BBC 4 Listings for 14 – 20 March 2015 Page 1 of 4 SATURDAY 14 MARCH 2015 Brothers in the Family Business, Who Worked Best When Together War
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BBC 4 Listings for 14 – 20 March 2015 Page 1 of 4 SATURDAY 14 MARCH 2015 brothers in the family business, who worked best when together war. but who grew up and played out their fraternal struggles in SAT 19:00 The Secret Life of Elephants (b00h6yk1) public. The brothers went from child stars on the Australian The Secret Life of Elephants variety circuit to competitors with the Beatles in the UK charts SUN 20:15 The Polio Story: The Vaccine That Changed the in the late 60s, scoring number one hits while still only World (b05n27mt) After the drought, the rains have arrived, but has baby elephant teenagers. It was 1952, and polio gripped the world in fear. There was no Breeze survived? known cause, no cure and no help in sight for parents desperate In the mid-70s, the former 'beat group' reimagined themselves to protect their children. Across the ocean, eager to beat the As hundreds of elephants descend on the reserve for the as a close-knit soul boy trio. The Saturday Night Fever album potentially fatal condition, polio-afflicted President Roosevelt breeding season, the research team hit their busiest time of shot them to global superstardom and every radio station played inspired the American public to send in their dimes to fund year. With the help of new technology, Saba Douglas-Hamilton a song written, produced or sung by the Bee Gees. The research. tracks down the biggest land animals on earth - the mighty bull saturation of their music and their iconic 'medallion man' image elephants. But even Saba is keeping her distance when Rommel, would ultimately elbow them out of fashion, even make them In just a few years Joseph Salk, an ambitious 33-year-old a dangerous bull who once flattened a car and tried to kill two figures of fun... scientist working from his basement lab in Pittsburgh, would of the team's researchers, arrives on the scene. bring infantile paralysis to its knees and change the course of But you can't keep a good band down and in the 80s they medical history. Bill Gates is interviewed along with a number Outside the reserve, there is a shocking development when became writing guns-for-hire to stars such as Kenny & Dolly, of world-renowned experts and survivors to tell the Onesmas Kahindi investigates two mysterious deaths - could Barbra Streisand and Diana Ross. 1987 saw the band come back extraordinary story of how Dr Salk and the legendary 'march of poachers be targeting the local elephants? yet again and hit the top of the charts. The deaths of Maurice dimes' came together to help conquer polio. and then Robin brought the Bee Gees' reign to an end, but Barry When field researcher David Daballen finds a baby elephant in and their music live on. desperate trouble, he and the team must mount a life-or-death SUN 21:00 Nina Conti Clowning Around (b05n27mw) operation to save her. Let's enjoy finding out why and how: welcome to The Joy of Award-winning ventriloquist Nina Conti and her much-loved the Bee Gees. puppet Monkey are a huge hit in comedy clubs around the world and stars of Live at the Apollo. But now she wants to put SAT 20:00 Lost Kingdoms of Central America (b04j8st0) her skills to a more meaningful end on a much more difficult The People Who Greeted Columbus SAT 23:55 The Bee Gees at the BBC... and Beyond stage - entertaining children in hospitals. (b04v8679) The Taino people of the Caribbean were the first people of the Classic Bee Gees studio performances from the BBC and This film follows Nina as she trains as a giggle doctor with Americas to greet Christopher Columbus. But, as Dr Jago beyond including all the big hits, rare 60s performances from Theodora Children's Charity, beginning with her trying to find Cooper reveals, they had a multicultural society complete with European TV, including a stunning I Started a Joke, a rarely her clown persona, who might be Scottish... or might not. drug-infused rituals, strange skulls and amazing navigation. In seen Top of the Pops performance of World, the big hits of the Devastated by the discovery that Monkey can only perform in deep caverns and turquoise seas, Jago uncovers their hidden 70s and some late performances from the 90s, with the brothers hospitals if he can be boil-washed, Nina tries to go it alone with history. Gibb in perfect harmony. only a red nose, a few misshapen balloon animals and some slightly disappointing magic tricks. Not to mention her professional snobbery rearing up as she finds herself turning SAT 21:00 Hostages (b03zwrxd) SAT 00:55 Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe (b05530wd) into a baby-voiced children's entertainer. Then there are the Episode 8 Series 3 difficulties she encounters when faced with clown