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A once-in-a-lifetime chat with Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and Joan Plowright.
On 7 July 2005, four bombs explode. Is it a suicide attack? Will the bombers strike again?
A look at RISE, the opening spectacular celebrating Bradford, UK City of Culture in 2025.
A portrait of anonymous blogger turned best-selling author Aubrey Gordon.
The truth about the Maria Callas myth and the gift of her extraordinary voice.
Simon Schama explores how artists have shaped who we are in an era of bewildering change.
A look at the richest seas on earth, with epic spectacles and startling animal behaviour.
An incredible Anglo-Saxon sword, a Roman sarcophagus and an exquisite coin hoard.
A team heads to Antarctica to study killer whales that create waves to wash seals off ice.
The discovery of a body in a discarded freezer triggers a forensic investigation.
Neil pieces together the evidence on the murder of his mother, Sandra Rivett.
It’s the early 90s, and boy bands Take That and East 17 battle it out for teenage hearts.
Alexander McCartney is questioned by police after a 12-year-old girl is catfished online.
On the Isle of Skye, experienced climber Frank has gone missing in the mountains.
A nostalgic romp through the rise – and fall – of the 90s lads mag phenomenon.
Ambulance returns to the capital as paramedics are confronted with a violent patient.
Lucy Worsley explores Agatha Christie’s haunted early life, revealing some hidden secrets.
Sixteen-year-old Elliot embarks upon a life of fraud.
The team begin an expedition following lions, leopards and cheetahs in the Okavango Delta.