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Tony Blackburn introduces Hudson Ford, Elvis Costello, Joe Dolan, David Essex, Steve Gibbons Band, Elkie Brooks, Dooleys, Nazareth, Yvonne Elliman, the Jacksons and Candi Staton. Show more
Engineer Jem Stansfield investigates how we have come to understand, and then harness, the immense power of explosions, from ancient China to the nuclear age. Show more
Documentary telling the life story of Norman Wisdom, from street urchin to knight of the realm, through interviews with his children, and actors and directors who worked with him. Show more
Documentary series examining how Hitler came to power. By January 1933, Germany had voted for a chancellor who was openly opposed to democracy. Show more
Series in which a mafioso informant is relocated to Norway. Frank reluctantly agrees to accompany Sigrid when she attends an ante-natal examination at the hospital. Show more
Robert Winston explores the extraordinary transformation of the hospital from Victorian workhouse to modern centre of medicine. Show more
Engineer Jem Stansfield investigates how we have come to understand, and then harness, the immense power of explosions, from ancient China to the nuclear age. Show more
Tony Blackburn introduces Hudson Ford, Elvis Costello, Joe Dolan, David Essex, Steve Gibbons Band, Elkie Brooks, Dooleys, Nazareth, Yvonne Elliman, the Jacksons and Candi Staton. Show more
Documentary telling the life story of Norman Wisdom, from street urchin to knight of the realm, through interviews with his children, and actors and directors who worked with him. Show more
