Bbc Four TV Series - Page 3
Queers.
2017
star 6A series of eight monologues set in the same pub over many years of gay history in response to the 50th anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act.A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley
2013
star 7This documentary takes a look at some of the most horrible and despicable murders in modern British history. From Jack the Ripper in the 1880s to Agatha Christie's best known stories.Party Animals
2007
star 6.9Party Animals presents Westminster from the ground up – the young researchers and advisors shouldering huge responsibility in a frantic, high-stakes world. It's no wonder their personal lives are so messy. Sons of an ex-Labour MP, Scott and Danny Foster have politics in their blood.A Timewatch Guide
2015
star 6Series looking at how the BBC has revealed and interpreted monumental moments in our history. Using the BBC archive, the programmes examine changes in research covered in documentary television.Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery
2008
star 10From the pioneering work of Galen on Roman gladiators to the latest advances in plastic surgery, this five-part series illustrates the evolution of surgical techniques—a story as much of mishaps and misadventures as it is of successes and amazing advances. Filmed in America and Europe and presented by the charismatic and medically trained Michael J. Mosley. Contains surgical scenes of a graphic nature. A BBC Production. 5-part series.Europe: A Natural History
2005
star 8A series chronicling the events which shaped the continent of Europe as we now know it.Royal History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley
2020
star 10Historian Lucy Worsley debunks popular myths and royal as well as anti-royal propaganda about key events from British royal history including the English Reformation, the attack of the Spanish Armada and Queen Anne's forgotten legacy.Room at the Top
2012
star 6.9Joe leaves working-class, industrial Dufton behind him and takes a job as senior audit clerk at the town hall in affluent Warley. He takes lodgings at the poshest part of the town and starts to make his mark on local society.Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?
2024
No easy answers? Decision-makers from Kissinger to Rice revisit how the US responded to conflicts from Rwanda to Iraq. Faced with human suffering - who has responsibility to act?Winter Walks
2021
star 7.5Take a gentle walk as familiar faces explore landscapes in Yorkshire and Cumbria in this series of immersive and intimate documentaries.Blood and Gold: The Making of Spain with Simon Sebag Montefiore
2015
star 7.5Simon Sebag Montefiore embarks on a fascinating journey to unlock 2,000 years of Spain's history.A History of Horror
2010
star 7.5Mark Gatiss examines the history of the horror film, from classic Hollywood monsters to Hammer's glory days and beyond.Britain's Best Drives
2009
Britain's Best Drives is a six-part 2009 British television series in which Richard Wilson travels across the UK in reviewing the best driving roads from a motoring guide of the 1950s. In each episode he drives a different car of the period. There was also a seventh episode where Wilson learns how to drive a manual transmission car again.The Fifty Years War: Israel and the Arabs
1998
The main decision-makers from Israel, the Arab states, Russia and the US tell the inside story of the Arab-Israel conflict.Crooked House
2008
star 6.7A ghost story about a cursed house. The cursed house - Geap Manor - weaves together three ghost stories set during Georgian times, the 1920s and the present day.Sound of Cinema: The Music That Made the Movies
2013
star 7.5Series celebrating the art of the cinema soundtrack, as Neil Brand explores the work of the great movie composers and demonstrates their techniques.The Quizeum
2015
The Quizeum
2015
Part quiz, part panel show which celebrates the UK's unique and fascinating museums.There She Goes
2018
star 8.5Comedy drama that shines a light on the day-to-day life of a family looking after their severely learning disabled girl, Rosie.Snatches: Moments from Women's Lives
2018
star 9Monologues inspired by women who have spoken out, challenged the status quo or made a stand – often at great personal cost.I've Never Seen Star Wars
2009
I've Never Seen Star Wars is a comedy chat show broadcast on BBC Four and BBC Two, first broadcast on 12 March 2009. Created and produced by Bill Dare and hosted by Marcus Brigstocke for the 2009 episodes & Jo Brand for the 2011 special episode, each episode features a celebrity guest trying out new experiences. Based on the original radio version broadcast on BBC Radio 4, the title comes from the fact that Dare has never seen the Star Wars films. An eight part series was recorded in March 2009, with guests including John Humphrys, Esther Rantzen, Rory McGrath and Hugh Dennis. A new host, Jo Brand, presented a December 2011 episode.
