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Andrew Graham-Dixon takes a turn around Britain's earliest globe, reveals the identity of a 2,000-year-old Roman, and helps restore a Gainsborough landscape. Show more
Robert Bartlett examines the way we thought during medieval times. He unearths remarkable evidence of the complex passions of men and women during the Middle Ages. Show more
Professor James Shapiro presents a three-part series about Shakespeare in the reign of King James. He begins in 1603 when a new dynasty came to power. 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
Scandinavian crime drama serial. Swedish and Danish police investigate jointly after a woman is found murdered in the middle of a bridge on the border between the two countries. Show more
Andre Geim reveals how his playful approach to research helped him uncover the properties of graphene, the world's thinnest material, and won him a Nobel Prize. Show more
Robert Bartlett examines the way we thought during medieval times. He unearths remarkable evidence of the complex passions of men and women during the Middle Ages. Show more
Andrew Graham-Dixon takes a turn around Britain's earliest globe, reveals the identity of a 2,000-year-old Roman, and helps restore a Gainsborough landscape. Show more
Professor James Shapiro presents a three-part series about Shakespeare in the reign of King James. He begins in 1603 when a new dynasty came to power. Show more
