Mike Redfern
Participant:
Jon Plowman
Participant:
John Lloyd

Stories from the Dark Earth: Meet the Ancestors Revisited

Episode 3: Sacred Women of the Iron Age

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Archaeologist Julian Richards has the latest on two very different burials of Iron Age women and a brand new discovery in a rare chariot burial. Show more

Bob Geldof examines the life and work of 20th-century poet William Butler Yeats. He argues that Yeats brought about immense change in Ireland's struggle for independence. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Bob Geldof
Writer:
Bob Geldof
Consultant:
Roy Foster
Executive Producer:
Mike Connolly
Executive Producer:
Emma Cahusac
Executive Producer:
David Harvey
Director:
Gerry Hoban

Spiral

Series 6

Episode 9

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

French crime drama serial. Violence flares after a cop's shooting of an unarmed man. A sense of injustice fuels Josephine's aggression in the Bodin case. Show more

Contributors

Laure Berthaud:
Caroline Proust
Josephine Karlsson:
Audrey Fleurot
Judge Francois Roban:
Philippe Duclos
Lieutenant Gilles 'Gilou' Escoffier:
Thierry Godard
Lt Frederic 'Tintin' Fromentin:
Fred Bianconi
Beckriche:
Valentin Merlet
Drissa Camara:
Narcisse Mame-Zollo
Mayor Fabienne Mangin:
Camille Japy

Spiral

Series 6

Episode 10

Duration: 53 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

French crime drama serial. No closer to arresting Camara or the corrupt cops, Laure and her team seek missing teen Maria. Roban is rattled to be testifying in his own defence. Show more

Contributors

Laure Berthaud:
Caroline Proust
Josephine Karlsson:
Audrey Fleurot
Judge Francois Roban:
Philippe Duclos
Lieutenant Gilles 'Gilou' Escoffier:
Thierry Godard
Lt Frederic 'Tintin' Fromentin:
Fred Bianconi
Beckriche:
Valentin Merlet
Drissa Camara:
Narcisse Mame-Zollo
Mayor Fabienne Mangin:
Camille Japy

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