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Andy Peebles presents the weekly pop chart with performances by the Dooleys, the Headboys Chic, Dr Hook, Viola Wills, Errol Dunkley, Cats UK, Dave Edmunds, Dana and the Police. Show more

The interwar period was a difficult time for many of Britain's greatest palaces, but more recent times saw restoration and conservation on a new scale. Show more

Ray Mears looks at how the landscapes of America's five great deserts, from the Great Basin desert to Arizona's Sonoran desert, challenged the westward push of the pioneers. Show more

Comedy series about two metal-detecting friends. Terry announces he is standing down as leader of the DMDC, unleashing a bitter winner-takes-all scramble for presidential power. Show more

In 18th century England, out of the Age of Enlightenment came a Gothic obsession with monsters which influenced art, architecture and literature. Show more

Series celebrating the British aviation industry. In the 50s and 60s, Britain led the world into the jet age with a new generation of fighters and bombers. Show more

Andy Peebles presents the weekly pop chart with performances by the Dooleys, the Headboys Chic, Dr Hook, Viola Wills, Errol Dunkley, Cats UK, Dave Edmunds, Dana and the Police. Show more

'Then and now' special featuring 70s artistes as seen in 2002. With archive footage and performances by Donny Osmond, David Cassidy, Page and Plant and Alice Cooper. Show more

Comedy series about two metal-detecting friends. Terry announces he is standing down as leader of the DMDC, unleashing a bitter winner-takes-all scramble for presidential power. Show more

Louise Minchin explores how Dunham Massey stately home in Cheshire was turned into a hospital for injured British soldiers during WWI. Show more

Ray Mears looks at how the landscapes of America's five great deserts, from the Great Basin desert to Arizona's Sonoran desert, challenged the westward push of the pioneers. Show more