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Series about the UK's birds. Our relationship with seabirds is an ancient and turbulent one, an untold chapter in the history of our rise and fall as a seafaring people. Show more
The story behind Leonardo da Vinci's diagram of the perfect human body, which synthesises his passions for anatomy, the mechanics of the human body and geometry. Show more
A programme celebrating the centenary of Norman MacCaig's birth. Anecdotes, tributes and readings from friends and fellow poets - including Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney. Show more
Documentary first shown on Scottish poet Norman MacCaig's 80th birthday in 1990 to mark the centenary of his birth, featuring archive footage and readings of nine of his poems. 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
The story behind Leonardo da Vinci's diagram of the perfect human body, which synthesises his passions for anatomy, the mechanics of the human body and geometry. Show more
A programme celebrating the centenary of Norman MacCaig's birth. Anecdotes, tributes and readings from friends and fellow poets - including Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney. Show more
Documentary first shown on Scottish poet Norman MacCaig's 80th birthday in 1990 to mark the centenary of his birth, featuring archive footage and readings of nine of his poems. 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
A programme celebrating the centenary of Norman MacCaig's birth. Anecdotes, tributes and readings from friends and fellow poets - including Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney. Show more
