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Castles: Britain's Fortified History

Episode 3: Defence of the Realm

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 25 days

Sam Willis looks at how castles survived into the Tudor era. But these strategic seats of power had to become palaces to impress monarchs such as Elizabeth I. Show more

A Very British History

Series 1

The First Black Brummies

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Poet Sue Brown looks at what life was like in the postwar years for Birmingham’s Caribbean community as they asked questions about their own identity and place in British society. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Journalist John Wilson follows a tip-off that the world's biggest art theft from a Boston museum, valued at one billion dollars, could resurface - not in America but in Dublin. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Executive Producer:
Ross Wilson
Director:
Matthew Hill

What Do Artists Do All Day?

Episode 22: Yinka Shonibare

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Yinka Shonibare, whose art challenges our ideas about cultural identity and the post-colonial world, creates a new 'mannequin' figure and talks about his career. Show more

Castles: Britain's Fortified History

Episode 3: Defence of the Realm

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 25 days

Sam Willis looks at how castles survived into the Tudor era. But these strategic seats of power had to become palaces to impress monarchs such as Elizabeth I. Show more

BBC Four

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