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Dan Snow looks at how the 19th-century Navy used gunboat diplomacy to push British interests further afield, before losing its naval supremacy after the First World War. Show more

After six years Timothy Spall and his wife Shane conclude their trip around the British coast by barge, but not before a final, frightening twist off the Kent coast. Show more

With the help of its greatest exponents from Michael Parkinson to Melvyn Bragg, Sir David Frost looks back over nearly 60 years of both the political and celebrity TV interview. Show more

Mark Lawson talks to comedian Frank Skinner about a career that has involved stand-up, broadcasting, writing and pop music. Skinner also talks candidly about his personal life. Show more

Ruby Wax visits Manila to interview the former first lady Imelda Marcos.

Series about being Catholic in Britain today focuses on the female staff, volunteers and congregation of Westminster Cathedral, who talk about what Catholicism means to them. Show more

After six years Timothy Spall and his wife Shane conclude their trip around the British coast by barge, but not before a final, frightening twist off the Kent coast. Show more

Dan Snow looks at how the 19th-century Navy used gunboat diplomacy to push British interests further afield, before losing its naval supremacy after the First World War. Show more

With the help of its greatest exponents from Michael Parkinson to Melvyn Bragg, Sir David Frost looks back over nearly 60 years of both the political and celebrity TV interview. Show more

After six years Timothy Spall and his wife Shane conclude their trip around the British coast by barge, but not before a final, frightening twist off the Kent coast. Show more