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Michael Portillo examines the role of the railways in World War I. At Bristol's Temple Meads station he hears a first-hand account from the front line. Show more

Martha Kearney retraces the footsteps of artist George Victor Du Noyer. Martha travels the spiritual trail, taking in Blasket Island and the islands of the Fermanagh Lakelands. Show more

Museum-based quiz panel show. Griff Rhys Jones tests two teams of expert panellists at the Foundling Museum, home to an extraordinary collection of art and sculpture. Show more

Alastair Sooke unpicks the reasons behind the dazzling revolution that gave birth to classical Greek art, asking how the Greeks got so good so quickly. Show more

Documentary following a team of underwater archaeologists and experts as they use CGI to reveal the secrets of Pavlopetri in Greece, the world's oldest submerged city. Show more

Space scientist and lunar fanatic Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock explores people's intimate relationship with the Moon, a familiar presence in the sky that most take for granted. Show more

Documentary telling the story of how zoos captured the British public's imagination - from the first in Regent's Park to Gerald Durrell's conservation ark, which became Jersey Zoo. Show more

Museum-based quiz panel show. Griff Rhys Jones tests two teams of expert panellists at the Foundling Museum, home to an extraordinary collection of art and sculpture. Show more

Michael Portillo examines the role of the railways in World War I. At Bristol's Temple Meads station he hears a first-hand account from the front line. Show more

Andrew Graham-Dixon examines how a period of economic boom driven by a burgeoning and secular middle class led to the Dutch golden age of the 17th century. Show more

Alastair Sooke unpicks the reasons behind the dazzling revolution that gave birth to classical Greek art, asking how the Greeks got so good so quickly. Show more