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Adam Rutherford tells the story of the biological cell. He explores how centuries of scientific and religious dogma were overturned by the discovery of the cell. Show more
Quiz show in which links must be made between seemingly random things. Three Camden music scenesters play a team who love treasure hunting using GPS. Show more
Art critic and broadcaster Waldemar Januszczak tells the story of painter, sculptor and musician Paul Gauguin, from his childhood in Peru to his final years in the South Pacific. Show more
Documentary which looks at the image of himself that Gauguin hoped to promote in his book Noa Noa, about his stay in Tahiti.
Workers from the time tell the story of the cotton and textiles industry. The original 1980s documentary is followed by a new film bringing the story up to date. Show more
Jack Ashley's influential 1963 documentary about unemployment in Hartlepool, is followed by a report by his daughter Jackie on how it changed politics in the north of England. Show more
Denis Mitchell's 1959 documentary is full of evocative images of a Liverpool still recovering from the post-war gloom. Show more
Adam Rutherford tells the story of the biological cell. He explores how centuries of scientific and religious dogma were overturned by the discovery of the cell. Show more
