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Documentary series. Huw Edwards and his team decipher the writing on a stone pillar, recreate what an iron age fort would have looked like and uncover an 18th century copper works. Show more
We have discovered over 400 extra-solar planets. But is there anything living on them and if so, is it intelligent? Patrick Moore debates the question of life in the universe. Show more
A celebration of the TV sidekick, looking at the role of the assistant/companion on television, from drama to sitcom and light entertainment to children's programmes. Show more
An exploration of what it is to be Bajan (Barbadian) through the lives of the island's horse racing community during the run-up to Independence Day. Show more
Seven-year-old Jess lives with her dominating mother until she is rudely removed from her peculiar Pentecostal home and sent to school.
Simon Russell Beale explores the flowering of Western sacred music. He begins at Notre Dame in Paris, where he finds the key to the development of polyphony. Show more
Simon Russell Beale explores Western sacred music. He uncovers links between the papal intrigues of Renaissance Rome and the work of composer Palestrina. Show more
Simon Russell Beale explores Western sacred music. He looks at the works of Thomas Tallis and William Byrd, part of the Renaissance in Tudor England. Show more
Simon Russell Beale explores Western sacred music. He looks at how Martin Luther, himself a composer, had a profound effect on its development. Show more
We have discovered over 400 extra-solar planets. But is there anything living on them and if so, is it intelligent? Patrick Moore debates the question of life in the universe. Show more
