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Tony Blackburn introduces performances from Generation X, Elkie Brooks, Hot Chocolate, Tina Charles, Brian & Michael, Blondie, Andy Cameron, the Jam, Kate Bush and Legs & Co. Show more
Series examining the 19th century Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood art movement looks at how they transformed landscape painting with a microscopic examination of the natural world. Show more
Exploring Britain's sacred sites. In Wales, Scotland and northern England, Ifor ap Glyn finds out why water is often the essential element in many of our most holy places. Show more
Series exploring the heritage movement looks at its unsung heroes, civil servants such as Charles Reed Peers who helped save the great ruins of Britain. Show more
Entomologist George McGavin and ant expert Adam Hart capture all aspects of life in an ant colony using time-lapse cameras, microscopes, microphones and radio tracking technology. Show more
Robert Llewellyn examines the enduring appeal of submarine movies, finding a beached Cold War Russian nuclear sub on the Medway and WWII German U-boat pens on the French coast. Show more
Documentary which journeys into the life and work of Scottish artist William Turnbull, widely recognised as one of the pioneers of modernism in Britain. Show more
Tony Blackburn introduces performances from Generation X, Elkie Brooks, Hot Chocolate, Tina Charles, Brian & Michael, Blondie, Andy Cameron, the Jam, Kate Bush and Legs & Co. Show more
Series examining the 19th century Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood art movement looks at how they transformed landscape painting with a microscopic examination of the natural world. Show more
Exploring Britain's sacred sites. In Wales, Scotland and northern England, Ifor ap Glyn finds out why water is often the essential element in many of our most holy places. Show more
Series exploring the heritage movement looks at its unsung heroes, civil servants such as Charles Reed Peers who helped save the great ruins of Britain. Show more
