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Revealing the transformation of East Anglia, which found its agriculture and landscape quickly industrialised to cope with the changes of the Second World War. Show more

Using original witnesses, Ben Macintyre recreates the remarkable story of how one brilliant team, and one dead tramp, pulled off a deception which changed the course of WWII. Show more

Edmund Capon explores how, from the 1960s onwards, Australia and its art went global, with indigenous art becoming modern Australia's recognisable calling card. Show more

Documentary about a gang of thieves called the Pink Panthers, which draws connections between international affairs, economics and the shady world of part of the diamond industry. Show more

Dr Michael Mosley explores how scientists went from finding antidotes to poisons to applying poisons as cures, a story that encompasses the planet's most deadly substances. Show more

Virologist Mike Leahy uses 50 years of BBC archive to explore the history of pandemics - infectious diseases caused by bacteria, viruses and parasites - from smallpox to swine flu. Show more

Revealing the transformation of East Anglia, which found its agriculture and landscape quickly industrialised to cope with the changes of the Second World War. Show more

Using original witnesses, Ben Macintyre recreates the remarkable story of how one brilliant team, and one dead tramp, pulled off a deception which changed the course of WWII. Show more

Edmund Capon explores how, from the 1960s onwards, Australia and its art went global, with indigenous art becoming modern Australia's recognisable calling card. Show more