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Michael Portillo visits the first locomotive factory in the world, opened by George Stephenson, and searches for the lost pit village of Marsden. Show more
Harry Bicket conducts The English Concert and Choir of the English Concert in a performance of Bach's Mass in B minor, from the Royal Albert Hall. Presented by Charles Hazlewood. Show more
This episode looks at how British musical talent in the 1980s stormed the West End with hits like Cats, Les Miserables, Blood Brothers and Phantom of the Opera. Show more
Les Miserables is the world's best-loved musical. Matt Lucas, a lifelong fan of 'Les Mis', fulfils his dream of performing in the show. Show more
Steve Backshall looks at a world of intricate relationships and unexpected hardship in the Amazon rainforest, and explores the way that the jungle's inhabitants interact. Show more
Julia Bradbury walks the 60 kilometres of Iceland's most famous hiking route, a trail which ends at the the huge volcanic crater at the centre of the Eyjafjallajökull glacier. Show more
This episode looks at how British musical talent in the 1980s stormed the West End with hits like Cats, Les Miserables, Blood Brothers and Phantom of the Opera. Show more
Les Miserables is the world's best-loved musical. Matt Lucas, a lifelong fan of 'Les Mis', fulfils his dream of performing in the show. Show more
