Programme Index

Discover 11,122,361 listings and 293,449 playable programmes from the BBC

University Challenge

Christmas 2018

Episode 7: Edinburgh University v LSE

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

In the last first-round match, Edinburgh University, including Joanna Cherry and Mitch Benn, face the LSE team, with Ekow Eshun and Maya Jaggi. Show more

Contributors

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

Secrets of Skin

Series 1

Protection

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 10 months

Professor Ben Garrod reveals how skin protects vertebrates from extremes of temperature, the harmful effect of UV and a host of living organisms that want to get in. Show more

Earth's Seasonal Secrets

Episode 3: Winter

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 4 months

Andrew Scott narrates a special programme which celebrates winter and explores how animals and plants rise to the challenges it brings. Show more

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Film which follows the making of a Wedgwood vase, handcrafted by artisan potters using the same techniques pioneered by Josiah Wedgwood in the 18th century. Show more

Handmade: By Royal Appointment

Episode 2: John Lobb Shoes

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Series celebrating handcrafted objects made under the royal warrant. John Lobb is a heritage company still run by the original family using time-honoured methods. Show more

A Timewatch Guide

Series 2

Episode 2: The Crusades

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

How television's telling of the Crusades has changed over the last 60 years and our interpretation of this medieval story has been influenced by modern political and social change. Show more

Looking for Rembrandt

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Desperate for money, Rembrandt takes on commissions that even his pupils have passed up on, pupils who are now getting the grand offers that once came through Rembrandt’s door. Show more

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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