Zeppelin

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 37 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 27^th Mar 2021, 14:15 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Fri 19^th Aug 2022, 13:45 on BBC Two Wales

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1915. Zeppelins flying above the range of British fighter planes are dropping bombs on London. Desperate to develop a counter-weapon, the British decide to plant a spy at the German airship factory.

Contributors

Director:: Etienne Perier
Writer:: Arthur Rowe
Writer:: Donald Churchill
Geoffrey Richter-Douglas:: Michael York
Erika Altschul:: Elke Sommer
Major Tauntler:: Peter Carsten
Captain Whitney:: Rupert Davies
Professor Altschul:: Marius Goring
Colonel Hirsch:: Anton Diffring
Von Gorian:: Andrew Keir

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DramaWar & Disaster

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The Witchfinder General

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 23 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 25^th Aug 2007, 22:45 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sun 5^th Mar 2017, 02:15 on BBC Two HD

Disturbing drama set during the English Civil War. Matthew Hopkins is paid according to how many confessions he can extract from witches - a policy he takes full advantage of. Show more

Contributors

Matthew Hopkins:: Vincent Price
Richard Marshall:: Ian Ogilvy
John Lowes:: Rupert Davies
Sara:: Hilary Dwyer
John Stearne:: Robert Russell
Director:: Michael Reeves
Writer:: Tom Baker
Writer:: Michael Reeves
Producer:: Arnold Louis Miller

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BBC Two

Duration: 2 hours, 9 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 18^th Oct 2008, 14:20 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sat 17^th Mar 2018, 13:20 on BBC Two HD

Epic historical drama recreating Napoleon's final defeat at the hands of the Duke of Wellington and his allied forces in Belgium. Starring Rod Steiger and Christopher Plummer. Show more