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Monkey Planet

Episode 3: Master Minds

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 6 months

Monkey Planet discovers how primates are individuals with a sense of self and why brainpower is essential to primate survival. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
George McGavin
Executive Producer:
Chris Cole
Series Producer:
Jo Shinner
Producer:
Rosie Thomas
Production Manager:
Pauline Gates

Expedition Volcano

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Two-part documentary. Chris Jackson and his fellow geologists head for the volcano Nyamulagira - one of the most active yet least explored volcanoes on the planet. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Aldo Kane
Participant:
Kayla Iacovino
Participant:
Jeffrey Johnson
Executive Producer:
Jonathan Renouf
Director:
Ben Wilson
Producer:
Ben Wilson
Production Manager:
Raewyn Dickson
Editor:
Mike Duly
On-line editing:
Boyd Nagle
Production Manager:
Kassi Jones

Hairy Bikers' Best of British

Series 1

Episode 3: Vegetarian

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 10 months

Si and Dave explore the history of the vegetarian society and how the movement has now become part of the mainstream. They also celebrate mouthwatering vegetarian dishes. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 38 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Dramatisation of one of the most ingenious escape bids of World War II, in which British soldiers use a wooden vaulting horse as cover when trying to get out of Stalag Luft III. Show more

Contributors

Peter:
Leo Genn
Bennett:
David Greene
Senior British Officer:
Patrick Waddington
Australian in Hospital:
Peter Finch
Director:
Jack Lee

Top of the Pops

The Story of 1979

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two HD

1979 may be the most diverse year ever for acts on Top of the Pops, with disco at its peak and new wave, 2 Tone, reggae, rock, folk and electro records all making the top five. Show more

Duration: 2 hours, 6 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

France 1915. A mother and daughter take over the work on a farm when their men leave for the front. When Hortense hires Francine, the young ward believes she has finally found a family. Show more

Contributors

Marguerite Sandrail:
Mathilde Viseux-Ely
Henri Sandrail:
Gilbert Bonneau
Francine Riant:
Iris Bry
Constant Sandrail:
Nicolas Giraud
Hortense Sandrail:
Nathalie Baye

BBC Two HD

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