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Climbing Great Buildings
Episode 9: Clifton Suspension Bridge
28 minutes on BBC Four
Available for years
Dr Jonathan Foyle scales Britain's iconic structures to reveal their secrets. He explores Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol. Show more
Series charting the revolution in modern fatherhood in Britain over the last 100 years. The opening part explodes the myth of the tyrannical Victorian-style father. Show more
Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings
Episode 3: Libraries Gave Us Power
1 hour on BBC Four
The story of the British Library's Royal Manuscripts collection reaches its end with the last great flowering of illumination, in the courts of the Tudors. Show more
How Heather Leach, a film director diagnosed with a thyroid disease and then cancer, battled with ill-health and depression before finding a new way to live a more fulfilling life. Show more
John Sergeant continues his 3,000-mile journey along India's rail tracks, travelling north to south to discover how the railways shaped the country's history. Show more
Documentary in which Richard Taylor charts Victorian Gothic architect Pugin's extraordinary life story and discovers how his work continues to influence Britain today. Show more
Jonathan explains why Lorraine has become the symbolic heart of France and a stronghold of a romantic nationalism expressed by diverse means. Show more
How Heather Leach, a film director diagnosed with a thyroid disease and then cancer, battled with ill-health and depression before finding a new way to live a more fulfilling life. Show more
Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings
Episode 3: Libraries Gave Us Power
1 hour on BBC Four
The story of the British Library's Royal Manuscripts collection reaches its end with the last great flowering of illumination, in the courts of the Tudors. Show more