Programme Index

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 30^th Sep 2011, 23:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sat 1^st Oct 2011, 23:40 on BBC HD

Kirsty Wark is joined by Sarah Crompton, Ekow Eshun, Mark Ravenhill, and Amanda Vickery to discuss Lars Von Trier's latest film Melancholia and Tariq Godard's book The Message. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Kirsty Wark
Participant:: Sarah Crompton
Participant:: Mark Ravenhill
Executive Producer:: Greg Sanderson

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Brand

The Review Show

08/10/2010

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 8^th Oct 2010, 23:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Fri 8^th Oct 2010, 23:00 on BBC Two England

Germaine Greer, Rosie Boycott, China Mieville and John Mullan discuss the six books shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and debate the virtues and flaws of literary prizes. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:: Greg Sanderson

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Brand

The Review Show

02/12/2011

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 2^nd Dec 2011, 23:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sat 3^rd Dec 2011, 23:40 on BBC HD

Kirsty Wark is joined by guests including Marcel Theroux, Kate Mosse and Mark Ravenhill to discuss their pick of the best books to buy this Christmas.

Contributors

Presenter:: Kirsty Wark
Participant:: Marcel Theroux
Participant:: Kate Mosse
Participant:: Mark Ravenhill
Executive Producer:: Greg Sanderson

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Brand

The Review Show

The Review Show at the Edinburgh Festival - Part 3

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Fri 26^th Aug 2011, 23:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Fri 26^th Aug 2011, 23:00 on BBC Two England

In the last of three shows live from the Edinburgh Festival, Kirsty Wark is joined by Paul Morley, Marcel Theroux and Denise Mina to discuss the highlights of the week. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Kirsty Wark
Participant:: Paul Morley
Participant:: Marcel Theroux
Participant:: Denise Mina
Series Editor:: Greg Sanderson

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the MediaArts

Brand

The Review Show

08/04/2011

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 8^th Apr 2011, 23:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Fri 8^th Apr 2011, 23:00 on BBC Two England

Round table arts and culture discussion programme with Alex Preston, Sarah Crompton, Dan Stevens and Dreda Say Mitchell.

Contributors

Executive Producer:: Greg Sanderson

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Brand

The World's Most Expensive Stolen Paintings

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 21^st Dec 2013, 21:00 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Thu 28^th Dec 2017, 23:50 on BBC Four HD

Art critic Alastair Sooke delves into the murky world of art theft. Despite the high stakes and daring involved, many of the crimes go unnoticed by the media. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Alastair Sooke
Director:: Dominic Gallagher
Executive Producer:: Ross Harper
Executive Producer:: Greg Sanderson
Writer:: Alastair Sooke
Assistant Producer:: Iain Robson
Production Manager:: Michelle Gauntlett
Production Manager:: Nina Robertson
Production Coordinator:: Catherine Ross
Director of photography:: Richard Cook
Sound Recordist:: John Osborne
Sound Recordist:: Cameron Mercer
Participant:: Jan De Kesel
Participant:: Anthony Amore
Participant:: Tom Mashberg
Participant:: Geoff Kelly
Participant:: Dick Ellis
Participant:: Julian Radcliffe
Participant:: Ludovico Gippetto
Participant:: Giovanni Pastore
Participant:: Myles Connor
Participant:: Marty Leppo
Participant:: Noah Charney

Genres

Formats

Documentaries

Rudolf Nureyev - Dance to Freedom

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 19^th Dec 2015, 20:50 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Mon 25^th Mar 2019, 22:00 on BBC Four HD

Dance, espionage and passion come together in a powerful docudrama that tells the extraordinary story of how Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev defected to the West in 1961. Show more

Contributors

Producer:: Richard Curson Smith
Writer:: Richard Curson Smith
Director:: Richard Curson Smith
Executive Producer:: Franny Moyle
Executive Producer:: Greg Sanderson
Executive Producer:: Jan Younghusband
Rudolph Nureyev:: Artem Ovcharenko
Clara Saint:: Svetlana Smirnova
Yuri Soloviev:: Artem Yakovlev
Vitaly Strizhevsky:: Yuri Utkin
Pierre Lacotte:: Denis Aliev
Konstantin Sergeyev:: Vladimir Chernychov
Alla Osipenko:: Svetlana Bednenko
Natalia Dudinskaya:: Nataliya Grigorutsa
Tamara Zakrzhevskaya:: Alina Murzagalieva
Claire Motte:: Elena Rusina
Gregor Alexinski:: Konstantin Kordo-Syesoev
Ghislaine Thesmar:: Anna Tikhomirova
Assistant Director:: Diana Ugryumova
Assistant Director:: Liza Chicherina
Production Designer:: Evgeny Drabkin
Production Assistant:: Eilis Martin
Production Assistant:: Emma Nicholson
Actor:: Ruth Dunbar
Production Coordinator:: Robyn Gray
Production Manager:: Catherine Ross
Production Manager:: Nan Gourlay
Music Supervisor:: Ross Sellwood
Music Adviser:: Elizabeth Rogers
Colourist:: Michael Sanders
On-line editing:: Dominic McMahon
Re-recording mixer:: Dave Murricane
Assistant Producer:: Chris Marks
Associate Producer:: Yelena Durden-Smith
Composer:: Richard Canavan
Director of photography:: Graham Smith
Editor:: Tom Herington
Production Company:: IWC Media

