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A mother confronts her son's school about his increasingly strange behaviour. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [2023] [S] [HD]

5/7. Sitcom. Hyacinth realises that Richard is bored after taking early retirement and provides him with a hobby. Unfortunately, this rather backfires on her. [S]

5/6. Victor and Margaret head off for a weekend at the seaside. Victor is presented with a most unusual and unwelcome gift. [S]

6/13. Some 350 million years ago, evolution reached one of its most crucial stages when fish crawled from the water onto the land and became amphibians. [S]

Paul Rose tells the story of three Frenchmen's 18th-century scientific mission to Ecuador to settle an international row by measuring the planet's shape. [S,AD]

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

2/9. Paul Atterbury travels around Britain finding out how the great ocean liners made such a mark on the popular imagination and why they continue to enchant. [S]

The powerhouse conductor brings Respighi's sun-soaked Roman Trilogy to life, leading his Sinfonia of London orchestra through a colossal programme also featuring Walton and Verdi. [S] [HD]

Billie Whitelaw gives a tour de force performance as a mouth suspended in space in Samuel Beckett's play. [S]

John Osborne's play, set in 1950s Britain, about failing music hall performer Archie Rice. Deals with adult themes. [S]