Programme Index

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Blue Planet II

Series 1

Episode 1: One Ocean

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Wildlife documentary series presented by David Attenborough, revealing new worlds and animal behaviours throughout the planet's oceans. Show more

To the Manor Born

Series 1

Episode 1: Grantleigh

Duration: 25 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Sitcom. Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, an upper-class widow, is forced into an alliance with a self-made man in a bid to keep her stately home. Show more

Contributors

Audrey fforbes-Hamilton:
Penelope Keith
Richard Devere:
Peter Bowles
Marjory Frobisher:
Angela Thorne
Barbinger:
John Rudling
The Rector:
Gerald Sim
JJ Anderson:
Jonathan Elsom

Yes, Prime Minister

Series 1

Episode 1: The Grand Design

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Classic political sitcom. Jim Hacker considers cancelling the Trident programme after discovering some interesting facts about the UK's defence system.

Contributors

Jim Hacker:
Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby:
Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard Woolley:
Derek Fowlds
Chief of Defence Staff:
Frederick Treves
Chief Scientific Advisor:
Oscar Quitak
Malcolm Warren:
Barry Stanton
Annie Hacker:
Diana Hoddinott

In 1822, Jean-François Champollion became the first person to decipher hieroglyphs in over a thousand years. Now, a new generation of Egyptologists is learning more about the people who wrote them. Show more

Duration: 2 hours, 5 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Classic spaghetti western. When two bounty hunters find themselves after the same notorious bandit, they make an uneasy alliance to collect the $10,000 reward.

Contributors

Formats

Duration: 52 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Documentary that explores the vital role that mosses played in the earth's evolution and how science is only beginning to unlock the secrets and potential of these amazing plants. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:
Zadig Productions
Production Company:
Arte France

In 1822, Jean-François Champollion became the first person to decipher hieroglyphs in over a thousand years. Now, a new generation of Egyptologists is learning more about the people who wrote them. Show more

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

2023: Professor Mike Wooldridge - The Truth about AI

How to Build an Intelligent Machine

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 1 day

Professor Mike Wooldridge explores the nature of artificial intelligence. By using experiments and demonstrations, he investigates how AI learns and what it can do. Show more

BBC Four HD

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