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Professor Richard Fortey travels to some of the greatest fossil sites on earth to discover more about the distant past.

Dr James Fox looks at the art and culture of Japan.

Steve Backshall explores the world of insects and their close relatives, the arachnids and crustaceans, in order to find out more about their habits...

From the Himalayas in the north to the Nilgiris in the south - for a hundred years these little trains have climbed through the clouds and into the...

Through this three part series Art Historian Dr Janina Ramirez tells the story of the Medieval monarchy as preserved through stunning illuminated...

Time is a 2006 documentary television series first broadcast on BBC Four in the United Kingdom. It is written and presented by Michio Kaku.

Dan Snow and wildlife experts Lucy Cooke and Niall Strawson uncover historical, geological and wildlife treasures live from the Jurassic Coast in...

Four-part series following the making of four beautiful objects, handcrafted by companies with a royal warrant.

The story of the discovery that everything is made from atoms, one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs in history, and the brilliant minds...

Robert Hughes tackles the work and lives of three remarkable 20th-century architects: Albert Speer, Mies van der Rohe, and Antonio Gaudi - whose work...

Jonathan Meades travels from the flatlands of Flanders to Germany's spectacular Baltic coast in an attempt to decipher exactly what northernness...

Series tracking down lost, hidden, and misattributed paintings from local museums and galleries across Britain.

Part quiz, part panel show which celebrates the UK's unique and fascinating museums.

Britain's Best Drives is a six-part 2009 British television series in which Richard Wilson travels across the UK in reviewing the best driving roads...

Historian Benjamin Woolley unravels the cultural and social significance of popular games in Britain from the Iron Age to the Information Age.

Julia Bradbury dons her walking boots to explore her own British backyard, travelling along the country's network of canals and their accompanying...

The remarkable story of a band of visionaries and volunteers who rescued some of the narrow gauge railways that once served Britain’s...

Thirties in Colour: Countdown to War takes black-and-white films from the era and colourises the footage, bringing the past vividly back to life.