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Duration: 46 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 3 months

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.

Duration: 50 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 3 months

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

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 20

Emily Atack

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Emily Atack has showbiz genes – Paul McCartney is her grandma’s cousin! Delving into her family tree reveals a rich musical heritage, a famous whistling aunt and a tragic accident. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 20

Dev Griffin

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Dev Griffin learns about his ancestry, including momentous stories from Ireland and some very personal details from his great-grandparents' lives in Jamaica. Show more

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Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 20

Chris Ramsey

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Chris Ramsey has always felt lucky, so he’s delighted to learn it runs in the family as he uncovers the stories of ancestors who survived a deadly WWI battle and won a lottery. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 20

Lesley Manville

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC History Channel

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Lesley Manville is moved to discover a family story of enduring love and is delighted when an ancestor’s involvement in a riot reveals new relatives in Australia. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 20

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC History Channel

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Andrew Lloyd Webber is astonished to uncover stories from his family’s history that uncannily parallel his own life, including an ancestor with a famous cello-playing brother! Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 20

Bear Grylls

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

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Adventurer Bear Grylls discovers the stories behind the top secret documents hidden in his grandfather’s wartime trunk and is delighted by a Scottish royal connection. Show more

Duration: 50 minutes

on BBC History Channel

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Michael Palin and his film crew continue their journey in the footsteps of Phileas Fogg when they drive across Arabia in only 40 hours to make up for lost time. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Palin
Series Producer:
Clem Vallance
Film Editor:
David Thomas
Camera Operator:
Nigel Meakin

Duration: 50 minutes

on BBC History Channel

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Michael Palin and his film crew continue their journey, moving through India to Madras before heading off to Singapore. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Palin
Director:
Roger Mills
Series Producer:
Clem Vallance
Film Editor:
David Thomas
Camera Operator:
Nigel Meakin

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 20

Kevin Clifton

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Kevin Clifton investigates the rumour of an ancestor from Canada’s First Nations, taking him on an extraordinary journey to the country’s remote 18th-century trading posts. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 20

Chris and Xand van Tulleken

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 4 months

Chris and Xand van Tulleken discover more about their Dutch heritage. Their research uncovers stories of ambition and true love but also a connection to a shameful part of history. Show more

Duration: 50 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Michael Palin and his film crew continue their journey, travelling from Singapore to Shanghai via Hong Kong. Show more

Around the World in 80 Days with Michael Palin

Episode 6: Far East and Farther East

Duration: 50 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Michael Palin's epic journey following in the footsteps of Phileas Fogg. Ten days behind schedule, he sails out of Shanghai on a ferry bound for Japan. Show more

Villages by the Sea

Series 1

Clovelly

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 23 days

Archaeologist Ben Robinson reveals the story of this Devon coastal gem’s transformation from fishing village to romantic Victorian seaside resort. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ben Robinson
Producer:
Jo Horsey
Director:
Jo Horsey
Executive Producer:
Tony Parker
Executive Producer:
Diana Hare

Villages by the Sea

Series 1

Lindisfarne

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 23 days

Archaeologist Ben Robinson discovers the story of the monks and villagers of the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, off the Northumberland coast. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ben Robinson
Producer:
Chris Jackson
Executive Producer:
Tony Parker
Executive Producer:
Diana Hare

Villages by the Sea

Series 2

Bamburgh

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Archaeologist Ben Robinson uncovers how the health and fortune of the village was shaped by those in charge of Bamburgh’s famous castle.

Villages by the Sea

Series 2

Thorpeness

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Archaeologist Ben Robinson uncovers the secrets of the Edwardian village of Thorpeness in Suffolk, the first purpose-built seaside village in the UK.

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 5 months

Documentary chronicling the tragic events that occurred on board the Piper Alpha rig in July 1988, when 167 men were killed in the world's deadliest offshore oil disaster. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Anthony Wonke
Producer:
Anthony Wonke
Executive Producer:
Alan Clements
Executive Producer:
Michael McAvoy

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