Bbc Four TV Series - Page 11
Dissected
2014
Dissected
2014
This ground-breaking two-part series takes us inside two of the most amazing structures in the natural world: our hands and feet.Fabric of Britain
2013
Fabric of Britain
2013
Series of documentaries exploring Britain's relationship with fabric, featuring knitting, needlework and wallpaper.England's Forgotten Queen: The Life and Death of Lady Jane Grey
2018
star 6The rise and fall of Lady Jane Grey. England's Queen for only 9 daysCatching History's Criminals: The Forensics Story
2015
star 7.5Catching History's Criminals: The Forensics StoryA Stitch in Time
2018
A Stitch in Time
2018
Fashion historian Amber Butchart fuses biography, art and the history of fashion as she explores the lives of historical figures by examining the clothes that they wore.Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency
2011
star 7Historian Lucy Worsley presents a series marking the 200th anniversary of one of the most explosive and creative decades in British history, the Regency.Paul Merton's Silent Clowns
2007
Paul Merton profiles some of the great stars of silent comedy, examining their lives and works, and uncovering seldom-seen materialIf Walls Could Talk: The History of the Home
2011
Lucy Worsley, chief curator of the historic royal palaces, takes us through 800 years of domestic history by exploring the British home through four rooms, meeting experts and historians on the way.The Gene Code
2011
The Gene Code
2011
Dr Adam Rutherford explores the consequences of one of the biggest scientific projects of all time - the decoding of the entire human genome.How to Make
2020
How to Make
2020
Zoe Laughlin, designer, maker and materials engineer, is fascinated by the science and technology hidden within the everyday objects we take for granted. In this series, she dismantles and dissects three classic items to understand the wonders of form, function and material that go into making them, before building her own truly bespoke versions, step by step.My New Best Friend
2008
My New Best Friend
2008
Three-part documentary series about the importance and nature of friendship among children, told from their point of view. Shot over eight months and told entirely from their perspective, it is an intimate and moving insight into how children think and feel as they journey into a new world.On Hannibal's Trail
2010
On Hannibal's Trail
2010
Series in which three Australian brothers - Danny, Ben and Sam Wood - set out cycling on the trail of Hannibal, the warrior who marched from Spain to Rome at the head of an invading army.India's Frontier Railways
2015
Three-part series about trains crossing borders in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan, reconnecting families, cultures and history.Art on the BBC
2020
Art on the BBC
2020
Four young British art historians delve into six decades of the BBC archives to discover the powerful way in which television influences our understanding of the world's greatest artists.Metalworks!
2012
Metalworks!
2012
Series looking at aspects of British metalworking over the centuries, including the art of the silversmith, the history of armour and the work of the blacksmith.Birds Britannia
2010
Birds Britannia
2010
Birds Britannia is a four-part BBC Four television series about the birds of the United Kingdom, first shown in 2010. It was produced by Stephen Moss. Each of the four, sixty-minute episodes concentrates on one kind of bird: garden birds, waterbirds, seabirds and birds of the countryside. The series has no presenter, and is narrated by the Scottish actor Bill Paterson, with filmed interviews with a wide range of experts and bird enthusiasts, including David Attenborough, Mark Cocker, Jeremy Mynott, Tim Birkhead, Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall, Christopher Frayling, Kate Humble, Rob Lambert, Desmond Morris, David Lindo, Helen Macdonald, Andrew Motion, Tony Soper, and Bill Oddie. It has been announced that a book of the same title, by Stephen Moss, will be published by Collins in April 2011.The Secret History of Writing
2020
How the invention of writing gave humanity a history. From hieroglyphs to emojis, an exploration of the way in which the technology of writing has shaped the world we live in.
