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Woodsman Rob Penn brings an abandoned woodland back to life. Rob introduces pigs to clear bracken and brambles. Felling a dead tree almost throws the whole project into jeopardy. Show more
Using the Rank Organisation's Look at Life documentaries, a look at how childhood was transformed by sweeping changes to the British educational system in the 1960s. Show more
Quiz show with Victoria Coren Mitchell where links must be made between seemingly random things. A trio of GPs square up to three fell walkers. Show more
Professor Simon Schaffer presents a documentary telling the story of automata, extraordinary clockwork machines designed hundreds of years ago to mimic and recreate life. Show more
Storyville: Documentary following legendary horse whisperer Buck Brannaman, who inspired a novel and Hollywood film, from a painful childhood to his inspiring work as a trainer. Show more
Simon Sebag Montefiore charts Rome's rise to become the capital of western Christendom and its impact on the lives of its citizens, elites and high priests. Show more
James Shapiro's series about Shakespeare in the reign of King James. It's 1606 and, in the aftermath of the Gunpowder Plot, Macbeth captures the anxiety of the time. Show more
Using the Rank Organisation's Look at Life documentaries, a look at how childhood was transformed by sweeping changes to the British educational system in the 1960s. Show more
Quiz show with Victoria Coren Mitchell where links must be made between seemingly random things. A trio of GPs square up to three fell walkers. Show more
Professor Simon Schaffer presents a documentary telling the story of automata, extraordinary clockwork machines designed hundreds of years ago to mimic and recreate life. Show more
