Programme Index

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Horrible Histories

Series 4

Episode 2

on BBC HD

Available for 6 months

Historical sketch show. Henry VIII appears on a TV show hoping to raise money from his antique abbeys. Also, Charles Darwin sings about his theory of natural selection. Show more

Hotel Trubble

Series 3

Episode 10: Fashion Phonies

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC HD

Children's sitcom. It is the Best Dressed Hotel Staff Awards. Can the staff convince expert Thingy that they are the most stylish staff in the land? Show more

The Hairy Bikers' Cookbook

Series 1

Romanian Cabbage

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC HD

Available for 6 months

Dave Myers and Si King hit the road in search of culinary experience. In Romania, the pair cook pork sarmales at Corvin Castle, where the Dracula legend started. Show more

Oceans

Episode 8: Arctic Ocean

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC HD

Documentary. The team dives into one of the world's most hostile environments, beneath the polar ice cap, to explore how the ice is shrinking and how this may affect the climate. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Paul Rose
Presenter:
Lucy Blue
Presenter:
Tooni Mahto
Director:
Penny Allen
Director:
Daniel Barry
Executive Producer:
Anne Laking
Series Producer:
Helen Thomas

Series

Oceans

Coast

Series 5 (Shortened Versions)

Brittany (45min)

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC HD

Britain's bonds with its Celtic cousins across in Brittany are explored. Neil Oliver visits the province of Finistere, battered by some of the world's wildest waters. Show more

Formula 1

2012

The Belgian Grand Prix - Highlights

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC HD

Jake Humphrey presents highlights of the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, as Formula 1 resumes after the mid-season break. Fernando Alonso leads the current standings. Show more

Natural World

2010-2011

Episode 8: Butterflies: A Very British Obsession

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC HD

Documentary featuring the fascinating lives of Britain's beautiful butterflies filmed in exquisite detail, and also a celebration of their enduring appeal to the British people. Show more

Toughest Place to be a...

Series 3

Episode 3: Nurse

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC HD

Emergency nurse Maria Connolly leaves the A&E department of the Royal Preston Hospital to work in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - the centre of a violent drug war. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Victoria Bell
Producer:
Victoria Bell
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall
Series Producer:
Simon Watts-Davies
Series Producer:
Simon Watts-Davies

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

on BBC HD

Entertaining drama about the birth of the Paralympics in 1948. The remarkable Dr Guttmann comes to Stoke Mandeville Hospital and begins to tranform the lives of his patients. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Tim Whitby
Dr Ludwig Guttmann:
Eddie Marsan
Private William Heath:
George MacKay
Cpl Wynne Bowen:
Rob Brydon
Sister Edwards:
Niamh Cusack
General Blake:
Nicholas Jones
Sgt "Q" Hills:
Tristan Sturrock
Mr Heath:
Nigel Lindsay
Mrs Heath:
Rachael Spence
Nurse Carr:
Leigh Quinn
Else Guttmann:
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Shirley Bowen:
Mali Harries
Dr Greene, Houseman:
Stephen McGonigle

Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve

Oman to the Maldives

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC HD

Available for years

Simon Reeve journeys from Oman to the Maldives. He starts in the otherworldly Mussandam Peninsular, the most strategically important waterway in the world. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Reeve
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall
Producer:
Matt Brandon
Director:
Matt Brandon

BBC HD

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