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Duration: 1 hour

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

Documentary revealing the vital role that satellites play in the daily life of the modern world and exploring the huge advances they have made possible. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Documentary telling the story of the Voyager space mission, as the two spacecraft leave the area of the sun's influence after 35 years and 11 billion miles. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Chris Riley
Director:
Chris Riley
Executive Producer:
Mark Hedgecoe

Duration: 60 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Family and friends contribute to a celebration of the late scientist Richard Feynman, who helped design the atomic bomb and won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1965. Show more

Earth's Natural Wonders

Series 1

Episode 2: Vast Wonders

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Series combining photography and human drama as it reveals 12 remarkable places, uncovering the stories of people fighting to survive in Earth's natural wonders. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Olivia Colman
Series Producer:
Arif Nurmohamed
Executive Producer:
Mark Hedgecoe
Producer:
Matt Barrett
Director:
Matt Barrett
Photographer:
Robin Cox
Photographer:
Simon de Glanville
Photographer:
Johnny Rogers
Re-recording mixer:
Danny Finn
Colourist:
Ross Baker
On-line editing:
Alan Jones
Film Editor:
Doug Moxon
Film Editor:
Gerard Evans
Film Editor:
Louise Salkow
Production Assistant:
Naomi Buchanan
Production Assistant:
Ruth Carter
Production Coordinator:
Fiona Dorman
Production Coordinator:
Katy Engels
Production Manager:
Jenni Shaw
Assistant Producer:
Michael Duffy
Assistant Producer:
Kate Pringle
Director:
Dina Mufti
Director:
Rob Sullivan

Earth's Natural Wonders

Series 1

Episode 1: Extreme Wonders

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Series combining photography and human drama to reveal twelve remarkable places, uncovering the stories of people fighting to survive, and even triumph, there. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Olivia Colman
Producer:
Matt Barrett
Director:
Matt Barrett
Photographer:
Simon de Glanville
Photographer:
Johnny Rogers
Photographer:
Will Edwards
Photographer:
Barrie Britton
Re-recording mixer:
Danny Finn
On-line editing:
Alan Jones
Film Editor:
Doug Moxon
Film Editor:
Gerard Evans
Film Editor:
Louise Salkow
Production Assistant:
Naomi Buchanan
Production Assistant:
Ruth Carter
Production Coordinator:
Fiona Dorman
Production Coordinator:
Katy Engels
Production Manager:
Jenni Shaw
Assistant Producer:
Michael Duffy
Assistant Producer:
Kate Pringle
Director:
Rob Sullivan
Director:
Nicolas Brown
Director:
James Aldred
Executive Producer:
Mark Hedgecoe
Series Producer:
Arif Nurmohamed
Special thanks:
The Peregrine Fund

How to Grow a Planet

Episode 1: Life from Light

Duration: 1 hour

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

How plants have driven the greatest changes to the Earth. Prof Iain Stewart shows how they first harnessed light from the sun and created our life-giving atmosphere. Show more

How to Grow a Planet

Episode 3: The Challenger

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Documentary series. Professor Iain Stewart explains how grass fought its enemy, the forests, how it transformed ocean life and how it triggered human civilisation. Show more

Richard Hammond Builds...

Episode 1: A Planet

Duration: 59 minutes

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

On his two-mile high construction tower, Richard Hammond sets about building a planet just like Earth. He starts by gathering raw materials in a massive truck delivery. Show more

Richard Hammond Builds...

Episode 2: A Universe

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Richard Hammond takes on the ultimate engineering project. How do you make a planet, or a solar system, a galaxy or even a universe? To find out, he opens up his cosmic toolbox. Show more

Becoming Frida Kahlo

Series 1

The Making and Breaking

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for years

When an accident changes Frida's life, she channels pain and heartache into a new passion: painting. She meets Diego Rivera and her creative and romantic dreams begin to take shape. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Nancy Bornat
Executive Producer:
Mark Hedgecoe
Executive Producer:
James Rogan
Executive Producer:
Soleta Rogan

Becoming Frida Kahlo

Series 1

Love and Loss

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for years

Now married and living in 1930s America, Frida sees the ugly side of capitalism, while political scandal engulfs Diego. Miscarriage and bereavement propel Frida to new heights. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Nancy Bornat
Executive Producer:
Mark Hedgecoe
Executive Producer:
James Rogan
Executive Producer:
Soleta Rogan

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Scotland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Scotland HD

Available for 7 months

Within hours of Annie Borjesson's body being found on a Scottish beach, her family are told it is suicide. However, they believe the evidence points to murder.

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Scotland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Scotland HD

Available for 7 months

Hazel pieces together the mysterious final hours before Annie was found dead. She hears an extraordinary theory that Annie’s death was a state-sponsored hit job.

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Scotland

Available for 7 months

Hazel explores the conditions at Prestwick beach. Did Annie really drown herself there? Remarkable forensic evidence suggests otherwise.

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Scotland

Available for 7 months

In the final episode, Hazel gets access to a new source of information and makes a series of disturbing discoveries which shed new light on what happened to Annie.

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

The extraordinary story of Freddie Mercury’s battle with Aids and the groundbreaking tribute concert Queen staged in his memory after he died. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Brian May
Executive Producer:
Mark Hedgecoe
Executive Producer:
Soleta Rogan
Producer:
Dan Hall
Director:
James Rogan
Production Company:
Rogan Productions

Panorama

Crisis in Care: Follow the Money

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One South HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Tens of thousands of elderly people live in care homes owned by international investors. Panorama asks how much money is being taken out of the system.

Contributors

Reporter:
Alison Holt
Producer:
Angie Mason
Director:
Angie Mason
Producer:
James Melley
Executive Producer:
Roger Graef
Executive Producer:
Mark Hedgecoe
Executive Producer:
Diana Martin
Production Company:
Rogan Productions

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Documentary telling the story of an extraordinary 1960s experiment in which a scientist and a young woman try to teach a dolphin to speak English in a flooded house. Show more

How to Grow a Planet

Episode 2: The Power of Flowers

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Documentary series. Professor Iain Stewart explains the role of the earliest flowers in sculpting the earth and driving the evolution of all animals. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Iain Stewart
Producer:
Nigel Walk
Director:
Nigel Walk
Series Producer:
Andrew Thompson
Executive Producer:
Mark Hedgecoe

Becoming Frida Kahlo

Series 1

A Star Is Born

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

Dangerous politics and turbulent love shock Frida's world, while love and trauma shape her final year. As the artist's health deteriorates, her painting thrives. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Nancy Bornat
Executive Producer:
Mark Hedgecoe
Executive Producer:
James Rogan
Executive Producer:
Soleta Rogan