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Series following the Falkland Islands community. It's high summer, and time for the annual Stanley horticultural show. The islanders welcome some honoured guests. Show more

Jim Al-Khalili uncovers the story of Sellafield. He encounters some of the most dangerous substances on earth, reveals the nature of radiation and even attempts to split the atom. Show more

Helen Czerski uncovers what colour is, how it works and how it has written the story of our planet. She seeks out the colours that turned the Earth multicoloured. Show more

Richard Hammond investigates how wind actually starts. He walks into the centre of a man-made tornado and visits one of the windiest places on Earth. Show more

Dan Cruickshank looks at the extravagant 19th-century castles and palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria, believing them to be the work of an architectural genius ahead of his time. Show more

Documentary about a mystifying corporate scandal, involving the dismissal of a Japanese company's British-born president and CEO for blowing the whistle on a huge historical fraud. Show more

Documentary in which Richard Taylor charts Victorian Gothic architect Pugin's extraordinary life story and discovers how his work continues to influence Britain today. Show more

Using the Look at Life series of 1960s documentaries, a look at the British economy at a time when industry faced ever-increasing competition from abroad. Show more

Helen Czerski uncovers what colour is, how it works and how it has written the story of our planet. She seeks out the colours that turned the Earth multicoloured. Show more