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It is estimated that 99 per cent of species have become extinct and there have been times when life's hold on Earth has been so precarious it seems...

Sailor and writer Tom Cunliffe takes a voyage through the history of British seafaring and puts some of the vessels featured in the programme through...

A witty and stimulating look at Chance, Logic, Data and Statistics and the roles they play in our lives.

Dr Michael Mosley explores how pioneering doctors laid the foundations of modern medicine.

Soul and jazz singer Gregory Porter explores the transcendent power of the popular singing voice in this joyous new series, celebrating everyone from...

Evolutionary biologist and master skeleton builder Ben Garrod looks at how bones have enabled vertebrates to colonise and dominate practically every...

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

Light Fantastic is the title of a television documentary series that explores the phenomenon of light and aired in December 2004 on BBC Four. The...

A series which shows the manufacture of some traditional artefacts in Australia, Rurutu, New Zealand and Hawaii.

Evolutionary biologist Dr Ben Garrod and electronics engineer Professor Danielle George explore whether machines built to enhance our lives could one...

The Britpop Story is a British television documentary about the Britpop movement which occurred in Britain during the 1990s. Hosted by John Harris,...

Art historian Dr James Fox traces the momentous impact of the west's contact with the peoples and cultures of the Pacific. It is a story of...

Mark Miodownik reveals how the properties of materials are made to work for us

In search of World Speed Records by land, air and water

English historian David Reynolds reassesses Stalin's role in the life-and-death struggle between the Soviet Union and Germany in World War II.

Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe was a special one-off British, video game culture show by Charlie Brooker, aired in September 2009 during the BBC's...

Archaeologist Ben Robinson explores the story of the village from Norman times to the present day. With ancient churches, castles, market places and...

Aubrey Manning sets out on a journey to study the changing face of Britain's countryside

Today New York is America's greatest city. But 30 years ago this summer, they couldn't even keep the lights on. A blackout plunged seven million...