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Duration: 30 minutes

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Documentary series about Britain's railways. A look at how the idea of an excursion to distant places became popular from the 1840s onwards. Show more

Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain

Episode 2: The Art of Castle Building

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four HD

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Fred Dibnah explores the skills that went into building Britain. He examines the construction of the great chain of castles on the coast of north Wales. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

on BBC Four HD

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Unusual western about a young man hunting for the brutal killers of his fiancee. A rare foray into the genre for director Fritz Lang. Show more

Contributors

Vern Haskell:
Arthur Kennedy
Altar Keane:
Marlene Dietrich
Frenchy Fairmont:
Mel Ferrer
Geary:
Jack Elam
Chuck-a-Luck Dealer:
John Raven
Baldy Gunder:
William Frawley
Producer:
Howard Welsch
Director:
Fritz Lang

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

A group of young ranch hands set out to avenge their murdered employer, but one of them, William H Bonney, has other ideas and leads them on a killing spree. Show more

Contributors

William H Bonney:
Emilio Estevez
LG Murphy:
Jack Palance
Dick Brewer:
Charlie Sheen
Doc Scurlock:
Kiefer Sutherland
John Tunstall:
Terence Stamp
Charley Bowdre:
Casey Siemaszko
J McCLoskey:
Geoffrey Blake
Pat Garrett:
Patrick Wayne
Buckshot Roberts:
Brian Keith
Alex McSween:
Terry O'Quinn
Yen Sun:
Alice Carter
Susan McSween:
Sharon Thomas Cain
Dirty Steve Stephens:
Dermot Mulroney
Chavez y Chavez:
Lou Diamond Phillips
Writer:
John Fusco

Formats

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 28 days

Ray Mears looks at how the landscapes of America's five great deserts, from the Great Basin desert to Arizona's Sonoran desert, challenged the westward push of the pioneers. Show more

Inside Cinema

Series 1

Meet the Family

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

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Meet the Family looks at the depiction of families in cinema, in all their maddening, dysfunctional glory. From Home Alone to Tokyo Story, and from Pan's Labyrinth to Gosford Park - it's all relative. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Kathy Burke
Production Manager:
Annie Hughes
Executive Producer:
Dan Jones
Executive Producer:
Lamia Dabboussy
Producer:
Anthony Ing
Production Company:
Little Dot Studios

Handmade in Africa

Series 1

Maasai Wedding Necklace

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four HD

For the Maasai people of the Great Rift Valley, beaded jewellery is of great ceremonial significance. Jane Semanto, a master bead maker, crafts a traditional Maasai wedding necklace. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Tom Harrad
Production Manager:
Clare Burns
Executive Producer:
Russell Barnes
Production Company:
ClearStory Ltd

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Documentary series about Britain's railways. A look at how the idea of an excursion to distant places became popular from the 1840s onwards. Show more

Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain

Episode 2: The Art of Castle Building

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Fred Dibnah explores the skills that went into building Britain. He examines the construction of the great chain of castles on the coast of north Wales. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Docudrama that explores the life and work of JMW Turner, considered by many to be Britain's greatest landscape painter, but whose private life was full of extremes and contradictions. Show more

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