Programme Index

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Great Asian Railway Journeys

Series 1

Kuala Lumpur to Melaka

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Michael Portillo discovers Kuala Lumpur’s 19th-century origins as a tin mine and tries his hand crafting jewellery at the Royal Selangor pewter factory. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

The best of David Attenborough's early adventures as never seen before - in colour - and with it the story of how the pioneering television series Zoo Quest was made. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Charles Lagus
Series Producer:
Miles Barton
Executive Producer:
Michael Gunton

Michael Palin presents a profile of the television career of David Attenborough, from controller of BBC Two to his wildlife programmes such as Life on Earth and The Blue Planet.

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Winter 2017

Episode 3: Alice Neel: Dr Jekyll and Mrs Hyde

Duration: 1 hour, 14 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 5 months

A portrait of a remarkable American artist. Alice Neel was an extraordinary and prolific figurative painter, and yet she spent most of her life working in obscurity. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Andrew Neel
Producer:
Ethan Palmer
Executive Producer:
Tanya Hudson
Series Editor:
Alan Yentob

Duration: 52 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Documentary series that explores the importance of water to human civilisation. How H2O causes deserts to bloom, creates rivers in the air and drives the great animal migrations. Show more

The Capture

Series 1

What Happens in Helmand

Duration: 56 minutes

on BBC Four HD

When British soldier Shaun Emery is accused of a crime he strenuously denies, newly promoted DI Rachel Carey is assigned to investigate. Show more

Contributors

DI Rachel Carey:
Holliday Grainger
Shaun Emery:
Callum Turner
Danny Hart:
Ben Miles
Hannah Roberts:
Laura Haddock
Charlie Hall:
Barry Ward
DCI Alec Boyd:
Ralph Ineson
Writer:
Ben Chanan
Director:
Ben Chanan
Producer:
Derek Ritchie
Production Company:
Heyday Television Limited

The Capture

Series 1

Toy Soldier

Duration: 56 minutes

on BBC Four HD

After key evidence is mysteriously redacted from her investigation, Carey is forced to find other ways of pursuing Shaun, who is searching for answers of his own. Show more

Contributors

DI Rachel Carey:
Holliday Grainger
Shaun Emery:
Callum Turner
Danny Hart:
Ben Miles
DS Patrick Flynn:
Cavan Clerkin
DS Nadia Latif:
Ginny Holder
Mat Forester:
Tommy McDonnell
Hannah Roberts:
Laura Haddock
Writer:
Ben Chanan
Director:
Ben Chanan
Producer:
Derek Ritchie
Production Company:
Heyday Television Limited

The Capture

Series 1

Truffle Hog

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

The stakes intensify for Shaun when he comes face to face with inscrutable CIA agent Frank Napier, whilst Carey's investigation appears to hit rock bottom. Show more

Contributors

DI Rachel Carey:
Holliday Grainger
Shaun Emery:
Callum Turner
Danny Hart:
Ben Miles
DS Patrick Flynn:
Cavan Clerkin
DS Nadia Latif:
Ginny Holder
Frank Napier:
Ron Perlman
Mat Forester:
Tommy McDonnell
Hannah Roberts:
Laura Haddock
Writer:
Ben Chanan
Director:
Ben Chanan
Producer:
Derek Ritchie
Production Company:
Heyday Television Limited

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