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Handmade in the Pacific

Series 1

Episode 1: Yidaki

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Documentary series. In Arnhem Land, Northern Australia, a family works to create a 'yidaki' - an ancient and sacred Aboriginal instrument also known as a didgeridoo. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

In the final part of Andrew Marr's national saga, Britain enters the post-Thatcher era. Many have done well during the Thatcher years, but now boom is turning to bust. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Oceanographer Dr Helen Czerski and zoologist Dr George McGavin carry out an ‘autopsy’ on the North Sea to understand the startling changes taking place in the world's oceans. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Helen Czerski
Presenter:
George McGavin
Interviewed Guest:
Lennert Bliemer
Interviewed Guest:
Alistair Boxall
Interviewed Guest:
Tim de Groot
Interviewed Guest:
John Ellen
Interviewed Guest:
Lonneke IJsseldijk
Interviewed Guest:
Jeff Kew
Interviewed Guest:
Helge Niemann
Executive Producer:
Jonathan Hewes
Executive Producer:
Peter Collins
Producer:
Tom Ranson
Director:
Tom Ranson

Ocean Giants

Episode 1: Giant Lives

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Available for 5 months

Series about whales and dolphins. Explore the ocean's largest creatures - humpback whales, 200-ton feeding blue whales and southern right whales with one-ton testicles. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Sara Ford
Series Producer:
Mark Brownlow
Series Producer:
Phil Chapman
Narrator:
Stephen Fry

Seven Ages of Britain

Episode 2: Age of Worship

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

The story of Britain through its art and treasure. This episode looks at the Middle Ages, from the murder of Thomas Becket in 1170 to the death of Richard II in 1400. Show more

A Very British Renaissance

Episode 1: The Renaissance Arrives

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Documentary series. Dr James Fox traces the story of how the arrival of a few foreign artists in the 16th century sparked a cultural revolution in Britain. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
James Fox
Executive Producer:
Jonty Claypole
Series Producer:
Julian Birkett

Handmade in the Pacific

Series 1

Episode 1: Yidaki

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Documentary series. In Arnhem Land, Northern Australia, a family works to create a 'yidaki' - an ancient and sacred Aboriginal instrument also known as a didgeridoo. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Oceanographer Dr Helen Czerski and zoologist Dr George McGavin carry out an ‘autopsy’ on the North Sea to understand the startling changes taking place in the world's oceans. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Helen Czerski
Presenter:
George McGavin
Interviewed Guest:
Lennert Bliemer
Interviewed Guest:
Alistair Boxall
Interviewed Guest:
Tim de Groot
Interviewed Guest:
John Ellen
Interviewed Guest:
Lonneke IJsseldijk
Interviewed Guest:
Jeff Kew
Interviewed Guest:
Helge Niemann
Executive Producer:
Jonathan Hewes
Executive Producer:
Peter Collins
Producer:
Tom Ranson
Director:
Tom Ranson

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