Bbc Four TV Series - Page 15
Gregory Porter's Popular Voices
2017
star 6Soul and jazz singer Gregory Porter explores the transcendent power of the popular singing voice in this joyous new series, celebrating everyone from Prince to Whitney, Caruso to Freddie MercuryBaroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's
2009
star 9In this three-part documentary series Waldemar Januszczak discovers paintings, sculptures and architecture of the Baroque period. Starting from the square of Saint Peter's Basilica in Italy to St Paul's Cathedral in England.Brushing Up On...
2013
Brushing Up On...
2013
Danny Baker uses archive material to look at aspects of British manufacturing.Rock 'n' Roll America
2015
star 9A three-part series tracing the history of American rock 'n' roll music from the 1950s onwards.Mothers, Murderers and Mistresses: Empresses of Ancient Rome
2013
star 8Professor Catharine Edwards explores the dramatic story of the women who tasted power in the Roman Empire.Wainwright Walks: Coast To Coast
2009
Julia Bradbury follows in the footsteps of guidebook writer Alfred Wainwright by walking across the whole of northern England from the west to the east coastBritain's Outlaws: Highwaymen, Pirates and Rogues
2015
Dr Sam Willis charts the history of the British outlaws.How the Wild West was Won with Ray Mears
2016
Bushcraft expert and survivalist Ray Mears explores the awe-inspiring landscape of that shaped the story of the Wild West. ... Discover how extraordinary topography, extreme weather and ecology presented both great opportunity and even greater challenges for Native Americans and early pioneers of the Wild West.Games Britannia
2009
Games Britannia
2009
Historian Benjamin Woolley unravels the cultural and social significance of popular games in Britain from the Iron Age to the Information Age.Inside America's Treasure House: The Met
2021
Documentary series filmed inside America's biggest art museum as it prepares for its 150th anniversary, only to endure closure due to Covid, demands for greater diversity and financial disaster.Your Inner Fish
2014
Your Inner Fish
2014
It took more than 350 million years for the human body to take shape. Anatomist Neil Shubin reveals how our bodies are the legacy of ancient fish, reptiles and primates, the ancestors you never knew were in your family tree. Our bodies carry the anatomical legacy of animals that lived hundreds of millions of years ago.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.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.Light and Dark
2016
star 6Professor Jim Al-Khalili shows how, by uncovering its secrets, scientists have used light to reveal the universe.The Secret Genius of Plants
2024
star 8Series that follows recent scientific developments as researchers across Europe explore the extraordinary capabilities of plants.Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
2002
star 6Over three episodes, Dawn French interviewed some of the most prolific and celebrated female comedians of the time. Later in 2006, several of the interviews were shown in full. The interviewees being: Whoopi Goldberg, Catherine Tate, Kathy Burke, Julie Walters, Victoria Wood and Joan Rivers.Jonathan Meades on Jargon
2018
star 10In this provocative television essay, writer and broadcaster Jonathan Meades turns his forensic gaze on that modern phenomenon that drives us all up the wall - jargon. In a wide-ranging programme he dissects politics, the law, football commentary, business, the arts, tabloid-speak and management consultancy to show how jargon is used to cover up, confuse and generally keep us in the dark. He contrasts this with the world of slang, which unlike jargon actually gets to the heart of whatever it's talking about even if it does offend along the way. With plenty of what is called 'strong language', Meades pulls no punches in slaying the dragon of jargon.The Martians and Us
2006
Mindful Escapes: Breathe, Release, Restore
2020
A bold new genre of programming for our times where guided mindfulness and stunning natural history footage go hand in hand to produce a series of immersive, relaxing films.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.
