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Documentary series. A look at some of the largest and most elaborate maps ever produced, including the largest atlas in the world, The Klencke Atlas. Show more
Clare Balding takes a pedal-powered trip across the UK. In Devon, she rides from Lynmouth, scene of Britain's worst flood disaster, to Ilfracombe via Little Switzerland. Show more
Professor Michael Sandel presents a lecture from his Harvard course in Political Philosophy. He explores the morality of murder and asks if there can ever be a case for killing. Show more
Documentary exploring the impact of teenage killings on families and communities across Britain, a journey that chronicles every teenager who died as a result of violence in 2009. Show more
Michael Mosley ends his look at the history of experimental psychology by exploring how experiments on abnormal brains can reveal the workings of the normal brain. Show more
Broadcaster Lisa Jardine turns detective on her famous father, Jacob Bronowski. Through his personal and professional dilemmas she reveals the story of science in the 20th century. Show more
Documentary series. A look at some of the largest and most elaborate maps ever produced, including the largest atlas in the world, The Klencke Atlas. Show more
Documentary exploring the impact of teenage killings on families and communities across Britain, a journey that chronicles every teenager who died as a result of violence in 2009. Show more
Professor Michael Sandel presents a lecture from his Harvard course in Political Philosophy. He explores the morality of murder and asks if there can ever be a case for killing. Show more