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University Challenge

Christmas 2020

Semi-Final 2

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

It’s the second of the semi-finals in the University Challenge quiz for grown-ups. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Contributors

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

Duration: 2 hours, 24 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Celie, a poor black girl, fights to hold on to her self-esteem when she is separated from her sister and forced into a brutal marriage. Show more

The Sky at Night

Review of the Year

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Chris and Maggie look back at some of the stories they have covered in 2021 in the Sky at Night’s big review of the year. Show more

Horizon

2011-2012

Episode 2: Seeing Stars

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Horizon follows the astronomers pushing the limits of science and engineering with a new generation of supertelescopes in the hunt for mysterious objects in the universe. Show more

James May takes a rare and privileged flight 70,000 feet above Earth in a U2 spy plane to a place known in the Air Force as the 'space equivalent zone' or the 'edge of space'. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
James May
Producer:
Paul King
Director:
Paul King
Executive Producer:
Aidan Laverty
Executive Producer:
Phil Dolling

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 8 months

Richard E. Grant travels to Andalucia in southern Spain, in the footsteps of great writers, past and present, whose work has been inspired by the country and its culture. Show more

BBC Four HD

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