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Mike Read and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 3 May 1984 and featuring appearances from OMD, Blancmange, New Order, The Human League and Duran Duran. Show more

Sam Willis traces the history of the weapons that have shaped Britain. He gets a lesson in swordsmanship and finds out what the Bayeux Tapestry reveals about combat. Show more

Andrew Marr revisits Britain at the dawn of the 20th century. He finds the country mourning the death of Queen Victoria and enjoying the bawdy pleasures of music hall. Show more

Poignant dramatisation of the life of Oscar Wilde, leading up to the sensational trial that resulted in his ultimate downfall. Stephen Fry stars. Show more

Mike Read and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 3 May 1984 and featuring appearances from OMD, Blancmange, New Order, The Human League and Duran Duran. Show more

Nigel Planer narrates the story of the struggle to make programmes for children in the days before everything went digital.

Mark Miodownik shows that some of the everyday objects that are often taken for granted are in fact little pieces of domestic magic - from razor blades to tights. Show more

Sam Willis traces the history of the weapons that have shaped Britain. He gets a lesson in swordsmanship and finds out what the Bayeux Tapestry reveals about combat. Show more