Continuing the historical strand. WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/history
7.40 One Foot in the Past In this last programme in the series, Kirsty Wark looks into the requisitioning of railings during the Second World War that amounted to a propaganda stunt, and offers a preview of the meticulously refurbished
Eltham Palace in south London.
Dan Cruickshank travels back to the year 999 to find medieval pre-millennium society gripped by apocalyptic fear.
Ludovic Kennedy returns to Edinburgh and, as he revisits his family's Georgian homes, tells the story of the city's glorious past. A
One Foot in the Past special on the Festival of Britain is set to be shown in the autumn; the series returns next year. Series producer Tim Dunn
Executive producer Basil Comely
Digital widescreen
8.10 Timewatch
The Forgotten Volunteers
Two-and-a-half million Indians fought for Britain in Second
World War campaigns from
Egypt to the Far East. Subject to some of the most brutal attacks on the Allies and decorated for bravery, they were forgotten by the British and disowned by India. This film recreates the era and interviews survivors of the largest volunteer army in military history. See today's choices.
Producer Paul Elston ; Editor Laurence Rees Digital widescreen