Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 281,705 playable programmes from the BBC

Results 1 to 20 of 32 for your search filters
Filter by channel

Duration: 1 hour

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

Lars Tharp visits China to explore why Chinese vases are so famous and expensive, visiting the mountain where porcelain was first created and Jingdezhen, the porcelain capital. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Lars Tharp
Executive Producer:
Alistair Pegg
Producer:
Ian Denyer
Director:
Ian Denyer

Castle in the Country

Series 3

Episode 1

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two England

John Craven and Nicki Chapman explore the history of Burghley House in Lincolnshire and the magnificent Mount Stuart on the Isle of Bute. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

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

Lars Tharp journeys through a thousand years of Chinese history to uncover what six pieces of porcelain tell us about Chinese emperors, scholars, workers, merchants and artists. Show more

Secret Knowledge

Hogarth - One Man and His Pug

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Available for years

Lars Tharp appeals to the nation to help him recover a rare piece of long-lost William Hogarth memorabilia - a precious terracotta sculpture of the artist's beloved pet pug. Show more

Antiques Roadshow

Series 31

Episode 1: Bolton Abbey

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

The Roadshow team heads to the ruins of Bolton Abbey, where a rich haul of treasures includes a 200-year-old lambing chair and a trinket recognised as a Faberge. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Fiona Bruce
Ceramics and Glass:
Fergus Gambon
Ceramics and Glass:
Eric Knowles
Ceramics and Glass:
Lars Tharp
Jewellery:
Geoffrey Munn
Miscellaneous:
Marc Allum
Miscellaneous:
David Battie
Miscellaneous:
Bunny Campione
Miscellaneous:
John Foster
Miscellaneous:
Paul Viney

Castle in the Country

Series 3

Episode 22

Duration: 30 minutes

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

John Craven and Nicki Chapman travel to the magnificent Mount Stuart on the Isle of Bute. John gets a history lesson on the bagpipes and Lars Tharp discovers a rare Ming dish. Show more

Castle in the Country

Series 3

Episode 26

Duration: 30 minutes

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

John Craven and Nicki Chapman explore the treasures in and around Mount Stuart on the Island of Bute. John visits a James Bond-style power plant deep inside a mountain.

Castle in the Country

Series 3

Episode 29

Duration: 28 minutes

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

John Craven and Nicki Chapman explore the treasures near Mount Stuart on the Island of Bute. John visits a shopping centre which used to be the hub of the Scottish motor industry. Show more

Castle in the Country

Series 3

Episode 5

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

John Craven and Nicki Chapman uncover more riches at Burghley House. John explores the local market town of Stamford, and Nicki learns about Burghley's oriental ceramics. Show more

Castle in the Country

Series 3

Episode 6

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

John Craven and Nicki Chapman continue to delve into the treasures at Burghley House in Lincolnshire. Lars Tharp takes a closer look at Lord Burghley's amazing 16th-century atlas. Show more

Castle in the Country

Series 3

Episode 9

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Series looking at stately homes. John Craven visits the Lincolnshire home of Isaac Newton, and Lars Tharp discovers a rare antique that until recently was used as a doorstop. Show more

Castle in the Country

Series 3

Episode 12

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

John Craven and Nicki Chapman continue to delve into the treasures at Burghley House. Lady Victoria Leatham takes John to see the new Elizabethan garden planned for Burghley. Show more

Woman's Hour

Weekend Woman's Hour: Keira Knightly; Empathy; Sloths

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Keira Knightley, the importance of empathy, the impact of media reporting on child abuse on those who've experienced it, triathlons, Lucy Cooke on her passion for sloths and frogs. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest:
Keira Knightley
Interviewed Guest:
Lucy Cooke
Interviewed Guest:
Graham Music
Interviewed Guest:
Lesley Jamison
Interviewed Guest:
Nina Burrowes
Interviewed Guest:
Mimi Aye
Interviewed Guest:
Lars Tharp
Interviewed Guest:
Kate Fox

Celebrity Eggheads

Series 2

Episode 3

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Dermot Murnaghan hosts the quiz show. Can a team of Antiques Roadshow experts featuring Hilary Kay, Paul Atterbury, Eric Knowles, Mark Allum and Lars Tharp triumph for charity? Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Paul Atterbury
Participant:
Eric Knowles
Participant:
Lars Tharp
Producer:
Rob Dean
Executive Producer:
David Young
Executive Producer:
Andy Culpin

Castle in the Country

Series 4

Episode 11

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

John Craven meets family head John Berkeley and hears of 900 years of Berkeley history, while antiques expert Lars Tharp unveils a magical musical discovery for Gloria. Show more

University Challenge

Christmas 2013

Episode 4

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Famous graduates play in this festive quiz. Gonville and Caius, Cambridge, plays Christ Church, Oxford. Guests are Adam Boulton, Andrew Graham-Dixon, Helen Castor and Lars Tharp. Show more

Pointless Celebrities

Series 8

Episode 6: History

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Celebrity version of the quiz, with Kate Williams, Adam Hart-Davis, Janina Ramirez, Andrew Graham-Dixon, Ben Willbond, Laurence Rickard, Lars Tharp and Tim Wonnacott. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Osman
Participant:
Kate Williams
Participant:
Adam Hart-Davis
Participant:
Janina Ramirez
Participant:
Ben Willbond
Participant:
Laurence Rickard
Participant:
Lars Tharp
Participant:
Tim Wonnacott
Executive Producer:
Michelle Woods
Executive Producer:
James Fox
Executive Producer:
Richard Hague
Series Producer:
John Ryan
Production Company:
Endemol Shine UK

The Quizeum

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Quiz show. Griff Rhys Jones puts two teams of expert panellists to the test at Britain's oldest public museum, the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology in Oxford. Show more