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Patrick Moore talks about the latest news from Messenger, the spacecraft over Mercury. Chris Lintott looks at the legacy of the last moon mission, Apollo 17. Show more
Sir David Attenborough goes in search of the very first animals. His journey begins in a forest near his childhood home in Leicester. Show more
Series about refuse in Britain looks at the 1970s and 80s, when two big ideas emerged in the waste management industry - privatisation of public services and environmentalism. Show more
Focusing on the Huns, Vandals and Goths, Waldemar Januszczak follows each tribe's European journey and discovers the art they produced along the way. Show more
David Attenborough recounts his personal experiences with the mountain gorillas of Rwanda and how conservationists have battled to save the species from the brink of extinction. Show more
In 1960, David Attenborough visited the island of Madagascar to film one of his first ever wildlife series. He now returns to the island on a very personal quest. Show more
Patrick Moore talks about the latest news from Messenger, the spacecraft over Mercury. Chris Lintott looks at the legacy of the last moon mission, Apollo 17. Show more
Sir David Attenborough goes in search of the very first animals. His journey begins in a forest near his childhood home in Leicester. Show more
Series about refuse in Britain looks at the 1970s and 80s, when two big ideas emerged in the waste management industry - privatisation of public services and environmentalism. Show more