Bbc Four TV Series - Page 15
Why Poverty?
2012
The Twenties In Colour
2007
Thirties in Colour: Countdown to War takes black-and-white films from the era and colourises the footage, bringing the past vividly back to life.Castles: Britain's Fortified History
2014
star 10Historian Sam Willis traces the story of Britain's castles and their unique role in our history, art and literature.Britain's Great Gay Buildings
2017
star 87 celebrities champion 7 buildings that have played a key role in helping to define Britain's gay history. Presented by Stephen Fry.More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy
2007
star 5Dawn French interviews famous comedians about how they started, their inspirations and their careers.Mud Sweat and Tractors: The Story of Agriculture
2009
Series looking at the history of 20th-century farming in Britain.The Brian Epstein Story: The Sun Will Shine Tomorrow Part 1
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star 5Documentary on the life of Brian Epstein, the man who brought The Beatles to fame. First in a two-part documentary examining the turbulent life and career of Beatles manager Brian Epstein. Gay when homosexuality was illegal, a gambler, shopkeeper and failed actor, he was also pop king with a Midas touch who, in the 60s, was as well known as the band he managed.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.British Masters
2011
British Masters
2011
British Masters is a three-part BBC television series on 20th century British art, presented by Dr James Fox and first broadcast in July 2011 on BBC Four. The series covers the period from 1910 to 1975. The first programme explored the lives and works of Mark Gertler, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Walter Sickert, Wyndham Lewis, Lawrence Atkinson, David Bomberg, Richard Nevinson, Paul Nash and Stanley Spencer. The second programme explored the works of John Nash, Stanley Spencer, Alfred Munnings, William Coldstream, Paul Nash and John Piper. In the third programme, subtitled 'A New Jerusalem,' Fox explored British art in the aftermath of the 2nd world war, and examined the works of Lucian Freud, Graham Sutherland, Francis Bacon, Richard Hamilton, David Hockney and Keith Vaughan. In this final programme of the series Fox explored how the themes of evil, brutality, dehumanisation, consumerism and optimism can be seen in the works of these postwar artists. Fox contends in this programme that the death of Lucian Freud and theWorld War Two: 1941 and the Man of Steel
2011
English historian David Reynolds reassesses Stalin's role in the life-and-death struggle between the Soviet Union and Germany in World War II.The Wonderful World of Albert Kahn
2007
star 0.5Documentary series about Albert Kahn's photographic Archive of the Planet. For a quarter of a century, Kahn supplied a team of photographers with the world's first colour camera system and dispatched them across the globe. Their films and 72,000 photographs offer a unique insight into the formative years of the 20th Century.Dangerous Earth
2016
Dangerous Earth
2016
Series showing how new camera technology is revealing the inner workings of the Earth's most spectacular natural wonders.Romancing the Stone: The Golden Ages of British Sculpture
2011
Alastair Sooke examines three periods in the history of British sculpture and the masterpieces they produced.Asian Invasion
2006
Asian Invasion
2006
Asian Invasion is a three-part mini-series presented by Jonathan Ross which aired on BBC Four in January 2006. Focusing on East Asian cinema, the series looked at some of the most famous films, actors and directors in Japan, Korea and Hong Kong.Soul America
2020
Soul America
2020
A three-part docuseries chronicling the journey of soul music, from its birth out of gospel and R&B in the 1960s, when it delivered an assertive, integrated vision of black America, and produced its first generation of stars including Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin.BBC Four Sessions
2007
