W1A (TV series) W1A (TV series) W1A is a British comedy television series that was first broadcast on BBC Two on 19 March 2014, created by John Morton. The series is the follow-up to "Twenty Twelve", a BAFTA-winning comedy series by the BBC about the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. It sees the reintroduction of Hugh Bonneville and Jessica Hynes as their "Twenty Twelve" characters, alongside a new cast, with David Tennant's role as narrator also continuing from the earlier series. The first series began on 19 March 2014, concluding on 9 April. A second series was announced later in 2014 which launched
BBC Four Four's HD output was broadcast on the BBC HD channel before its closure on 26 March 2013. In 2017 BBC Four HD along with CBBC HD and Cbeebies HD launched in Ireland. The first evening's BBC Four programmes were simulcast on BBC Two. BBC Four is notable for first showing Larry David's "Seinfeld" follow-up, "Curb Your Enthusiasm", Armando Iannucci's cutting political satire, "The Thick of It", "The Chaser's War on Everything", "Flight of the Conchords", "Mad Men" and Danish thriller "The Killing". The channel broadcasts a mixture of art and science documentaries, vintage drama (including many rare black-and-white programmes), and