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Michael Portillo learns how the railways helped to make Birmingham the world's pen-making capital and hears tales of a notorious Victorian murderer. Show more
Michael Portillo explores one of the greatest locomotive factories in railway history and discovers the dark side of the Industrial Revolution. Show more
Two teams of clever celebrities prepare to lose their dignity in honour of Sport Relief as the Scribblers take on the Terriers. Show more
Documentary in which victims of multi drug resistant mutations of tuberculosis from two families in Swaziland battle with the disease over the course of a year. Show more
In the Rockies, Richard Fortey explores a fossilised seabed containing bizarre life forms that have revolutionised understanding about the beginnings of complex life. Show more
Documentary series. Taking a look back at the creation of Elvis Presley's self-titled debut album which brought about his rise to superstardom in 1956. Show more
Two teams of clever celebrities prepare to lose their dignity in honour of Sport Relief as the Scribblers take on the Terriers. Show more
Comedy following a tight-knit family from the Dublin suburbs. Ciara reluctantly brings her new boyfriend home, but good first impressions are not a family forte. Show more
Danny Baker plonks a deckchair on the sandy bit between the land and the sea and mulls over this mysterious, salty, golden or pebbly hinterland.
They're back! More old Jews tell their favourite jokes. Old, new, clean and not so clean, the evergreen pensioners provide the laughs in this fresh batch of funnies.
Documentary in which victims of multi drug resistant mutations of tuberculosis from two families in Swaziland battle with the disease over the course of a year. Show more