Genres

Formats

Docudramas

Lost Kingdoms of Central America

Episode 3: Between Oceans and Empires

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Mon 29^th Sep 2014, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Wed 14^th Nov 2018, 00:30 on BBC Four

Dr Jago Cooper explores the forgotten people of ancient Costa Rica, who built a series of spectacular settlements amongst the rivers and volcanoes. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Jago Cooper
Executive Producer:: Greg Sanderson
Executive Producer:: Ross Harper
Series Producer:: Graeme Hart
Producer:: Dominic Gallagher
Director:: Dominic Gallagher
Production Manager:: Michelle Gauntlett
Production Coordinator:: Catherine Ross
Editor:: Tim Young
Re-recording mixer:: John Cobban
Colourist:: Ian Ballantyne
Director of photography:: Craig Hastings
Sound Recordist:: Peter Prada
Location Manager:: Sergio Miranda
Participant:: Alice Samson
Photographer:: undefined Aeriel Shutter
Consultant:: Jeffrey Quilter
Participant:: Ricardo Vazquez
Participant:: Myrna Rojas
Participant:: Mauricio Murillo Herrera
Participant:: Francisco Corralis
Participant:: Fernando Montero
Participant:: Jorge Umana Solis
Participant:: Roger Jeffrey Frost
Participant:: Jose Mora
Participant:: Jane Wankmiller
Participant:: Anagensy H Villalobos

Panorama

Trump's First 100 Days

BBC One

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Mon 24^th Apr 2017, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sun 30^th Apr 2017, 22:00 on BBC Four HD

A Panorama special looking at the first 100 days of President Trump. Jeremy Paxman crosses the US for a wry and searching examination of the whirlwind past three months. Show more

Contributors

Reporter:: Jeremy Paxman
Producer:: Victoria James
Executive Producer:: Greg Sanderson
Editor:: Jim Gray

Genres

FactualPolitics

Brand

Panorama

The Greatest Tomb on Earth: Secrets of Ancient China

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 16^th Oct 2016, 20:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Tue 11^th Feb 2020, 21:00 on BBC Four HD

Dan Snow, Professor Alice Roberts and Dr Albert Lin investigate a series of earth-shattering discoveries at a mighty tomb guarded by the Terracotta Warriors in China. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Dan Snow
Presenter:: Alice Roberts
Presenter:: Albert Lin
Producer:: Nic Young
Director:: Nic Young
Executive Producer:: Lucy Van Beek
Executive Producer:: Greg Sanderson
Production Company:: Brook Lapping Productions

Genres

FactualHistory

Formats

Documentaries

Panorama

Paxman on Trump v Clinton: Divided America

BBC One

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 17^th Oct 2016, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Fri 21^st Oct 2016, 01:25 on BBC Two Scotland

Jeremy Paxman travels to Washington and beyond to understand how Americans came to face such unpopular choices in its candidates for the presidency. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Jeremy Paxman
Producer:: Victoria James
Executive Producer:: Greg Sanderson
Editor:: Rachel Jupp

Genres

FactualPolitics

Brand

Panorama

Being James Galway

BBC One Northern Ireland

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Mon 9^th Mar 2015, 22:45 on BBC One Northern Ireland HDLatest broadcast: Sat 12^th Sep 2015, 22:25 on BBC Four HD

An intimate and revealing portrait of Sir James Galway, charting his rise from humble beginnings to the top of the classical music world. Narrated by Jeremy Irons. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:: James Galway
Narrator:: Jeremy Irons
Participant:: Melvyn Bragg
Participant:: Bill Whelan
Participant:: Leonard Slatkin
Director:: Brendan J Byrne
Producer:: Tony Curry
Executive Producer:: Michael Fanning
Executive Producer:: Justin Binding
Executive Producer:: Greg Sanderson
Executive Producer:: Sarah Ryder

Genres

Formats

Documentaries

Tales from the Royal Bedchamber

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Mon 5^th Aug 2013, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sun 20^th May 2018, 02:20 on BBC Four HD

