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Ben Garrod discovers how the skeleton has adapted for vertebrates to move on land in many ways and explores the role of the spine in both cheetahs and snakes. Show more

Iain Stewart reveals ten remarkable stories about avalanches, including how the deadliest one killed 18,000 people in three minutes and why another solved an aviation mystery. Show more

James May puts objects back together again from a pile of their component parts. He reassembles the 135 parts that make up a 1960s Kenwood Chef a701a food mixer. Show more

Classic 80s music quiz revived for two seasonal specials hosted by Mike Read. Guests include Nick Heyward, Carol Decker, David Grant, Cheryl Baker, Jay Aston and Ranking Roger. Show more

Memorable Top of the Pops performances from 1964 through to 1975, including The Rolling Stones, Tom Jones, Status Quo, Procol Harum, Stevie Wonder, Queen and The Kinks. Show more

A Storyville documentary: Daisy Asquith tells the personal story of her mother's conception after a dance in the 1940s in Ireland, in an adventure in social and sexual morality. Show more

Iain Stewart reveals ten remarkable stories about avalanches, including how the deadliest one killed 18,000 people in three minutes and why another solved an aviation mystery. Show more

Ray Mears looks at how the landscapes of America's five great deserts, from the Great Basin desert to Arizona's Sonoran desert, challenged the westward push of the pioneers. Show more

William Burrell made a fortune out of shipping and spent it on art. Kirsty Wark tells the story of the self-effacing collector and tours the highlights of his collection. Show more