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Michael Portillo visits the world's first iron bridge at Coalbrookdale, explores the historic Chirk Castle and has a go at making traditional Cheshire cheese. Show more
From shipping, sherry and tobacco to Brunel, bridges and the blitz, this programme explores the visual archives that document the history of Bristol. Show more
A record of Britain and its people as seen through the lens of film-maker Harold Baim. Extracts from Baim's archive from the 1940s to 1980s reveal a world that has gone forever. Show more
Harlots, Housewives and Heroines: A 17th Century History for Girls
Episode 2: Act Two: At Home
1 hour on BBC Four
Lucy Worsley explores the ordinary and the extraordinary lives of women in the home at a time when respectable women were defined as maids, wives or widows. Show more
Iain Stewart reveals ten remarkable stories about avalanches, including how the deadliest one killed 18,000 people in three minutes and why another solved an aviation mystery. Show more
Swedish crime thriller. With his life and career on the skids, profiler Sebastian Bergman helps police in his home town solve the murder of a teenage boy. Show more
From shipping, sherry and tobacco to Brunel, bridges and the blitz, this programme explores the visual archives that document the history of Bristol. Show more
A record of Britain and its people as seen through the lens of film-maker Harold Baim. Extracts from Baim's archive from the 1940s to 1980s reveal a world that has gone forever. Show more
Iain Stewart reveals ten remarkable stories about avalanches, including how the deadliest one killed 18,000 people in three minutes and why another solved an aviation mystery. Show more
Michael Portillo visits the world's first iron bridge at Coalbrookdale, explores the historic Chirk Castle and has a go at making traditional Cheshire cheese. Show more
Harlots, Housewives and Heroines: A 17th Century History for Girls
Episode 2: Act Two: At Home
1 hour on BBC Four
Lucy Worsley explores the ordinary and the extraordinary lives of women in the home at a time when respectable women were defined as maids, wives or widows. Show more