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The last in the series looks at how independent travel programmes such as Rough Guide started the trend for travelling without a tour guide. Show more
In 1543, a diagram drawn by a Polish priest revealed to the world a revolutionary idea, one that would change for ever man’s sense of his place in the cosmos – a sun-centred universe. Show more
Prof Jim Al-Khalili sets out to answer the question of what is nothing, showing how the quantum world of the supersmall shaped the vast universe we inhabit today. Show more
Comedy series about the team responsible for delivering the 2012 Olympics. Roman remains of potentially national significance are discovered on the site of the aquatics centre. Show more
Sitcom about ex-celebrity comedian Rick Spleen. Rick gets the worst score ever on a much-loved radio panel show. Then his e-mail crashes and he's forced to find a fax machine. Show more
Opera based on the life of the American Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith, starring Eva-Maria Westbroek. Antonio Pappano conducts the Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House. Show more
Comedy series about the team responsible for delivering the 2012 Olympics. Roman remains of potentially national significance are discovered on the site of the aquatics centre. Show more
The last in the series looks at how independent travel programmes such as Rough Guide started the trend for travelling without a tour guide. Show more
Prof Jim Al-Khalili sets out to answer the question of what is nothing, showing how the quantum world of the supersmall shaped the vast universe we inhabit today. Show more
Comedy series about the team responsible for delivering the 2012 Olympics. Roman remains of potentially national significance are discovered on the site of the aquatics centre. Show more
