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Sitcom about a bachelor living with his parents. Mother is out to get Aunt Esme's money for Timothy, and Timothy has encounters with a garage owner and his dogs. Show more
Documentary looking at the variety of wild animals inhabiting the Himalayas, from monkeys, wolves and bears to foxes, snow leopards and pheasants. Show more
Nature's Wonderlands: Islands of Evolution
Episode 2: Madagascar: A World Apart
59 minutes on BBC Four
Richard Fortey investigates why islands are laboratories of evolution. On Madagascar he discovers lemurs, the giraffe-necked weevil and the aye-aye. Show more
A film about London's oldest wholesale market, which is on the verge of big changes. Under pressure to modernise, the market is divided. Will ancient custom or commerce win out? Show more
Classic 1964 BBC documentary series. This episode explores the attempts to rally the French Army for a spring offensive, but they began to openly mutiny. Show more
Classic BBC series. In 1917, the October revolution brought the Communists to power in Russia, while America entered into the war on 6th April. Show more
Documentary looking at the variety of wild animals inhabiting the Himalayas, from monkeys, wolves and bears to foxes, snow leopards and pheasants. Show more
Documentary looking at how the British landscape has been depicted, from Flemish beginnings in the court of Charles I to the digital thumbstrokes of David Hockney's iPad. Show more
Nature's Wonderlands: Islands of Evolution
Episode 2: Madagascar: A World Apart
59 minutes on BBC Four
Richard Fortey investigates why islands are laboratories of evolution. On Madagascar he discovers lemurs, the giraffe-necked weevil and the aye-aye. Show more