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University Challenge

Christmas 2020

New College Oxford v Reading

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

It’s the last first-round match in the Christmas series for university alumni, with two teams up against each other for a place in the semi-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Paxman
Narrator:
Roger Tilling
Director:
Tracey Rooney
Series Producer:
Irene Daniels
Executive Producer:
Peter Gwyn
Production Company:
ITV Studios

Keeping Up Appearances

Series 1

Episode 5: Daisy's Toyboy

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 8 days

Sitcom about a snobbish housewife. Hyacinth's social standing at a church function is jeopardised when Daisy tries to encourage Onslow to become more ardent.

One Foot in the Grave

Series 2

Episode 5: Love and Death

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 3 months

Victor and Margaret head off for a weekend at the seaside. Victor is presented with a most unusual and unwelcome gift.

Contributors

Victor Meldrew:
Richard Wilson
Margaret Meldrew:
Annette Crosbie
Elderly Lady on Train:
Myrtle Devenish
April Bluett:
Georgina Hale
Vince Bluett:
Stephen Lewis
Policeman:
Paul Mari
Producer:
Susan Belbin
Director:
Susan Belbin

dinnerladies

Series 1

Night Shift

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 11 months

The factory is losing orders but is thrown a lifeline. The canteen needs to be open 24 hours, but the temporary manager has made everybody walk out.

Duration: 35 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

A trip through the Comedy Playhouse archive in the company of the people who made some of the most loved episodes from the original series. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
June Whitfield
Participant:
Paul Merton
Participant:
Hugh Dennis
Participant:
Ray Galton
Participant:
Alan Simpson
Producer:
Breid McLoone
Director:
Breid McLoone
Executive Producer:
Steven Canny

Duration: 25 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Vintage comedy. Two drivers meet each other halfway down a narrow country lane. When neither offers to give way, the arrival of the AA and the RAC only makes matters worse. Show more

Contributors

Mr Spooner:
Bernard Cribbins
Mr Ferris:
Leslie Phillips
Mrs Ferris:
Georgina Cookson
Mrs Spooner:
Yootha Joyce
Police Constable:
Campbell Singer
Writer:
Ray Galton

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Vintage comedy. After veterinary surgeon Derek advertises for a new flatmate, Leonora moves in and disrupts his bachelor routine.

Contributors

Girl in the Flat:
Jennifer Guy
Man in the Street:
Eric French
Writer:
Carla Lane

How to Make

Series 1

Headphones

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Zoe Laughlin is on a mission to build her own pair of headphones. In search of inspiration, she heads to Hull University to discover an exciting new substance that can turn any surface into a speaker. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Zoe Laughlin
Director:
Darren Coates
Producer:
Darren Coates
Director:
Paul Kittel
Producer:
Paul Kittel
Executive Producer:
Maia Liddell
Executive Producer:
Sarah Trigg
Production Company:
Wonder

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Helen Rosslyn reveals the influence of the 17th-century British pioneer collectors such as Thomas Howard and how the Whitehall Group brought a taste for the Baroque. Show more

Duration: 35 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

A trip through the Comedy Playhouse archive in the company of the people who made some of the most loved episodes from the original series. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
June Whitfield
Participant:
Paul Merton
Participant:
Hugh Dennis
Participant:
Ray Galton
Participant:
Alan Simpson
Producer:
Breid McLoone
Director:
Breid McLoone
Executive Producer:
Steven Canny

Britain's Lost Masterpieces

Series 3

Episode 3: Petworth

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Dr Bendor Grosvenor investigates two paintings found at Petworth House in West Sussex, while Emma Dabiri explores the life of one of its owners, the third Earl of Egremont. Show more

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