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Sailor and writer Tom Cunliffe puts an LCVP through its paces and finds out how it did more to win World War II than any other piece of machinery. Show more
Michael Scott looks at the decline of Athens and the triumph of theatre, which spread throughout the Greek world and beyond and gave rise to a new kind of comedy. Show more
Danny Baker celebrates British rock as it enters the dance decade of the 90s with author and musician Louise Wener, comedian Josie Long and journalist Alexis Petridis. Show more
With the help of a couple of morris dancers, Danny Baker showcases performances by rockin' Brits such as The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, Radiohead, Happy Mondays and Portishead.
Comedy drama about a Pakistani cab driver who has wholeheartedly embraced the best - and the worst - of British culture, much to the dismay of his deeply religious son. Show more
Professor Simon Schaffer presents a documentary telling the story of automata, extraordinary clockwork machines designed hundreds of years ago to mimic and recreate life. Show more
Michael Scott looks at the decline of Athens and the triumph of theatre, which spread throughout the Greek world and beyond and gave rise to a new kind of comedy. Show more
How reggae music brought to the UK by West Indian immigrants came to dominate the charts. With Ken Boothe, Steel Pulse, Althea and Donna, Janet Kay and more. Show more
With the help of a couple of morris dancers, Danny Baker showcases performances by rockin' Brits such as The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, Radiohead, Happy Mondays and Portishead.
Danny Baker celebrates British rock as it enters the dance decade of the 90s with author and musician Louise Wener, comedian Josie Long and journalist Alexis Petridis. Show more
