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Browse - Most popular shows on BBC Four
A Very British History
Join us on a journey through Britain's fascinating cultural history, from the roaring 20s to the swinging 60s and beyond.
Through a collection of insightful films, we explore the people, places, and events that shaped the nation's identity. Don't miss out on A Very British History.
Botany: A Blooming History
A series which tells the story of how people came to understand the natural order of the plant world, and how the quest to discover how plants grow uncovered the secret to life on the planet.
Railways: The Making of a Nation
Historian Liz McIvor explores how Britain's expanding rail network was the spark to a social revolution, starting in the 1800s and through to modern times.
Restoring the Earth: The Age of Nature
Documentary series that explores humanity's relationship with the natural world and our growing understanding of how nature works.
With new scientific insights, rare archive and spectacular wildlife filming, scientists and conservationists from all over the world examine the ways in which we can protect and restore our planet.
Dissected
This ground-breaking two-part series takes us inside two of the most amazing structures in the natural world: our hands and feet.
Inside the Medieval Mind
In 'Inside the Medieval Mind' one of the world's greatest authorities on the Middle Ages, Professor Robert Bartlett of St Andrews University, investigates the intellectual landscape of the medieval world.
In this series he opens up the often surprising discontinuities and similarities between the medieval age and our own as he remarks:
"In many ways these were people very much like us, in terms of family, ambitions for children and the world of emotions. On the other hand, they inhabited a very different world, in which it was believed the dead visited the living, and where somewhere there lived a race of people with the heads of dogs."
The series comprises four one hour programmes, each on a different aspect of medieval thinking: Belief; Sex; Power; Knowledge. During the series he visits numerous medieval locations, from Westminster Abbey to Pluscarden Abbey near Inverness, with wide use of readings from original medieval sources.
All Aboard! (2015)
This is a series of television programmes made for BBC4, inspired by Norwegian "slow TV"
Invasion! with Sam Willis
In this three-part series for BBC Four, intrepid historian Dr. Sam Willis reveals a remarkable story of invasion in Britain, spanning thousands of years.
From the time that continuous settlement began in Britain over 10,000 years ago, to Iron Age hillforts and Viking ships, Sam Willis explores the many invasions of Britain. He unearths hidden stories to build a vivid picture of both successful and unsuccessful invasions and examines how they have shaped our psyche - including fear of invasion.
Some invasions are bloody, some bloodless. Some were by invitation, some absurd and doomed. From Barbary pirates and brutal border raids to the air attacks of the 20th century, these invasions have shaped modern Britain and made us the people we are today.
What Do Artists Do All Day?
Intimate, observational portraits of leading artists, revealing unique insights into their working lives and creative process.
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