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A look at the Serengeti in east Africa, a vast grassland that is home to great concentrations of herbivores. But what is the key that allows such density and diversity? Show more
A look at how attention turned from civilisation and kings to the search for the common man against a background of science and competing political ideologies. Show more
Michael Scott discovers that from the start, drama was about more than entertainment - it was a reaction to real events and it was deeply connected to Athenian democracy. Show more
Peter and Dan Snow unpick the fighting that broke out in 1973. Known by some as the Yom Kippur War, it was the biggest military clash between Arabs and Israelis. Show more
Stories from the Dark Earth: Meet the Ancestors Revisited
Episode 2: Families of the Stone Age
59 minutes
on BBC Four
Archaeologist Julian Richards returns to the excavation of two burials from the Stone Age - a Neolithic family in Dorset and a tomb on Orkney. Show more
Dr James Logan and Brendan Dunphy carry out a complete insect dissection, using cutting-edge imaging technology to show the beauty and precision of the natural engineering inside. Show more
A look at the Serengeti in east Africa, a vast grassland that is home to great concentrations of herbivores. But what is the key that allows such density and diversity? Show more
A look at how attention turned from civilisation and kings to the search for the common man against a background of science and competing political ideologies. Show more
Michael Scott discovers that from the start, drama was about more than entertainment - it was a reaction to real events and it was deeply connected to Athenian democracy. Show more