Lucy Worsley reveals that our obsession with royal bedrooms, births and succession is nothing new. The rise and fall of their beds reflects the changing fortunes of the monarchy. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Lucy Worsley
Producer:: Nick Gillam-Smith
Director:: Nick Gillam-Smith
Executive Producer:: Greg Sanderson
Executive Producer:: Lionel Mill

Genres

FactualHistory

Formats

Documentaries

Tales from the Royal Wardrobe with Lucy Worsley

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Mon 7^th Jul 2014, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Thu 4^th Jul 2019, 21:00 on BBC Four HD

Dr Lucy Worsley explores the royal wardrobes of our monarchs over the last 400 years, showing how they have always been regarded as their personal statement to their people. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Lucy Worsley
Producer:: Nick Gillam-Smith
Director:: Nick Gillam-Smith
Executive Producer:: Greg Sanderson
Executive Producer:: Lionel Mill

Genres

Formats

Documentaries

Paxman in Brussels: Who Really Rules Us?

BBC One

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 19^th May 2016, 20:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sat 4^th Jun 2016, 02:10 on BBC Two HD

As the EU referendum debate approaches its climax, Jeremy Paxman takes viewers on a journey to the heart of Europe, meeting the movers, shakers and anonymous faces who run the EU. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Jeremy Paxman
Producer:: Victoria James
Director:: Victoria James
Executive Producer:: Greg Sanderson
Production Company:: Brook Lapping Productions

Genres

FactualPolitics

The Review Show

11/02/2011

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 11^th Feb 2011, 23:10 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Fri 11^th Feb 2011, 23:10 on BBC Two England

Round table arts and culture discussion programme. Martha Kearney is joined by guests including Johann Hari and Mark Ravenhill to discuss the plays Greenland and The Heretics. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Martha Kearney
Series Editor:: Greg Sanderson
Director:: Derek Livesey

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Brand

The Review Show

21/10/2011

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 21^st Oct 2011, 23:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sun 23^rd Oct 2011, 00:55 on BBC HD

In a special Review Show covering all the hot tickets from this week's London Film Festival, Tim Marlow is joined by guests including Mark Millar and Karen Krizanovich. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Tim Marlow
Series Producer:: Greg Sanderson

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Brand

Easter Island: Mysteries of a Lost World

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 30^th Jan 2014, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sat 15^th Dec 2018, 22:22 on BBC Four HD

Dr Jago Cooper uses scientific and archaeological evidence to argue that Easter Island's demise was not solely due to its inhabitants' wilful use of its natural resources. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Jago Cooper
Producer:: Spike Geilinger
Director:: Spike Geilinger
Assistant Producer:: Alessandra D'Avanzo
Executive Producer:: Greg Sanderson
Executive Producer:: Ross Harper

Genres

Formats

Documentaries

Lost Kingdoms of Central America

Episode 2: The People Who Greeted Columbus

Lost Kingdoms of Central America

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 22^nd Sep 2014, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Tue 6^th Nov 2018, 23:30 on BBC Four HD

Looking at the Taino people of the Caribbean, who had a multicultural society with drug-infused rituals, strange skulls and amazing navigation. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Jago Cooper
Executive Producer:: Greg Sanderson
Executive Producer:: Ross Harper
Series Producer:: Graeme Hart
Producer:: John MacLaverty
Director:: John MacLaverty
Production Manager:: Michelle Gauntlett
Production Coordinator:: Catherine Ross
Editor:: Dave Clark
Re-recording mixer:: John Cobban
Colourist:: Ian Ballantyne
Director of photography:: Craig Hastings
Sound Recordist:: Peter Prada
Participant:: Alice Samson
Participant:: Ivan Mendez
Participant:: Reniel Rodriguez Ramos
Participant:: Jose Oliver
Participant:: Antonio Curet
Participant:: Laura del Olmo
Participant:: Hayley Mickleburgh
Participant:: Martin Veguilla
Participant:: Glenis Tavares
Participant:: Corinne Hofman
Archive Source:: undefined Shutterstock

Genres

FactualHistory

Formats

Documentaries

Series

The Search for a New Earth

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 11^th Sep 2017, 21:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Mon 14^th May 2018, 22:50 on BBC Four HD

Professor Stephen Hawking, Professor Danielle George and Christophe Galfard join forces to find out if, and how, humans can reach for the stars and relocate to different planets. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:: Stephen Hawking
Presenter:: Danielle George
Presenter:: Christophe Galfard
Series Producer:: Lucy Haken
Executive Producer:: Greg Sanderson
Executive Producer:: Lucy Van Beek
Director:: Lucy Haken
Director:: Duncan Bulling
Production Company:: Brook Lapping Productions

Genres

FactualScience & NatureScience & Technology

Formats

Documentaries