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Series in which Michael Portillo travels the country by train. He meets the Queen's saddler in Walsall and learns how to cook an Indian curry in Birmingham. Show more
Michael Portillo relives the Coventry Blitz and finds out how the trains helped to evacuate millions of children during World War II. Show more
Anthony Horowitz learns about the Folkestone men, women and children who risked their lives operating as spooks during the First World War. Show more
Dr Janina Ramirez looks back at the 14th century, when craftsmen created the Perpendicular Gothic, a new form of architecture that was to be Britain's first cultural style. Show more
Adaptation of Fay Weldon's novel. Ruth, in the guise of Rita Rooney, persuades the elderly Mrs Fisher to visit her daughter Mary, Bobbo's mistress. Show more
Chilling anthology series where membership to a secret society is granted through telling horror stories.
Nature series documenting the return of one very special wolf pack to the snowy peaks of Washington's Cascade Mountains - the first to return to the American Northwest in 70 years. Show more
Dr Jago Cooper uses scientific and archaeological evidence to argue that Easter Island's demise was not solely due to its inhabitants' wilful use of its natural resources. Show more
Anthony Horowitz learns about the Folkestone men, women and children who risked their lives operating as spooks during the First World War. Show more
Dr Janina Ramirez looks back at the 14th century, when craftsmen created the Perpendicular Gothic, a new form of architecture that was to be Britain's first cultural style. Show more
