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Greenlit: Unnatural Histories, BBC4
Unnatural Histories – Documentary that takes a new look at three of the world’s most iconic wild places and discovers that each has been shaped over time by man. The Serengeti first became wild when a colonial disease crippled the economic livelihoods of local people, emptying the land and allowing the modern vision of Africa [...]
Greenlit: Hidcote, BBC4
Hidcote (1 x 60′) – Documentary about the most influential garden of the 20th century, and its enigmatic creator Major Lawrence Johnston. The Gloucestershire garden is considered by many to be the epitome of the English country garden, yet until recently little was known about the tortured genius behind it. But as part of a [...]
Greenlit: Apples – British to the Core, BBC4
Apples – British to the Core (1 x 60′) – Garden designer and presenter Chris Beardshaw looks at how Britain has helped to shape the apple and explores the history of some favourite varieties. He visits a piece of living history – the original Bramley apple tree from which every Bramley apple ever eaten has [...]
Greenlit: Wonderful Weeds, BBC4
Wonderful Weeds (1 x 60′) - Horticulturalist Chris Collins travels the UK to illustrate the extraordinary story behind the plants most people call weeds. The word “weed” has almost entirely negative connotations among the British but Chris sets out to challenge that. Travelling from back gardens to giant greenhouses, and encountering experts in botanical history, [...]
Greenlit: Botany – A Blooming History, BBC4
Botany – A Blooming History (3 x 60′) - Reveals how a band of pioneers came to understand the mysteries of the plant kingdom and in doing so helped to unlock the secrets of the natural world. Presented by the director of Oxford University Botanic Garden, Timothy Walker, this series features tales of ingenuity and [...]
Greenlit: Afterlife, BBC4
Afterlife (1 x 90′) – And in that decay, starts all new life. Afterlife is an ambitious project revealing the extraordinary science of decay and decomposition, with a unique exhibition this summer. A life-sized, typical kitchen and garden will be contained in a purpose-built box, which it is planned will go on display to visitors [...]
Greenlit: Timothy Spall – Somewhere On The Irish Sea, BBC4
Timothy Spall – Somewhere On The Irish Sea – Last April, Timothy Spall and his wife Shane left Cardiff to continue their mini-odyssey around Britain in their barge, The Princess Matilda. His ambition was to reach Scotland, almost 500 nautical miles away. This would be the furthest they’ve travelled in any one year and the [...]
Greenlit: Khmer Rouge’s Executioner – Comrade Duch, BBC4
Khmer Rouge’s Executioner – Comrade Duch (1 x 60′ ) - Documentary telling the story of the Cambodian maths teacher turned Khmer Rouge commandant. In the four years that this brutal regime ruled Cambodia it was responsible for one of the worst mass killings of the 20th century, claiming the lives of up to two [...]
Greenlit: Fight to Save the World – Sérgio, BBC4
Fight To Save The World – Sérgio (1 x 60′ ) - Documentary providing a portrait of Brazilian UN diplomat Sérgio Vieira de Mello, the man who could descend into the most dangerous places, charm the worst war criminals and somehow protect the ordinary people to whom he devoted his life. Based on Samantha Power’s [...]
Greenlit: Crime and Punishment – The Story of Corporal Punishment, BBC4
Crime and Punishment – The Story of Corporal Punishment (1 x 60′ ) – A documentary that lifts the veil on the taboo that is corporal punishment, revealing a fascinating history spanning religion, the justice system, sex and education. Today it is rarely discussed in public, but it’s not that long since corporal punishment was [...]
