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What does it take to spot a pop genius? To break a global act, to book a million-selling tour or reunite music legends to great acclaim - and huge...

Three traditional crafts along the ancient trade route of the Silk Road.

A look at some true legends from the world of music.

The Battle That Made Britain is a 2006 BBC Television documentary telling the Battle of Culloden.

Midge Ure and Kim Appleby explore the distinct sounds that came out of different parts of Britain and Ireland in one of pop's golden decades.

Arabic scholar Tim Mackintosh-Smith journeys 75,000 miles through 40 countries in the footsteps of 14th century traveller Ibn Battutah, who was born...

Maritime historian Dr Sam Willis looks at how and why the shipwreck came to loom so large in British history.

Stunning and intimate showcases of Radio 3 New Generation Artists performing much-loved works of music.

Former director and chief curator of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Edmund Capon explores the story of Australian art through the country's rich...

100 Years of Girl Guides is a BBC television documentary. It was shown on the digital television station BBC Four on Sunday 16 August 2009 at 21:00....

Riding onboard with a cheetah, a green turtle and a white-tailed sea eagle as they show us around their homes, with natural sounds and embedded...

In this series Suzy Klein examines how music transformed throughout the 19th century. The host discusses the political history and the industrial...

The story of the dance revolution - the beat, the clubs and the DJs that changed music culture forever.

This is the secret, and untold, history of pop and rock from the men and women who pulled the strings behind the scenes - the producers, the managers...