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Cold War, Hot Jets
Episode 2
As an 'Iron Curtain' fell across Europe, the jet bomber came to define how the Cold War was fought. Able to fly faster, higher and further than ever before, and armed with a dev ...
06-03-2024
BBC 4
Miriam Margolyes Remembers... Cold Comfort Farm
Episode 06-03-2024
National treasure Miriam Margolyes looks back on her role in the BBC’s 1995 adaptation of one of the much-loved jewels of 20th-century British literature, Stella Gibbons&r ...
06-03-2024
BBC 4
Cold Comfort Farm
Episode 06-03-2024
Adaptation of Stella Gibbons's comic novel about an expensively educated young woman who is suddenly orphaned and goes to live with her eccentric relatives in the country. She t ...
06-03-2024
BBC 4
From Ice To Fire: The Incredible Science Of Temperature
Series 1: 1. Frozen Solid
Everything around us - from the tiniest insect on Earth to the most distant stars of the cosmos - exists somewhere on a vast scale from cold to hot. In this series, physicist Dr ...
27-06-2023
BBC 4
The Fall Of The Berlin Wall With John Simpson
Episode 04-11-2021
It’s said that journalists write the first draft of history. To mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November 1989, John Simpson, the BBC’s ...
04-11-2021
BBC 4
Top Of The Pops
The Story Of 1988
1988 – and while Top of the Pops celebrates its Silver Jubilee (that’s 25 years, folks!), a new showrunner brings the show to an ever younger audience with lively ne ...
27-03-2021
BBC 4
Mark Lawson Talks To...
John Le Carre
John le Carre converses with Mark Lawson about his fragmented childhood, life in the diplomatic service, working with Alec Guinness and his book A Most Wanted Man. Le Carre work ...
31-05-2021
BBC 4
The Jazz Ambassadors
Episode 09-05-2020
In 1955, the African-American congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie announced a new Cold War weapon to combat the Soviet Union - America's iconic jazz ...
09-05-2020
BBC 4
The Diary Of Anne Frank
Series 1: Episode 1
June 1942. WWII Amsterdam is under Nazi occupation. Anne Frank, a teenage Jewish girl, is celebrating her 13th birthday with her family and friends by having a party. Amongst he ...
12-01-2022
BBC 4
A History Of Britain By Simon Schama
Series 3 - The Two Winstons
Examining the 20th century through the lives of Winston Churchill and George Orwell, who both wrote about the Depression, empire, world wars and the Cold War.
18-04-2023
BBC 4
Natural World
2005-2006: 5. Penguins Of The Antarctic
Antarctica's penguins are some of the most endearing animals on earth, but behind the comical behaviour is a continual struggle to survive the deadly cold. Each penguin has its ...
19-12-2021
BBC 4
Wild Weather
Cold
Donal MacIntyre explores extreme cold weather. He is buried alive, frozen solid and meets those that have survived the deadliest winter weather, from avalanches to ice storms.
28-07-2014
BBC 4
The Sky At Night
Exoplanets And Antarctica
In a month when the tally of confirmed exoplanets passed 5,000, it’s astonishing to remember that just 30 years ago, the notion of planets outside our own solar system was ...
14-04-2022
BBC 4
Storyville
How The Beatles Rocked The Kremlin
Documentary which tells the extraordinary unknown story of how the Beatles helped to destroy the USSR.\n \nIn August 1962, director Leslie Woodhead made a two-minute film in Liv ...
28-06-2019
BBC 4
Only Connect
Series 16: 16. Après Skiers V Polyhymnians
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Patience and lateral thinking are also vital.\n\nTwo teams who won their first heats return f ...
04-01-2021
BBC 4
Timewatch
Code-breakers: Bletchley Park's Lost Heroes
Documentary that reveals the secret story behind one of the greatest intellectual feats of World War II, a feat that gave birth to the digital age. In 1943, a 24-year-old maths ...
