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Series 2

Episode 3: Queen Elizabeth I

BBC Four

Duration: 58 minutes

Audio described
on BBC Four HD

Available for 8 months

Using archive film, Vanessa Collingridge examines the life of Elizabeth Tudor - her upbringing, her conflicts with her enemies and her greatest victory against the Spanish Armada. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Neil Younger
Participant:
Susan Doran
Participant:
Anna Whitelock
Executive Producer:
Ailsa Orr
Producer:
Chris Nikkel
Director:
Chris Nikkel
Production Company:
360 Production
Source: BBC Online
BBC Four

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 6 months

Shakespeare is often credited with revolutionising English, but is the real story more complex? Dr John Gallagher uncovers the surprising tale of how English conquered the world. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Gallagher
Interviewed Guest:
Jonathan Culpeper
Interviewed Guest:
Simon Horobin
Interviewed Guest:
Farah Karim-Cooper
Interviewed Guest:
Cathy Shrank
Executive Producer:
Emma Parkins
Executive Producer:
Ed Stobart
Director:
Chris Nikkel
Source: BBC Online
BBC Four

Duration: 59 minutes

Audio described
Signed
on BBC Four HD

Series in which Andrew Marr explores the books we read. He investigates detective fiction, a genre whose most famous heroes are now embedded in our collective psyche. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Andrew Marr
Series Producer:
Sebastian Barfield
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole
Participant:
Ian Rankin
Participant:
Val McDermid
Participant:
Sophie Hannah
Participant:
Anthony Horowitz
Source: BBC Online

MAKE! Craft Britain

Series 1

Episode 1

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Novice crafters master the art of hooky rugmaking and traditional letterpress. Plus an origami artist teaches how to make something beautiful from a single sheet of paper. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:
RDF Television
Executive Producer:
Teresa Watkins
Producer:
Samuel Burr
Production Manager:
Anna Wood
Source: BBC Online

Horizon

2013-2014

Episode 6: Swallowed by a Sinkhole

BBC Two

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Science documentary series. Professor Iain Stewart travels to Florida to investigate sinkholes, and why the geology of this state makes it the sinkhole capital of the world. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Iain Stewart
Director:
Ed Booth
Producer:
Ed Booth
Series Editor:
Aidan Laverty

Brand

Horizon
Source: BBC Online

Arena

Everything Is Connected - George Eliot's Life

BBC Four

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 2 months

Contemporary artist Gillian Wearing celebrates the legacy of Victorian novelist George Eliot in an experimental film made up of a diverse cast of people. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Sheila Atim
Narrator:
Jason Isaacs
Producer:
Martina Hall
Executive Producer:
Janet Lee

Brand

Arena
Source: BBC Online

A Timewatch Guide

Series 2

Episode 3: Queen Elizabeth I

BBC Four

Duration: 58 minutes

Audio described
on BBC Four HD

Available for 8 months

Using archive film, Vanessa Collingridge examines the life of Elizabeth Tudor - her upbringing, her conflicts with her enemies and her greatest victory against the Spanish Armada. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Neil Younger
Participant:
Susan Doran
Participant:
Anna Whitelock
Executive Producer:
Ailsa Orr
Producer:
Chris Nikkel
Director:
Chris Nikkel
Production Company:
360 Production
Source: BBC Online

BBC Four HD

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