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Professionals and experts submit theories about life, the universe and everything for examination by a panel consisting of Andy Hamilton, Reginald D Hunter and guest Clare Balding. Show more
Richard Wilson drives a convertible Triumph TR3A around some of the Lake District's most famous roads. He gets the lowdown on the area from author Hunter Davies. Show more
Newsreel and voiceover from the 50s series Time to Remember illustrate the innovation and technological breakthroughs of the first half of the 20th century. Show more
Adaptation of HG Wells's science fiction classic. As the Apollo astronauts are set to land on the moon in 1969, an old man tells of how he and a professor were first there in 1909. Show more
Drama telling the story of the father of science fiction, HG Wells, and his messianic ambition to create a World State and avert mankind's headlong course towards self-destruction. Show more
Newsreel and voiceover from the 50s series Time to Remember illustrate the innovation and technological breakthroughs of the first half of the 20th century. Show more
Adaptation of HG Wells's science fiction classic. As the Apollo astronauts are set to land on the moon in 1969, an old man tells of how he and a professor were first there in 1909. Show more
Documentary about Comrade Joe, a US soldier sent to guard the peace in South Korea, who deserted his unit in 1962 and defected to the the communist state of North Korea. Show more
Newsreel and voiceover from the 50s series Time to Remember illustrate the innovation and technological breakthroughs of the first half of the 20th century. Show more