Programme Index

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Great British Railway Journeys

Series 9

Episode 4: Chichester to Cowes

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Early 20th-century Bradshaw's guide in hand, Michael Portillo is in Chichester, where he encounters an Edwardian motoring duo patronised by King Edward VII. Show more

Secrets of the Museum

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Behind the scenes at the Victoria and Albert Museum, priceless Raphael paintings give up their secrets. Keeper James gets hands-on with Beyonce’s ring and Queen Victoria’s coronet. Show more

Contributors

Production Manager:
Laura Miller
Production Coordinator:
Olly Cromack
Director:
Rob Farquhar
Series Producer:
Vari Innes
Series Editor:
Catey Sexton
Executive Producer:
Alistair Pegg
Assistant Producer:
Charlie Ferriday
Executive Producer:
Ed Coulthard
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Just as it is getting ready to celebrate its 150th anniversary celebrations, America's biggest art museum is forced to close by the pandemic. This is the inside story of its climb back to reopening. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 12 months

The definitive story of international art sensation Keith Haring, told using previously unheard interviews. Haring blazed a trail through the art scene of 80s New York and revolutionised pop culture. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Ben Anthony
Producer:
Alice Rhodes
Executive Producer:
Janet Lee

Art of America

Episode 1: Looking for Paradise

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Andrew Graham-Dixon begins his history of American art with portraits of Puritan settlers and the dark truth behind Benjamin West's most famous painting. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Paul Tilzey
Director:
Paul Tilzey
Director:
Paul Tilzey
Series Producer:
Silvia Sacco
Executive Producer:
Basil Comely

Handmade in Bolton

Series 1

Visigothic Brooch

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Oxford historian Dr Janina Ramirez sets Shaun Greenhalgh, once a prolific forger, the challenge of making a jewelled eagle brooch of the kind worn by Visigoth chieftains in the Dark Ages. Show more

Great British Railway Journeys

Series 9

Episode 4: Chichester to Cowes

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Early 20th-century Bradshaw's guide in hand, Michael Portillo is in Chichester, where he encounters an Edwardian motoring duo patronised by King Edward VII. Show more

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Just as it is getting ready to celebrate its 150th anniversary celebrations, America's biggest art museum is forced to close by the pandemic. This is the inside story of its climb back to reopening. Show more

Secrets of the Museum

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Behind the scenes at the Victoria and Albert Museum, priceless Raphael paintings give up their secrets. Keeper James gets hands-on with Beyonce’s ring and Queen Victoria’s coronet. Show more

Contributors

Production Manager:
Laura Miller
Production Coordinator:
Olly Cromack
Director:
Rob Farquhar
Series Producer:
Vari Innes
Series Editor:
Catey Sexton
Executive Producer:
Alistair Pegg
Assistant Producer:
Charlie Ferriday
Executive Producer:
Ed Coulthard
Production Company:
Blast! Films

BBC Four HD

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