Bbc Four TV Series - Page 18
Power to the People
2015
Power to the People
2015
Observational documentary series following life at one of Britain's 'Big Six' energy companies, SSE. Filmed over a year, it tells the story of an army of workers battling to keep our power flowing.Henry VIII: Patron or Plunderer?
2009
During the reign of Henry VIII much was created buildings, music, artworks. Did this compensate for the destruction of the monastries and their treasures?Holidays in the Danger Zone
2003
Holidays in the Danger Zone is a series of documentaries, originally broadcast on BBC Four in the UK. They have also been shown on BBC Two and exported to other countries, including Canada. The series of travelogues see the presenters visit countries which are far off the beaten track. ⁕Holidays in the Axis of Evil was first to be broadcast. It was presented by Ben Anderson and included visits to North Korea, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Libya and Cuba - the countries named by George W. Bush, the US president, as members of an "Axis of Evil". ⁕America Was Here takes Anderson to countries where the US either intervened in conflicts or fought wars at some point in recent history. They include Cambodia, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Vietnam. ⁕The Violent Coast includes visits to one of the most dangerous parts of the world, on the western tip of Africa, as Anderson travels through Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Nigeria, Liberia and Sierra Leone. ⁕Rivers takes a slightly different approacInside 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.Meades Eats
2003
Meades Eats
2003
Meades asks if Britain really has suffered a "Gastronomic Revolution", and offers an A-Z of British food.Turtle, Eagle, Cheetah: A Slow Odyssey
2018
Riding onboard with a cheetah, a green turtle and a white-tailed sea eagle as they show us around their homes, with natural sounds and embedded graphics delivering information.How to Get Ahead
2014
How to Get Ahead
2014
What you had to say, do and dress in order to get ahead at various times in historyThe Summer of Love: How Hippies Changed the World
2017
The untold story of how a German cult, pioneering psychologists and secret LSD experiments sparked a gathering of hippie tribes in 1967 San Francisco that would change the world.Majesty and Mortar: Britain's Great Palaces
2014
From the Tower of London to Buckingham Palace, Dan Cruickshank tells the story of a thousand years of palace building, the mystery of why so many have vanished and the magic of the ones that survive.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.Nightmare in the City That Never Sleeps
0000
Today New York is America's greatest city. But 30 years ago this summer, they couldn't even keep the lights on. A blackout plunged seven million people into darkness. Then the nightmare began. Anarchy exploded on the streets: thousands of shops were looted, whole neighbourhoods were burned, it seemed the civilisation of the city had come to an end.Britain's Treasure Islands
2016
Naturalist Stewart McPherson travels to all the UK Overseas Territories, exploring their wildlife, landscapes, history and peopleThe Joy Of...
2012
The Joy Of...
2012
A witty and stimulating look at Chance, Logic, Data and Statistics and the roles they play in our lives.Britain's Outlaws: Highwaymen, Pirates and Rogues
2015
Dr Sam Willis charts the history of the British outlaws.Johnny Kingdom's Year with the Birds
2010
Johnny Kingdom spends a year following and filming some of the bird species he finds near his home and on his land.The Art Of Australia
2013
The Art Of Australia
2013
Former director and chief curator of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Edmund Capon explores the story of Australian art through the country's rich cultural traditions stretching back 30,000 years.Chinese School
2008
Chinese School
2008
Children Talking
2015
Children Talking
2015
A captivating insight into British life straight from the mouths of school children from the 1960s and '70s.Can You Feel It - How Dance Music Conquered the World
2018
The story of the dance revolution - the beat, the clubs and the DJs that changed music culture forever.Light Fantastic
2004
Light Fantastic
2004
Light Fantastic is the title of a television documentary series that explores the phenomenon of light and aired in December 2004 on BBC Four. The series comprised four programmes respectively titled: "Let There Be Light"; "The Light of Reason"; "The Stuff of Light"; and "Light, the Universe and Everything." The material was presented by Cambridge academic Simon Schaffer.
