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The Wonder of Animals

Episode 4: Ants

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 7 months

Chris Packham explores what makes animal groups successful. He looks at how the globe's 100 trillion ants have colonised the planet like no other. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Chris Packham
Executive Producer:
Jonny Keeling
Director:
Francis Welch
Producer:
Francis Welch
Series Producer:
Aaron Paul

How to Make

Series 1

The Trainer

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Designer and materials engineer Zoe Laughlin dismantles the trainer to understand its form, function and material before building her own bespoke version of an everyday classic. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Zoe Laughlin
Production Manager:
James Wallace
Executive Producer:
Sarah Trigg
Executive Producer:
Maia Liddell
Producer:
Jake Clifford
Producer:
Ekta Walia
Director:
Paul Vanezis
Production Company:
Wonder

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Mark Kermode uncovers the cinematic and storytelling secrets of one of the most popular genres of all - the spy movie. Show more

Our Classical Century

Series 1

1980s to the present

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

From Torvill and Dean’s gold medal performance danced to the Bolero to the Three Tenors at Italia 90, Suzy Klein and Alexandra Burke chart how classical music found whole new audiences. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Suzy Klein
Presenter:
Alexandra Burke
Executive Producer:
Richard Bradley
Executive Producer:
Steve Condie
Director:
James Giles
Producer:
James Giles
Producer:
Mira Aroyo
Production Company:
Lion Television

The Wonder of Animals

Episode 4: Ants

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 7 months

Chris Packham explores what makes animal groups successful. He looks at how the globe's 100 trillion ants have colonised the planet like no other. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Chris Packham
Executive Producer:
Jonny Keeling
Director:
Francis Welch
Producer:
Francis Welch
Series Producer:
Aaron Paul

How to Make

Series 1

The Trainer

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Designer and materials engineer Zoe Laughlin dismantles the trainer to understand its form, function and material before building her own bespoke version of an everyday classic. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Zoe Laughlin
Production Manager:
James Wallace
Executive Producer:
Sarah Trigg
Executive Producer:
Maia Liddell
Producer:
Jake Clifford
Producer:
Ekta Walia
Director:
Paul Vanezis
Production Company:
Wonder

BBC Four HD

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