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Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo
Episode 4: On Track to Victory
29 minutes
on BBC Four HD
Michael Portillo examines the role of the railways in World War I. At Bristol's Temple Meads station he hears a first-hand account from the front line. Show more
Tessa Dunlop and Neil Oliver reveal the stories of trade and defence that characterise England's south east coast. Show more
Poet Sue Brown looks at what life was like in the postwar years for Birmingham’s Caribbean community as they asked questions about their own identity and place in British society. Show more
It’s 1968, and while the world is exploding around him, racially and politically, 17-year-old Kev keeps a low profile as a mechanic, the only black man in a white-owned garage. Show more
In 1981, as Yvonne prepares to demonstrate for the young black victims of the New Cross fire, she finds herself giving expression to a deeper, personal loss for the first time. Show more
Don Letts explores how the skinhead subculture has become associated with street fighting and racism, but had its origins in a moment of musical and multicultural harmony. Show more
Alinka Echeverria explores how believers' need for visual images caused artists to create a unique hybrid of Mesoamerican and Catholic faith in Mexico. Show more
Andrew Graham-Dixon explores Spain's art history. He discovers how a brutal empire brought a Golden Age of art of the 16th and 17th centuries. Show more
Film which follows the making of a Wedgwood vase, handcrafted by artisan potters using the same techniques pioneered by Josiah Wedgwood in the 18th century. Show more
Writer and critic AN Wilson revisits the life and work of poet Philip Larkin. Featuring readings by Larkin himself, including The Whitsun Weddings, Arundel Tomb and Aubade. Show more
Poet Sue Brown looks at what life was like in the postwar years for Birmingham’s Caribbean community as they asked questions about their own identity and place in British society. Show more
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