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Series featuring teams of distinguished graduates. Martin Bell and Bishop David Walker from King's College, Cambridge, play Francis Wheen and Valerie Vaz from Royal Holloway. Show more
Series in which Sam Willis reveals stories of invasion in Britain. He discovers the French plans to invade Britain by balloon and the subterranean fortress built for troops. Show more
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Documentary looking at how, in 1957, Britain exploded its first megaton hydrogen bomb - codenamed Operation Grapple X - the culmination of an extraordinary scientific project. Show more
Sleuths, Spies & Sorcerers: Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes
Episode 3: Spies
59 minutes
on BBC Four HD
Series in which Andrew Marr explores the books we really read. He argues that the British spy novel allows readers to engage with big questions about the human condition. Show more
David Olusoga examines not whether the British Empire was a force for good or ill, but rather how it has been portrayed on British television over the last 70 years. Show more
Film revealing the many mysteries of Francis Bacon - the loudest, rudest, drunkest, most sought-after British artist of the 20th century - through the words of those who knew him. Show more
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Programmes start at 7.00pm.
