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Jeremy Paxman, Priscilla Presley, Thiago Soares, iO Tillett Wright

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Jeremy Paxman, Priscilla Presley, ballet dancer Thiago Soares and writer and photographer iO Tillett Wright join Libby Purves. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Jeremy Paxman
Interviewed Guest:
Priscilla Presley
Interviewed Guest:
Thiago Soares
Interviewed Guest:
iO Tillett Wright

Brand

Midweek

Election Coverage

The TV Debates

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ParliamentLatest broadcast: on BBC Parliament

Coverage of Andrew Neil chairing a British Academy of Film and Televsion Arts event discussing the impact of the Leaders' TV debates during the election campaign, from 13 May. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Dimbleby
Presenter:
Jeremy Paxman
Presenter:
Emily Maitlis
Presenter:
Jeremy Vine
Presenter:
Fiona Bruce
Presenter:
Andrew Neil
Director:
Rob Hopkin

Duration: 2 hours, 5 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ParliamentLatest broadcast: on BBC Parliament

Recorded coverage of Labour MP David Miliband launching his campaign to become Labour Party Leader in his constituency in South Shields, from 17 May.

Contributors

Presenter:
David Dimbleby
Presenter:
Jeremy Paxman
Presenter:
Emily Maitlis
Presenter:
Jeremy Vine
Presenter:
Fiona Bruce
Presenter:
Andrew Neil
Director:
Rob Hopkin

Election 2010

2155-0000

Duration: 2 hours, 5 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Parliament

David Dimbleby and his team present the results of the closest election for a generation, with help from Jeremy Paxman, Emily Maitlis, Jeremy Vine, Fiona Bruce and Andrew Neil. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Dimbleby
Presenter:
Jeremy Paxman
Presenter:
Emily Maitlis
Presenter:
Jeremy Vine
Presenter:
Fiona Bruce
Presenter:
Andrew Neil
Director:
Rob Hopkin

Empire

Episode 2: Making Ourselves at Home

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Jeremy Paxman traces the story of the British Empire. He continues by examining how traders, conquerors and settlers spread the British way of doing things. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Paxman
Director:
John Hay
Executive Producer:
Basil Comely

Series

Empire

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Jeremy Paxman travels the world exploring different aspects of the British Empire. He looks at the characters who created an empire four times the size of ancient Rome's. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Paxman
Series Producer:
Julian Birkett
Assistant Producer:
Sophie Reid

University Challenge

Christmas 2011

Episode 1

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Christmas University Challenge is a series of matches featuring teams of well-known graduates. The University of York takes on the University of Manchester in a first-round match. Show more

Room 101

Series 7

Episode 9

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Frank Skinner hosts a special edition of the comedy panel show featuring the best bits from the series and loads of unseen footage.

Contributors

Presenter:
Frank Skinner
Panellist:
Charlie Brooker
Panellist:
Alex Brooker
Panellist:
Chris Kamara
Panellist:
Rochelle Humes
Panellist:
Geri Horner
Panellist:
Nish Kumar
Panellist:
Roisin Conaty
Panellist:
Jimmy Carr
Panellist:
Adam Buxton
Panellist:
Bill Bailey
Panellist:
Josh Widdicombe
Panellist:
Phil Wang
Panellist:
Holly Walsh
Panellist:
Sandi Toksvig
Panellist:
Katherine Ryan
Panellist:
Sally Phillips
Panellist:
Jeremy Paxman
Panellist:
Vicky McClure
Panellist:
Stephen Mangan
Panellist:
Pearl Mackie
Panellist:
Alice Levine
Panellist:
Una Stubbs
Director:
Ian Lorimer
Director:
Paul Wheeler
Executive Producer:
Stu Mather
Executive Producer:
Richard Wilson
Executive Producer:
Jimmy Mulville
Executive Producer:
Jordan Read
Executive Producer:
Ruby Kuraishe
Production Company:
Hat Trick Productions

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Jeremy Paxman joins art sleuth Bernadette Murphy on her amazing quest to discover the truth about the December night in 1888 when Vincent van Gogh took a blade to his own ear. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Paxman
Participant:
Bernadette Murphy
Executive Producer:
Bill Locke
Producer:
Jack MacInnes
Director:
Jack MacInnes
Production Company:
Lion Television

Empire

Episode 5: Doing Good

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

In the final part of his personal account of Britain's empire, Jeremy Paxman tells the story of how a desire for conquest became a mission to improve the rest of mankind. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Paxman
Series Producer:
Julian Birkett
Executive Producer:
Basil Comely

Series

Empire

Empire

Episode 4: Making a Fortune

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Jeremy Paxman continues his account of Britain's empire. He travels from Jamaica, where sugar made plantation owners rich on the backs of slaves, to Calcutta. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Paxman
Series Producer:
Julian Birkett
Executive Producer:
Basil Comely

Series

Empire

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

On the 50th anniversary of Winston Churchill's death, Jeremy Paxman tells the story of his state funeral and examines whether Churchill's immense legacy still has resonance today. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Paxman
Executive Producer:
Denys Blakeway

University Challenge

Christmas 2013

Episode 5

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Festive version of the quiz. Suzy Klein and Rowan Pelling represent St Hugh's, Oxford, as they play the University of Stirling, represented by Paul Lewis and Richard Lochhead. Show more

Ed Reardon's Week

Series 10

The New Thirty

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Nearly 60, Ed decides things aren't half bad, that's until he encounters Jeremy Paxman. Stars Christopher Douglas. From 2015. Show more

University Challenge

Christmas 2014

Episode 6

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Series featuring distinguished graduates. Adam Hart-Davis and Helen Geake from the University of York face Jim Al-Khalili and Susan Blackmore from the University of Surrey. Show more

University Challenge

2022/23

Episode 15

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for 6 months

Two of the four highest-scoring losing teams from the first round play for one of the two spots remaining in round two. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Paxman
Narrator:
Roger Tilling
Director:
Martin Lord
Producer:
Peter Gwyn
Series Producer:
Clare Parody
Production Company:
Lifted Entertainment