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This episode traces how unionist anger grew as IRA attacks on the security forces killed members of their community. Show more

Voyages of Discovery

The Figure of the Earth

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

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Paul Rose tells the story of three Frenchmen's 18th-century scientific mission to Ecuador to settle an international row by measuring the planet's shape. Show more

The Last Explorers

Episode 4: Thomas Blake Glover

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Neil Oliver reveals the story of Thomas Blake Glover, who helped rebel samurai clans lay the foundations for one of the most powerful economies in the world. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Neil Oliver
Producer:
Sarah Barclay
Director:
Sarah Barclay
Series Producer:
Richard Downes
Director:
Tim Niel

Majesty and Mortar: Britain's Great Palaces

Episode 1: Towards an Architecture of Majesty

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

From the Tower of London to Hampton Court Palace, Dan Cruickshank reveals a story of buildings which cemented the monarch's claim to the throne. Show more

Alinka Echeverria reveals how artists became the authors of Mexico's official history, defining the origins of its power and wielding significant influence over millennia. Show more

Exploration of the word of our age - data - with mathematician Hannah Fry. What is data? How is it stored, shared, made sense of? And what does data reveal about us and the world? Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Hannah Fry
Production Company:
Wingspan Productions
Executive Producer:
Archie Baron
Graphic Designer:
Flock London

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Lucy Worsley explores how the history of the American Revolution has been mythologised and manipulated by generations of politicians, writers and protesters. Show more

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