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Pagans and Pilgrims: Britain's Holiest Places
Episode 3: Trees and Mountains
30 minutes
on BBC Four HD
Ifor ap Glyn visits trees and mountains as a way of understanding the journey Britain undertook from the old Pagan religion to Christianity. Show more
A series in which Donal MacIntyre goes in search of the world's wildest weather. In this programme, he learns about floods and the world's wettest places. Show more
Gabrielle Walker tells the remarkable story of how we discovered that the air around us is not just empty space, it is full of hidden wonders. Show more
Thriller series. Craven confronts Emma's killer, but he is stopped from revealing why they committed the murder. Craven becomes determined to enter Northmoor and hack into MI5's computer. Show more
Dr George McGavin is joined by leading anatomy experts to dissect a real hand, taking it apart layer by layer to reveal what makes it unique in the animal kingdom. Show more
Tracing the origins of Egypt's unique visual style, Alastair Sooke treks across the Sahara and travels the Nile to find the rarely seen art of its earliest peoples. Show more
For 2,000 years almost all evidence of Cleopatra had disappeared - until now. Neil Oliver investigates the story of a ruthless queen who would kill her own siblings for power. Show more
A series in which Donal MacIntyre goes in search of the world's wildest weather. In this programme, he learns about floods and the world's wettest places. Show more
Gabrielle Walker tells the remarkable story of how we discovered that the air around us is not just empty space, it is full of hidden wonders. Show more
