BBC4 must surely be the home of the most ludicrously titled television programmes. There are of course some 'normal' offerings, but far too often they are overshadowed by stupidly long titles that are overly detailed, and so very unnecessary. In some cases, the quite atrocious double colon is an affront to the English language. Somebody needs to tell the BBC4 people that it is not a requirement that each programme title gives a full explanation of what's included, and that the next one or two descriptive lines in the TV guides are more than adequate to provide any supplementary information, and/or clarification. Here are some of the more recent listings:
29 Dec 8.00pm
RI Lectures: Sparks Will Fly:How to Hack Your Home
30 Dec 9.00pm
Narnia's Lost Poet: The Secret Lives and Loves of C.S. Lewis
11 Jan 10.30pm
Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists In Their Own Words
14 Jan 11.00pm
The Making Of Elton John: Madman Across the Water
16 Jan 8.00pm
Gershwin's Summertime: The Song That Conquered The World
17 Jan 8.00pm
Everyday Miracles: The Genius of Sofas, Stockings and Scanners
20 Jan 8.00pm
Harlots, Housewives & Heroines: A 17th Century History for Girls
24 Jan 8.00pm
Bright Lights, Brilliant Minds: A Tale of Three Cities
4 Feb 10.00pm
Battle for The Himalayas: The Fight to Film Everest
5 Feb 9.00pm
Pompeii: The Mystery of the People Frozen in Time
10 Feb 11.00pm
Bulldozers, Paving Stones and Power: The Chinese Mayor
12 Feb 8.00pm
Horizon: Asteroids - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
12 Feb 9.00pm
Shakespeare's Mother: The Secret Life of a Tudor Woman
14 Feb 11.10pm
Horizon - Solar Storms: The Threat to Planet Earth
17 Feb 11.00pm
Timeshift: Magnificent Machines - The Golden Age of the British Sports Car
19 Feb 8.00pm
Pain, Pus & Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines
19 Feb 9.00pm
Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium Monasteries
24 Feb 9.00pm
Timeshift: The Nation's Railway: The Golden Age of British Rail
1 Mar 11.50pm
Animals Through the Night: Sleepover at the Zoo
3 Mar 8.30pm
Secret Knowledge: The Private Life of a Dolls' House
6 Mar 9.00pm
Boy George and Culture Club: Karma to Calamity
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