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Simon Bates presents the weekly chart show, first broadcast on 8 April 1982. Includes appearances from Haircut 100, Chas & Dave, Boomtown Rats and Elton John. Show more
Engineer Rob Bell explores the new inventions - from giant troop-carrying gliders to tanks that could operate on water - that made the Normandy invasion in 1944 possible. Show more
Quiz show where players must find the answers in a hive of letters. The Cruciverbalists take on the Ortographobes in the first episode. Show more
Series which recreates three classic lost British sitcoms with a new cast. Tony has a new neighbour whose behaviour is very, very suspicious. Show more
James tackles a 1957 Bakelite dial telephone - 211 pieces, most of them very small indeed, must be reassembled in the correct order if this phone is ever to ring again. Show more
Jim Al-Khalili carries us into the future to try to discover how the universe will end - with a bang or a whimper? He reveals a universe far stranger than anyone imagined. Show more
Michael Mosley takes an in-depth look at blood. He carries out six experiments on his own blood, from starving it of oxygen to injecting it with snake venom and even eating it. Show more
Animals must find a home that provides the necessities of life, shelter from the elements and a refuge from enemies. Show more
Documentary following Jeff Turner's search for grizzly bears in Canada's Cascade Mountains as he tracks the wildlife over the course of a year. Show more
Simon Bates presents the weekly chart show, first broadcast on 8 April 1982. Includes appearances from Haircut 100, Chas & Dave, Boomtown Rats and Elton John. Show more
Michael Mosley takes an in-depth look at blood. He carries out six experiments on his own blood, from starving it of oxygen to injecting it with snake venom and even eating it. Show more
