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Michael Portillo rides the stunning Severn Valley Railway across Victoria Bridge and learns how Victorian blacksmithing was not for the faint-hearted. Show more
Robert Bartlett examines the way we thought during medieval times. He unearths remarkable evidence of the complex passions of men and women during the Middle Ages. Show more
Compilation of hits by artists virtually unheard of again, including Peter Sarstedt, Trio, Phyllis Nelson and The New Radicals, which explores the one-hit wonder phenomenon. Show more
Compilation of BBC archive performances by country artists, including Tammy Wynette, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Charley Pride, Emmylou Harris and Glen Campbell. Show more
Kate Bush performs songs such as Wuthering Heights, Babooshka and Running up That Hill on BBC TV shows, alongside other intriguing and lesser-known material in the BBC studios. Show more
Neil Oliver recounts the life of John Muir, who was instrumental to the modern conservation movement and one of the founders of America's National Park movement. Show more
A look at the clash between luxury and Christianity in medieval Europe and how the Black Death paradoxically liberated it from the church. Show more
Robert Bartlett examines the way we thought during medieval times. He unearths remarkable evidence of the complex passions of men and women during the Middle Ages. Show more
Writer and broadcaster Stephen Smith finds out what it took to get ahead at the court of Richard II, who presided over the first truly sophisticated and artistic court in England. Show more
