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Growing Up Gifted

Year 1

Episode 1

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Series following bright teenagers from low-income backgrounds across the UK. In this episode, three Year 9 girls face mounting pressure in their first year of GCSE preparation. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Maxine Peake
Executive Producer:
Sacha Baveystock
Executive Producer:
Edmund Coulthard
Composer:
Sam Hooper
Director:
Luke Sewell
Series Producer:
Zehra Yas
Production Manager:
Paul Evans
Production Manager:
Regie Gardener

Growing Up Gifted

Year 1

Episode 2

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Series following bright teenagers from low-income backgrounds across the UK. This episode features three 13-year-old boys on the cusp of adulthood and facing many uncertainties. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Maxine Peake
Series Producer:
Zehra Yas
Executive Producer:
Sacha Baveystock
Executive Producer:
Edmund Coulthard
Composer:
Sam Hooper
Production Manager:
Paul Evans
Production Manager:
Regie Gardener

Beautiful Minds

Series 2

Episode 2: Professor Andre Geim

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Andre Geim reveals how his playful approach to research helped him uncover the properties of graphene, the world's thinnest material, and won him a Nobel Prize. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Andre Geim
Participant:
Andre Geim
Participant:
Andre Geim
Director:
Penny Palmer
Director:
Penny Palmer
Director:
Penny Palmer
Producer:
Penny Palmer
Producer:
Penny Palmer
Producer:
Penny Palmer
Executive Producer:
Sacha Baveystock
Executive Producer:
Sacha Baveystock
Executive Producer:
Sacha Baveystock

Duration: 1 hour

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

Dallas Campbell delves into the Horizon archive to discover how scientists have tried to predict an impending apocalypse, and asks if science will save us when Armageddon arrives. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Dallas Campbell
Executive Producer:
Sacha Baveystock

Chemistry: A Volatile History

Episode 1: Discovering the Elements

Duration: 1 hour

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

The story of how the elements were discovered and mapped begins with the alchemists who questioned that the world was made up of earth, air, fire and water. Show more

Chemistry: A Volatile History

Episode 2: The Order of the Elements

Duration: 1 hour

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

Professor Jim Al-Khalili looks at how the early scientists' bid to decode the order of the elements was driven by false starts and bitter disputes. Show more

Chemistry: A Volatile History

Episode 3: The Power of the Elements

Duration: 1 hour

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

Jim Al-Khalili reveals the breakthroughs which harnessed elements' ability to release vast power, showing how scientists are trying to create new elements. Show more

Forensics: The Real CSI

Series 4

Body in the Freezer

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for 4 months

After a decomposed body is found in a freezer at a waste disposal site, West Midlands Police must identify who it is and track down the person who concealed it. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Nick Gardner
Director:
Aoife Carey
Director:
Rhi MacDonald
Director:
Matt Haan
Production Manager:
Nancy Rushforth
Series Producer:
Natalie Maynes
Executive Producer:
Poonam Odedra
Executive Producer:
David Hodgkinson
Executive Producer:
Sacha Baveystock
Production Company:
Blast! Films Ltd

Forensics: The Real CSI

Series 4

Time of Death

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for 4 months

When 32-year-old Marlene Doyle, reported missing by her mother, is found murdered in a Coventry flat, police turn to forensic evidence to identify her killer. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Nick Gardner
Director:
Maddie Henri
Series Producer:
Rhi MacDonald
Executive Producer:
Sacha Baveystock
Executive Producer:
Graeme McAulay
Executive Producer:
Poonam Odedra
Production Company:
Blast! Films Ltd

Forensics: The Real CSI

Series 4

Confession of a Killer

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for 4 months

When a man confesses to killing his flatmate in self-defence, the police and forensic officers must investigate whether the victim was actually killed in cold blood. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Nick Gardner
Director:
Maddie Henri
Series Producer:
Rhi MacDonald
Executive Producer:
Sacha Baveystock
Executive Producer:
Graeme McAulay
Executive Producer:
Poonam Odedra
Production Company:
Blast! Films Ltd

