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Michaela Strachan and Steve Leonard present a series featuring orphaned and rescued orangutans in Borneo. They help three babies learn how to behave like wild orangutans. Show more
Liz McIvor recounts the tales of the men who built the canals - the navigators, or navvies - focusing on their work on the Manchester Ship Canal. Show more
Series celebrating handcrafted objects made under the royal warrant. Simon Benney makes jewellery and household objects for the royal family and private clients. Show more
This episode of the science series explores a dizzying world of cosmic bounces, rips and multiple universes, and finds out what happened before the big bang. Show more
Series in which Professor Brian Cox explores the laws of the universe. In this episode, Brian takes on the story of the force that sculpts the entire universe - gravity. Show more
Series in which geologist Iain Stewart explores how the Earth's continents have transformed evolution. In this edition, he reconstructs how North and South America were created. Show more
A family of chimps live in a forested gorge that runs though the African savannah and has been cut off from the rest of the jungle for 15 years, leaving the chimps imprisoned. Show more
Revolution and Romance: Musical Masters of the 19th Century
Episode 3: Party Like It's 1899
59 minutes on BBC Four
Available for years
Suzy Klein examines how the music of the 19th century was able to flourish through economic and social change, as well as a technological revolution. Show more
Art historian Dr Richard Clay journeys through the dramatic and destructive years of the French Revolution, telling its history through the extraordinary story of its art. Show more
This episode of the science series explores a dizzying world of cosmic bounces, rips and multiple universes, and finds out what happened before the big bang. Show more