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Mike Read presents performances from the Bodysnatchers, Squeeze, Sad Cafe, the Lambrettas, Barbara Dickson, Shakin' Stevens, Martha and the Muffins, UB40, and the Jam. Show more
Professor Iain Stewart explains what meteorites and asteroids are, where they come from, the danger they pose and the role they have played in Earth's history. Show more
Author Sir Terry Pratchett finds out what the future holds for orangutans, and discovers a new threat to their habitat that could push them to the brink of extinction. Show more
British POWs and their Japanese captors tell the story of what happened on the 'Death Railway' built to link Thailand to Burma in 1943, one of the worst atrocities of WWII. Show more
Documentary series. Robert Bartlett explores the impact of the Norman conquest of Britain and Ireland, and looks at how England adapted to its new masters. Show more
Mike Read presents performances from the Bodysnatchers, Squeeze, Sad Cafe, the Lambrettas, Barbara Dickson, Shakin' Stevens, Martha and the Muffins, UB40, and the Jam. Show more
Professor Joanna Bourke charts how, over the past five centuries, dentistry has been transformed from a backstreet horror show into a gleaming modern science. Show more
Professor Iain Stewart explains what meteorites and asteroids are, where they come from, the danger they pose and the role they have played in Earth's history. Show more
Martha Kearney retraces the footsteps of George Victor Du Noyer. Martha travels north, taking in Dunluce Castle, Mussenden Temple and Kearney Point, before visiting Dunmoe. Show more
Author Sir Terry Pratchett finds out what the future holds for orangutans, and discovers a new threat to their habitat that could push them to the brink of extinction. Show more
