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Michael Portillo travels through Russia, visiting the onion domes and icons of Tula and Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre, before exploring St Petersburg. Show more
India's Frontier Railways
Episode 2: The Last Train in Nepal
59 minutes
on BBC Four HDAvailable for 6 months
A look at a railway line which runs for just 20 miles from Janakpur in Nepal to Jaynagar junction in India, but which is now under threat of closure. Show more
A Storyville documentary. Cold War spy George Blake betrayed his colleagues to the KGB, then escaped from Wormwood Scrubs five years later and fled to the Soviet Union. Show more
Professor Bruce Denardo attempts to prove if there is any truth behind the legend of the Bermuda Triangle, where many ships and planes have disappeared in mysterious circumstances. Show more
Documentary celebrating the singing career of ABBA performer Agnetha Fältskog, which began in the mid-60s when she was just 15, as she records her comeback album at the age of 63. Show more
1968 brought colour transmission to the BBC and artists such as The Kinks, The Moody Blues and The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band appear in all their polychrome glory. Show more
Born to be Wild: The Golden Age of American Rock
Episode 1: Riders on the Storm
1 hour
on BBC Four HD
Series looking at US rock music from the late 60s to the early 90s. Exploring the artists that made the soundtrack to the peace and love generation. Show more
Documentary telling the story of Carole King's Brooklyn upbringing, her songwriting success with Gerry Goffin, her time as an LA singer-songwriter and her more recent eco-activism. Show more
Professor Bruce Denardo attempts to prove if there is any truth behind the legend of the Bermuda Triangle, where many ships and planes have disappeared in mysterious circumstances. Show more
