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Julia Bradbury walks along the sun-drenched Garden Route on Africa's southern coastline, discovering that this spot may have given rise to the modern human race. Show more

Simon Russell Beale travels to Germany and Austria to explore the work of Brahms and Bruckner. He discovers how Bruckner approached music as a devout Catholic. Show more

Professor Jerry Brotton uncovers how maps are snapshots of a moment in history and offer visions of distant lands, tempting explorers to plunder and conquer. Show more

Swedish detective drama series. A priest is shot outside a hostel in Ystad in what looks like an attempted murder. Wallander hopes that he will regain consciousness. Show more

Series about American comedy looks at how performers from Jon Stewart to Mel Brooks have used satire to make fun of the world around them. Show more

Paul Rose tells the story of three Frenchmen's 18th-century scientific mission to Ecuador to settle an international row by measuring the planet's shape. Show more

Professor Jerry Brotton uncovers how maps are snapshots of a moment in history and offer visions of distant lands, tempting explorers to plunder and conquer. Show more

Simon Russell Beale travels to Germany and Austria to explore the work of Brahms and Bruckner. He discovers how Bruckner approached music as a devout Catholic. Show more

Julia Bradbury walks along the sun-drenched Garden Route on Africa's southern coastline, discovering that this spot may have given rise to the modern human race. Show more

Professor Jerry Brotton uncovers how maps are snapshots of a moment in history and offer visions of distant lands, tempting explorers to plunder and conquer. Show more