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Percussionist Colin Currie performs the world premiere of HK Gruber's concerto 'into the open...', followed by the BBC Philharmonic performing Stravinsky's Petrushka. Show more
Natural history short. Newborough forest, on the edge of the west coast of Anglesey in north Wales, is home to one of the biggest raven roosts in Europe. Show more
Documentary re-evaluating the career of actress and singer Doris Day, who died in 2019 at the age of 97. Show more
David Dimbleby explores how the sea emerged as a source of pleasure, Punch and Judy and sand sculpture, before docking into Greenwich. Show more
Physicist Dr Helen Czerski and meteorologist John Hammond examine Britain's recent extreme weather and ask if future seasons will include ever harsher winters. Show more
Dallas Campbell delves into the Horizon archive to discover how our understanding of intelligence has transformed over the last century, from early caveman thinkers to computers. Show more
Documentary series. Dr James Fox traces the story of how the arrival of a few foreign artists in the 16th century sparked a cultural revolution in Britain. Show more
Documentary re-evaluating the career of actress and singer Doris Day, who died in 2019 at the age of 97. Show more
As archaeologists excavate a mass grave of British sailors, Sam Willis explores Antigua's ruins and sees how the Caribbean's sugar islands were a kind of hell in Nelson's time. Show more
