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University Challenge

Christmas 2016

Episode 4: Soas v Leeds

Duration: 30 minutes

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

A festive edition of the quiz, featuring distinguished university alumni. A team representing Soas take on a University of Leeds side for a place in the semi-finals. Show more

Lost Kingdoms of Africa

Series 1

Episode 4: West Africa

Duration: 50 minutes

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

Gus Casely-Hayford travels to Nigeria and Mali to explore the story behind a series of magnificent 16th-century bronzes made in the ancient kingdom of Benin. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Set against the backdrop of a contemporary bubble that has burst, art historian Dr Gus Casely-Hayford explores the state of British art in 2009 and asks if a new era is dawning. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Zara Hayes
Director:
Zara Hayes
Executive Producer:
Paul Sommers

Lost Kingdoms of Africa

Series 1

Episode 1: Nubia

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Art historian Gus Casely-Hayford explores the history of the old African kingdom of Nubia, whose kings once ruled Egypt and which was eventually defeated by its environment. Show more

Lost Kingdoms of Africa

Series 1

Episode 2: Ethiopia

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Art historian Gus Casely-Hayford explores the history of the old African kingdom of Ethiopia, which ended when Emperor Haile Selassie was deposed by the military in 1974. Show more

Lost Kingdoms of Africa

Series 2

Episode 2: The Zulu Kingdom

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

In South Africa, Gus Casely-Hayford visits evocative sites in Zulu history and searches for the secrets behind the Zulu's cultural power and military strength. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Ross Harper
Series Producer:
Ross Harper
Executive Producer:
Rachel Bell
Executive Producer:
Rachel Bell
Producer:
Mark Bates
Producer:
Mark Bates
Director:
Mark Bates
Director:
Mark Bates

Lost Kingdoms of Africa

Series 2

Episode 3: The Berber Kingdom of Morocco

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Gus Casely-Hayford visits Morocco, once the centre of a vast kingdom created by African Berbers that stretched from northern Spain to West Africa. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Ross Harper
Series Producer:
Ross Harper
Executive Producer:
Rachel Bell
Executive Producer:
Rachel Bell
Producer:
Ian Lilley
Producer:
Ian Lilley
Director:
Ian Lilley
Director:
Ian Lilley
Director:
Mark Bates

Lost Kingdoms of Africa

Series 2

Episode 4: Bunyoro & Buganda

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Gus Casely-Hayford visits Uganda to explore how Bunyoro saw its dominance challenged by the rise of Buganda, a neighbouring kingdom on the shores of Lake Victoria. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Ross Harper
Series Producer:
Ross Harper
Executive Producer:
Rachel Bell
Executive Producer:
Rachel Bell
Producer:
Sarah Howitt
Producer:
Sarah Howitt
Director:
Sarah Howitt
Director:
Sarah Howitt

Lost Kingdoms of Africa

Series 2

Episode 1: The Kingdom of Asante

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Asante in West Africa was a kingdom that was built on gold and slaves, which ensured its important place in an economy that linked three continents. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Ross Harper
Series Producer:
Ross Harper
Executive Producer:
Rachel Bell
Executive Producer:
Rachel Bell
Director:
Mark Bates
Director:
Mark Bates

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

James Fox uses art to explore how our ancient relationship with nature changed with the advent of farming, cities, and faiths, and how we tried to gain control over the natural world. Show more

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for years

James Fox takes us from East Asia and India to Europe and America, charting the 1,000-year story about our quest to understand nature. Show more

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for years

James Fox uses art to explore the relationship between humans and nature across the last hundred years. Show more

Lost Kingdoms of Africa

Series 1

Episode 3: Great Zimbabwe

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Gus Casely-Hayford explores the history of Great Zimbabwe, a symbol of African genius which gives an insight into the empires which once dominated southern Africa. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

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

Mel Giedroyc hosts as choreographer Arlene Phillips, Radio Four's Fi Glover, presenter Saira Khan and Art Historian Gus Casely-Hayford compete for the charity bake-off crown. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mel Giedroyc
Participant:
Arlene Phillips
Participant:
Fi Glover
Participant:
Saira Khan
Participant:
Gus Casely-Hayford
Participant:
Mary Berry
Participant:
Paul Hollywood
Series Editor:
Melissa Brown
Executive Producer:
Anna Beattie

The Culture Show

2012/2013

Episode 14

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Gus Casely-Hayford presents a look at independent fantasy film Beasts of the Southern Wild, Rashid Johnson's new exhibition, and Blackta, a play about making it as a black actor. Show more

The Quizeum

Series 1

Episode 4

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Museum-based quiz panel show. Griff Rhys Jones tests two teams of expert panellists at the Foundling Museum, home to an extraordinary collection of art and sculpture. Show more

Free Thinking

Kenneth Clark's Civilisation and the Future of Arts Broadcasting

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Philip Dodd discusses Kenneth Clark's Civilisation and arts broadcasting with Janina Ramirez, Kim Evans, Gus Casely-Hayford and Charles Uzzell-Edwards, aka artist Pure Evil. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Philip Dodd
Interviewed Guest:
Janina Ramirez
Interviewed Guest:
Gus Casely-Hayford
Interviewed Guest:
Kim Evans
Producer:
Zahid Warley