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Michael Portillo visits a garden used as a viewing platform for public hangings, and experiences a timepiece like no other. Show more

Monkey Planet discovers how primates are individuals with a sense of self and why brainpower is essential to primate survival. Show more

First of a two-part documentary in which David Hayman uncovers the story of the battle for control of the North Sea during the First World War. Show more

Gabriel Weston looks at cases that were solved by examining the smallest traces of forensic evidence, and investigates the cutting-edge techniques being used today. Show more

Timewatch goes in search of the true story of Bonnie and Clyde, with unprecedented access to gang members' memoirs, family archives and recently released police records. Show more

Series exploring topical scientific issues. Professor Uta Frith shows how another kind of reality exists for people with autism and if many of us could be a little bit autistic. Show more

Documentary about a charming couple in their twilight years, who have lived in their beloved Scottish castle since rebuilding it from ruins 40 years ago. Show more

Andrew Graham-Dixon shows how the art of Renaissance Flanders evolved from the craft of precious tapestries within the Duchy of Burgundy into a painting school. Show more

First of a two-part documentary in which David Hayman uncovers the story of the battle for control of the North Sea during the First World War. Show more