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Timothy McAllister brings us the UK premiere of John Adams's Saxophone Concerto and Marin Alsop conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra as it performs Mahler's ambitious 1st Symphony. Show more
A colourful nugget of pop mined from the BBC's archive, Procol Harum's A Whiter Shade of Pale, performed on Top of the Pops in 1967. Show more
A look at the social and economic changes which took place during Queen Victoria's reign, such as industrialisation and changing roles for women. Show more
As archaeologists excavate a mass grave of British sailors, Sam Willis explores Antigua's ruins and sees how the Caribbean's sugar islands were a kind of hell in Nelson's time. Show more
Dr Lucy Worsley explores the royal wardrobes of our monarchs over the last 400 years, showing how they have always been regarded as their personal statement to their people. Show more
Series which uncovers the story behind the creation of six classic books. Tony Jordan brings his writer's insight to Charles Dickens's Great Expectations. Show more
Author Philip Hoare examines the shocking stories of the World War I Hampshire hospital doctors who faked footage on cures for shellshock. Show more
AN Wilson travels back to a landscape of beautiful houses and churches, beaches and seaside piers, where he reveals the life and work of poet and broadcaster Sir John Betjeman. Show more
A look at the social and economic changes which took place during Queen Victoria's reign, such as industrialisation and changing roles for women. Show more
