Documentary detailing the experiences of the poets who served in the Battle of the Somme, including Siegfried Sassoon, Robert Graves, David Jones, Isaac Rosenberg and JRR Tolkien. Show more

Historian Dr Lucy Worsley looks at how the Prince Regent was obsessed with outdoing Napoleon not on the battlefield, but in opulence, bling and monumental architecture. Show more

Art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon finds out that although Queen Victoria is often depicted as the uptight opposite of her louche uncle, for her, art was just as important.
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A showcase of top animations from the UK's finest new talents. A disabled penguin feels isolated from the rest of her colony. Show more

Meera Syal journeys back to Essington in the Black Country - the mining village where she grew up. She describes how her childhood inspired the coming-of-age novel Anita and Me. Show more

Historian Peter Barton and a team of archaeologists examine a labyrinth beneath the Somme battlefield constructed largely by British troops to undermine the nearby German lines. Show more

In the final programme of the series, art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon finds out how The Royal Collection reveals fresh insights into HM the Queen Mother's love of art.
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Art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon finds out how royal collecting has changed since the days of Queen Victoria.
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Documentary about white gospel, America's most enduring yet obscure musical subculture, which taught southerners the principles of harmony and made stars of The Louvin Brothers. Show more

Music writer Dylan Jones puts the case that the 1980s were the most radical, innovative and creative decade in the history of pop. Show more

Series exploring how musical theatre evolved over the last 100 years. Neil finds out how its modern shape was established through pioneering works. Show more

In the fifth episode Andrew has reached the age of the Romantics - the flamboyant George IV who created so much of the visual look of the modern monarchy. Show more

Art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon travels to Venice to tell the story of one of the greatest purchases in the Royal Collection's history.
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In a major eight-part series, Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the history of the British Royal Collection, the collection of art and decorative objects owned by Queen Elizabeth II.
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Lucy Worsley tells the story of the royal photograph, showing how the royal family worked with generations of photographers to create images that reinvented the British monarchy. Show more

The journey through the history of rock music climaxes with the British indie scene, where humble beginnings gave way to mass popularity. Show more

Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the spectacular, extravagant collecting of George IV and the shared artistic passions of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Show more

Andrew Graham-Dixon reveals how women, both queens and consorts, made their mark on the Collection and used art to steady the ship of monarchy through an uncertain age. Show more

Andrew Graham-Dixon shows how Henry VIII and Charles I, the two great founders of the Royal Collection, projected their power and magnificence through art. Show more

With the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, the Royal Collection sprang back into life. This episode follows its fortunes under Charles II and George III. Show more