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Martha Kearney retraces the footsteps of 19th-century artist and geologist George Victor Du Noyer. She enjoys his impressions of Glendalough and gets wet at the Bog of Allen. Show more
King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons
Episode 3: Aethelstan: The First King of England
59 minutes
on BBC Four HD
Michael Wood tells the tale of King Alfred's grandson Aethelstan, showing how he fulfilled the family plan to create a kingdom of all England. Show more
Series tracking down lost and hidden paintings from museums and galleries. In the storerooms of the Montrose Museum lies a mystery painting with a giant hole in it. Show more
Simon Sebag Montefiore charts Rome's rise from the abandonment and neglect of the 14th century into the everlasting seat of the papacy recognised today. Show more
Dr Jago Cooper visits the ruins of Tiwanaku in the Bolivian Andes and finds evidence of an ancient people with amazing understanding of their environment. Show more
Documentary following an international team of scientists as they deploy underwater robots and state-of-the-art submersible vessels off the coast of Japan to find the giant squid. Show more
Clydebuilt: The Ships That Made the Commonwealth
Episode 4: HMS Hood
59 minutes
on BBC Four HDAvailable for years
David Hayman meets men who sailed on HMS Hood and travels to Scapa Flow to experience what life was like for those people working to protect vital North Atlantic convoys. Show more
To mark 100 years of romance publishers Mills and Boon, literary novelist Stella Duffy takes on the challenge of writing for them, a task that ends up being harder than it looks. Show more
Series tracking down lost and hidden paintings from museums and galleries. In the storerooms of the Montrose Museum lies a mystery painting with a giant hole in it. Show more
