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Could Birmingham really have been the inspiration for Middle Earth? Qasa Alom sets out to find out.
Bob Ross paints an expansive barn, half covered in a snowy setting of frostbitten foliage and sun-kissed sky.
Bettany Hughes investigates three giants of ancient philosophy. In the second episode she is in Greece, on the trail of the hugely influential maverick thinker Socrates. Show more
Ian Hislop's Stiff Upper Lip - An Emotional History of Britain
Episode 1: Emergence
59 minutes
on BBC Four
Ian Hislop investigates Britain's emotional history. He charts how and why the stiff upper lip emerged in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Show more
A Storyville documentary that lays bare Chechnya's deadly war against its gay citizens and which reveals the bravery of those running rescue missions to protect the republic's LGBTQ community. Show more
A Storyville documentary. Film-maker Roger Ross Williams examines the American prison system to find out why so many of his childhood friends have ended up behind bars. Show more
Dramatisation of Jane Austen's classic story. Darcy is pleased to introduce Elizabeth to his sister, Georgiana, and to welcome her, and her aunt and uncle, to Pemberley. Show more
Bob Ross paints an expansive barn, half covered in a snowy setting of frostbitten foliage and sun-kissed sky.
Could Birmingham really have been the inspiration for Middle Earth? Qasa Alom sets out to find out.
Bettany Hughes investigates three giants of ancient philosophy. In the second episode she is in Greece, on the trail of the hugely influential maverick thinker Socrates. Show more
This is BBC Four. Programmes start at 7.00pm.
