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Julia Bradbury walks alongside the Caledonian Canal in the Scottish Highlands and tells the story of Thomas Telford, who created this engineering marvel. Show more

Series exploring iconic gardens. Nymans, one of the most fashionable gardens of the Edwardian and interwar years, was created by a family of German emigres of Jewish descent. Show more

Series in which Andrew Marr explores the books we read. He investigates detective fiction, a genre whose most famous heroes are now embedded in our collective psyche. Show more

Continuing his exploration of the Victorian world, Jeremy Paxman tells how railways, factories and military might made Britain the richest country in the world. Show more

Series telling the story of the First World War as never before. This episode looks at the global implications of the war, particularly on the African continent. Show more

The story of the First World War told from a unique new aerial perspective, featuring archive footage filmed from an airship and newly developed photographs taken by pilots. Show more

Documentary which explores the British love of fast, daring and sometimes reckless motorbike riding during a period when home-grown machines were the envy of the world. Show more

Len Goodman takes a step back in time to the heyday of British dance bands, a golden age of music in the years between the wars that laid the foundations for 20th-century pop. Show more

Series in which Andrew Marr explores the books we read. He investigates detective fiction, a genre whose most famous heroes are now embedded in our collective psyche. Show more