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Michael Portillo takes the train down the spine of Italy from Rome to Sicily, visiting Naples, the island of Capri and the old hilltop town of Taormina. Show more
Filmed over five days, this film reveals the complex, time-consuming processes involved in creating a Windsor chair, made by Jim Steele in his Warwickshire workshop. Show more
Series about traditional crafts along the Silk Road trade route. In his workshop in Khiva in Uzbekistan, Shavkat Jumanijozov makes doors, chests and wooden columns. Show more
Series going in search of inner peace in three Benedictine monasteries around Britain. At Pluscarden, the monks grow their own crops and make their own clothes. Show more
Bettany Hughes investigates three giants of ancient philosophy. In the second episode she is in Greece, on the trail of the hugely influential maverick thinker Socrates. Show more
An uninterrupted journey down one of Britain's historic waterways, the Kennet and Avon Canal, featuring the sights and sounds of wildlife and the towpath as the boat passes. Show more
Nicola Benedetti introduces performances by celebrated violinists including Nathan Milstein, Mischa Elman, Isaac Stern, Yehudi Menuhin, Itzhak Perlman and Nigel Kennedy. Show more
Spanish thriller series. Giralt and Hess are shown a video of Elias at the eve-of-election party where he appears to be under the influence of drugs. Alicia resigns from the bench. Show more
Michael Portillo takes the train down the spine of Italy from Rome to Sicily, visiting Naples, the island of Capri and the old hilltop town of Taormina. Show more
