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Saving Britain's Past

Episode 3: The Country House

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Series about Britain's post-war conservation movement. Tom Dyckhoff explores the decline of the country house and its fight for survival. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Dyckhoff
Executive Producer:
Basil Comely

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Dan Cruickshank travels the globe to explore how different cultures have created architecture inspired by our mortality. He visits a Hindu town where people go to die. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Actress Imelda Staunton talks to Mark Lawson about her life and career, from her early ambitions to become an actress to her role on the West End stage in Entertaining Mr Sloane. Show more

On Hannibal's Trail

Episode 5: Hannibal the Great

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

The Wood brothers cycle through northern Italy from the Valley of Trebbia to Tuscany, before arriving at Cannae, site of the bloodiest battle in ancient history. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Danny Wood
Presenter:
Sam Wood
Presenter:
Ben Wood
Executive Producer:
Chris Granlund

On Hannibal's Trail

Episode 6: Hannibal at the Gates

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

As they complete their journey, the Woods make a sacrifice to the gods at Lake Averno, come face to face with Hannibal in Rome and cross the Mediterrenean Sea to Tunisia. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Danny Wood
Presenter:
Sam Wood
Presenter:
Ben Wood
Executive Producer:
Chris Granlund

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Dr Stephen Baxter reveals the human and political drama that lies within the parchment of England's earliest surviving public record, the Domesday Book, commissioned in 1086. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Stephen Baxter
Executive Producer:
Chris Granlund

Francesco's Italy: Top to Toe

Episode 4: The Land of My Mother

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Francesco da Mosto travels the length and breadth of Italy. To end his journey, he visits the south and Sicily, home of his mother's family for over 500 years. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Jonty Claypole
Executive Producer:
Basil Comely