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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

Britain's Biggest Warship

Series 1

Episode 3: Out with the Old, In with the New

Duration: 56 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

British top gun pilots train on the secret F-35 fighter jets in the US as HMS Queen Elizabeth nears the end of her sea trials in the North Sea. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Caroline Catz
Director:
Chris Terrill
Executive Producer:
Christine Hall
Production Company:
Uppercut Films

Britain's Greatest Generation

Episode 3: Fight for Freedom

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Documentary. A look at stories of extraordinary courage, terrible suffering and miraculous survival from servicemen and women between 1942 and 1945. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:
undefined Testimony Films
Participant:
Fergus Anckorn
Participant:
Bill Frankland
Participant:
Gus Bialick
Participant:
Jonny Johnson
Participant:
Bob Frost
Participant:
John Glover
Participant:
Freddie Hunn
Participant:
Betty Evans
Producer:
Nick Maddocks

Britain's Greatest Generation

Episode 4: A Better World

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Documentary. A look at the people who helped create a more diverse postwar Britain, including pioneering actor Earl Cameron and gay rights activist George Montague. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:
undefined Testimony Films
Film Editor:
Andy Attenburrow
Participant:
Gladys Parry
Participant:
Bill Graves
Participant:
Dorothy Hughes
Participant:
Bobby Brown
Participant:
Austin Byrne
Participant:
Diana Athill
Participant:
Dorothy Bohm
Participant:
Connie Hoe
Participant:
Jim Purcell
Participant:
Brian Rix
Participant:
Earl Cameron
Participant:
George Montague

The Sinner

Series 1

Episode 4

Duration: 40 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Cora regaining her memory helps Ambrose to uncover a new suspect, while Mason still blames JD for what has happened to his wife.

Contributors

Cora Tannetti:
Jessica Biel
Harry Ambrose:
Bill Pullman
Mason Tannetti:
Christopher Abbott
Dan Leroy:
Dohn Norwood
Caitlin Sullivan:
Abby Miller
William:
C J Wilson
Fay Ambrose:
Kathryn Erbe

Peaky Blinders

Series 2

Episode 4

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Period crime drama set in Birmingham. Tommy finds out exactly what mission Major Campbell is forcing him to undertake, while Polly's son Michael is welcomed into the business. Show more

Contributors

Thomas Shelby:
Cillian Murphy
Major Chester Campbell:
Sam Neill
Polly Gray:
Helen McCrory
Arthur Shelby:
Paul Anderson
Ada Shelby:
Sophie Rundle
John Shelby:
Joe Cole
May Carleton:
Charlotte Riley
Charlie Strong:
Ned Dennehy
Michael Gray:
Finn Cole
Darby Sabini:
Noah Taylor
Alfie Solomons:
Tom Hardy
The Digbeth's kid sister:
Bethan Caddick
Irene O'Donnell:
Simone Kirby
Billy Kitchen:
Paul Bullion
Lizzie Starke:
Natasha O'Keeffe
Curly:
Ian Peck
Finn Shelby:
Harry Kirton
Johnny Dogs:
Packy Lee
Policeman:
Benedict Relton
George Sewell:
Sam Hazeldine
Paddy Watts:
Joe Macaulay
Marquis Older Barman:
Nicolas Tennant
Jimmy Jesus:
Benjamin Zephaniah
Clive Macmillan:
Henry Garrett
Field Marshal Russell:
James Richard Marshall
Producer:
Laurie Borg
Director:
Colm McCarthy

Peaky Blinders

Series 2

Episode 5

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Period crime drama set in Birmingham. Tommy is caught by surprise when his powerbase in London is obliterated. May expresses her feelings for him. Show more

Contributors

Thomas Shelby:
Cillian Murphy
Major Chester Campbell:
Sam Neill
Polly Gray:
Helen McCrory
Arthur Shelby:
Paul Anderson
Ada Shelby:
Sophie Rundle
John Shelby:
Joe Cole
May Carleton:
Charlotte Riley
Charlie Strong:
Ned Dennehy
Michael Gray:
Finn Cole
Darby Sabini:
Noah Taylor
Alfie Solomons:
Tom Hardy
Plain Clothed Officer:
Andrew Sheridan
George Sewell:
Sam Hazeldine
Billy Kitchen:
Paul Bullion
Irene O'Donnell:
Simone Kirby
Sergeant Moss:
Tony Pitts
Lizzie Starke:
Natasha O'Keeffe
Finn Shelby:
Harry Kirton
Prison Reception Guard:
Kivan Dene
Curly:
Ian Peck
Clive Macmillan:
Henry Garrett
Johnny Dogs:
Packy Lee
Policeman Outside House:
Benedict Relton
Producer:
Laurie Borg
Director:
Colm McCarthy

Peaky Blinders

Series 2

Episode 6

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Period crime drama. As derby day arrives, Tommy is faced with impossible decisions as he plans to strike back at his enemies and take the family business to another level. Show more

Contributors

Thomas Shelby:
Cillian Murphy
Polly Gray:
Helen McCrory
Major Chester Campbell:
Sam Neill
Alfie Solomons:
Tom Hardy
Arthur Shelby:
Paul Anderson
Ada Shelby:
Sophie Rundle
John Shelby:
Joe Cole
May Carleton:
Charlotte Riley
Michael Gray:
Finn Cole
Lizzie Starke:
Natasha O'Keeffe
Darby Sabini:
Noah Taylor
Finn Shelby:
Harry Kirton
Field Marshal Russell:
James Richard Marshall
Governor:
Paul McEwan
Johnny Dogs:
Packy Lee
UVF Hardman 1:
Branwell Donaghey
UVF Hardman/Undercover:
Brendan Gibson
George Sewell:
Sam Hazeldine
Jimmy Jesus:
Benjamin Zephaniah
Royal Bodyguard:
Tim Delap
Producer:
Laurie Borg
Director:
Colm McCarthy

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