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A Wild Year

Series 1

The Fens

Duration: 19 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 4 months

Exploring the restless rhythms of the British countryside. Hidden away in the most easterly part of the British Isles are the Fens of East Anglia, a landscape of wild wetlands and fertile farmland. Show more

Hollywood Greats

Series 2

Judy Garland

Duration: 40 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 6 hours, 43 minutes

Jonathan Ross tells the tragic story of a life lived in the limelight. The programme includes interviews with Lauren Bacall, Tony Bennett, Janet Leigh and Mickey Rooney.

Duration: 18 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 2 months

The story of the Hollywood musical, featuring interviews with stars from the genre's golden age, as well as some of the directors and songwriters who helped create them. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 48 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Legendary performer Judy Garland arrives in London in the winter of 1968 to perform a series of sold-out concerts. From BBC Films.

Contributors

Judy Garland:
Renee Zellweger
Rosalyn Wilder:
Jessie Buckley
Mickey Deans:
Finn Wittrock
Sidney Luft:
Rufus Sewell
Bernard Delfont:
Michael Gambon
Louis B. Mayer:
Richard Cordery
Lorna Luft:
Bella Ramsey
Director:
Rupert Goold
Writer:
Tom Edge

Genres

Formats

Duration: 2 hours, 32 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Musical drama in which a fading actor becomes involved with a young singer on her way up. Judy Garland was nominated for an Oscar for her role as the rising star. Show more

Contributors

Vicki Lester / Esther Blodgett:
Judy Garland
Norman Maine:
James Mason
Miss Markham:
Lotus Robb
Libby's Secretary:
Hazel Shermet
Matt Libby:
Jack Carson
Lola Lavery:
Lucy Marlow
Susan Ettinger:
Amanda Blake
Danny McGuire:
Tommy Noonan
Oliver Niles:
Charles Bickford
Producer:
Sidney Luft
Director:
George Cukor

Formats

A Wild Year

Series 1

The Fens

Duration: 19 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 4 months

Exploring the restless rhythms of the British countryside. Hidden away in the most easterly part of the British Isles are the Fens of East Anglia, a landscape of wild wetlands and fertile farmland. Show more

Hollywood Greats

Series 2

Judy Garland

Duration: 40 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 6 hours, 43 minutes

Jonathan Ross tells the tragic story of a life lived in the limelight. The programme includes interviews with Lauren Bacall, Tony Bennett, Janet Leigh and Mickey Rooney.

BBC Four HD

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