Programme Index

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University Challenge

Christmas 2018

Episode 5: Exeter University v Birmingham University

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

In the Exeter team are Paul Jackson and Jon Kay. They face Birmingham University, featuring comedian Chris Addison and actor Nigel Lindsay. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Paxman
Narrator:
Roger Tilling
Director:
Tracey Rooney
Series Producer:
Irene Daniels
Executive Producer:
Peter Gwyn
Production Company:
ITV Studios

Wonders of the Solar System

Original Series

Episode 5: Aliens

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Professor Brian Cox explores how the search for aliens in the solar system has followed the search for water. He looks at Jupiter's moon Europa - a dazzling ball of ice. Show more

Timeshift

Series 12

Episode 7: The Joy of (Train) Sets

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Available for 11 months

The Model Railway Story: Documentary which explores how the British have been in love with model railways for over a century, with unique archive and contributions from modellers. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Andy Hall
Director:
Andy Hall
Series Producer:
William Naylor
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole
Participant:
Pete Waterman

Documentary. Designer and engineer Zoe Laughlin explores the world of material science, uncovering the innovations in manufacturing that are set to change the world we live in. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Zoe Laughlin
Director:
Paul Vanezis
Consultant:
Alexander Forsey
Production Manager:
Lucy Gardner
Off-line editing:
Nadia Iqbal
Executive Producer:
Jeremy Lee
Executive Producer:
Alan Holland
On-line editing:
Chris Batham

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

America's High Country is the land of grizzly bears and giant trees, of frigid winters and scorching summers, of tough ranchers and gold-rush fever. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Documentary series. James Fox explores how New Zealand's indigenous Maori people resisted colonisation and marginalisation and maintained their distinctive culture. Show more

Handmade in the Pacific

Series 1

Episode 3: Pou

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Documentary series. With chainsaws, adzes, and over 30 different chisels, Maori carver Logan Okiwi Shipgood crafts a 6ft tall 'pou' statue from native New Zealand timber. Show more

Handmade in the Pacific

Series 1

Episode 4: Kapa

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

For artist Dalani Tanahy, the painstaking process of creating 'kapa' - cloth made from tree bark - symbolises the resurgence of indigenous Hawaiian pride and identity. Show more

Michael Wood goes in search of the Roman poet Ovid. Metamorphoses made him a superstar but then came scandal and exile. His story is told in his own words, by Simon Russell Beale. Show more

Wonders of the Solar System

Original Series

Episode 5: Aliens

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Professor Brian Cox explores how the search for aliens in the solar system has followed the search for water. He looks at Jupiter's moon Europa - a dazzling ball of ice. Show more

BBC Four HD

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