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Peter Powell presents performances from the Human League, Prelude, Michael Jackson, Matchbox, Jona Lewie, the Ruts, OMD and Dexys Midnight Runners. Dance sequence by Legs & Co. Show more

Pompeii: one of the most famous volcanic eruptions in history. People know how its victims died, but this film sets out to answer another question - how did they live? Show more

Sam Willis shows how the castle arrived as an instrument of invasion with the Normans but became a weapon with which unruly barons challenged the Crown. Show more

Wildlife documentary series. Swept by the annual Indian Ocean monsoon, the Dhofar mountains become a magical lost world of waterfalls and cloud forests. Show more

Documentary which journeys back to the 1950s when the coach was king. Those who had not travelled beyond their own villages and towns were given a taste of exploration and freedom. Show more

Peter Powell presents performances from the Human League, Prelude, Michael Jackson, Matchbox, Jona Lewie, the Ruts, OMD and Dexys Midnight Runners. Dance sequence by Legs & Co. Show more

Andrew Graham-Dixon looks at the period from the 10th to the 15th centuries - from the Song to the Ming Dynasties - which encompassed the golden age of art in China. Show more

Neil Oliver recounts the life of John Muir, who was instrumental to the modern conservation movement and one of the founders of America's National Park movement. Show more

Sam Willis shows how the castle arrived as an instrument of invasion with the Normans but became a weapon with which unruly barons challenged the Crown. Show more