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Francesco da Mosto travels the length and breadth of Italy. He discovers why Rome is the Eternal City and goes head to head with Mussolini, then on to Naples. Show more

Series following Venice's emergency and public services. With the pope visiting for the first time in 25 years, the city is on lockdown and tension is high. Show more

Helen Castor explores the lives of the Tudor queens Jane, Mary and Elizabeth, and how each struggled with wearing a crown that was made for a male head. Show more

In preparation for a car trip around Britain, Richard Wilson learns how to use a gearstick again, having driven only automatics for the past 30 years. Show more

Comedy series set in the world of tabloid journalism. When the Sunday Sun gets hold of footage of a golfer cheating in a tournament, Alex is sent to catch him out. Show more

Comedy series about the creators of a hit British TV show who move to LA to remake it for American TV, with disastrous results. Matt LeBlanc is hired to be the new lead actor. Show more

Stephen Fry narrates a series tracing the roots of light entertainment. This edition explores how the chat show has provided some of the most controversial TV ever made. Show more

Montalbano investigates a goldsmith's apparent suicide by electrocution. But he discovers that the dead man's will was forged, leaving everything to his brother. Show more

In preparation for a car trip around Britain, Richard Wilson learns how to use a gearstick again, having driven only automatics for the past 30 years. Show more

Comedy series set in the world of tabloid journalism. When the Sunday Sun gets hold of footage of a golfer cheating in a tournament, Alex is sent to catch him out. Show more

Helen Castor explores the lives of the Tudor queens Jane, Mary and Elizabeth, and how each struggled with wearing a crown that was made for a male head. Show more