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Ben Robinson flies over Hadrian's Wall to reveal a landscape of hundreds of sites of human occupation suggesting the area was richly populated. Show more

Historian Helen Castor reveals how the Catholic church tried to control marriage from the 12th century onwards, as a way to contain the troubling issue of sex. Show more

A Storyville documentary: Through letters, photos and diaries, this film exposes a unique and often uncomfortable access to the life and mind of SS commander Heinrich Himmler. Show more

Documentary series celebrating Britain's motorways. This first part includes interviews with the engineers and builders who designed and created the first motorway. Show more

Ray Mears crosses the Australian desert, showing how to wring water from these barren lands and how travelling light is the key to success on such an epic journey. Show more

Michael Scott uncovers the secrets of the Greek oracle at Delphi, now a beautiful tourist site but in its time a gateway into the supernatural and a cockpit of political conflict. Show more

A Storyville documentary: Through letters, photos and diaries, this film exposes a unique and often uncomfortable access to the life and mind of SS commander Heinrich Himmler. Show more

Historian Helen Castor reveals how the Catholic church tried to control marriage from the 12th century onwards, as a way to contain the troubling issue of sex. Show more