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Michael Portillo gets to grips with the old grey matter at a Victorian asylum, gives a historic horse a facelift and makes malt the 19th century way. Show more
Series that follows broadcaster Martha Kearney through her beekeeping year. Things get off to a bad start when unseasonal snow in spring threatens to kill her bee colonies. Show more
Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the quiz show about making connections. A family team take on three museum aficionados. Show more
Series about 18th-century British music. As money poured in from its trade empire, Britain rediscovered a taste for pleasure and fun, and music became a tool for social mobility. Show more
Documentary examining Margaret Thatcher's strategy of dealing with the IRA. Show more
Documentary celebrating the evolution of the American rock anthem from the 70s to the 90s, featuring Alice Cooper, Dave Grohl, Blue Oyster Cult, Survivor, Meat Loaf and Foreigner. Show more
In the 1980s, rallying was more popular than Formula 1, but its unregulated mayhem using extremely powerful cars would end abruptly in 1986 after a series of horrific tragedies. Show more
Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the quiz show about making connections. A family team take on three museum aficionados. Show more
Series that follows broadcaster Martha Kearney through her beekeeping year. Things get off to a bad start when unseasonal snow in spring threatens to kill her bee colonies. Show more
With a mystery affliction dubbed colony collapse disorder wiping out bees worldwide, Martha Kearney explores the implications of their extinction for global food production. Show more
Series about 18th-century British music. As money poured in from its trade empire, Britain rediscovered a taste for pleasure and fun, and music became a tool for social mobility. Show more
