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Sir Patrick Moore and the Sky at Night team explore the winter constellation of Orion, home to our nearest stellar nursery, where thousands of stars are being born. Show more
Clare Balding's cycle journey around the Isle of Wight explores its unique sense of otherness, a strange power which helped to cure Dickens's writer's block. Show more
Michael Sandel's lecture uses Hamlet and The Simpsons to explore John Stuart Mill's theory that utilitarianism can make room for a distinction between higher and lower pleasures. Show more
Drama documentary about John Darwin, who faked his death to fund a better life. He pretended to disappear at sea in a canoe, prompting his wife Anne to play the grieving widow. Show more
Ian Hislop celebrates the dynamic and eccentric Victorian reformers who brought about the most remarkable period of social change in British history. Show more
Documentary re-assessing the reputation of Abraham Lincoln, often considered America's greatest president but one who also had a dark side to his life and politics. Show more
Documentary which examines the career of screen star and US president Ronald Reagan. Featuring in-depth interviews with those who worked with him and knew him best. Show more
David Reynolds takes a fresh look at the embattled presidency of Richard Nixon as he ran it largely from his 'den' - a hideaway office across the road from the White House. Show more
Drama documentary about John Darwin, who faked his death to fund a better life. He pretended to disappear at sea in a canoe, prompting his wife Anne to play the grieving widow. Show more
Sir Patrick Moore and the Sky at Night team explore the winter constellation of Orion, home to our nearest stellar nursery, where thousands of stars are being born. Show more
Michael Sandel's lecture uses Hamlet and The Simpsons to explore John Stuart Mill's theory that utilitarianism can make room for a distinction between higher and lower pleasures. Show more
