British popstar Boy George assesses how the 1970s moulded the person and artist he has become. The 1970s were his musical, social and sexual coming of age. Show more
This episode deals with class in all its shapes and sizes, from all sides of the class divide, in the UK, USA and India. Show more
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A period pink property in Killearn competes with a Victorian terrace and a townhouse in Glasgow for the last place in the final of Scotland’s Home of the Year. Show more
Examining the novel from three unique perspectives. This episode shows the way that women writers, women readers and women's lives have been central to the novel. Show more
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
Nicholas Parsons explores his life-long enthusiasm for clocks when he goes in search of the most valuable and famous watch in the world - the so-called Marie Antoinette. Show more
Masters of the Pacific Coast: The Tribes of the American Northwest
Episode 2: Survival
1 hour
Jago Cooper reveals how a cultural tradition that began over 10,000 years ago survived against the odds, following European contact, disease, land theft and oppression. Show more
Masters of the Pacific Coast: The Tribes of the American Northwest
Episode 1: Arrival
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Dr Jago Cooper travels to south east Alaska, British Columbia and Washington state to see how a complex society developed without agriculture. Show more
Celebrating groundbreaking 1960s playwright Joe Orton. Fifty years since his murder at the hands of his lover, the film charts Joe's brief meteoric rise and tragic demise. Show more
59 minutes
Documentary which charts the creation of world-renowned artist Christo's first public work of art in the UK, Mastaba, and looks back on his and his wife Jeanne-Claude's careers. Show more
The Inca: Masters of the Clouds
Episode 2: Clash of Empires
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Dr Jago Cooper travels from Peru to the far north of Inca territory in Ecuador to reveal how the great strengths of the empire became factors in its rapid demise. Show more
The Inca: Masters of the Clouds
Episode 1: Foundations
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Dr Jago Cooper reassesses the achievements of the Inca Empire. He begins in Peru, where new evidence challenges preconceptions about its origins and significance. Show more
The Novel
The Empire Writes Back
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS South Asia
The final episode of the series examines how the British Empire was celebrated in the novels of some writers and taken apart and upended by others. Show more
John Travolta, Barry Gibb and the Saturday Night Fever cast and crew tell the story behind the mega-hit film. Bruno Tonioli goes through the disco steps that made movie history. Show more
Documentary which charts the creation of world-renowned artist Christo's first public work of art in the UK, Mastaba, and looks back on his and his wife Jeanne-Claude's careers. Show more
The judges travel to Lothian as they continue their search for Scotland’s Home of the Year. Show more
The judges travel to Orkney and Shetland as they continue their search for Scotland’s Home of the Year. Show more
The judges head to the Highlands to run the rule over homes in Aviemore, Inverness and the Beauly Firth. Show more
Anna Campbell-Jones, Michael Angus and Kate Spiers continue their search for Scotland's Home of the Year in Central Scotland. Show more