BBC Four
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| - | '''''The Quatermass Experiment''''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Science fiction on television|science-fiction serial]] broadcast by [[BBC One|BBC Television]] in the summer of 1953 and re-staged by [[BBC Four]] in 2005. Set in the near future against the background of a [[British space programme]], it tells the story of the first manned flight into space, overseen by [[Bernard Quatermass|Professor Bernard Quatermass]] of the British Experimental Rocket Group. When the spaceship that carried the first successful crew returns to Earth, two of the three [[astronaut]]s are missing, and the third is behaving strangely. It becomes clear that an [[Extraterrestrial life|alien]] presence entered the ship during its flight, and Quatermass and his associates must prevent the alien from destroying the world. | + | '''BBC Four''' is a [[BBC]] [[television]] channel available to digital television ([[Freeview (United Kingdom)|Freeview]], [[IPTV]], [[Satellite television|satellite]] and [[Cable television|cable]]) viewers in the UK. The part successor (with [[CBeebies]]) to [[BBC Knowledge]]. BBC Four launched on 2 March 2002. |
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BBC Four is a BBC television channel available to digital television (Freeview, IPTV, satellite and cable) viewers in the UK. The part successor (with CBeebies) to BBC Knowledge. BBC Four launched on 2 March 2002.
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