BBC 4 Listings for 8 – 14 October 2016 Page 1 of 4 SATURDAY 08 OCTOBER 2016 SAT 01:30 Top of the Pops (b07xtbj7) The story of how we used light to reveal the cosmos begins in Peter Powell presents the weekly chart show, first broadcast on the 3rd century BC when, by trying to understand the tricks of SAT 19:00 Lost Kingdoms of South America (b01q6pzt) 20th May 1982. Includes appearances from Adam Ant, Rocky perspective, the Greek mathematician Euclid discovered that The Stone at the Centre Sharpe & The Replays, Madness, ABC, Iron Maiden, Ph.D, light travels in straight lines, a discovery that meant that if we Tight Fit, Nicole and Patrice Rushen. Also features a dance could change its path we could change how we see the world. In Deep in the Bolivian Andes at the height of 13,000ft stands performance from Zoo. Renaissance Italy 2,000 years later, Galileo Galilei did just that Tiwanaku, the awe-inspiring ruins of a monolithic temple city. by using the lenses of his simple telescope to reveal our true Built by a civilisation who dominated a vast swathe of South place in the cosmos. America, it was abandoned 1,000 years ago. For centuries it has SAT 02:05 It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC been a mystery - how did a civilisation flourish at such an (b063m6wy) With each new insight into the nature of light came a fresh altitude and why did it vanish? [Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 today] understanding of the cosmos. It has allowed us to peer deep into space and even revealed the composition and lifecycles of the Jago Cooper journeys through Bolivia's spectacular landscape to stars. investigate the origins of Tiwanaku and finds evidence of an SAT 03:05 The Good Old Days (b07xtbzj) ancient people with amazing understanding of their Leonard Sachs presents an edition of the old-time music hall In the 1670s, the Danish astronomer Ole Roemer discovered environment, whose religion was based on collective effort and programme, first broadcast on 8 January 1976. Guests include that light travelled at a finite speed, a discovery that had a ritual beer drinking. Arthur Askey, Georgia Brown, Eira Heath, Ray C Davis, Tudor profound implication. It meant the further one looks out into Davies, Sheila Steafel and Arthur Worsley. the universe, the further one looks back in time. And in 1964, by detecting the cosmic microwave background, the afterglow SAT 20:00 Scotland's Vital Spark: The Clyde Puffer of the big bang, we captured the oldest light in the universe and (b06s5n0f) saw as far back as it is possible to see with light. David Hayman explores the rich history of one of Scotland's SUNDAY 09 OCTOBER 2016 best-loved boats, the Clyde Puffer. He meets the last of the men who worked on them, explores the communities whose lives SUN 19:00 In Their Own Words: 20th Century Composers SUN 01:45 Impact! A Horizon Guide to Plane Crashes they transformed, celebrates their fictional history in the form (b03yg8tv) (b03d690n) of the Vital Spark, and takes a trip out to sea on the last But Is It Music? (1945-1989) It's a macabre paradox, but almost every advance in aviation remaining steam-powered puffer. safety has been driven by a crash. After every crash, We discover how the crisis of writing music in a post-war world investigators determine its cause and scientists make every was met in very different ways by the likes of Britten, effort to ensure the same mistakes never happen again. Dallas SAT 21:00 Beck (b07z2bjd) Bernstein, Cage, Boulez, Stockhausen, Maxwell Davies, the Campbell delves into the Horizon archives to chart the deadly The Last Day BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Tavener, Reich, Adams and disasters that have helped make air travel today the safest it has Glass. Tavener plays badminton whilst drunk, Cage defends his ever been. When traffic officers on a quiet morning shift try to stop a car 4'33" of 'silence' and Delia Derbyshire, co-creator of the Doctor for speeding they are shot at and one of them is killed. Beck Who theme tune, reveals how British techno music has its roots and his team lead an extensive search for the ruthless killer. in the bowels of the BBC. SUN 02:45 Dissected (p01mv2md) The Incredible Human Hand In Swedish with English subtitles. SUN 20:00 Gypsy: Live from the Savoy Theatre (b06t3shd) In a purpose-built dissection lab, Dr George McGavin is joined Stage musical based on the book by Arthur Laurents and with by leading anatomy experts to dissect a real hand, taking it apart SAT 22:30 It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, loosely layer by layer to reveal what makes it unique in the animal (b063m6wy) based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee. kingdom. We discover