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Dan Cruickshank explores stories from ancient Egypt. He discovers the techniques that the Egyptians used to make their pyramids, temples and mummies eternal. Show more

Ewan McGregor narrates a series about the wildlife of the Scottish Highlands. A look at how humans are now endeavouring to protect the Highlands' precious wildlife. Show more

A Storyville documentary: investigating big-game hunting, breeding and wildlife conservation, it raises debate about the rights and wrongs of killing animals for sport and profit. Show more

Dr Suzannah Lipscomb looks at the damage caused by the hazardous new inventions lurking in British people's homes as the 20th century dawned under the reign King Edward VII. Show more

Jeremy Paxman discovers how, during the dying years of Victoria's reign, artists led a revolt against Victorian values of money and morality. Show more

Series about 18th-century British music. As money poured in from its trade empire, Britain rediscovered a taste for pleasure and fun, and music became a tool for social mobility. Show more

Simon Bates introduces the pop programme, featuring Duran Duran, Soft Cell, Aneka, Shakin' Stevens, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Electric Light Orchestra and Bill Wyman. Show more

Richard Skinner introduces the pop programme, featuring Startrax, Ultravox, Cliff Richard, The Rolling Stones, Aneka and Genesis, and a dance performance from Legs & Co.

Ewan McGregor narrates a series about the wildlife of the Scottish Highlands. A look at how humans are now endeavouring to protect the Highlands' precious wildlife. Show more