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The Flying Archaeologist
Episode 4: The Thames: Secret War
29 minutes
on BBC Four HDAvailable for years
Ben Robinson flies over the Thames to reveal discoveries about WWI, including a network of trenches on the Hoo peninsula near the former Chattenden Barracks. Show more
Joanna Lumley presents a Nepal Earthquake Appeal on behalf of the DEC, the Disasters Emergency Committee. Show more
Series on how London has changed since Charles Booth's social conditions survey in 1886. Camberwell Grove has come full circle to middle-class affluence again. Show more
Michael Grade tells a tale of television skullduggery and dirty dealings in the battle to win the Saturday night ratings crown.
The Secret Life of the Motorway
Episode 2: The Honeymoon Period
59 minutes
on BBC Four HDAvailable for years
Documentary series celebrating Britain's motorways. This edition explores how they have transformed where Brits live, work and play over the last 50 years. Show more
Documentary following the Lifeline Express, a train equipped with medical equipment, operating theatres and staff which brings assistance to poor people in rural areas of India. Show more
Georgian Britain was openly rude, as the art of Hogarth and Cruikshank and the literature of Pope, Swift, Byron and Sterne shows. Show more
Series on how London has changed since Charles Booth's social conditions survey in 1886. Camberwell Grove has come full circle to middle-class affluence again. Show more
Kate Bush performs songs such as Wuthering Heights, Babooshka and Running up That Hill on BBC TV shows, alongside other intriguing and lesser-known material in the BBC studios. Show more
