Programme Index

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Secret Life of Farm Animals

Series 1

Episode 3: Pigs

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Series about farm animals. It is harvest season, and the focus is on pigs. We look at pigs' ability to deceive and test how intelligent they are with some puzzles. Show more

Great Coastal Railway Journeys

Series 1

Mallaig to Isle of Lewis and Harris

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 6 months

Michael follows in the footsteps of Bonnie Prince Charlie as he travels over the sea to Skye, an island renowned for its wildlife, and then on to Lewis and Harris, home to the famous Harris Tweed. Show more

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

Series 1

Episode 7: The Employment Exchange

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Classic comedy with one-man disaster area Frank Spencer. The new manager of the labour exchange refuses to believe that Frank is unemployable.

Yes, Minister

Series 1

Episode 6: The Right to Know

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Political sitcom. Are there occasions when the minister should be kept in the dark? Jim Hacker is not so sure. Show more

Contributors

Bernard Woolley:
Derek Fowlds
Sir Humphrey Appleby:
Nigel Hawthorne
James Hacker:
Paul Eddington
Sir Frederick 'Jumbo' Stewart:
John Savident
Annie Hacker:
Diana Hoddinott
Lucy Hacker:
Gerry Cowper
Writer:
Antony Jay

The Thick of It

Series 3

Episode 6

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Satirical sitcom. Just as Nicola Murray is about to launch her Fourth Sector Initiative to the media, the media decide that they want someone to launch another leadership contest. Show more

Contributors

Malcolm Tucker:
Peter Capaldi
Nicola Murray:
Rebecca Front
Olly Reeder:
Chris Addison
Terri Coverley:
Joanna Scanlan
Glenn Cullen:
James Smith
Ben Swain:
Justin Edwards
Gavin Boyes:
Rufus Wright
Journalist:
Robin Weaver
Journalist:
Bohdan Poraj
Writer:
Sean Gray
Writer:
Ian Martin
Writer:
Tony Roche
Writer:
Will Smith
Writer:
Roger Drew
Producer:
Adam Tandy

The Violence Paradox

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 53 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Documentary series. Psychologist Steven Pinker examines the evidence behind the argument that the world is becoming more peaceful, including whether income equality and sport curb violence. Show more

Great Coastal Railway Journeys

Series 1

Mallaig to Isle of Lewis and Harris

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 6 months

Michael follows in the footsteps of Bonnie Prince Charlie as he travels over the sea to Skye, an island renowned for its wildlife, and then on to Lewis and Harris, home to the famous Harris Tweed. Show more

Invasion! with Sam Willis

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 9 months

Series in which Sam Willis reveals stories of invasion in Britain, including the Barbary Corsaire pirates and the tale of King Louis the Lion, who invaded in the 13th century. Show more

Secret Life of Farm Animals

Series 1

Episode 3: Pigs

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Series about farm animals. It is harvest season, and the focus is on pigs. We look at pigs' ability to deceive and test how intelligent they are with some puzzles. Show more

BBC Four HD

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