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Books That Made Britain

Rebel Writers of the East Midlands

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

BBC Radio 1 DJ Alice Levine revisits books by working-class rebels - Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole and Sons and Lovers. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alice Levine
Executive Producer:
Sally Bowman
Production Company:
Whitehouse Media

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

In part three of this groundbreaking series, historian David Olusoga explores the Victorian moral crusade against slavery. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Olusoga
Producer:
Naomi Austin
Director:
Naomi Austin
Series Producer:
James Van Der Pool
Executive Producer:
Chris Granlund

Art of Persia

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Samira Ahmed goes back to when Persia faced her gravest threat, Genghis Khan, and reveals how the Safavids, who succeeded the Mongols, give Iran a powerful new identity. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 38 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 24 days

The true story of Miss Shepherd, an eccentric woman of uncertain origins, who 'temporarily' parked her broken-down van in writer Alan Bennett's London driveway for 15 years. Show more

Contributors

Miss Shepherd:
Maggie Smith
Alan Bennett:
Alex Jennings
Underwood:
Jim Broadbent
Ursula Vaughan Williams:
Frances de la Tour
Miss Briscoe:
Cecilia Noble
Mr Fairchild:
David Calder
Giles Perry:
Nicholas Burns
Lady Wiggin:
Selina Cadell
Theatre Actor:
Dominic Cooper
Market Trader:
James Corden
Man with Earring:
Russell Tovey
Man in Confessional:
Clive Merrison

Seven Ages of Britain

Episode 5: Age of Money

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

The story of Britain through its art. In the 18th century, the triumph of commerce led to the emergence of a new 'middle' class, who craved pleasure and novelty. Show more

Books That Made Britain

Rebel Writers of the East Midlands

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

BBC Radio 1 DJ Alice Levine revisits books by working-class rebels - Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole and Sons and Lovers. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alice Levine
Executive Producer:
Sally Bowman
Production Company:
Whitehouse Media

Art of Persia

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Samira Ahmed goes back to when Persia faced her gravest threat, Genghis Khan, and reveals how the Safavids, who succeeded the Mongols, give Iran a powerful new identity. Show more

BBC Four HD

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