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Mike Read and Dixie Peach present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 16 January 1986 and featuring Fine Young Cannibals, Dire Straits, a-ha, Mr. Mister and Pet Shop Boys. Show more
Dan Snow, Lucy Cooke and Niall Strawson look for dinosaur evidence on Charmouth beach. Plus the mystery of what killed the scelidosaurus and how best to fossil hunt. Show more
Hannah Fry takes a spectacular look at the science of size. Hannah starts by asking whether things could be bigger, including Earth and living things. Show more
Dr Michael Scott explores the legacies of ancient Greece, investigating what made the Greeks so successful and why they still have a powerful hold over our imaginations today. Show more
Documentary showing Britain's changing look over the course of a year. Britain is in the grip of winter. Time-lapses show a magical country shrouded in frost and mist. Show more
Mike Read and Dixie Peach present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 16 January 1986 and featuring Fine Young Cannibals, Dire Straits, a-ha, Mr. Mister and Pet Shop Boys. Show more
Lucy Worsley explores the Edwardian era and the golden age of detective fiction between the wars - the time of Dr Crippen, Agatha Christie and Alfred Hitchcock films. Show more
Marking the 200th anniversary of Rossini's The Barber of Seville, Danielle de Niese provides a backstage pass to her preparations for her role in Glyndebourne's 2016 production. Show more
Hannah Fry takes a spectacular look at the science of size. Hannah starts by asking whether things could be bigger, including Earth and living things. Show more
