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7/10. A career soldier was a loving father. But he was also an abusive drinker, who had a second marriage, and a daughter by a third woman. His son tries to understand his father and find his half-sister.
7/10. Scientist/comedian Timandra Harkness and former Radio Times contributor
Quentin Cooper join the quiz. With Marcus du Sautoy, Kathy Sykes and Michael Rosen.
Lightning is almost as old as the planet and will probably outlast life on Earth. We all experience it, yet little about it is understood.
Jack Fortune narrates a look at its cause and effect.
Extreme weather patterns are driven by the same thing that aids air travel: the jet stream, a high altitude river of air. This documentary looks at its discovery during the Second World War and how it affects us now, including the 1987 storms in Britain.
The renowned history expert discusses his views on the past, present and future.
