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Most popular BBC 4 Programmes and Series.

Top of the Pops

Long-running music chart show featuring videos and performances

Only Connect

Quiz show in which connections must be made between apparently unconnected things.

Storyville

Series showcasing the best in international documentaries

Natural World

Wildlife series. In-depth stories of incredible animals with award-winning photography.

Arena

Arena is the BBC's multi award-winning arts strand

imagine...

The arts series edited and presented by Alan Yentob.

The Sky at Night

Your monthly journey through the fascinating world of space and astronomy.

Remembering...

Famous names reflect on making some of TV's most popular and influential programmes.

Parkinson

Michael Parkinson presents the long-running talk show

Digging for Britain

Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology, joining up the results of digs

Timeshift

Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history.

Call My Bluff

Celebrity contestants try to identify the correct definitions of obscure words.

Murder 24/7

Following teams of detectives and specialists involved in murder investigations.

The Old Grey Whistle Test

Influencial music show of the 1970s and 80s presented by Bob Harris and others

Radio 2 In Concert

Exclusive performances, backstage gossip, gig news, interviews and session archives

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Gloria Hunniford Remembers... Doris Day

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In the 1950s and 60s, Doris Day ranked amongst cinema’s biggest box office stars, thanks to roles in films such as musical Calamity Jane, Hitchcock’s The Man Who Kne ...

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Natural World

Short Versions: 24. Jungle Animal Hospital

At the jungle animal hospital in Guatemala, the wards are full of exotic patients, many of them orphans rescued from the illegal pet trade.

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Doris Day: Pebble Mill Special

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Gloria Hunniford travels to Carmel, USA for an exclusive interview with Hollywood star Doris Day. First broadcast in January 1995.

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Summer Holiday

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Don and his friends persuade their employer to lend them a London bus for their summer holiday. En route to the south of France, the boys run into some girls and offer them a li ...

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Parallel Mothers

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Two mothers bond in an unexpected way after giving birth on the same day. In Spanish with English subtitles. \n

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Fallen Leaves

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Comedy romance set in modern-day Helsinki. A lonely metalworker and a single woman working as a supermarket shelf stacker meet by chance in a karaoke bar. Drawn to each other, t ...

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Life On Earth

8. Lords Of The Air

The story of life, from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that now live around us. David Attenborough examines the uses and advantages of birds' unique possess ...

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