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Music Moguls: Masters of Pop

Episode 1: Money Makers

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

The secret history of pop and rock from the men and women who pull the strings. This part looks at the maverick managers who controlled the careers of megastar artists. Show more

Music Moguls: Masters of Pop

Episode 3: Myth Makers

Duration: 59 minutes

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

The secret history of pop and rock from the men and women who pull the strings. Part three looks at PR, the unseen force behind the biggest musical acts in the world. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Documentary. In 1995, Hillary Clinton made a groundbreaking speech, setting down a challenge to treat women's rights as human rights. Twenty years on, has anything really changed? Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Tina Brown
Executive Producer:
Diana Martin

Music Moguls: Masters of Pop

Episode 2: Melody Makers

Duration: 60 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

The secret history of pop and rock from the men and women who pull the strings. Part two looks at the producers, from Trevor Horn and Lamont Dozier to Tony Visconti. Show more

Timewatch

The Most Courageous Raid of World War II

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 11 months

Lord Ashdown tells the story of the Cockleshell Heroes, who took part in one of the most audacious commando raids of World War II - to blow up enemy shipping in Bordeaux harbour. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Paddy Ashdown
Executive Producer:
Dominic Crossley-Holland

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Andrew Hussey takes a gastronomic tour through French history, from Versailles via the French Revolution and the Michelin guide, through to nouvelle cuisine and ethnic fusion food. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Andrew Hussey
Presenter:
Andrew Hussey
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on Red Button One

Available for years

Presented by Andrew Marr. As the 1960s progress, Harold Wilson takes centre stage in a rapidly changing Britain as the country looks to a fairer, liberated future. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

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

Andrew Marr charts the events that shaped Britain. The Wall Street Crash and the rise of fascist politics in Europe caused chaos in 1930s Britain. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

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

Available for years

Ben Macintyre explores the truth behind the most famous double agent in modern history - Harold Kim Philby. He argues that Philby has become a caricature of the gentleman spy. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ben Macintyre
Kim Philby:
David Oakes
Nicholas Elliot:
William Beck
Series Producer:
Francis Whately
Executive Producer:
Dominic Corssley-Holland
Assistant Producer:
Ben Ryder
Production Manager:
Gezz Mounter
Production Coordinator:
Jane Chan

Duration: 1 hour

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

Available for years

Ben Macintyre explores the truth behind the most famous double agent in modern history. Nicholas Elliott continues to defend Kim Philby as suspicion grows that he is a Soviet spy. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ben Macintyre
Kim Philby:
David Oakes
Nicholas Elliot:
William Beck
Producer:
Tom McCarthy
Series Producer:
Francis Whately
Executive Producer:
Dominic Corssley-Holland
Assistant Producer:
Ben Ryder
Production Manager:
Gezz Mounter
Production Coordinator:
Jane Chan

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

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

Available for years

An intimate portrait of five key years in David Bowie's career, featuring interviews with his closest collaborators and a wealth of previously unseen archive material. Show more

The Foods that Make Billions

Episode 1: Liquid Gold

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Series exploring how businesses turn commodities into profitable brands. How bottled water grew from nothing to become a billion-pound industry in just 40 years. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

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

An intimate portrait of Judi Dench, told by some of the biggest names in entertainment - Daniel Craig, Stephen Frears, Pierce Brosnan, Samantha Bond and Sir Ian McKellen. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Colin Salmon
Participant:
Judi Dench
Participant:
Ian McKellen
Participant:
Samantha Bond
Participant:
Pierce Brosnan
Participant:
Stephen Frears
Participant:
Daniel Craig
Executive Producer:
Phil Dolling

Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music

Episode 3: The Sound of Young America

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

How Motown's founder Berry Gordy ransacked Detroit's ghettos for the talent that his team of songwriters and producers turned into a winning pop formula. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Available for years

Part three of Francis Whately’s Bowie trilogy, telling the story of how David Robert Jones became David Bowie, how Bowie became Ziggy Stardust and how Ziggy became immortal. Show more

Front Row

Damien Chazelle on La La Land; Bright Lights; David Bowie: The Last Five Years; Keggie Carew

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Damien Chazelle on La La Land; Bright Lights documentary starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds; David Bowie: The Last Five Years; Costa Biography Award winner Keggie Carew. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Damien Chazelle
Interviewed Guest:
Tim Robey
Interviewed Guest:
Francis Whately
Interviewed Guest:
Keggie Carew
Presenter:
John Wilson
Producer:
Edwina Pitman

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Film shining a spotlight on the untold story of the musicians behind some of the greatest artists and featuring interviews with Mick Jagger, Billy Joel and Keith Richards. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Earl Slick
Interviewed Guest:
Mick Jagger
Interviewed Guest:
Billy Joel
Interviewed Guest:
Keith Richards
Executive Producer:
Phil Dolling

Andy Warhol's America

Series 1

Living the Dream

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for years

How Warhol both glorified and critiqued American culture on his journey from childhood poverty in Pittsburgh to the A-list of New York society.

Andy Warhol's America

Series 1

Life after Death

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for years

The final episode sees a much more cautious Warhol: a man obsessed with money and security as he reflects on the upper echelons of American society, drag queens and racism.