All BBC4 articles – Page 19

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    Okonedo to star in BBC4's Mrs Mandela drama

    2009-03-11T11:49:58Z

    Winnie Mandela is the latest real-life figure to get the BBC4 biopic treatment in a one-off drama from Diverse Production.

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    Landmark to make BBC4 mobile doc

    2009-03-06T11:15:55Z

    Landmark Films will track the life cycle of a mobile phone and investigate the phenomenon of “that text you shouldn't have sent” in an off-beat doc for BBC4.

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    Landmark to make BBC4 mobile doc

    2009-03-06T10:38:52Z

    Landmark Films will track the life cycle of a mobile phone and investigate the phenomenon of “that text you shouldn't have sent” in an off-beat doc for BBC4.

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    BBC4 to reveal murky past of Tom Driberg

    2009-02-18T07:59:00Z

    Former Fifteen to One presenter William G Stewart is to present a BBC4 docu-drama about the infamous former chairman of the Labour Party and alleged spy Tom Driberg.

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    Brigstocke's R4 chatshow moving to BBC4

    2009-02-17T09:57:30Z

    Marcus Brigstocke is to challenge John Humphreys and Esther Rantzen to do things they've never done before in a TV version of Radio 4 series I've Never Seen Star Wars.

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    ITV Global picks up BBC4 drama

    2009-02-13T13:14:54Z

    ITV Global Entertainment has acquired the global TV distribution rights to an upcoming BBC4 drama pilot from the writer of Channel 4's The Book Group.

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    BBC4 to take technology back in time

    2009-02-13T09:43:45Z

    A family is to swap their Wii and iPod for a black and white TV and record player in a BBC4 series that charts the rapid pace and social impact of technological change.

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    BBC4 to trace seminal year in jazz

    2009-02-10T10:45:58Z

    BBC4 will go back to 1959 to celebrate to celebrate arguably the most creative year in all of jazz history.

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    BBC4 redesigns idents for March Japan season

    2009-02-04T18:17:45Z

    BBC4's idents will get a Japanese makeover to promote a season on “the real but hidden soul” of Japan.

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    AND FINALLY ... Nick Fraser, editor of BBC4 and BBC2's Storyville, on turning up at Kim Philby's funeral.

    2003-07-17T16:12:56Z

    What's the cruellest thing you've ever done?Gnat-huntingTell us one of your most hilarious faux pasCrashing KGB

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    Racy French films to spice up BBC4

    2003-06-13T10:38:18Z

    Digital culture channel BBC4 is to spice up its schedule with a week of programmes devoted to the French and sex, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    PROGRAMMING - BBC4 DOC TAKES EUROPEAN VIEW OF DUNKIRK.

    2003-06-06T08:46:56Z

    Acting BBC4 controller Nicola Moody has commissioned a 60-minute documentary telling the story of the second

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    WARE TO TAKE OVER BBC4.

    2003-06-06T08:46:54Z

    BBC4 managing editor Nick Ware is to take over day-to-day running of the digital culture channel

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    BBC4 doc takes European view of Dunkirk

    2003-06-05T08:30:00Z

    Acting BBC4 controller Nicola Moody has commissioned a 60-minute documentary telling the story of the second world war Dunkirk landings from a German and French perspective. The programme, which will be made in-house and executive produced by Mike Poole, will complement other BBC programming devoted to the landings next year, ...

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    Ware takes the helm at BBC4

    2003-06-04T09:20:47Z

    BBC4 managing editor Nick Ware is to take over day-to-day running of the digital culture channel from the middle of the month when acting-controller Nicola Moody goes on maternity leave, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    BBC4 to look at the greatest historians

    2003-05-15T08:30:00Z

    BBC4 has ordered a major 3 x 50-minute series that aims to bring the world's greatest historians to life. Great Historians, to be executive produced in-house by Jonathan Gili, will use actors to explore the work of Edward Gibbon, author of ...

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    PROGRAMMING - BBC4 SPECIAL FOCUSES ON INDIRA GANDHI.

    2003-04-30T11:10:11Z

    Former Indian leader Indira Gandhi is to be the subject of BBC4 special. The 90-minute The

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    BBC4 special focuses on Indira Gandhi

    2003-04-24T08:30:00Z

    Former Indian leader Indira Gandhi is to be the subject of BBC4 special. The 90-minute The Death of Indira Gandhi, commissioned by BBC4 controller Roly Keating and commissioning executive Richard Klein, will look at the events leading up to her assassination in 1984 as well ...

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    Programming - BBC4 plans series about 'dark lady' of DNA.

    2003-04-14T15:34:32Z

    A documentary on molecular biologist Rosalind Franklin is to be the centrepiece of a season of

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    BBC4 plans series about 'dark lady' of DNA

    2003-04-10T08:30:00Z

    A documentary on molecular biologist Rosalind Franklin is to be the centrepiece of a season of programmes about DNA on BBC4. The 50-minute Dark Lady of DNA, a Nova production by Providence Pictures for WGBH Boston and BBC4, will look at the work she did ...