From Dracula to Shaun of the Dead, a Halloween special traces the history of horror movies. Presented by Stuart Maconie.

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Riga is renowned for hedonism but, when Kirsty Wark visits the Latvian capital, it's opera she encounters. She also enjoys a beautiful beach on the Baltic coast and goes line dancing.

6/6. Salt has been crucial in everything from the ice ages to the preservation of food and dead bodies in ancient Egypt. lain Stewart investigates in Egypt,
Venice and Sicily.

The murder of John F Kennedy robbed Bobby Kennedy of someone he loved and a role that had given meaning to his life. Just as he began to discover his own identity and move beyond the shadow of his brother, he too was assassinated. David Grubin 's biography for Storyville reassesses the tragic yet remarkable life of the third Kennedy son; the boy Joe Sr. called the "runt" - who may well have been president had it not been for his violent death.

Part travelogue, part investigation, this Storyville film sets out to examine Black's globetrotting newspaper deals and the controversy and resistance he has encountered.

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Appreciating woodlands