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BBC Four is revisiting a number of classic dramas \u2013 including the BAFTA-winning Our Friends in the North \u2013 to celebrate 100 years of the BBC.<\/p>\n
Starting from 25th May, the channel is opening up a new weekly slot, dedicated to exclusive screenings of seminal shows, including those featured in the BFI\u2019s list of 100 landmark BBC TV programmes that \u201cchanged the face of television\u201d.<\/p>\n
Every Wednesday, BBC Four will explore the BBC\u2019s historic archive of content by airing influential dramas, including Jeanette Winterson\u2019s semi-autobiographical piece Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, 1982\u2019s The Boys from the Blackstuff, drama documentary A Man from the Sun, Hanif Kureishi\u2019s Buddha of Suburbia and Graham Reid\u2019s acclaimed trilogy The Billy Plays.<\/p>
One of the most recognisable shows to take over the slot is Newcastle-based drama Our Friends in the North, which established the careers of Christopher Eccleston, Gina McKee, Daniel Craig and Mark Strong and followed four friends over a period of three decades.<\/p>\n
The BBC 100 Executive Editor James Stirling said in a statement: \u201cThe BFI\u2019s expert team of curators have produced a fascinating list of BBC TV programmes that have transformed broadcasting over the last 100 years, both across the UK and around the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cBBC Four will delve into the BBC\u2019s library of rich content to share a selection of the boundary-pushing and era-defining dramas from the BFI\u2019s list with audiences throughout centenary year with a new Wednesday night slot.\u201d<\/p>\n