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Michael finds out how Canterbury Cathedral was saved during the Baedeker raids of World War II and explores the origins of a seaside swim in Margate. Show more

How Matilda almost became the first woman to be crowned queen of England in her own right, and how Eleanor of Aquitaine was more than the queen of courtly love. Show more

From the Tower of London to Hampton Court Palace, Dan Cruickshank reveals a story of buildings which cemented the monarch's claim to the throne. Show more

Documentary following the discovery and investigation of a 4,000-year-old body that was preserved in a peat bog in Cashel in the Irish midlands. Show more

Documentary examining the world of animal swarms, using the latest camera techniques to look into the heart of a superswarm and reveal how they view our world. Show more

Writer and historian Michael Collins tells the story of the suburban garden and delivers a riposte to the urban intelligentsia who have spent a century sneering at the suburbs. Show more

How Matilda almost became the first woman to be crowned queen of England in her own right, and how Eleanor of Aquitaine was more than the queen of courtly love. Show more

Comedy series set in a parks department. Ann sets Leslie up on a blind date with one of her co-workers. However, the date does not go as Leslie had hoped. Show more

Comedy series. The parks department forms a partnership with a local company to sell energy bars. Leslie tries to stop the deal as the snacks are unhealthy. Show more

From the Tower of London to Hampton Court Palace, Dan Cruickshank reveals a story of buildings which cemented the monarch's claim to the throne. Show more