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Michael Portillo visits the home of Queen Victoria's favourite bishop, and follows in the footsteps of Victorian health fanatics to the Malvern Hills. Show more
A portrait of London's secret wildlife, from local badgers and foxes to more exotic species like pelicans and seals. Show more
Documentary telling the story of how zoos captured the British public's imagination - from the first in Regent's Park to Gerald Durrell's conservation ark, which became Jersey Zoo. Show more
Harlots, Housewives and Heroines: A 17th Century History for Girls
Episode 2: Act Two: At Home
1 hour
on BBC Four
Lucy Worsley explores the ordinary and the extraordinary lives of women in the home at a time when respectable women were defined as maids, wives or widows. Show more
Nature documentary. The impact of summer on polar bears, musk oxen and penguins, who struggle to cope with an unlikely problem - heat. Show more
Documentary exploring the relationship that developed between composer Benjamin Britten and the BBC as they worked together to broadcast modern classical music further and wider. Show more
A portrait of London's secret wildlife, from local badgers and foxes to more exotic species like pelicans and seals. Show more
Michael Portillo visits the home of Queen Victoria's favourite bishop, and follows in the footsteps of Victorian health fanatics to the Malvern Hills. Show more
Documentary telling the story of how zoos captured the British public's imagination - from the first in Regent's Park to Gerald Durrell's conservation ark, which became Jersey Zoo. Show more
