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Documentary series with Michael Portillo. Michael travels back in time on the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway and sees the latest Roman discoveries in York. Show more
Tom Fort whisks us through the landscape around south west England's A303 road and 5,000 years of history, including a Neolithic traveller and a medieval murder mystery. Show more
Dan Cruickshank follows in the footsteps of chroniclers John Stow and John Strype to explore London in the 17th century, one of the most dramatic times in the city's history. Show more
Documentary tracing the story of the ultimate sanction, examining such matters as the protocols of the public execution and the 'science' of hanging. Show more
Ben Fogle ventures across the Antarctic to join the international effort to preserve Captain Scott's hut and its artefacts Scott's diaries. Includes readings from Scott's diaries. Show more
Dr Gabrielle Walker looks deep within the ice crystal to try to discover how something so ephemeral has the power to sculpt landscapes, preserve the past and inform the future. Show more
Documentary that looks at Antarctica's penguins' constant struggle to survive the deadly cold and what's happening to them as the continent's climate starts to change. Show more
Tom Fort whisks us through the landscape around south west England's A303 road and 5,000 years of history, including a Neolithic traveller and a medieval murder mystery. Show more
Dan Cruickshank follows in the footsteps of chroniclers John Stow and John Strype to explore London in the 17th century, one of the most dramatic times in the city's history. Show more
