Professor Catharine Edwards explores the story of Livia, wife of the emperor Augustus and mother of Tiberius, whose influence was felt across the Roman world for over 60 years. Show more

Catharine Edwards explores the lives of Messalina, whose scandalous reputation lives on, and the skilled politician Agrippina, Caligula's sister, Claudius's wife and Nero's mother. Show more

Professor Catharine Edwards follows the stories of four very different women across centuries that saw the Roman Empire utterly transformed, including the empress Julia Domna. Show more

Ten home potters compete to become Top Potter. The search for a top potter begins with a four-day assignment to make stackable kitchen bowls from lumps of earthenware clay. Show more

Nine potters return to Stoke-on-Trent for more tests of their skills and creativity, all aiming to be named top potter. This week they must make a decorative hand basin. Show more

The potters return to Stoke-on-Trent for more tests of their skills and creativity. In the main make, they must make ten identical long-necked vases using the raku technique. Show more

The potters return to Stoke-on-Trent for more tests of their skills and creativity. The six potters must build a five-foot garden sculpture and transform an ordinary chimney pot. Show more

It's semi-final week in Stoke-on-Trent, and just five potters remain. They face their most technically demanding challenge yet - creating a decorative chandelier in bone china. Show more

It is the grand final and the four remaining potters have just three tests left before one is crowned the winner of the Great Pottery Throw Down. Show more

Ten home potters compete to become the new champion of British pottery. They must test their technical prowess in front of a special guest judge, ceramic designer Emma Bridgewater. Show more

Home potters compete to become the new champion of British pottery. In the throw down challenge this week, king of the wheel Keith demonstrates how to build a double-walled pot. Show more

Home potters compete to become the new champion of British pottery. It's week three and the eight remaining potters must master the art of Japanese-style ceramics. Show more

Home potters compete to become the new champion of British pottery. It is garden week, and the seven remaining potters must make stunning ceramics for the great outdoors. Show more

Home potters compete to become the new champion of British pottery. In week five, the six remaining potters try one of the most exhilarating techniques in ceramics - pit firing. Show more

Home potters compete to become the new champion of British pottery. In the quarter-final, the potters have ten minutes to throw the widest bowl they can while blindfolded. Show more

Home potters compete to become the new champion of British pottery. Comedian Johnny Vegas, a former pupil of Kate Malone, demonstrates how to throw a teapot in just one minute. Show more

Home potters compete to become the new champion of British pottery. In the final, the potters make a pair of identical, fully functioning light features out of porcelain. Show more

Science documentary. Dr Chris Van Tulleken calls on the British public to seek out the truth about the top-selling over-the-counter medicines. Show more