Programme Index

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River Walks

Series 1

River Lea

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 10 months

Sean Fletcher puts on his hiking boots and heads north east to walk the eight-mile route along the River Lea. Show more

Great American Railroad Journeys

Series 2 (Extended Versions)

Episode 2: Sedalia to St Joseph, Missouri

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 5 weeks

Michael Portillo discovers the hidden pleasures of 19th-century railroad workers in Sedalia and discovers the birthplace of ragtime. Show more

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

Series 1

Episode 2: George's House

Duration: 23 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Classic sitcom about one-man disaster area Frank Spencer. Frank spends the weekend wrecking his brother-in-law's hi-tech house.

Yes, Minister

Series 1

Episode 1: Open Government

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

First episode of the acclaimed sitcom about an apparently clueless British government minister and the advisers who surround him. Show more

Contributors

James Hacker:
Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby:
Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard Woolley:
Derek Fowlds
Sir Arnold Robinson:
John Nettleton
Annie Hacker:
Diana Hoddinott
The Mayor:
Norman Mitchell
Producer:
Stuart Allen
Director:
Stuart Allen
Writer:
Antony Jay

The Thick of It

Series 3

Episode 1

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Political comedy. When the job at the Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship is turned down by everybody else, unknown quantity Nicola Murray is promoted to the Cabinet. Show more

Contributors

Malcolm Tucker:
Peter Capaldi
Ollie Reeder:
Chris Addison
Glenn Cullen:
James Smith
Terri Coverley:
Joanna Scanlan
Nicola Murray:
Rebecca Front
Doug Hayes:
Pearce Quigley
Writer:
Tony Roche
Writer:
Sean Gray
Writer:
Ian Martin
Writer:
Roger Drew
Writer:
Will Smith
Producer:
Adam Tandy

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 21 days

A history of Britain's mixed-race community. George Alagiah tells how Britain escaped laws preventing interracial marriage and the dangers of scientific racism and eugenics. Show more

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 21 days

A history of Britain's mixed-race community. George Alagiah tells the story of GI babies and the boom in mixed-race couples following mass migration. Show more

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 21 days

George Alagiah tells the story of couples facing violence during the 70s, how adoption became a battleground and how mixed race became a rapidly growing ethnic group. Show more

Great American Railroad Journeys

Series 2 (Extended Versions)

Episode 2: Sedalia to St Joseph, Missouri

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 5 weeks

Michael Portillo discovers the hidden pleasures of 19th-century railroad workers in Sedalia and discovers the birthplace of ragtime. Show more

Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise

Episode 2: Heat and Dust

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Available for 10 months

Documentary series delving into the South American wilderness. This episode discovers the weird world of maras, desert-dwelling penguins and guanacos. Show more

BBC Four HD

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