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Seven Worlds, One Planet

Series 1

Australia

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Australia, a land cast adrift at the time of the dinosaurs. Isolated for millions of years, the weird and wonderful animals marooned here are like nowhere else on Earth. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

A landmark in the history of cinema, telling the story of newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane in a series of flashbacks. Starring Orson Welles. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Orson Welles
Charles Foster Kane:
Orson Welles
Kane (aged 8):
Buddy Swan
Kane III:
Sonny Bupp
Kane's father:
Harry Shannon
Jedediah Leland:
Joseph Cotten
Mr. Bernstein:
Everett Sloane
Mary Kane:
Agnes Moorehead
James W Gettys:
Ray Collins
Susan Alexander Kane:
Dorothy Comingore
Walter Parks Thatcher:
George Coulouris
Raymond:
Paul Stewart
Emily Norton:
Ruth Warrick
The Headwaiter:
Gus Schilling
Herbert Carter:
Erskine Sanford
Mr. Rawlston:
Philip Van Zandt
Jerry Thompson:
William Alland
Director of photography:
Gregg Toland

Genres

Formats

Duration: 13 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 20 days

Alan Yentob looks back on his encounters with Orson Welles, telling the tale of their behind-the-scenes dealings and explaining why he believes Welles is still significant today. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Alan Yentob
Series Producer:
Simon Goretzki
Producer:
Simon Catt

Duration: 1 hour, 51 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Drifter Ben Quck, drummed out of town for a barn-burning he had nothing to do with, moves to the town of Frenchman's Bend and the steamy world of the Varners, a dynastic Mississippi family. Show more

Contributors

Ben Quick:
Paul Newman
Will Varner:
Orson Welles
Clara Varner:
Joanne Woodward
Jody Varner:
Anthony Franciosa
Minnie Littlejohn:
Angela Lansbury
Alan Stewart:
Richard Anderson
Agnes Stewart:
Sarah Marshall
Director:
Martin Ritt

Genres

Formats

Seven Worlds, One Planet

Series 1

Australia

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Australia, a land cast adrift at the time of the dinosaurs. Isolated for millions of years, the weird and wonderful animals marooned here are like nowhere else on Earth. Show more

Helen Castor tells the story of Lady Jane Grey, the first reigning queen of England. Edward cuts sister Mary out of the line of succession and leaves the throne to his cousin Jane. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Helen Castor
Lady Jane Grey:
Eilidh Loan
King Edward VI:
Ashley Gyngell
Mary Tudor:
Lainy Boyle
John Dudley:
Michael Adams
Henry Grey:
Robin Jones
Participant:
John Guy
Participant:
Anna Whitlock
Participant:
Leanda de Lisle
Participant:
J Stephan Edwards
Participant:
Joanne Paul
Participant:
Sally Dixon-Smith
Participant:
James Sharpe
Director:
Bill Thomas
Executive Producer:
Emily Dalton
Executive Producer:
Tim Green
Producer:
Jenny Mauthe

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