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Timothy and his wife Shane encounter several Scottish ports and islands in the misty drizzle and venture up the Caledonian Canal. Show more
Richard Wilson drives a convertible Triumph TR3A around some of the Lake District's most famous roads. He gets the lowdown on the area from author Hunter Davies. Show more
Spring arrives, new life emerges and Rob Penn can shape the future of his forest. A visit to a secret woodland gives him a glimpse of how tomorrow's trees might look. Show more
Clarissa Dickson Wright reveals the origins and development of the British breakfast, from early records of choirboys at St Paul's through to today's packet cereals. Show more
Darkly comic series set in an NHS Trust hospital ward. Kim has given up smoking and is feeling the effects, Den has a secret she's trying to hide and Pippa has a moment or two. Show more
A revealing portrait of one of the most celebrated broadcasters of the 20th Century, Alistair Cooke, whose Radio 4 programme Letter from America spanned 58 years. Show more
A look at the one environment made by humans for humans - the city. It is built to keep untamed nature out, but nature cannot be pushed away. Show more
Richard Wilson drives a convertible Triumph TR3A around some of the Lake District's most famous roads. He gets the lowdown on the area from author Hunter Davies. Show more
Spring arrives, new life emerges and Rob Penn can shape the future of his forest. A visit to a secret woodland gives him a glimpse of how tomorrow's trees might look. Show more
Darkly comic series set in an NHS Trust hospital ward. Kim has given up smoking and is feeling the effects, Den has a secret she's trying to hide and Pippa has a moment or two. Show more
Clarissa Dickson Wright reveals the origins and development of the British breakfast, from early records of choirboys at St Paul's through to today's packet cereals. Show more