- 一根绳子到底有多长？这个简单到众所周知的提问，正是此次BBC地平线系列纪录片所要探讨的问题。艾伦·戴维斯将试图回答，这个很快就变成一个令人费解的古怪难题。艾伦拜访了数学界领军人物马科斯·杜·索托伊，他惊人地发现自己手中这根有限长度的绳子，在原子标度下，居然是无限长。甚至艾伦还发现，至少在理论层面上，这根短小的绳子将很可能…
- Russell's dreams of being a composer has so far only led to composing radio jingles. His wife Susanna earns enough money to provide for the both of them. One night Russell meets Elly and it is love at first sight. He never expected to get in an extramarital affair and there are many problems that must be overcome if he…
- A group of twenty-somethings, one of whom is a single father with a precious daughter, have been unsuccessfully in getting into a certain club so they can have a chance to DJ in their and start a career out of it. A series of events has lumbered them with a dog napping scheme gone badly wrong, ending up with them curre…
- In this engaging blend of courtroom drama, suspense, intrigue, humour and humanity, Alan Davies stars as criminal lawyer Henry Farmer, a crusading barrister who is honorably engaged in the fight for truth and justice in the courtroom. Possessing a tremendous gift for cross-examination and a silver tongue in vital closi…
- Exploring the career of comedian, actor, director, writer and documentary-maker Stephen Fry as he is about to reach his 50th birthday.Includes contributions from Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson, Kenneth Branagh, Ben Elton, Richard Curtis, Jonathan Ross, Michael Parkinson, Russell Brand and Nigella Lawson. Very strong langua…
- Six couples arrive at out of term Chaucer College for a quiz weekend with a five grand prize. One of the contestants,womanizing know-all Ethan Croft,is murdered and another,Robyn Strong, is an old flame of his, disappointed he failed to recognize her. Ethan was a brilliant linguist but he was sacked from the college ye…
- When an actress is murdered on the set of her latest movie, Jonathan is called upon to explain how the killer managed to fire a gun through a plate glass window without breaking it. The funeral, held at the ancient Doomdorf Castle in Scotland presents more mysteries and Jonathan, without Maddy, has only a pushy showbiz…
- A controversial artist is dead, apparently the victim of a botched robbery at his suburban estate. Take-no-prisoners journalist Maddie Magellan is unconvinced, and she casts her suspicions on the deceased's possessive wife and his frivolous mistress. But one was in her city office at the time of death, and the other wa…
