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Extraordinary Rituals
Episode 2 - Great Gatherings
- Broadcast
- 2018 (58 mins)
Great Gatherings looks at rituals that bring us together in huge numbers, keep communities alive and reinforce our identity - by joining the crowd. In Italy, Siena is a medieval city divided into 17...
Extraordinary Rituals
Episode 3 - Changing World
- Broadcast
- 2018 (59 mins)
This episode explores how rituals adapt in our changing world. How do ancient ceremonies stay relevant and when do we invent new rituals to answer our needs? In India, Bhumi is a 24 year-old business...
Hyper Evolution: Rise of the Robots
Episode One
- Broadcast
- 2017 (58 mins)
Hyper Evolution: Rise of the Robots, explores if machines built to enhance our lives could one day become our greatest rivals. Presenters Professor Danielle George MBE, an electronics engineer from...
Hyper Evolution: Rise of the Robots
Episode Two
- Broadcast
- 2017 (59 mins)
Hyper Evolution: Rise of the Robots, explores if machines built to enhance our lives could one day become our greatest rivals. Presenters Professor Danielle George MBE, an electronics engineer from...
Prejudice & Pride: The People’s History of LGBTQ Britain
Episode One
- Broadcast
- 2017 (59 mins)
Every so often the world changes beyond your wildest dreams. In 1967 the Sexual Offences Act partially decriminalised homosexuality, offering lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people the...
Prejudice & Pride: The People’s History of LGBTQ Britain
Episode Two
- Broadcast
- 2017 (59 mins)
The landmark 1967 Sexual Offences Act partially decriminalised homosexuality offering lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people the opportunity to start living openly for the first time. Presented...
Paxman in Brussels - Who Really Rules Us?
Paxman in Brussels - Who Really Rules Us?
- Broadcast
- 2016 (58 mins)
As the EU referendum debate approaches its climax, Jeremy Paxman takes us on a journey to the heart of Europe, meeting the movers, shakers and anonymous faces who run the EU. His central question is simple -...
Scotland and the Battle for Britain
Scotland and the Battle for Britain - Ep1
- Broadcast
- 2016 (58 mins)
Andrew Marr discovers why the Scotland he was born in has changed so much politically. Scotland today feels very different to the country Andrew experienced growing up. It’s become more left-wing, less...
Scotland and the Battle for Britain
Scotland and the Battle for Britain - Ep2
- Broadcast
- 2016 (58 mins)
Exactly two years ago Scotland held a referendum, in which people voted No to Scottish independence. This year, the whole of the UK voted in the EU referendum and a narrow majority voted to Brexit. Andrew...
Vienna - Empire, Dynasty and Dream
Vienna - Empire, Dynasty and Dream - Episode 1
- Broadcast
- 2016 (58 mins)
The first episode begins nearly 2,000 years ago when the Romans established the fortress of Vindobona in 15BC; built to defend Rome from the hostile Germanic tribes to the north. But when Rome fell to the...