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Peter Powell presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 9 October 1980 and featuring performances from Status Quo, OMD, Black Slate, Gilbert O'Sullivan, and The Police. Show more

Dr Janina Ramirez explores the medieval Anglo-French conflict. Edward III crushes the flower of French knighthood at the Battle of Crecy. Show more

Lucy's romp through 300 years of love's rituals begins with the Georgian age, when the rules of courtship were being rewritten, and women and men made their own romantic choices. Show more

The real history of Britain's servants. Dr Pamela Cox looks at the grand houses of the Victorian ruling elite - estates dependent on an army of staff. Show more

Comedy series about two metal-detecting friends. Even though Andy, Lance, Becky and Sophie are barely talking to each other, their secrets are on the verge of being revealed. Show more

Comedy series about two metal-detecting friends. A huge hole has been excavated and police are looking into it. Larry Bishop's invisible dogs have disappeared without trace. Show more

Griff Rhys Jones, Rory McGrath and Dara O Briain head to the Hebrides for another adventure on the high seas, sailing around some of the most remote seascapes in the British Isles. Show more

Peter Powell presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 9 October 1980 and featuring performances from Status Quo, OMD, Black Slate, Gilbert O'Sullivan, and The Police. Show more

Dr Janina Ramirez explores the medieval Anglo-French conflict. Edward III crushes the flower of French knighthood at the Battle of Crecy. Show more

Lucy's romp through 300 years of love's rituals begins with the Georgian age, when the rules of courtship were being rewritten, and women and men made their own romantic choices. Show more