phobia. Yonatan has succeeded in escaping, but things do not go Extra Following her directorial debut with Her Master's Voice which smoothly outside the house. Desperate to look after his children won a Grierson Award and a BAFTA nomination, Nina Conti as well as win back Yael's trust, Eyal risks everything to save Join Charlie Brooker, who will be reminiscing about some of brings us another frank and intimate documentary about her Assaf. the best bits of the latest series of Weekly Wipe, as well as eventful two-year stint as a hospital clown. Join her to discover surprising us all with quite a lot of new bits too. Just when you whether Nina raised a laugh amongst sick children or whether In Hebrew with English subtitles. think it's a repeat, a new thing will appear. Anything could she cried the tears of a clown. happen. SAT 21:30 Hostages (b03zwrxg) SUN 22:00 Untouchable (b01pm7y6) Episode 9 SAT 01:25 Top of the Pops (b0555xgt) Parisian aristocrat Francois Cluzet, quadriplegic since a Peter Powell presents hits of the week. Guests include Shakin' paragliding accident, has problems in retaining a reliable carer. Noa has made it out of the house and manages to contact Yael's Stevens, Blondie, the Beat, the Buggles, the Tourists, Fern At yet another round of interviews, a breath of fresh air arrives secret ally. Alex is becoming increasingly unreliable, causing Kinney, Cliff Richard, the Ramones, Iron Maiden and Kenny in the form of Driss Bassary, who is from the projects and only tension among the kidnappers. As Adam's plans begin to Rogers. Also includes a dance Sequence by Legs & Co. there for a signature for his benefits claim. Could this be the unravel, Yael is on the trail of the kidnappers' accomplice at the beginning of a beautiful friendship? hospital. SAT 02:00 The Secret Life of Elephants (b00h6yk1) In French with English subtitles. In Hebrew with English subtitles. [Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 today] SUN 23:45 The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities SAT 22:10 Hostages (b03zws5q) SAT 03:00 Lost Kingdoms of Central America (b04j8st0) (b0555xv8) Episode 10 [Repeat of broadcast at 20:00 today] Film telling the story of how rock music helped to change Ireland. The 40-year-old story of Irish rock and pop music is Yael has made enough discoveries about Adam to call his bluff. grounded in the very different musical traditions of the two At the house, Alex has won his power struggle with Adam but main cities of the island, Belfast and Dublin. gone crazy. Having something on Adam might not be enough SUNDAY 15 MARCH 2015 for Yael to save her family. This musical celebration charts the lives and careers of some of SUN 19:00 The Great War (b0074p90) the biggest selling acts in Irish rock, punk and pop from Van In Hebrew with English subtitles. For Gawd's Sake Don't Send Me Morrison and Thin Lizzy to The Undertones and U2. From the pioneers of the showbands touring in the late 50s through to the This episode surveys the British Army of 1916, reinforced by modern day, the film examines their lineage and connections SAT 22:55 The Joy of the Bee Gees (b04v8677) over two million volunteers following Lord Kitchener's famous and how the hardcore, rocking sound of Belfast merged with Guilty pleasure or genius, misfits or mavericks, noble or naff - appeal. In spite of the reservations of General Sir Douglas Haig, the more melodic, folky Dublin tradition to form what we now how do we really feel about the Bee Gees? Are the brothers the new commander-in-chief, many of these volunteers were recognise as Irish rock and pop. Gibb a cacophony of falsettos or songwriting maestros, the sent to the scene of the British Army's greatest endeavour - the soundtrack to every office party or masters of melancholy and Battle of the Somme. The film explores where these bands and musicians came from existential rage? Are they comedy or Tragedy? How deep is our and the influence the political, social and cultural environments love and how deep are the Bee Gees? of the day had on them and how the music influenced those SUN 19:40 London to Brighton Side by Side (b00f2zxt) environments. With a back catalogue that includes hits like How Do You In 1953, the BBC made a point-of-view film from the London Mend a Broken Heart, Massachusetts, Islands in the Stream, to Brighton train. In 1983, they did the same again. This is a With contributions from many of the heavyweights of Irish Stayin' Alive, Chain Reaction, How Deep Is Your Love, Gotta film made of both runs at once, with every bridge, siding, rock and pop, including U2, Sinead O'Connor and Bob Geldof, Get a Message to You, Words, To Love Somebody and Night tunnel and station running side by side in unlikely it follows their careers as they forged an international presence Fever, the Bee Gees are second only to the Beatles in the 20th- synchronisation.