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Documentary exploring the art and life of enigmatic painter Raqib Shaw, who works in a London studio which resembles a modern version of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Show more

Documentary series. Using the latest 3D scanning technology, Alexander Armstrong and Dr Michael Scott explore the romantic city of Florence. Show more

Actor Mark Gatiss celebrates the life and work of John Minton - a highly prolific and successful artist of the 20th century, whose work is now all but forgotten. Show more

Fergal Keane charts the history of Ireland and her people. In this episode he examines the impact of huge upheavals in Europe during the Middle Ages on Ireland. Show more

Documentary that sees David Dimbleby tracing the crucial importance of the sea to Britain's trade and to individual livelihoods of coastal communities. Show more

Professor Richard Fortey visits China to see a fossil site that has yielded remains of feathered dinosaurs and rewritten the story of the origin of birds. Show more

Wildlife documentary. Diablo the giant otter raises his family of six unruly cubs in the Peruvian jungle. Show more

Helen Castor reveals how the moment of labour and birth was one of the most dangerous times for a medieval woman, with no antiseptics or anaesthetics available. Show more