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Great American Railroad Journeys

Series 4

Ninilchik to Wasilla

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Armed with his 1899 Appleton's Guidebook to Alaska, Michael Portillo begins his journey amid the snow-capped mountains and ice-cold inlets of the Kenai Peninsula. Show more

Art of Persia

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Samira Ahmed reveals how Iran preserved its distinctive language and culture despite the Arab conquest of Persia. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Professor Stephen Hawking, Professor Danielle George and Christophe Galfard join forces to find out if, and how, humans can reach for the stars and relocate to different planets. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Stephen Hawking
Presenter:
Danielle George
Series Producer:
Lucy Haken
Executive Producer:
Greg Sanderson
Executive Producer:
Lucy Van Beek
Director:
Lucy Haken
Production Company:
Brook Lapping Productions

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

David Hayman meets men who sailed on HMS Hood and travels to Scapa Flow to experience what life was like for those people working to protect vital North Atlantic convoys. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Graeme Thomson
Executive Producer:
Craig Hunter
Director:
David Briggs
Presenter:
David Hayman

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Series exploring the Celts looks at the golden age of the La Tene Celtic warrior. But by the middle of the first century BC, the Celts were under threat from the Roman Empire. Show more

Great American Railroad Journeys

Series 4

Ninilchik to Wasilla

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Armed with his 1899 Appleton's Guidebook to Alaska, Michael Portillo begins his journey amid the snow-capped mountains and ice-cold inlets of the Kenai Peninsula. Show more

Art of Persia

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Samira Ahmed reveals how Iran preserved its distinctive language and culture despite the Arab conquest of Persia. Show more

BBC Four HD

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