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Last broadcast: 04 December 2008
Is it possible that the Renaissance genius Leonardo Da Vinci was hundreds of years ahead of other scientists, and had actually developed the means with which people could fly?
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In an experiment in living history to investigate how radically our lives have been changed by technology in the last 100 years, a modern family swap the luxury of1999 for a life of urban Victorian domesticity
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On 8 November 1983 a series of accidents nearly unleashed World War III. This programme recalls the events that led up to one of the most dangerous moments in the entire history of the Cold War.
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Cuban leader Fidel Castro has survived several hundred attempts on his life during his lengthy term in office with methods ranging from exploding cigars to femme fatales - all are revealed here
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A Harlot's Progress dramatically depicts the artist William Hogarth's exploration of sex trafficking and debauchery in Georgian London - an investigation that threatens to destroy his career
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A new film about Alexandria provides the centrepiece of Bettany Hughes' definitive history of the ancient world and classical civilisation, coming soon to More4
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Two-part documentary that uses unique archive footage, eyewitness testimony, dramatic reconstruction and state of the art computer graphics to tell the definitive story of this epic sea battle
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Coming soon, Tony Robinson explores what it was like to live through the Blitz, on a specially constructed street that is subjected to explosions similar to those used by the Luftwaffe
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Francis Pryor argues that the early history of Britain was a vibrant period, when the island thrived under foreign influences from as far a field as the Middle East without losing their cultural identity
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Tony Robinson goes in search of Britain's Real Monarch. The result is a detective story that takes him from the Tower of London, via Debretts Peerage, to the other side of the planet...
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The fascinating biography of Pamela Churchill Harriman, who has been described as the 20th century's greatest courtesan
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This six-part series, narrated by John Peel, looks at the history and design of ships, boats and yachts that evoke Britain's great social and industrial heritage
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Locked in the British Museum overnight, a team of intrepid contestants must turn historical code breakers in this engaging combination of game show and archaeological mystery tour
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This four-part series tells the true story of Churchill's band of brothers - an unorthodox mix of misfits and buccaneers who operated outside the normal rules of warfare
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In this unique experiment, nine 21st century volunteers subject themselves to the weight loss diets and fitness regimes of previous generations. But have they bitten off less than they can chew?
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This documentary follows the excavation and scientific investigation of a mumified dinosaur, complete with organs and scales, discovered in 1999 by an American student
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For three months, nineteen brave volunteers immerse themselves in an Edwardian world of social inequality and rigid class distinctions in a grand country house
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Helen Mirren portrays the 'Virgin Queen' in her later years in this major two-part drama by Nigel Williams. Also starring Jeremy Irons, Hugh Dancy, Ian McDiarmid and Patrick Malahide.
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Journalist and author Simon Jenkins goes on a personal journey into the heart of English life and community, and tells a fascinating story of art, architecture and faith
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The Germans believed escape from Colditz was all but impossible. But they were proved wrong time and again, defeated by planning, ingenuity and boundless bravery.
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Two Red Arrows pilots recreate the challenges the aviators of World War I faced, flying original WWI aircraft, to find out how this pioneering form of warfare changed so rapidly during the conflict
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This dramatic story of Britain's most notorious terrorist conspiracy delves into a shadowy world of subterfuge, spying and surveillance
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Hell in the Pacific is a compelling and provocative four part series accounting the shocking Second World War conflict in the East
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The extraordinary story of how Churchill's cousin, the English aristocrat Unity Mitford, fell under Hitler's spell and became one of his closest confidantes
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The extraordinary story of how a British prince, the current Queen's cousin and youngest grandson of Queen Victoria, became embroiled in the Nazi war machine
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