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Professor Richard Holmes walks the French beaches and breakwaters from which thousands of British troops escaped capture in May 1940. Show more

Anarchic comedy quiz show. Comic and broadcaster Sue Perkins competes against television doctor Phil Hammond in answering questions provided by members of the public. Show more

Horrible Histories author Terry Deary tells the story of the country's biggest and bloodiest ever battle in which 28,000 soldiers died in a single day during the Wars of the Roses. Show more

A portrait of one village through the whole of English history sees 17th-century dissenters, an 18th-century writer and knitting factories. Show more

Drama series set in 1960s New York. An impending deadline leaves the firm in disarray as Don makes Peggy stay late to work on a Samsonite ad, missing a birthday dinner. Show more

Sci-fi classic. The sole survivor of a crashed British rocket is revealed to pose a deadly alien threat. When all else fails, scientist Professor Quatermass is mankind's last hope. Show more

A portrait of one village through the whole of English history sees 17th-century dissenters, an 18th-century writer and knitting factories. Show more

Horrible Histories author Terry Deary tells the story of the country's biggest and bloodiest ever battle in which 28,000 soldiers died in a single day during the Wars of the Roses. Show more

Documentary following two young North Korean gymnasts and their families for eight months in the preparations for the Mass Games, a choreographed socialist realism spectacular. Show more

A portrait of one village through the whole of English history sees 17th-century dissenters, an 18th-century writer and knitting factories. Show more