11-05-2021
BBC 4
10 Things You Didn't Know About...
Earthquakes
Iain Stewart reveals the stories and science behind some of the world's most dramatic earthquakes, including how 1960s Cold War spying gave scientists a clue to understanding them.
31-05-2014
BBC 4
Duets At The Bbc
Episode 30-09-2022
The BBC delves into its archive for the best romantic duets performed at the BBC over the last 50 years. Whether it is Robbie and Kylie dancing together on Top of the Pops or Kr ...
30-09-2022
BBC 4
Tales Of Winter: The Art Of Snow And Ice
Episode 14-12-2022
Winter was not always beautiful. Until Pieter Bruegel painted Hunters in the Snow, the long bitter months had never been transformed into a thing of beauty. This documentary cha ...
14-12-2022
BBC 4
Swingin' Christmas
Episode 19-12-2021
Michael Parkinson presents the sensational John Wilson Orchestra in a celebration of festive musical treats from the golden age of swing, with soloists Seth MacFarlane, Anna-Jan ...
19-12-2021
BBC 4
Arne Dahl
Series 2: 3. Requiem: Part One
Kerstin is caught up in a murderous bank robbery by two Russians, but a third man's participation proves puzzling, and the A Unit investigation suggests a Cold War connection. I ...
24-10-2015
BBC 4
The Real Doctor Zhivago
Episode 28-11-2022
Dr Zhivago is one of the best-known love stories of the 20th century, but the setting of the book also made it famous. It is a tale of passion and fear, set against a backdrop o ...
28-11-2022
BBC 4
From Ice To Fire: The Incredible Science Of Temperature
Series 1: 2. A Temperature For Life
Physicist Dr Helen Czerski explores the narrow band of temperature that has led to life on Earth. She reveals how life began in a dramatic place where hot meets cold, and how ev ...
28-06-2023
BBC 4
The Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story
Series 1: Episode 2
In April 1955 Ruth Ellis shot her lover David Blakely dead. It's a case that shocked the nation and it still fascinates today. It has its place in ushering in the defence of dim ...
23-05-2022
BBC 4
Make! Craft Britain
Series 1: Episode 1
The first episode follows two groups of novice crafters as they master the art of hooky rugmaking and traditional letterpress. Meanwhile, origami artist Sam Tsang teaches how to ...
02-12-2020
BBC 4
Nature's Microworlds
6. Svalbard
In a revelatory look at Svalbard, the most northerly region in the series, Steve Backshall leaves no stone unturned as he unravels the secrets that lie covered in ice for most o ...
14-04-2021
BBC 4
Iolo's Snowdonia
Series 1: Episode 4
Over four seasons, Iolo Williams goes to his favourite locations in Snowdonia to look for stunning wildlife and meets people who help him discover the national park's true natur ...
21-06-2022
BBC 4
Eric Clapton At The Bbc: The Rock 'n' Roll Years
Episode 16-07-2021
A journey through Eric Clapton's performing life at the BBC and elsewhere, from his 60s blues days to his noughties blues days. Clapton has been described as the best guitarist ...
16-07-2021
BBC 4
Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage
4. Montenegro And Albania
On the next step of his sea voyage from Venice to Istanbul, Francesco da Mosto is sailing into the Bay of Kotor where Venetian sailors knew they were leaving safe waters for the ...
16-06-2022
BBC 4
The Silent War
2. The Russians Are Coming!
Throughout the 1970s and 80s, the front line of the Cold War was hidden beneath the ocean. Submariners from three navies - American, Soviet and British - played a deadly game of ...
05-11-2019
BBC 4
Johnny Kingdom's Year With The Birds
Episode 3
Johnny Kingdom, gravedigger-turned-amateur filmmaker spends a year recording the bird life in and around his home on his beloved Exmoor.\n\nJohnny has spent three years creating ...
09-09-2019
BBC 4
Royal Opera House - Lessons In Love And Violence
Episode 21-10-2018
Sir George Benjamin conducts the world premiere of his darkly dramatic new opera based on the life of Edward II - a major event in contemporary music with an internationally ren ...
