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With performances from Darts, Dollar, UK Subs, the Three Degrees, the Sugarhill Gang, Storm, Motorhead, Marianne Faithfull and the Police and dance sequences by Legs & Co. Show more

Kate Humble and Dr Helen Czerski follow the Earth's voyage around the sun for one complete orbit, travelling first from July to the December solstice and showing its effect. Show more

Sam Willis shows how the castle arrived as an instrument of invasion with the Normans but became a weapon with which unruly barons challenged the Crown. Show more

Comedy set around a dog training class. A trustee from the charity Naomi works for comes on a fact-finding visit, while Nana V is concerned about her dog No Name acting strangely. Show more

Len Goodman and Lucy Worsley show how the first few decades of the 20th century saw the most rapid and revolutionary change in the history of British dance. Show more

A look at iconic female singers of the 20th century who tragically died young. The singers featured include Edith Piaf, Billie Holiday, Judy Garland, Maria Callas and Janis Joplin. Show more

With performances from Darts, Dollar, UK Subs, the Three Degrees, the Sugarhill Gang, Storm, Motorhead, Marianne Faithfull and the Police and dance sequences by Legs & Co. Show more

The best romantic duets from the BBC archive, including Robbie and Kylie, Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge, Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers, Sonny and Cher, and Peaches and Herb. Show more

Comedy set around a dog training class. A trustee from the charity Naomi works for comes on a fact-finding visit, while Nana V is concerned about her dog No Name acting strangely. Show more

Sam Willis shows how the castle arrived as an instrument of invasion with the Normans but became a weapon with which unruly barons challenged the Crown. Show more