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Saturday Live

From the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Your extraordinary stories from across the Commonwealth. Aasmah Mir and Richard Coles are in Glasgow with the Queen's baton bearer Mark Beaumont to celebrate the Commonwealth Games. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Aasmah Mir
Presenter:
Richard Coles
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Beaumont
Interviewed Guest:
Professor Geoff Palmer
Interviewed Guest:
Louise Martin
Interviewed Guest:
David Watson
Interviewed Guest:
Hamish Khayat
Interviewed Guest:
Damian Barr
Producer:
Alex Lewis

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Mark Beaumont goes on a journey through Exmoor, starting in Dulverton, where he finds out how Exmoor's iconic ponies are being saved from the verge of extinction. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Beaumont
Presenter:
Mark Beaumont
Series Producer:
Richard Sharman
Executive Producer:
Sarah Moors
Executive Producer:
Sarah Moors

Country Tracks

Lancashire Coast

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Mark Beaumont follows Lancashire's River Lune to the Irish sea. Along the way he sees kippering in action, hears tales of witchcraft and has his palm read. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Beaumont
Presenter:
Mark Beaumont
Series Producer:
Richard Sharman
Executive Producer:
Sarah Moors
Executive Producer:
Sarah Moors

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

Mark Beaumont and Jock Wishart head an expedition to row a boat to the 1996 north magnetic pole, a point only now accessible due to the recent dramatic retreat of arctic sea ice. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Beaumont
Presenter:
Mark Beaumont
Producer:
Mark Barrett
Producer:
Mark Barrett
Director:
Mark Barrett
Director:
Mark Barrett
Executive Producer:
Neil McDonald
Executive Producer:
Neil McDonald

Country Tracks

Lancashire Forest of Bowland

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Yorkshire

Mark Beaumont discovers the hidden beauty of the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire, uncovering the mysteries of Stonyhurst College along the way. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Beaumont
Presenter:
Mark Beaumont
Series Producer:
Richard Sharman
Executive Producer:
Sarah Moors
Executive Producer:
Sarah Moors
Executive Producer:
Gerard Melling
Executive Producer:
Gerard Melling

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Round-the-world cyclist Mark Beaumont takes his bike to Somerset, where he meets Tour of Britain cycle race organisers and visits Bath's famous Roman spas. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Beaumont
Presenter:
Mark Beaumont
Series Producer:
David Smith
Executive Producer:
Sarah Moors
Executive Producer:
Sarah Moors

Blue Peter

Medieval Mayhem!

First broadcast: on CBBC HDLatest broadcast: on CBBC Channel

Medieval knights show off some spectacular jousting. Barney takes on a downhill challenge on a mountain bike, and long-distance cyclist Mark Beaumont is in the studio. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Barney Harwood
Presenter:
Lindsey Russell
Production Manager:
Claudia Spofforth
Participant:
Mark Beaumont

Blue Peter

Hetty Feather Fun!

First broadcast: on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: on CBBC HD

The team are joined by some of the cast from CBBC's Hetty Feather for some Victorian-inspired fun and games! Radzi gets up close to some jellyfish. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Barney Harwood
Presenter:
Lindsey Russell
Production Manager:
Claudia Spofforth
Participant:
Mark Beaumont

The Man Who Cycled the Americas

Series 1

Episode 3: South America

Duration: 49 minutes

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

Available for 6 months

On his way from Alaska to Argentina, Mark Beaumont leaves the Panama Canal behind on his target to reach Mount Aconcagua in time for the seasonal weather window. Show more

Country Tracks

Perthshire Cycle

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Series celebrating the British countryside. Joe Crowley teams up with adventurer and endurance cyclist Mark Beaumont to explore the Perthshire Highlands. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Joe Crowley
Presenter:
Joe Crowley
Series Producer:
Richard Sharman
Executive Producer:
Sarah Moors
Executive Producer:
Sarah Moors
Participant:
Mark Beaumont

The Man Who Cycled the Americas

Series 1

Episode 1: North America

Duration: 49 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 6 months

Mark Beaumont begins his journey, setting off near Anchorage, Alaska, where he is treated to an impromptu prayer session with the locals in a remote burger bar. Show more

The Man Who Cycled the Americas

Series 1

Episode 2: Central America

Duration: 48 minutes

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

Available for 6 months

Mark Beaumont crosses into dangerous northern Mexico, celebrates Mexican Independence Day in Zacatecas and reaches what seems like a dead end in El Salvador. Show more

Queen's Baton Relay

Welcome to the Commonwealth

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News Latin AmericaLatest broadcast: on BBC News Europe

