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Classic books are considered with a fresh eye. Returning to the authors' original manuscripts and letters, expert writers and performers bring their...

In this three-part documentary series Waldemar Januszczak discovers paintings, sculptures and architecture of the Baroque period. Starting from the...

The story of what it felt like to live in Britain during World War II, told through the eyewitness accounts and cine films of ordinary people.

Documentary which tells the story of the thousands of Caribbean and African women who answered the call 70 years ago to come to the UK to save the...

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...

Series looking at aspects of British metalworking over the centuries, including the art of the silversmith, the history of armour and the work of the...

The Mark Steel Lectures are a series of radio and television programmes. Written and delivered by Mark Steel, each scripted lecture presents...

Documentary series shot at the Royal Military Academy over the course of a year, following the journey of one intake of cadets through the...

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

Series that follows recent scientific developments as researchers across Europe explore the extraordinary capabilities of plants.

Iain Stewart reveals some surprising facts about the world's most destructive and spectacular natural phenomena, from earthquakes and tsunamis to...

Dr Adam Rutherford investigates the close relationship between discoveries in anatomy and the works of art that illustrate them.

Andrew Graham-Dixon examines the history of French art, revealing how it emerged from a struggle between tradition and revolution, and rulers and...

Jim Al-Khalili traces the story of how the elements, the building blocks that make up our entire world, were discovered and mapped.

Unnatural Histories is a 3-part British television documentary series produced by the BBC and BBC Natural History Unit. It takes a new look at three...

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

An intricate look at the creation process of three Mexican art forms.

A family of six and their home are stripped of all their modern technology to live a life of decades past. In each episode, the family lives through...