Arthur Conan Doyle had managed to finally rid himself of Sherlock Holmes. But who was Arthur without Sherlock, and could he become the hero of his own story? Show more

After Sherlock’s return from the dead, Doyle became an evangelist for spiritualism. His star declined after a public spat, whereas Sherlock Holmes found a life beyond his author. Show more

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Olympic athlete Sarah wants to find her father. Jean, 91, wants to know if her mum died during WW2, and twins Tanya and Kim want to discover their origins before time runs out Show more

Kerry wants to establish her father's true identity. Twins Madison and Sydney want to find their egg donor, and Anthony, 77, wants to discover who his American GI father is. Show more

Steph is a foundling looking for her biological family, while Mark wants to know if he really is Egyptian. Viv is searching for the sister who was taken from her mother in Ireland. Show more

This family loves travelling, so they like watching and bonding over Race Across the World.

Michael Palin follows Ernest Hemingway's footsteps across Europe, Africa and America. He starts in Spain for Pamplona's bull run, Valencia's bullfighting and a Kenyan safari.

Michael Palin starts in Chicago, before visiting a Michigan summer cottage where Hemingway fished. In Paris, Michael drives round the Arc de Triomphe in a tank. Show more

Michael Palin visits Key West, the southernmost city in the USA, to celebrate Hemingway's 100th birthday. He also visits the Murchison Falls in Uganda, and Venice. Show more

Michael Palin goes to Cuba and samples the places and drinks that Hemingway loved. He also visits the American Wild West including Yellowstone National Park and Ketchum, Idaho. Show more

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Series in which the lost world of dinosaurs is recreated using the latest technology. The story begins 220 million years ago, when the first dinosaurs emerged. Show more

The early years of a female Diplodocus in the Jurassic period. Also, the enormous Brachiosaurus and the flying reptile Anurognathus. Show more

Oxfordshire was under water in the late Jurassic period, 149 million years ago, and the world was ruled by awesome marine reptiles such as Ophthalmosaurus Show more

The skies of 127 million years ago were dominated by huge flying reptiles. This episode follows a pterosaur on an extraordinary flight to its breeding grounds. Show more

Series in which the lost world of dinosaurs is recreated using computerised animation and animatronic puppets. A herd of Leaellynasaura struggle to survive at the South Pole. Show more

It is the late Cretaceous period and Tyrannosaurus rex is the top predator; but the Earth is poisoned by volcanic activity and a comet strikes. Show more

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Judy looks for her missing father, who was deported after World War II, presumed dead. John questions his ancestry, and Ukrainian sisters Svitlana and Oksana look for family in Britain. Show more

Adopted Laura is searching for any siblings, Anthony, Sally and Karen want to uncover the truth about their father’s other child, and Julie is looking for answers about her ancestry. Show more

Charlotte looks for her dad after losing her mother. Rogie tries to find a secret sibling. And Lviss investigates whether his ancestry really is Nigerian. Show more

This family loves travelling, so they like watching and bonding over Race Across the World.

Simon Schama starts his meditation on colour and civilisation with the great Gothic cathedrals of Amiens and Chartres. He then moves to 16th-century Venice. Show more

Series tracing the changes to British national life brought about by the first major influx of people from the Caribbean in 1948. The initial warm reception was not to last. Show more

Documentary series tracing changes in Britain since the first major influx of people from the Caribbean. The 1959 Notting Hill riots and the first racial killing. Show more

Series looking at the influence of the first major influx of people from the Caribbean to Britain. The 1970s began with rejection and ended in riot. Show more

Documentary series on the changes brought about since people from the Caribbean came to Britain. The 1990s saw the emergence of a new black British identity. Show more

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Film following the life of an extraordinary woman, a trailblazer who revolutionised modern nursing and reformed healthcare at home and abroad. Show more

First transmitted in 1959, American reporter Ed Murrow returns to London. He recalls some of his most memorable broadcasts from war-torn London and reports on its recovery. Show more

Michael Portillo strikes out to explore the Britain of his youth, starting at Preston’s Fulwood Barracks and heading across to Bury Bolton Street station in Greater Manchester. Show more

Michael’s journey through north west England from Preston to Hebden Bridge reaches Greater Manchester, where Michael celebrates new beginnings for the nation in the years after the Second World War. Show more

Greater Manchester’s Metrolink tram delivers Michael to the former cotton town of Oldham. He heads across to Wakefield and the striking postwar sculptures of Barbara Hepworth. Show more

From Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Michael visits the National Coal Mining Museum for England at Caphouse Colliery. He heads across to Leeds to investigate the origins of the Leeds West Indian Carnival. Show more

Michael Portillo continues his postwar exploration of north west England in Bradford, Shipley and Hebden Bridge. Show more

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Oscar-winning actor Kate Winslet follows a rumour of Scandinavian ancestry on her mother's side of the family and is delighted to find that she has Swedish heritage. Show more

Canadian comedian Katherine Ryan’s family history leads her from colonial Nova Scotia and Newfoundland to her English roots in Dorset. Show more