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University Challenge

Christmas 2021

Kent v Goldsmiths, London

BBC Two

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the last first-round match of this Christmas series. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Paxman
Producer:
Peter Gwyn
Narrator:
Roger Tilling
Series Producer:
Clare Parody
Director:
Tracey Rooney
Production Company:
ITV Studios
Source: BBC Online

Great Continental Railway Journeys

Series 7 (Shortened Versions)

Episode 1

BBC Two

Duration: 28 minutes

Audio described
on BBC Four HD

Available for 4 months

Michael Portillo visits the ancient kingdom of Spain, the land of his father, who was forced into exile by the fascist regime of General Francisco Franco. Show more

Contributors

Series Editor:
Alison Kreps
Executive Producer:
John Comerford
Production Company:
Fremantle
Source: BBC Online

Yes, Minister

Series 3

Episode 8: Party Games

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Sitcom about a British government minister and his advisers. Rumours of a cabinet reshuffle could spell great things for Jim Hacker. Show more

Contributors

Jim Hacker:
Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby:
Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard Woolley:
Derek Fowlds
Sir Arnold Robinson:
John Nettleton
Jeffrey - Chief Whip:
James Grout
Writer:
Antony Jay
Source: BBC Online
BBC Four

Duration: 58 minutes

Audio described
on BBC Four HD

Available for 10 months

Lucy Worsley reveals the surprising stories behind our favourite Christmas carols. From pagan rituals to religious conflicts, French dances and the First World War, carols reflect our history. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Lucy Worsley
Executive Producer:
Chris Granlund
Source: BBC Online

Storyville

A Bunch of Amateurs

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour, 34 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

A Storyville documentary that recounts how a bunch of amateur film-makers, with nothing left to lose, tackled one of Hollywood's greatest musicals in order to save their beloved Bradford Film Club.
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Contributors

Executive Producer:
Lisa Marie Russo
Executive Producer:
Caroline Cooper Charles
Executive Producer:
Simon Beaufoy
Executive Producer:
Capella Fahoome
Executive Producer:
Megan Gelstein
Director:
Kim Hopkins

Genres

Source: BBC Online
BBC Two

Duration: 4 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Dominic Sandbrook concludes his exploration of the most innovative and imaginative of all genres by considering science fiction's most alluring theme - time travel. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Robert Murphy
Series Producer:
John Das
Series Producer:
Ben Southwell
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole
Participant:
David Tennant
Participant:
Karen Gillan
Participant:
Steven Moffat
Participant:
Christopher Lloyd
Participant:
Bob Gale
Participant:
Scott Bakula
Participant:
Audrey Niffenegger
Source: BBC Online

Great Continental Railway Journeys

Series 7 (Shortened Versions)

Episode 1

BBC Two

Duration: 28 minutes

Audio described
on BBC Four HD

Available for 4 months

Michael Portillo visits the ancient kingdom of Spain, the land of his father, who was forced into exile by the fascist regime of General Francisco Franco. Show more

Contributors

Series Editor:
Alison Kreps
Executive Producer:
John Comerford
Production Company:
Fremantle
Source: BBC Online
BBC Four

Duration: 58 minutes

Audio described
on BBC Four HD

Available for 10 months

Lucy Worsley reveals the surprising stories behind our favourite Christmas carols. From pagan rituals to religious conflicts, French dances and the First World War, carols reflect our history. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Lucy Worsley
Executive Producer:
Chris Granlund
Source: BBC Online
BBC Two

Duration: 59 minutes

Signed
on BBC Four HD

Available for years

The illustrator and author paints scenes from a 70-year-long career, including his work with Roald Dahl. With David Walliams, Joanna Lumley, Peter Capaldi, Ore Oduba and Michael Rosen. Show more

Contributors

Featured Artist:
Quentin Blake
Director:
Peter Sweasey
Editor:
Bruce Law
Production Manager:
Jessica Bishop-Laggett
Executive Producer:
Archie Baron
Production Company:
Wingspan Productions
Source: BBC Online

BBC Four HD

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