21-10-2018
BBC 4
Our Classical Century
Series 1: Episode 3
From the films Brief Encounter and Bridge on the River Kwai, to the glamorous classical stars Jacqueline du Pré and Daniel Barenboim, this is the story of how classical m ...
19-06-2022
BBC 4
James May's Big Ideas
1. Come Fly With Me
In the first of this series, James May travels the globe in search of his ultimate flying machine. He begins by heading into the frozen wastes of Russia to pilot one of the best ...
05-02-2019
BBC 4
The Joy Of Painting
Winter Specials: 6. A Mild Winter’s Day
Winter scenes don’t have to be cold! With a touch of the sun’s warmth, painter Bob Ross turns the chill of winter into a golden day.
29-11-2021
BBC 4
The Joy Of Painting
Winter Specials: 9. Snowbound Cabin
Bob Ross takes us to an isolated cabin, deep in the woods, on a cold, snowy winter's day.
02-12-2021
BBC 4
The Joy Of Painting
Winter Specials: 13. Snow Birch
Discover a birch tree forest perfectly mirrored in the cold stillness of winter. A unique Bob Ross painting in which you can delight in the effects of white and black gesso.
09-12-2021
BBC 4
The Joy Of Painting
Winter Specials: 15. Winter At The Farm
Venture into Americana with Bob Ross and discover the serenity of a snow-covered farmhouse and barn on a cold day in January.
14-12-2021
BBC 4
The Joy Of Painting
Winter Specials: 19. Winter's Grace
Enter into the realm of the far north with American painter Bob Ross and view at first hand the glory of a cold, snow-blanketed, wintertime landscape scene.
19-01-2021
BBC 4
The Joy Of Painting
Series 2: 13. Winter Cabin
In this 30-minute masterclass, Bob Ross gently places a magical little wooden shanty upon a bed of soft snow in the middle of a cold, wintry forest.
22-02-2021
BBC 4
The Joy Of Painting
Series 3: 1. Winter Sun
Find the glistening sun peeking through the trees in a wintry scene. American painter Bob Ross creates a cold day warmed by daylight's radiance.
17-03-2021
BBC 4
The Joy Of Painting
Series 3: 3. Shades Of Grey
Bundle up and endure the cold weather in this snow-filled adventure. Bob Ross paints a wintry mountain scene using only grey and white tones.
22-03-2021
BBC 4
The Joy Of Painting
Series 4: 1. Valley View
American painter Bob Ross creates a cold day warmed by daylight's radiance, as he paints a quiet mountain masterpiece with a beautiful lake in a glen that will leave you rested ...
05-04-2021
BBC 4
The Joy Of Painting
Series 4: 35. A Mild Winter's Day
Winter scenes don’t have to be cold! With a touch of the sun’s warmth, Bob Ross turns the chill of winter into a golden day.
14-06-2021
BBC 4
The Joy Of Painting
Series 3: 14. Winter Night
Bob Ross captures the still of cold darkness and rests a cosy little cabin on top of a snow-covered hill – a real black canvas favourite.
24-06-2021
BBC 4
The Joy Of Painting
Series 3: 26. Warm Summer Day
Grab a cold lemonade and follow Bob Ross as he leads you through wooded beauty to a hot summer swimming spot.
15-07-2021
BBC 4
The Joy Of Painting
Series 3: 35. Winter Stillness
Ice cold pond, snow-covered banks, soft hues in the sky. Bob Ross teaches us to admire the simple beauty of nature.
02-08-2021
BBC 4
Charles I: Killing A King
Series 1: Episode 3
On 23 January 1649, the third day of the king’s trial, Charles continues to publicly dispute the High Court’s legitimacy. There is no choice other than to move forwa ...
31-07-2022
BBC 4
The Secret Life Of The Berlin Wall
Episode 28-10-2020
Berlin is a place that is indispensable to the imagination, a city where history ticks all the boxes. The longest of all the helter-skelter rides that Berliners have taken throu ...
28-10-2020
BBC 4