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Our Classical Century

Series 1

1936-1953

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Suzy Klein and John Simpson explore the power of classical music between the coronations of George VI and Elizabeth II to console, unite and inspire us in war and peace. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Suzy Klein
Presenter:
John Simpson
Executive Producer:
Richard Bradley
Executive Producer:
Steve Condie
Director:
James Giles
Production Company:
Lion Television

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

A busy daughter buys her lonely dad a smart speaker, but in this dark and sometimes troubling comedy, nothing goes as planned. Show more

Contributors

Isla/Police Officer:
Catrin Aaron
Writer:
Tim Price
Producer:
Cliff Jones
Director:
Tamara Harvey
Executive Producer:
Liam Evans-Ford
Executive Producer:
Gareth Williams

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Drama based on events in the life of Margot Fonteyn. Fonteyn (Anne-Marie Duff) faces a crisis in her marriage and retirement as a prima ballerina, but then Rudolf Nureyev arrives. Show more

Contributors

Margot Fonteyn:
Anne-Marie Duff
Fred Ashton:
Derek Jacobi
Good Looking Boy:
Ben Stott
Producer:
Celia Duval
Director:
Otto Bathurst
Writer:
Amanda Coe

Our Classical Century

Series 1

1936-1953

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Suzy Klein and John Simpson explore the power of classical music between the coronations of George VI and Elizabeth II to console, unite and inspire us in war and peace. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Suzy Klein
Presenter:
John Simpson
Executive Producer:
Richard Bradley
Executive Producer:
Steve Condie
Director:
James Giles
Production Company:
Lion Television

Ordinary people share the objects that have helped define their lives since homosexuality was decriminalised, including a rare collection of the first openly gay magazine. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Susan Calman
Presenter:
Stephen K Amos
Production Company:
7 Wonder Productions
Interviewed Guest:
Tim Hughes
Interviewed Guest:
Gill Williamson
Interviewed Guest:
Nigel Quiney
Interviewed Guest:
Julian Hows
Interviewed Guest:
Stephen Crowther
Interviewed Guest:
Stuart Feather
Interviewed Guest:
Luchia Fitzgerald
Interviewed Guest:
Angela Cooper
Interviewed Guest:
Carol Steele
Interviewed Guest:
Brian Hart
Interviewed Guest:
Sandi Hughes
Interviewed Guest:
Frankie O'Reilly
Interviewed Guest:
Sue Gee
Interviewed Guest:
Sue Wade
Interviewed Guest:
Martyn Butler
Interviewed Guest:
Michelle Reid
Executive Producer:
Eve Kay
Production Manager:
Rosie Gray
Production Assistant:
Harry Gardner
Production Assistant:
Pada Schaaf
Assistant Producer:
Joseph Ingham
Assistant Producer:
Emma Love
Executive Producer:
Steve Condie

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