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On the third leg of his journey, Michael Portillo learns how demand from rail commuters fuelled the development of the modern printing press. Show more
Michael Portillo's journey to Wolverhampton continues. He visits Clifton Zoo in Bristol and finds out why Gloucester station became known for lost luggage. Show more
Fiona Bruce presents a quiz show where players have to know the answers and then find them in a hive of letters. Team Misinformed play the Mavericks. Show more
Dr Lucy Worsley's series begins in 1714 when, to prevent the crown falling into the hands of a Catholic, Britain shipped in a ready-made royal family from Hanover. Show more
Film revealing the reality of the lives of four of the Sherpas who help mountaineers climb Everest, both in their work on the mountain and with their families after returning home. Show more
Professor Marcus du Sautoy explores why we are driven to measure and quantify the world around us. He begins by telling the story of the metre and the second. Show more
Simon Sebag Montefiore explores modern Istanbul in search of the last centuries of Christian Byzantium, when the once glorious city was buffeted by enemies from both east and west. Show more
Fiona Bruce presents a quiz show where players have to know the answers and then find them in a hive of letters. Team Misinformed play the Mavericks. Show more
Dr Lucy Worsley's series begins in 1714 when, to prevent the crown falling into the hands of a Catholic, Britain shipped in a ready-made royal family from Hanover. Show more
Film revealing the reality of the lives of four of the Sherpas who help mountaineers climb Everest, both in their work on the mountain and with their families after returning home. Show more
