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Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge, and connections need to be made between apparently unconnected things. Show more
On a spectacular journey through Renaissance Italy, Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the extraordinary achievement of the chronicler of the Italian Renaissance, Giorgio Vasari. Show more
How traditions of satire and bawdy and lewd humour survived the era of Victorian values and thrived in the first half of the 20th century. Show more
Bret is in love with the girl from the pet store but is too shy to ask her out, so Jemaine and Dave lend a hand. Jemaine enlists their old friend John the mugger. Show more
Costume drama inspired by the life of London's East End music hall legend Marie Lloyd. Marie leads a music hall strike, but society is scandalised by her champagne lifestyle. Show more
How traditions of satire and bawdy and lewd humour survived the era of Victorian values and thrived in the first half of the 20th century. Show more
Documentary about Donald McGill, whose saucy postcards became an integral part of the British seaside holiday, but who was prosecuted for obscenity in censorious post-war times. Show more
On a spectacular journey through Renaissance Italy, Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the extraordinary achievement of the chronicler of the Italian Renaissance, Giorgio Vasari. Show more
How traditions of satire and bawdy and lewd humour survived the era of Victorian values and thrived in the first half of the 20th century. Show more
