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Documentary series. Michael Portillo learns to decipher traditional knitting patterns in Filey and meets Scarborough's 4,000-year-old Gristhorpe Man. Show more
Travel documentary. Michael Portillo explores the temperance movement's origins in Preston, visits Blackpool and meets Morecambe Bay's keeper of the sands. Show more
Historian Ben Robinson employs archive film, expert analysis, 3D graphics and eyewitness testimony to trace the first air attacks on Britain by the Zeppelin. Show more
Profile of the British-born actress who went on to become one of Hollywood's most enduring stars and whose love affair with Richard Burton captured the public's imagination. Show more
Documentary revealing the contents of hellraising Welsh actor Richard Burton's diaries, providing a unique opportunity to reassess the man behind the myth. 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
Series following wildlife in Yellowstone. Winter approaches, and the animals have two months to get ready. As the snow and ice return, many move away from the national park. Show more
Film packed with startling memories, vivid images and penetrating insights into the power of pop and rock's first and most abiding artefact - the seven-inch, vinyl 45-rpm record. Show more
Timewatch joins the crew and passengers on board Britain's favourite ship as the QE2 leaves Southampton for the last time and glides gracefully into retirement after over 40 years. Show more
Historian Ben Robinson employs archive film, expert analysis, 3D graphics and eyewitness testimony to trace the first air attacks on Britain by the Zeppelin. Show more
Documentary revealing the contents of hellraising Welsh actor Richard Burton's diaries, providing a unique opportunity to reassess the man behind the myth. Show more
