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Ben Robinson uncovers the story of Cromford, a Derbyshire village at the heart of industrialist Sir Richard Arkwright's mechanised cotton mills and a textile revolution. Show more

The Incredible Human Journey

Episode 5: The Americas

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Alice Roberts investigates how humans may have reached North and South America, looking at routes across the Canadian ice sheet and from Australia across the Pacific. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Documentary series. In her final journey of the series, Kate Humble travels deep into the Gobi Desert to live with an extended family of cashmere goat and yak herders. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kate Humble
Series Producer:
Alexis Girardet
Executive Producer:
Lucy Carter
Production Company:
Indus Films

Dr James Fox tells the story of Paris in 1928, where talents like Magritte, Dali, Bunuel, Hemingway, Gershwin, Josephine Baker, Cole Porter and Le Corbusier flourished. Show more

The Brits Who Built the Modern World

Episode 2: The Power of the Past

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Modern British architects such as Richard Rogers, Terry Farrell and Norman Foster reveal the stories behind some of their most famous creations of the 1980s. Show more

Majesty and Mortar: Britain's Great Palaces

Episode 2: Inventing a National Style

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Dan Cruickshank charts the arrival of a new style of palace, as British monarchs demanded that architecture proclaim their right to rule. Show more

The Incredible Human Journey

Episode 5: The Americas

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Alice Roberts investigates how humans may have reached North and South America, looking at routes across the Canadian ice sheet and from Australia across the Pacific. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Documentary series. In her final journey of the series, Kate Humble travels deep into the Gobi Desert to live with an extended family of cashmere goat and yak herders. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kate Humble
Series Producer:
Alexis Girardet
Executive Producer:
Lucy Carter
Production Company:
Indus Films

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