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Simon Bates introduces the pop programme, featuring The Polecats, UB40, Hazel O'Connor, Coast to Coast, Adam & the Ants and Kim Carnes, plus a dance performance from Legs & Co.

Guard Ivan is concerned about his friend Jenni, the ticket inspector on the romantic Nilgiri Mountain Railway line, because Jenni is still a bachelor. Show more

Alice Roberts and Matt Williams look at the year's archaeology projects. This episode visits sites in the west of Britain, including one uncovering the rituals of Stonehenge. Show more

Egyptologist Dr Joann Fletcher discovers what life was like for ordinary Egyptians 3,500 years ago. She looks at the mysterious world of the ancient Egyptian afterlife. Show more

Entomologist George McGavin and ant expert Adam Hart capture all aspects of life in an ant colony using time-lapse cameras, microscopes, microphones and radio tracking technology. Show more

Simon Bates introduces the pop programme, featuring The Polecats, UB40, Hazel O'Connor, Coast to Coast, Adam & the Ants and Kim Carnes, plus a dance performance from Legs & Co.

Documentary re-evaluating the career of actress and singer Doris Day, who died in 2019 at the age of 97. Show more

Using a mix of archive material, this film paints a colourful and surprising portrait of London's beating heart, the West End, from showbusiness and shops to riots and sleaze. Show more

Alice Roberts and Matt Williams look at the year's archaeology projects. This episode visits sites in the west of Britain, including one uncovering the rituals of Stonehenge. Show more