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Documentary about the Port of Southampton. This edition focuses on the pilots, marine staff on patrol and those in the control tower who guide large ships into Southampton. Show more

Joann Fletcher explains how ancient Egypt's story fits together. In the first episode, she goes in search of the building blocks of Egyptian civilisation. Show more

David Starkey looks at the origins of Magna Carta, the document that has underpinned British liberties since it was created in 1215 to check the abuses of King John. Show more

Visiting the great mosques and palaces built by the Ottoman emperors, Simon Sebag Montefiore looks at how Istanbul became the imperial capital and Islam's most powerful city. Show more

Olivia Horsfall Turner looks at plans to radically reconstruct 17th-century London and 1940s Glasgow by Sir Christopher Wren and Robert Bruce respectively. Show more

We are surrounded by types, the words on signs, buses, shops and documents. Two are regarded as the faces of Britain - Johnston and Gill Sans. Their story is told by Mark Ovenden. Show more

John Peel presents the weekly pop chart show, first broadcast on 1 July 1982. Includes appearances from Natasha, Captain Sensible, Visage, Queen, Midge Ure, The Jam and Dollar. Show more

David Jensen presents the weekly pop chart show. Includes appearances from Captain Sensible, Bananarama, Imagination, Irene Cara, Odyssey, Bucks Fizz and The Steve Miller Band. Show more

Paul Martin looks at wallpaper from the 16th century to the present. It may seem insignificant, but governments have tried to control it and it has even threatened to poison us. Show more

Professor Thomas Quasthoff presents a personal journey into the short but intensely expressive art form of the German lied song. Show more