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Series exploring Britain's sacred sites. Ifor ap Glyn asks whether it is nostalgia or something deeper that draws us to holy ruins long after their religious use is over. Show more

Using the Look at Life series of 1960s documentaries, a look at the British economy at a time when industry faced ever-increasing competition from abroad. Show more

In the series finale, the Francophiles take on the Celts in a bid to be named champions. They try to find connections between things which seem utterly random. Show more

Lucy Worsley reveals that our obsession with royal bedrooms, births and succession is nothing new. The rise and fall of their beds reflects the changing fortunes of the monarchy. Show more

Alan Whicker travels the world on a journey reflecting his varied career. He looks back at the 1967 film that introduced hippies to a bemused Britain. Show more

Poet Roger McGough narrates the story of how a simple invention - the shipping container - changed the world forever and forced Britain into the modern era of globalisation. Show more

The people of Liverpool tell their favourite jokes. The city has a tradition of comedy and joke telling, but does it mean the man and woman on the street can crack corkers? Show more

How collecting reached its maturity in the 19th century when the booming economy encouraged philanthropic industrialists to spend their fortunes on art. Show more

Series exploring Britain's sacred sites. Ifor ap Glyn asks whether it is nostalgia or something deeper that draws us to holy ruins long after their religious use is over. Show more

In the series finale, the Francophiles take on the Celts in a bid to be named champions. They try to find connections between things which seem utterly random. Show more

Lucy Worsley reveals that our obsession with royal bedrooms, births and succession is nothing new. The rise and fall of their beds reflects the changing fortunes of the monarchy. Show more