Bbc Four TV Series - Page 10
Parkinson: The Interviews
1995
Michael Parkinson reflects on the most memorable subjects of his interviews from the 1970s and 1980s.Comics Britannia
2007
Comics Britannia
2007
Comics Britannia is a three-part documentary series from BBC Four which started on 10 September 2007. It was then repeated on BBC Two starting on 19 July 2008. The series looks at the history of the British comic and is also the centre of a Comics Britannia season.Oceans Apart: Art and the Pacific with James Fox
2018
Art historian Dr James Fox traces the momentous impact of the west's contact with the peoples and cultures of the Pacific. It is a story of exploration, encounter and exploitation.The Beauty of Anatomy
2014
Dr Adam Rutherford investigates the close relationship between discoveries in anatomy and the works of art that illustrate them.Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines
2013
star 8In this "entertaining medical series" (The Sunday Times, U.K.), Dr. Michael Mosley shows how drugs have revolutionized medicine and changed the course of human history. Unfolding over a period of 200 years, it's an extraordinary tale of daring, self-experimentation, revelation, genius, and outright luck.Never Mind the Full Stops
2006
star 8Never Mind the Full Stops is a British television panel game based on the English language, its idiosyncrasies, and its misuse. It is hosted by the British actor, author and Oscar-winning screenwriter, Julian Fellowes. Each episode lasts 30 minutes. The series was filmed in March 2006 at Channel 4's studios in Horseferry Road, Westminster. It was originally broadcast on BBC Four, and aired on BBC Two from 9 October 2006. Two teams of two people are faced with various questions and challenges concerning English grammar, spelling and usage. The show is divided into rounds, with themes such as identifying the famous author of a badly spoken sentence and correcting the punctuation in a written sentence. There is also a quick-fire round with questions such as "What is a malapropism?" Points are awarded throughout the show to determine the winning team. Each show starts with the host giving a 'difficult-to-spell' word and an example mnemonic to help remember that spelling, and by the end of the show the panellists haveInside Classical
2022
Inside Classical
2022
The BBC's orchestras are joined by world-renowned singers and musicians at some of the UK's most beautiful concert halls, performing the best in contemporary and classical music.Visions of the Future
2007
star 8.5Visions of the Future is a 2007 documentary television series aired on the BBC Four television channel. The series stars theoretical physicist and futurist Michio Kaku as he documents cutting edge science. There are a total of 3 installments in the series.The Music of the Primes
2010
For more than 2,000 years, a mathematical riddle has baffled the world’s greatest minds. It’s a problem of such difficulty that it has tormented those brave enough to tackle it. Some have given up in despair. Others have been driven mad. Primes are fundamental to mathematics yet they seem to surface entirely randomly along the number line. But are the primes truly random or is there some hidden pattern? It’s the greatest unsolved problem of mathematics. In The Music of the Primes, Marcus du Sautoy investigates the fascinating story of great mathematicians who have all grappled with the problem of the primesBritain by Bike
2010
Britain by Bike
2010
Clare Balding embarks on a pedal-powered odyssey across Britain to rediscover the magical world of 1950s cyclingJames May's Big Trouble in Model Britain
2019
star 7.5James May follows a year inside Hornby Hobbies – an iconic British toymaker on the brink of collapse.Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork
2013
Series looking at the British genius for woodwork over the centuries.Wainwright Walks
2007
Wainwright Walks
2007
An exploration of the work of Britain's greatest fell walker and author, Alfred Wainwright.Michael Wood's Story Of England
2010
star 8Groundbreaking series in which Michael Wood tells the story of one place throughout the whole of English history. The village is Kibworth in Leicestershire in the heart of England - a place that lived through the Black Death, the Civil War and the Industrial Revolution and was even bombed in World War Two.The Beauty of Books
2011
The Beauty of Books
2011
Series combining human stories, expert interviews, book illustrations and historic archive to reveal the beauty of books.A History of Art in Three Colours
2012
star 7Dr James Fox explores how, in the hands of artists, the colours gold, blue and white have stirred our emotions, changed the way we behave and even altered the course of history.Indian Hill Railways
2010
Indian Hill Railways
2010
From the Himalayas in the north to the Nilgiris in the south - for a hundred years these little trains have climbed through the clouds and into the wonderful world of Indian hill railways.
