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Michael Portillo travels to the Victorian seaside resort of Aberystwyth and unleashes the power of a 19th-century engineering triumph. Show more
Series on how London has changed since Charles Booth's 1886 survey. Reverdy Road, Bermondsey, has endured as an enclave of working-class respectability. Show more
Adaptation of Lionel Shriver's novel. A woman looks back on her son's childhood after he commits an act that damages their community and relationship forever. Show more
The true story of twin sisters from China, found as babies in a box in 2003 and adopted by two separate sets of parents - one from California, the other from a Norwegian village. 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
Series on how London has changed since Charles Booth's 1886 survey. Reverdy Road, Bermondsey, has endured as an enclave of working-class respectability. Show more
Michael Mosley takes an in-depth look at blood. He carries out six experiments on his own blood, from starving it of oxygen to injecting it with snake venom and even eating it. Show more
The true story of twin sisters from China, found as babies in a box in 2003 and adopted by two separate sets of parents - one from California, the other from a Norwegian village. Show more
