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Series following Martha Kearney through her beekeeping year. In spring, as the colonies become overcrowded the bees become likely to depart in a swarm with the queen. Show more

Documentary about the love affair between the British and their caravans, which transformed the holiday habits of generations of families from the 1950s through to the present day. Show more

Dr James Fox takes a journey through six different landscapes across Britain, meeting artists whose work explores our relationship to the natural world. Show more

George McGavin investigates the dramatic life of the oak tree - a species that makes extraordinary transformations as it meets the challenges of the four seasons. Show more

Neil Oliver continues his tour of Britain's past with the arrival of metals and how they ushered in a new age of social mobility, international trade and village life. Show more

Reappraising the Dark Ages, Waldemar Januszczak sees how Christian artists used images of ancient gods for inspiration and developed new architectural forms. Show more

Documentary about the love affair between the British and their caravans, which transformed the holiday habits of generations of families from the 1950s through to the present day. Show more

Dr James Fox takes a journey through six different landscapes across Britain, meeting artists whose work explores our relationship to the natural world. Show more