BBC Four

...National Ballet. Stellar performance: Anne-Marie Duff and Michel Huisman play Margot Fonteyn and Rudi Nureyev in Margot on BBC Four 'Actually, I love it when people ask if there were doubles - because it shows we've done a pretty good...

In this article: Margot Fonteyn, Rudolf Nureyev, Anne-Marie Duff, The Virgin Queen, Paris, and Swan Lake

John Preston reviews Helena Bonham-Carter in BBC Four's biopic of children's author Enid Blyton. Published: 6:21PM GMT 20 Nov 2009 Enid (Monday, BBC Four), a dramatised biography of Enid Blyton starring Helena Bonham Carter. Having...

In this article: Enid Blyton and Helena Bonham-Carter

...rose to fame in the 1930s and went on to become the highest paid film actress in the world. The new TV drama Gracie! is part of BBC Four's series of dramas about British female icons and written by Horrocks's real-life partner Nick...

In this article: Gracie Fields, Jane Horrocks, Monty Banks, Michael Sheen, Little Voice, Lancashire, World War Two, and Cervical cancer

Posted by Christopher DeLaurenti on Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 9:45 AM Yesterday I stumbled upon a rather good BBC Four documentary about British progressive rock on Vimeo. Watch or grab it before it's gone. Aside from the groups most everyone...

In this article: Bill Bruford, Rick Wakeman, Vimeo, Concerto for Group and Orchestra, King Crimson, and Marillion

...dozens of BBC executives who earn more than the Prime Minister to justify not only their salaries, but also the cost of BBC Three and BBC Four, channels that too few people watch. Now, this could be the kiss of death, but I'd say Hunt is a...

In this article: Jeremy Hunt, Enid Blyton, BBC, Labour, Cinderella, David Cameron, Ben Bradshaw, Britain, and BBC Three

...and William Shakespeare. The writer is now being brought to the small screen courtesy of actress Helena Bonham Carter in a BBC Four biopic simply titled Enid. So why was Bonham Carter attracted to a low-budget, tightly-scheduled drama...

In this article: Enid Blyton, Helena Bonham Carter, Ramona Marquez, World War II, William Shakespeare, Harry Potter, and Jane Austen

...the two together would help Virgin Media to generate more cash; otherwise, the stake in UKTV had been expected to be sold in parts to the BBC and Channel 4, both of which lack the resources for a highly priced bid. Virgin Media had...

In this article: Virgin Media, UKTV, Channel 4, Viacom, Time Warner, Joint venture, Dave, Bravo, BBC 4, and Trouble

...also raised doubts over the viability of licence-fee cash going towards TV channels with low viewing figures, including BBC Three and BBC Four, as well as radio stations such as 6 Music and Radio 7. He said it was not for politicians to order...

In this article: BBC Three, Sky News, BBC, 6 Music, and Labour

...corporation eventually decided her material was fit for broadcast and she appeared on Woman's Hour in 1963. A new drama telling the life story of the author, starring Helena Bonham Carter, is to be broadcast on BBC Four at 2100 GMT on Monday.

In this article: Enid Blyton, BBC, Helena Bonham Carter, and Famous Five

...to see in the bedroom, the pyjamas," says Sally Woodward Gentle, the executive producer, breathlessly. "It creates an intimacy that BBC Four is very good at." Bonham Carter admits that the programme pulls no punches in its portrayal of...

In this article: Enid Blyton, Helena Bonham Carter, BBC, and Famous Five