Bbc Four TV Series - Page 17
Jonathan Meades - Magnetic North
2008
Jonathan Meades travels from the flatlands of Flanders to Germany's spectacular Baltic coast in an attempt to decipher exactly what northernness entails.Killing for Love
2017
Killing for Love
2017
Obsessed young lovers, heinous murders, a sensational trial, and a shocking miscarriage of justice. Killing for Love is a riveting dissection of the 1985 courtroom battle that played out on television, and its disturbing aftermath. Convicted of brutally murdering his girlfriend’s parents, Jens Soering has been in prison for over 30 years. The series reveals for the first time the mounting evidence of his innocence.Baroque! 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.Spring Walks
2023
Spring Walks
2023
Take a gentle walk as familiar faces explore landscapes in the north of England in this series of immersive and intimate documentaries.The Inca: Masters of the Clouds
2015
star 7.5Dr Jago Cooper travels through Peru and Ecuador to reassess the origins, accomplishments and nature of one of the greatest empires the world has ever seen.Inside the Medieval Mind
2008
Professor Robert Bartlett, a leading authority on the Middle Ages, presents a series which examines the way we thought during Medieval times.Nature's Wonderlands: Islands of Evolution
2016
Three-part series in which Professor Richard Fortey investigates why islands are natural laboratories of evolution and meets some of the unique and remarkable species that live on them. Examining some of the crucial influences on natural selection that are normally overlooked - like geology, geography, isolation and time - the series reveals that there is much more to evolution than 'survival of the fittest'. Charting the lifecycle of islands - from their birth and colonisation to the flowering of evolutionary creativity that often accompanies their maturity, and what happens when an island grows old and nears its end - Fortey encounters wild lemurs in the rainforest of Madagascar, acid-resistant shrimps in the rock pools of Hawaii, and giant wolf spiders in Madeira as he searches for the hidden rules of island evolution.Charles I: Downfall of a King
2019
star 8Historian Lisa Hilton discovers how, in just fifty tempestuous days, Charles I’s rule collapsed, laying the foundations for civil war, the loss of royal power and, ultimately, the king’s head.Masters of the Pacific Coast: The Tribes of the American Northwest
2016
star 8Dr Jago Cooper explores the extraordinary and resilient culture of the American Northwest, revealing one the most inspiring stories in human history.Rock 'n' Roll America
2015
star 9A three-part series tracing the history of American rock 'n' roll music from the 1950s onwards.Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History
2013
Maritime historian Dr Sam Willis looks at how and why the shipwreck came to loom so large in British history.Being Beethoven
2020
Being Beethoven
2020
Marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth in 1770, a documentary series that focuses on the real, complex and often difficult man behind the great composer.The Rich Hall BBC Four Specials Collection
2008
A collection of ten 90-minute specials presented by Rich Hall on BBC Four, looking at US cultural history told through the lens of film, television and music.How It Works
2012
Nature's Microworlds
2012
Nature's Microworlds
2012
Earth is a collection of worlds within worlds, each one a self-contained ecosystem bursting with life. These microworlds depend on an intricate web of relationships and natural forces that make each one unique. This stunning series delves deep into the heart of these habitats, breaking down each intricate ecosystem into all of its component parts, introducing the animals that live there, and revealing the fine balances of its existence.Museums in Quarantine
2020
Series that explores national museum collections at a time of enforced closure.World 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 Violence Paradox
2021
The Violence Paradox
2021
Psychologist Steven Pinker believes we may be living in the most peaceful period in human existence. He explores the reasons why this might be and whether it could be prevented altogether.The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak
2020
star 6.5Art historian Waldemar Januszczak uncovers the secret meanings hidden within some of the greatest paintings by Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne and Seurat .Lost Films of WWII
2019
Lost Films of WWII
2019
The story of what it felt like to live in Britain during World War II, told through the eyewitness accounts and cine films of ordinary people.