what gives our hands an unrivalled A celebration of rock 'n' roll in the shape of a compilation of combination of power and precision, and meet people who use classic artists and songs, featuring the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis, The story starts in Seattle in the 1920s at the height of their hands in extraordinary ways - from magicians to rock Dion and Dick Dale who all featured in the Rock 'n' Roll vaudeville and follows the dreams and efforts of Gypsy's climbers - to discover what gives them such astonishing America series, alongside songs that celebrate rock 'n roll itself mother Rose, the fierce show business mother whose entire life abilities. from artists such as Tom Petty (Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll), and focus is on raising her daughters to be stage stars. It follows Joan Jett (I Love Rock 'n' Roll) and Oasis (Rock 'n' Roll Star). their ups and downs in the changing world of the theatre until her daughter Louise steps into the world of burlesque, as it is all that is left, only to become a huge star - Gypsy Rose Lee. MONDAY 10 OCTOBER 2016 SAT 23:30 Totally British: 70s Rock 'n' Roll (b01r3pm9) 1970-1974 Gypsy contains many popular stage songs including MON 19:00 World News Today (b07ypyp5) Everything's Coming Up Roses, Let Me Entertain You and The latest national and international news, exploring the day's Trawled from the depths of the BBC Archive and classic BBC Together (Wherever We Go). events from a global perspective. shows of the day - Old Grey Whistle Test, Top of the Pops and Full House - a collection of performance gems from a totally rock 'n' roll early 1970s. SUN 22:15 Darcey Bussell Dances Hollywood (b018nwbx) MON 19:30 Great Irish Journeys with Martha Kearney Darcey Bussell steps into the shoes of her Hollywood heroes to (b05n8tlg) This was a golden era for British rock 'n' roll as everyone celebrate the enduring legacy of classic dance musicals. Episode 2 moved on from the whimsical 60s and looked around for something with a bit more oomph! In a pre-heavy metal world In the age of Strictly Come Dancing and Streetdance 3D, Martha Kearney walks in the footsteps of a 19th-century artist bands were experimenting with influences that dated back to Darcey, one of Britain's greatest living dancers and Hollywood and geologist who spent his life charting the landscape, people 50s rock 'n' roll, whilst taking their groove from old-school musical superfan, discovers that the key to understanding where and buildings of Ireland. She retraces the journey of George rhythm and blues. It was also a time when men grew their hair this dance-mad culture comes from lies in classic movie Victor Du Noyer, whose 35-year odyssey left a unique record long! musicals. She takes famous dance routines from her favourite of how Ireland looked during a period of great change. Hollywood musicals and reveals how they cast their spell, In a celebration of this era, we kick off with an early 1970s paying tribute to the legends of the art form and discovering the In this episode, Martha travels north, taking in the extraordinary Badfinger number direct from the BBC library and continue the legacy they left. beauty of Dunluce Castle, and onwards to Mussenden Temple - groove from the BBC vaults with classic rock 'n' roll heroes like only a romantic would expect to find a house here and only a Free, Status Quo, the Faces, Humble Pie and Mott the Hoople. Darcey pays homage to Fred Astaire in an interpretation of lunatic would build it. She marvels at how Belfast was shaped Plus from deep within the BBC archives we dig out some Puttin' on the Ritz, plays Ginger Rogers in a rendition of Cheek by the Victorians, and visits Kearney Point on the Ards rarities from the likes of Babe Ruth, Stone the Crows, The to Cheek, pays tribute to the exuberant Good Morning from Peninsula to find out what's in a name. And she journeys south Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Man, Heavy Metal Kids and Singin' in the Rain, and stars in a new routine inspired by Girl to Dunmoe, overlooking the site of the Battle of the Boyne. original rockers Thin Lizzy... to name but a few. Hunt Ballet from The Band Wagon. Sit back and enjoy a 60-minute non-stop ride of unadulterated Darcey works with leading choreographer Kim Gavin and MON 20:00 British Gardens in Time (b041m5bq) Totally British 70s Rock 'n' Roll! expert conductor John Wilson, who has painstakingly Biddulph Grange reconstructed the original scores, as she discovers how dance in the movies reached a pinnacle of perfection and reveals how the Biddulph Grange, the best-surviving Victorian garden in the SAT 00:30 Totally British: 70s Rock 'n' Roll (b01r7hk5) legacy of the golden age lives on.