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Great British Railway Journeys

Series 13

Herne Bay to Leeds Castle, Kent

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 10 days

Armed with his interwar copy of Bradshaw’s Guide to the Railways, Michael reaches the Kent seaside resort of Herne Bay, where he learns about a pioneering aviatrix. Show more

Yes, Prime Minister

Series 2

Episode 5: Power to the People

Duration: 31 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Classic political sitcom. Jim Hacker meets a local councillor who has radical ideas about local government. The PM likes what he hears, unlike Sir Humphrey.

Contributors

James Hacker:
Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleton:
Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard Woolley:
Derek Fowlds
Dorothy Wainwright:
Deborah Norton
Sir Arnold Robinson:
John Nettleton
Annie Hacker:
Diana Hoddinott
Professor Marriott:
Jonathan Adams
Agnes Moorhouse:
Gwen Taylor
Writer:
Antony Jay

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 8 days

Drama about the life of Florence Nightingale, based largely on her own words, which tells the true and unexpected story behind the birth-mother of modern nursing. Show more

Contributors

Florence Nightingale:
Laura Fraser
Music Hall barker:
Roy Hudd
Palmerston:
Andrew Harrison
Sir Sydney Herbert:
Ian Bartholomew
Mother Mary Clare:
Olwen May
Richard Monckton-Milnes:
Paul Opacic
The Colonel:
Keith Clifford
Fitzgerald:
Tim Beasley
Director:
Norman Stone

A feelgood film that follows the meeting between the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu in 2015 during which they show how it is possible find joy despite life's challenges. Show more

Great British Railway Journeys

Series 13

Herne Bay to Leeds Castle, Kent

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 10 days

Armed with his interwar copy of Bradshaw’s Guide to the Railways, Michael reaches the Kent seaside resort of Herne Bay, where he learns about a pioneering aviatrix. Show more

Civilisation

Episode 11: The Worship of Nature

Duration: 49 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Kenneth Clark examines a new force - the belief in the divinity of nature. Clark visits Tintern Abbey and the Alps and discusses the landscape paintings of Turner and Constable. Show more

BBC Four HD

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