Mark Beaumont reports on the journey of the Queen's baton relay through the Commonwealth. Here, he reviews its progress through Asia to Australia. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Beaumont
Narrator:
Robin Laing
Film Editor:
John Steventon
Re-recording mixer:
Stewart Simpson
Unit Manager:
Sandie Paterson
Production Coordinator:
Samantha MacPhee
Production Coordinator:
Louise Young
Camera Operator:
Raeph Ballantyne
Associate Producer:
Priya Patel
Researcher:
Victoria Watson
Assistant Producer:
Shruti Rao
Assistant Producer:
Jon Willers
Executive Producer:
Graham Mitchell
Producer:
Tony Nellany

Genres

Queen's Baton Relay

21/12/2013 GMT

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News North AmericaLatest broadcast: on BBC News South Asia

Adventurer Mark Beaumont reports on the travels of the Queen's Baton Relay as it makes its way to all seventy-one nations and territories of the Commonwealth. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Beaumont
Narrator:
Robin Laing
Film Editor:
John Steventon
Assistant Visual Editor:
Michael Garden
Re-recording mixer:
Kevin Dallas
Unit Manager:
Sandie Paterson
Production Coordinator:
Samantha MacPhee
Production Coordinator:
Louise Young
Camera Operator:
Raeph Ballantyne
Associate Producer:
Priya Patel
Researcher:
Victoria Watson
Assistant Producer:
Shruti Rao
Assistant Producer:
Jon Willers
Executive Producer:
Graham Mitchell
Producer:
Tony Nellany

Genres

Queen's Baton Relay

25/01/2014 GMT

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC News Europe

As the Baton travels through the Pacific Islands, we hear how sporting ambition and success offer the chance for island communities to make an impact on the international stage. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Beaumont
Narrator:
Robin Laing
Film Editor:
John Steventon
Assistant Visual Editor:
Michael Garden
Re-recording mixer:
Kevin Dallas
Unit Manager:
Sandie Paterson
Production Coordinator:
Samantha MacPhee
Production Coordinator:
Louise Young
Camera Operator:
Raeph Ballantyne
Associate Producer:
Priya Patel
Researcher:
Victoria Watson
Assistant Producer:
Shruti Rao
Assistant Producer:
Jon Willers
Executive Producer:
Graham Mitchell
Producer:
Tony Nellany

Genres

Queen's Baton Relay

01/03/2014 GMT

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC News Europe

Adventurer Mark Beaumont meets the para-athlete hopefuls in Cameroon, the Namibian road cycling team and one of the Games' youngest medal hopefuls in the Seychelles. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Beaumont
Narrator:
Robin Laing
Film Editor:
John Steventon
Assistant Visual Editor:
Michael Garden
Re-recording mixer:
Bronek Korda
Unit Manager:
Sandie Paterson
Production Coordinator:
Samantha MacPhee
Production Coordinator:
Louise Young
Camera Operator:
Raeph Ballantyne
Camera Operator:
Ian Kelly
Associate Producer:
Priya Patel
Associate Producer:
Preeti Prasad
Assistant Producer:
Shruti Rao
Assistant Producer:
Sophie Scott
Assistant Producer:
Jon Willers
Executive Producer:
Graham Mitchell
Producer:
Tony Nellany

Genres

Queen's Baton Relay

29/03/2014 GMT

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News North AmericaLatest broadcast: on BBC News Asia Pacific

Mark Beaumont travels through more of Africa before leaving the continent as the Relay visits the Falkland Islands and then on to the Caribbean. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Beaumont
Narrator:
Robin Laing
Film Editor:
John Steventon
Assistant Visual Editor:
Michael Garden
Unit Manager:
Sandie Paterson
Production Coordinator:
Samantha MacPhee
Production Coordinator:
Louise Young
Camera Operator:
Ian Kelly
Re-recording mixer:
Kevin Dallas
Associate Producer:
Preeti Prasad
Assistant Producer:
Shruti Rao
Assistant Producer:
Sophie Scott
Assistant Producer:
Jon Willers
Executive Producer:
Graham Mitchell
Producer:
Tony Nellany

Genres

Queen's Baton Relay

26/04/2014 GMT

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News Middle EastLatest broadcast: on BBC News Asia Pacific

Presenter Mark Beaumont travels with the baton from Trinidad and Tobago through to Jamaica, meeting athletic hopefuls and finding out more about the places they come from. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Beaumont
Narrator:
Robin Laing
Film Editor:
John Steventon
Assistant Visual Editor:
Michael Garden
Unit Manager:
Sandie Paterson
Production Coordinator:
Samantha MacPhee
Production Coordinator:
Louise Young
Camera Operator:
Ian Kelly
Re-recording mixer:
Kevin Dallas
Associate Producer:
Preeti Prasad
Assistant Producer:
Shruti Rao
Assistant Producer:
Sophie Scott
Assistant Producer:
Jon Willers
Executive Producer:
Graham Mitchell
Producer:
Tony Nellany

Genres