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0Artsnight
An art magazine show guest-edited by a different personality each week.
Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries
Janina Ramirez discovers how monasteries shaped all aspects of medieval Britain and created a dazzling array of art, architecture and literature, a story of faith, sacrifice, violence and corruption.
Asylum
Inspired by the true stories of whistle-blowers claiming asylum, Asylum is a satirical comedy about a government whistle-blower and a millionaire internet entrepreneur trapped together in the London embassy of a fictional Latin American country. Dan Hern is a serious, self-important egotist who is accused of leaking important documents. After a year in the El Rican embassy Dan is bored, depressed and has no hope of getting out - his only chance is to push his case in an interview with the Guardian. The embassy staff are struggling to attract people to the annual embassy ball, as Dan is old news and nobody wants to come. The Ambassador's oily son decides to offer sanctuary to another international fugitive named Ludo Backslash: a larger-than-life, childish hacker and internet pirate, who set up a file-sharing website and became public enemy number one among the global entertainment community.
A Timewatch Guide
Series looking at how the BBC has revealed and interpreted monumental moments in our history. Using the BBC archive, the programmes examine changes in research covered in documentary television.
The Inca: Masters of the Clouds
Dr Jago Cooper travels through Peru and Ecuador to reassess the origins, accomplishments and nature of one of the greatest empires the world has ever seen.
The Secrets of Quantum Physics
Professor of physics Jim Al-Khalili investigates the most accurate and yet perplexing scientific theory ever - quantum physics.
Castles: Britain's Fortified History
Historian Sam Willis traces the story of Britain's castles and their unique role in our history, art and literature.
0Dancing Cheek to Cheek: An Intimate History of Dance
Len Goodman and Lucy Worsley uncover the British love affair with dancing, exploring the nation's favourite dances from the 17th to the 20th centuries.
Puppy Love
Comedy series set around a Wirral-based dog training class.
The Art of Gothic: Britain's Midnight Hour
Andrew Graham-Dixon explores how a group of 19th-century architects and artists spurned the modern age and turned to Britain's medieval past to create iconic works and buildings.
Detectorists
The lives of two eccentric metal detectorists, who spend their days plodding along ploughed tracks and open fields, hoping to disturb the tedium by unearthing the fortune of a lifetime.
The Code
The Code is a drama series which tells tells the story of two brothers who discover some information that those at the highest levels of political power are determined to keep secret.
Lost Kingdoms of Central America
Dr Jago Cooper explores the rise and fall of the forgotten civilisations of Central America.
0The Secret Life of Books
Classic books are considered with a fresh eye. Returning to the authors' original manuscripts and letters, expert writers and performers bring their personal insights to these great works.
Bright Lights, Brilliant Minds: A Tale of Three Cities
Dr James Fox tells the story of three cities in three exceptional years - cities whose artists and thinkers, writers and musicians set the world on a new course.
0The Beauty of Anatomy
Dr Adam Rutherford investigates the close relationship between discoveries in anatomy and the works of art that illustrate them.
The Wonder of Animals
Chris Packham uses groundbreaking science and brand-new behaviour to delve deep beneath the skin and discover the unique features that have made certain animal groups successful.
Art of China
Andrew Graham-Dixon undertakes an epic journey to uncover the art of China.
0Commonwealth on Film
Series looking at how the Commonwealth of Nations, with over 50 member countries and a quarter of the world's population, has captured the imagination of film-makers over the decades.
0Majesty and Mortar: Britain's Great Palaces
From the Tower of London to Buckingham Palace, Dan Cruickshank tells the story of a thousand years of palace building, the mystery of why so many have vanished and the magic of the ones that survive.