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Julia Bradbury explores the work of fell walker Alfred Wainwright. She faces Scafell Pike, England's highest peak, and must reach the 978m summit before darkness falls. Show more
A look at how suburban London has been captured on film over time - a confusing world of tidy semis, old villages and sprawling estates, of commuters, hidden lives and conflict. Show more
Quiz show in which links must be made between seemingly random things. The Francophiles and the Fell Walkers try to make the semi-finals. Show more
Documentary about English Egyptologist Flinders Petrie. Ancient Egypt was vandalised by tomb raiders until one Victorian maverick pioneered modern field archaeology. Show more
For 2,000 years almost all evidence of Cleopatra had disappeared - until now. Neil Oliver investigates the story of a ruthless queen who would kill her own siblings for power. Show more
Simon Sebag Montefiore uncovers the central role played by religion in the power of the city of Rome. Every event in ancient Rome revolved around religion. Show more
Writer Andrew Hussey travels through the glorious art and surprising history of an extraordinary French institution to show that the story of the Louvre is the story of France. Show more
Quiz show in which links must be made between seemingly random things. The Francophiles and the Fell Walkers try to make the semi-finals. Show more
Julia Bradbury explores the work of fell walker Alfred Wainwright. She faces Scafell Pike, England's highest peak, and must reach the 978m summit before darkness falls. Show more
A look at how suburban London has been captured on film over time - a confusing world of tidy semis, old villages and sprawling estates, of commuters, hidden lives and conflict. Show more
For 2,000 years almost all evidence of Cleopatra had disappeared - until now. Neil Oliver investigates the story of a ruthless queen who would kill her own siblings for power. Show more
