The story of an extraordinary scientific adventure - the attempt to control gravity. The dream of flying cars and journeys to the stars no longer seems quite so distant. Show more
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Britain from Above
Episode 2: The City
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four
Revealing the transformation of London. Comparing exhaustive footage of London in the 40s with the city of today, we see how great plans for urban renewal were stillborn. Show more
Britain from Above
Episode 4: The Land
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four
Revealing the transformation of East Anglia, which found its agriculture and landscape quickly industrialised to cope with the changes of the Second World War. Show more
Historian James Bulgin reveals the origins of the Holocaust in the German invasion of the Soviet Union, exploring the mass murder, collaboration and experimentation that led to the Final Solution. Show more
Dan Snow, Professor Alice Roberts and Dr Albert Lin investigate a series of earth-shattering discoveries at a mighty tomb guarded by the Terracotta Warriors in China. Show more