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Great American Railroad Journeys

Series 4

Vancouver Island to Kamloops

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Michael Portillo explores British Columbia. He discovers how two superpowers nearly came to war over a pig and joins the Royal Canadian Navy to firefight on board the frigate HMCS Regina. Show more

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Winter 2017/18

Episode 2: Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 7 days

With the aid of the BBC archive, Alan Yentob and Mel Brooks embark on an unpredictable journey through the city of stars, meeting the legendary Carl Reiner along the way. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alan Yentob
Participant:
Mel Brooks
Producer:
Alan Yentob
Director:
Alan Yentob
Executive Producer:
Tanya Hudson

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 5 months

A struggling producer and timid accountant scheme to make money by putting on a Broadway show they know will flop, so none of the numerous investors will expect their cash back. Show more

Contributors

Max Bialystock:
Zero Mostel
Leo Bloom:
Gene Wilder
Franz Liebkind:
Kenneth Mars
Roger De Bris:
Christopher Hewett
Lorenzo St. Du Bois:
Dick Shawn
Eva Braun:
Renee Taylor
Writer:
Mel Brooks
Director:
Mel Brooks

Genres

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 8 days

Classic spoof western. A dastardly plan to undermine the rule of law in a frontier town is challenged by its new black sheriff Bart and Jim the Waco Kid. Show more

Contributors

Jim the Waco Kid:
Gene Wilder
Lili Von Shtupp:
Madeline Kahn
Governor Lepetomane/Indian Chief:
Mel Brooks
Hedley Lamarr:
Harvey Korman
Rev Johnson:
Liam Dunn
Howard Johnson:
John Hillerman
Taggart:
Slim Pickens
Director:
Mel Brooks

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

Great American Railroad Journeys

Series 4

Vancouver Island to Kamloops

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Michael Portillo explores British Columbia. He discovers how two superpowers nearly came to war over a pig and joins the Royal Canadian Navy to firefight on board the frigate HMCS Regina. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 11 months

Dr Helen Czerski discovers how cold has shaped our planet, and how pushing the limits of cold has unlocked new technologies, from superconductors to quantum computing. Show more

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