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River Walks

Series 1

River Lea

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Sean Fletcher puts on his hiking boots and heads north east to walk the eight-mile route along the River Lea. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

A landmark in the history of cinema, telling the story of newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane in a series of flashbacks. Starring Orson Welles. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Orson Welles
Charles Foster Kane:
Orson Welles
Kane (aged 8):
Buddy Swan
Kane III:
Sonny Bupp
Kane's father:
Harry Shannon
Jedediah Leland:
Joseph Cotten
Mr. Bernstein:
Everett Sloane
Mary Kane:
Agnes Moorehead
James W Gettys:
Ray Collins
Susan Alexander Kane:
Dorothy Comingore
Walter Parks Thatcher:
George Coulouris
Raymond:
Paul Stewart
Emily Norton:
Ruth Warrick
The Headwaiter:
Gus Schilling
Herbert Carter:
Erskine Sanford
Mr. Rawlston:
Philip Van Zandt
Jerry Thompson:
William Alland
Director of photography:
Gregg Toland

Genres

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Mark Cousins dives deep into the private drawings and paintings of Orson Welles to shine new light on the passions, politics and imagination of this 20th-century genius. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Mark Cousins
Orson Welles:
Jack Klaff
Participant:
Beatrice Welles
Executive Producer:
Michael Moore
Executive Producer:
Mark Thomas
Producer:
Mary Bell
Producer:
Adam Dawtrey
Director:
Mark Cousins

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Dr James Fox looks at how, during the Age of Reason, it was the rediscovery of the white columns and marbles of antiquity that made white the most virtuous of colours. Show more

River Walks

Series 1

River Lea

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Sean Fletcher puts on his hiking boots and heads north east to walk the eight-mile route along the River Lea. Show more

Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

Series 2

British History Movies

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Mark Kermode uncovers the cinematic and storytelling secrets of the quintessential British film genre – history. Show more

BBC Four HD

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