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Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Jonathan Foyle looks at the palaces, tapestries, music and paintings created in King Henry VIII's name and asks if they compensate for the religious treasures he later destroyed. Show more

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Series 15

Episode 3: The Engine that Powers the World

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Mark Evans tells the surprising story of the hidden powerhouse behind the globalised world, the diesel engine, a 19th-century invention that has become indispensable to the 21st. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Evans
Producer:
Steve O'Hagan
Director:
Steve O'Hagan
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole

Sam Willis explores the golden age of piracy during the early 18th century and charts the devastating impact pirates had during an age of colonial expansion. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Jonathan Foyle looks at the palaces, tapestries, music and paintings created in King Henry VIII's name and asks if they compensate for the religious treasures he later destroyed. Show more

BBC Four

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