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Beethoven's Fourth Symphony is performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, who join forces with the National Youth Choir of Scotland and four soloists for Mozart's Requiem. Show more

Each year the eider ducklings of Inner Farne undertake a great trek across the island. Narrated by Simon King. Show more

Featuring the revolutionary period in Britain after the execution of Charles I, from Cromwell's iron rule to Charles II's attempts to restore the lustre of the monarchy. Show more

Francesco da Mosto travels the length and breadth of Italy. He gets romantic in Verona, witnesses the birth of western art and has a makeover from Giorgio Armani. Show more

Dr Janina Ramirez explores the medieval Anglo-French conflict. French resistance to Henry V comes in the most unlikely form of illiterate peasant girl Joan of Arc. Show more

The story of the top-heavy Mary Rose, the wrecking of the Spanish Armada and the real-life sea disasters that inspired The Tempest and Robinson Crusoe. Show more

The Model Railway Story: Documentary which explores how the British have been in love with model railways for over a century, with unique archive and contributions from modellers. Show more

Performances from Crosby and Nash, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, James Taylor and other acts that epitomised the California scene of the early 1970s. Show more

Featuring the revolutionary period in Britain after the execution of Charles I, from Cromwell's iron rule to Charles II's attempts to restore the lustre of the monarchy. Show more