BBC Four

    1. The Silk Road

      Episode 2

      60

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      Sam Willis travels west to central Asia, a place pivotal to the Silk Road's success.

      First shown: 8 May 2016

    2. BBC Four Collections

      Delve into the archives

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      From game shows to the space race and Gothic literature, enjoy some BBC classics from across the decades.

    1. What Do Artists Do All Day?

      24. Katie Paterson

      30

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      Katie Paterson creates an artwork made out of 10,000 samples of different tree species.

      First shown: 7 May 2016

    2. Natural World

      2012-2013: 5. Attenborough's Ark: Natural World Special

      60

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      David Attenborough picks ten animals that he would most like to save from extinction.

      First shown: 9 Nov 2012

    1. Forest, Field & Sky: Art out of Nature

      60

      Mins

      Dr James Fox meets six artists whose work explores our relationship to the natural world.

      First shown: 3 May 2016

    2. The Sky at Night

      Mercury: The Problem Child of the Solar System

      30

      Mins

      To mark a transit of Mercury, an attempt to explain the planet's many mysteries.

      First shown: 8 May 2016

    1. Handmade on the Silk Road

      1. The Weaver

      New Series

      30

      Mins

      In China, a weaver uses a combination of handmade techniques and mechanised looms.

      First shown: 4 May 2016

    2. When Pop Went Epic: The Crazy World of the Concept Album

      60

      Mins

      Rick Wakeman presents a documentary exploring the history of the concept album.

      First shown: 6 May 2016

    1. Jim Clark: The Quiet Champion

      60

      Mins

      Portrait of enigmatic 1960s world Formula One champion and motor racing legend Jim Clark.

      First shown: 18 Apr 2009

    2. The Dark Ages: An Age of Light

      2. What the Barbarians Did for Us

      60

      Mins

      Waldemar Januszczak looks at the art produced by the Huns, Vandals and Goths.

      First shown: 4 Dec 2012

    1. The History Boys

      109

      Mins

      Film based on Alan Bennett's play about pupils caught in a clash of education styles.

      First shown: 2006

    2. Ran

      155

      Mins

      Reworking of Shakespeare's King Lear set in medieval Japan.

      First shown: 1985

    1. Britain's Treasure Islands

      1. Ocean Odyssey

      60

      Mins

      Stewart McPherson visits Bermuda, the British Indian Ocean Territory and Pitcairn Island.

      First shown: 12 Apr 2016

    2. The Genius of David Bowie

      59

      Mins

      A selection of some of David Bowie's best performances from the BBC archives.

      First shown: 22 Jun 2012

    1. A History of Ancient Britain

      Series 1: 4. Age of Bronze

      60

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      Neil Oliver looks at the arrival of metals and the seismic social changes they triggered.

      First shown: 2 Mar 2011

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