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Dr Jonathan Foyle studies St Pancras, a masterpiece of Victorian design. He investigates the techniques used to construct both the train terminal and the Midland Hotel. Show more
Timothy Walker reveals how the work of Carl Linnaeus, Phillip Miller and John Ray unlocked the mysteries of the plant kingdom and created the science of botany. Show more
Richard Fortey travels to find the survivors of mass extinction events. He focuses on a series of cataclysms over a million-year period 250 million years ago. Show more
The World Against Apartheid: Have You Heard from Johannesburg?
Episode 1: The Road to Resistance
1 hour
on BBC Four
Series exploring South Africa's apartheid regime. To the world's horror, protesters are gunned down in Sharpeville and Nelson Mandela is jailed for life. Show more
Ken Russell's film traces Frederick Delius's last years and Eric Fenby's dedication in helping the blind, paralysed composer set down the unfinished scores he heard in his head. Show more
Richard Fortey travels to find the survivors of mass extinction events. He focuses on a series of cataclysms over a million-year period 250 million years ago. Show more
Timothy Walker reveals how the work of Carl Linnaeus, Phillip Miller and John Ray unlocked the mysteries of the plant kingdom and created the science of botany. Show more
The World Against Apartheid: Have You Heard from Johannesburg?
Episode 1: The Road to Resistance
1 hour
on BBC FourSeries exploring South Africa's apartheid regime. To the world's horror, protesters are gunned down in Sharpeville and Nelson Mandela is jailed for life. Show more
Richard Fortey travels to find the survivors of mass extinction events. He focuses on a series of cataclysms over a million-year period 250 million years ago. Show more