Beautiful Minds

Series 2

Episode 1: Professor Jenny Clack

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Jenny Clack recounts how she overcame setbacks before she found and described a fossil which offered new evidence of how fish made the transition onto land. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Jenny Clack
Participant:
Jenny Clack
Director:
Alex Steinitz
Director:
Alex Steinitz
Producer:
Alex Steinitz
Producer:
Alex Steinitz
Executive Producer:
Sacha Baveystock
Executive Producer:
Sacha Baveystock

Horizon

Mend Me: A Horizon Guide to Transplants

Duration: 1 hour

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

A look back at the extraordinary odds doctors and patients have had to overcome to achieve amazing breakthroughs in transplant surgery. Show more

Forensics: The Real CSI

Series 4

Untraceable Guns

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for 4 months

West Midlands Police work with ballistics experts to find out whether a man with a haul of rifles in his bedroom has used a 3D printer to make potentially deadly weapons. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Nick Gardner
Director:
Maddie Henri
Series Producer:
Rhi MacDonald
Executive Producer:
Sacha Baveystock
Executive Producer:
Graeme McAulay
Executive Producer:
Poonam Odedra
Production Company:
Blast! Films Ltd

The Code

Episode 1: Numbers

Duration: 1 hour

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

Marcus du Sautoy reveals a hidden numerical code that underpins all nature. He reveals how significant numbers appear throughout the natural world and govern the planet. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Peter Leonard
Series Producer:
Peter Leonard
Executive Producer:
Sacha Baveystock
Executive Producer:
Sacha Baveystock

Series

The Code

The Code

Episode 2: Shapes

Duration: 1 hour

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

Marcus du Sautoy reveals a hidden numerical code that underpins all nature. He uncovers the patterns that explain the shape of the world around us. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Peter Leonard
Series Producer:
Peter Leonard
Executive Producer:
Sacha Baveystock
Executive Producer:
Sacha Baveystock

Series

The Code

The Code

Episode 3: Prediction

Duration: 1 hour

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

Marcus du Sautoy contines exploring the numerical code that underpins nature. He discovers what the code can say about the future, starting with the lunar eclipse. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Dan Child
Producer:
Dan Child
Director:
Dan Child
Director:
Dan Child
Series Producer:
Peter Leonard
Series Producer:
Peter Leonard
Executive Producer:
Sacha Baveystock
Executive Producer:
Sacha Baveystock

Series

The Code

Reported Missing

Series 4

The Missed Bus

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One East Midlands HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales HD

Available for 19 days

Police mount urgent searches for two vulnerable autistic men. Eighteen-year-old Matthew has missed his usual bus home, while 29-year-old Luke has disappeared from his care home.

Contributors

Narrator:
Indira Varma
Series Producer:
Rachel Heywood
Executive Producer:
Sacha Baveystock
Director:
Myles Jenks
Director:
Paul Wells
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Reported Missing

Series 4

The Open Door

Duration: 57 minutes

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

Available for 19 days

Police concern mounts for two men. Fifty-eight-year-old Gavin has vanished after giving away money, while a student has disappeared after joining a mysterious church. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Indira Varma
Series Producer:
Rachel Heywood
Executive Producer:
Sacha Baveystock
Director:
Myles Jenks
Director:
Paul Wells
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Reported Missing

Series 4

The Note

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for 19 days

Police deal with two different missing people who both may be at risk. Mark has left a troubling note for his wife, while a potentially suicidal woman has vanished. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Indira Varma
Series Producer:
Rachel Heywood
Executive Producer:
Sacha Baveystock
Director:
Myles Jenks
Director:
Paul Wells
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Reported Missing

Series 4

The Abandoned Car

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One South EastLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Available for 19 days

South Yorkshire Police race against the clock to find two missing women, both of whom are at potential risk of harm from abusive ex-partners. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Indira Varma
Series Producer:
Rachel Heywood
Executive Producer:
Sacha Baveystock
Director:
Myles Jenks
Director:
Paul Wells
Production Company:
Blast! Films