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Simon Schama reveals how different the American attitude to war is from what outsiders assume it to be. War has always inspired debate, as Simon finds in San Antonio. Show more

Rageh Omaar visits Sicily and France in search of the story of Islam in Europe. He shows how the seeds of modern Europe can be traced back a Moslem invasion over 1,000 years ago. Show more

Jim Al-Khalili examines how the Islamic world advanced science. He tells the story of physicist Ibn al-Haytham, who helped establish the science of optics. Show more

Top businessman Gerry Robinson meets Ronald Cohen, a man who revolutionised British business and who personifies the relationship between money and political power. Show more

Richard Macer visits independent high street department stores fighting back against the big brands. He investigates Milners, a family-run store in the Yorkshire Dales. Show more

Richard Macer visits high street independent department stores fighting back against the big brands, in this case a family-run shop which has come out of administration. Show more

Richard Macer visits high street independent department stores that are fighting back against the big brands. JT Morgan, the oldest department store in Wales, battles to survive. Show more

Rageh Omaar visits Sicily and France in search of the story of Islam in Europe. He shows how the seeds of modern Europe can be traced back a Moslem invasion over 1,000 years ago. Show more

Top businessman Gerry Robinson meets Ronald Cohen, a man who revolutionised British business and who personifies the relationship between money and political power. Show more

Jim Al-Khalili examines how the Islamic world advanced science. He tells the story of physicist Ibn al-Haytham, who helped establish the science of optics. Show more