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Michael Portillo explores the historic Dumbarton shipyards that built the Cutty Sark, visits Loch Lomond, and goes hunting for gold in Scotland's mountains. Show more
Following the pageantry of the feis as male Irish dancers enjoy Gay Pride week on the Las Vegas Strip. Show more
Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the quiz about connections. Three Europhiles take on a trio of computer experts in the second of the semi-finals. Show more
Len Goodman takes a step back in time to the heyday of British dance bands, a golden age of music in the years between the wars that laid the foundations for 20th-century pop. Show more
Thriller set in a world of obsessive state security. Ronald Craven is haunted by the murder of his daughter and begins his own investigation into her death. Show more
Majesty and Mortar: Britain's Great Palaces
Episode 2: Inventing a National Style
1 hour
on BBC Four HD
Dan Cruickshank charts the arrival of a new style of palace, as British monarchs demanded that architecture proclaim their right to rule. Show more
Dr James Fox looks at how, during the Age of Reason, it was the rediscovery of the white columns and marbles of antiquity that made white the most virtuous of colours. Show more
Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the quiz about connections. Three Europhiles take on a trio of computer experts in the second of the semi-finals. Show more
Following the pageantry of the feis as male Irish dancers enjoy Gay Pride week on the Las Vegas Strip. Show more
Documentary telling the larger-than-life story of Lionel Bart, the composer of the musical Oliver!, using unseen personal archive and interviews with friends and colleagues. Show more
Len Goodman takes a step back in time to the heyday of British dance bands, a golden age of music in the years between the wars that laid the foundations for 20th-century pop. Show more
