It's just over halfway through the seven-year renovation project, and the team have adopted unusual measures to make way for the next stage of the audacious build – a four-storey roof extension. Show more

With the shell nearing completion, the hotel turns its attention to the interiors, employing some of the world’s top designers and craftsmen to meet the expectations of their well-heeled guests. Show more

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

Nigel Havers recalls holidays at Ickworth House, a stately home near Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk. (2002)

This footie fan loves Match of the Day and EastEnders.

Freddie Mercury’s image is famous around the world. But just a handful of iconic shots and private snaps, reveal a new story: an extraordinary life through a unique lens. Show more

Tupac Shakur’s image is famous around the world. But just a handful of iconic shots and private snaps reveal a new story: an extraordinary life through a unique lens. Show more

This family loves Casualty, News, Sport and the odd murder show!

Actor Ross Kemp takes a nostalgic look round Cliveden, in Buckinghamshire, scene of many a scandal in the 1960s. (2002)

This family likes Sport, News, The Traitors and they would definitely smash it on MasterChef.

Elizabeth Taylor’s image is famous around the world. But can a handful of iconic shots and private snaps reveal a new story? It’s an extraordinary life seen through a unique lens. Show more

John Lennon’s image is famous around the world. But just a handful of iconic shots and private snaps reveal a new story: an extraordinary life through a unique lens. Show more

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

Ralph Fiennes visits Clouds Hill, the cottage that was the former home of TE Lawrence in the heart of Dorset. (2002)

This footie fan loves Match of the Day and EastEnders.

Muhammad Ali is one of the most photographed men in history. But just a handful of iconic shots and private snaps reveal a new story: an extraordinary life through a unique lens. Show more

This family loves Casualty, News, Sport and the odd murder show!

Ian Carmichael remembers army life at Duncombe in North Yorkshire, and Leslie Phillips recalls scandal at Wilton House in Wiltshire. (2002)

This family likes Sport, News, The Traitors and they would definitely smash it on MasterChef.

First transmitted in 1958, Sir Mortimer Wheeler and the Hellenic scholars sail east via Istanbul, stepping onshore on the Aegean Islands of Lesbos, an ancient trade route site. Show more

First transmitted in 1958, Sir Mortimer Wheeler and the Hellenic Travellers’ Club visit Delos and Athens in the last leg of their journey around the Mediterranean. Show more

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First transmitted in 1957, Sir Mortimer Wheeler describes the results of his excavations of the Indus Valley civilization city of Mohenjo-daro in modern-day Pakistan. Show more

First transmitted in 1954, Glyn Daniel talks about recent research into the mystery of Stonehenge. Show more

First transmitted in 1954, Glyn Daniel and Sir Mortimer Wheeler discuss the well-preserved body of Tollund Man, a 2000-year-old Dane found in a peat bog.

First transmitted in 1956, Dr Kathleen Kenyon and Lady Wheeler discuss excavations at Jericho. Show more

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

This family likes Sport, News, The Traitors and they would definitely smash it on MasterChef.

Silent Witness actor Liz Carr gets forensic about her family history, discovering that her great-great-great-grandfather was involved in an attempted murder in rural Northern Ireland in the 1850s. Show more

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

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

David Walliams learns of his great-grandfather’s traumatic experiences during the First World War, which condemned him to a lifetime in what was then called a lunatic asylum. Show more

Actor Ruth Jones - Nessa from Gavin and Stacey - uncovers her grandfather's role in the Medical Aid Societies of south Wales, which provided a model for the NHS. Show more

Michael Portillo embarks on another railway adventure across and beyond the United Kingdom, beginning on the self-governing Isle of Man – a paradise for rail lovers. Show more

From the Isle of Man, Michael Portillo crosses the Irish Sea, bound for the mighty port of Liverpool and its historic waterfront. Show more

Michael Portillo continues his rail journey, learning to make potted shrimp at Morecambe Bay, helping clip the topiaries at Levens Hall and visiting Cartmel's 12th-century priory. Show more

Michael Portillo is in Cumbria, enjoying one of the most spectacular coastal railway journeys in Britain. He takes to the lake in Ulverston and hikes up Black Combe. Show more

On the last leg of his railway journey around the north west coast of England, Michael meets a lifelong fan of Alfred Wainwright’s famous guidebooks. Show more

Michael's journey propels him in search of the unknown universe in Boulby, North Yorkshire, as he joins the hunt for dark matter in the deepest mine in Britain. Show more

Michael Portillo travels from Whitby, where he explores the port’s shipbuilding and seafaring heritage, to Robin Hood's Bay, a former smuggling haven. Show more

Michael Portillo is in the seaside resort of Scarborough to explore one of the greatest royal fortresses in England. Show more

Michael Portillo travels from the pretty seaside resort of Hornsea, famous for its distinctive pottery, to Spurn Point, where Michael learns about a life-saving 19th-century invention. Show more

Documentary series with Dan Cruickshank. In India, he tangles with a ten-armed naked goddess and is moved to passion in the Cave of Heavenly Maidens. Show more

Documentary series with Dan Cruickshank. Dan sees tile making in Samarkand, the Trading Domes of Bukhara, the Fire Temple of Baku and Persepolis. Show more

Louis Theroux Interviews is back, including cultural icons and industry trailblazers from across the worlds of sport, entertainment and global affairs. Show more

On the last leg of his railway journey around the north west coast of England, Michael meets a lifelong fan of Alfred Wainwright’s famous guidebooks. Show more

Michael's journey propels him in search of the unknown universe in Boulby, North Yorkshire, as he joins the hunt for dark matter in the deepest mine in Britain. Show more

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Archaeologist Ben Robinson reveals the story of smuggling intrigue and bravery on the Yorkshire coast.

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