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Marcus du Sautoy investigates the ways in which Europe replaced the Middle East as the world's powerhouse of mathematical ideas by the 17th century. Show more

Quiz show in which links must be made between random things. The Wright family pool their knowledge to challenge the brainpower of the Urban Walkers. Show more

Jonathan Foyle visits neo-gothic Victorian buildings in northern England, as gothic moved from sacred to secular to become the north's civic style of choice. Show more

The story of the piracy explosion, with unique access to the coastal towns of Somalia, the boardrooms of the City of London and the operation hubs on warships in the Gulf of Aden. Show more

Michael Smith goes in search of the Newcastle of his youth. A lyrical meditation on the North East, and a subjective and personal response of a prodigal son returning. Show more

Jonathan Foyle explores some of the best Georgian and Victorian neo-classical civic buildings across the north of England in a story of rivalry, ambition and power. Show more

Jonathan Foyle visits neo-gothic Victorian buildings in northern England, as gothic moved from sacred to secular to become the north's civic style of choice. Show more

Marcus du Sautoy investigates the ways in which Europe replaced the Middle East as the world's powerhouse of mathematical ideas by the 17th century. Show more

Jonathan Foyle visits neo-gothic Victorian buildings in northern England, as gothic moved from sacred to secular to become the north's civic style of choice. Show more