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Michael Portillo visits Durham Cathedral and takes a Dracula tour in Whitby, before ending his journey on a steam train across the North Yorkshire moors. Show more
Series exploring scientific issues. A look at predictions of violent activity on the sun and how these solar storms could disrupt our technological civilisation. Show more
Second World War thriller in which a Bletchley Park codebreaker (Dougray Scott) frantically races against time to crack the Germans' new code. Show more
Tom Fort whisks us through the landscape around south west England's A303 road and 5,000 years of history, including a Neolithic traveller and a medieval murder mystery. Show more
Documentary celebrating the evolution of the American rock anthem from the 70s to the 90s, featuring Alice Cooper, Dave Grohl, Blue Oyster Cult, Survivor, Meat Loaf and Foreigner. Show more
At London's BBC Radio Theatre, Bon Jovi perform classics from six albums: Slippery When Wet, Crush, Have a Nice Day, Lost Highway, The Circle and 2013's What About Now. Show more
Examining the first half of Queen Victoria's life, biographer AN Wilson goes in search of a monarch too often misunderstood. Show more
Art historian Dr Richard Clay journeys through the dramatic and destructive years of the French Revolution, telling its history through the extraordinary story of its art. Show more
