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Mark Miodownik traces the history of our love affair with metal. He investigates metals at the atomic level and sees how metal crystals can be grown to survive inside a jet engine. Show more
Quiz show in which links must be made between seemingly random things. Three teachers square up to a team of IT specialists as they make connections. Show more
Alastair Sooke traces how the Romans during the Republic went from being art thieves and copycats to pioneering a new artistic style of warts 'n' all realism. Show more
Lucy Worsley looks at the history of the bathroom, from medieval bath houses to London Bridge's communal loos to finding out how piped water got to our homes. Show more
Robert Hughes examines the relationship between art and authority by looking at dadaism and the art of political movements such as fascism and Soviet communism. Show more
Mark Miodownik traces the history of our love affair with metal. He investigates metals at the atomic level and sees how metal crystals can be grown to survive inside a jet engine. Show more
Quiz show in which links must be made between seemingly random things. Three teachers square up to a team of IT specialists as they make connections. Show more
Three former bomb disposal officers who served during the Troubles return to Northern Ireland after thirty years to review the defining moments of their careers. Show more
Alastair Sooke traces how the Romans during the Republic went from being art thieves and copycats to pioneering a new artistic style of warts 'n' all realism. Show more
