U and YESTERDAY

Tony Robinson explores machines that help us mere mortals become superhuman, from a tree-chopping-device to a jet-powered suit that could be worn by flying paramedics.

Tony Robinson goes on safari to find majestic machines that are inspired by the animal kingdom and gets hands-on with a life-saving mechanical octopus.

Exploring Old Byron Hot Springs in the Californian desert - a once glittering Hollywood hotspot, converted into a top-secret interrogation centre.

A symbol of national pride that became a symbol of excess in the Turkish capital of Ankara.

Hukbalahap Rebels in the Philippines believe they have a new enemy - a vampire. The British claim that an RAF pilot's incredible night vision comes from eating carrots.

SAS Style: Witness the efforts of the SAS War Crimes Investigation Team as they attempt to track down several Gestapo officers, wanted for a host of despicable atrocities.

Michael Portillo travels through Israel and Palestine, visiting Jerusalem's Christian, Jewish and Muslim quarters and Bethlehem in the West Bank.

Fiona Bruce presents from Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire, where finds include illustrations for a Roald Dahl story and a miniature house used for training plumbers.

An impressive collection of five iconic cars arrives at Thornton le Dale, including a 1967 Crayford Corsair and a 1966 Ford Zodiac which emerge from a garage in Selby.

In 1940, Japan launch an attack on a Chinese city - but they are not dropping bombs. Swarms of fleas descend and the city is infected with the bubonic plague.

The Murderer of Malmedy: Hear how the man responsible for the massacre of US soldiers in Malmedy - Joachim Peiper - became the hunted as Allied forces tried to track him down.

Fiona Bruce presents from Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire, where finds include illustrations for a Roald Dahl story and a miniature house used for training plumbers.

The motoring enthusiast wants to build a working replica of a First World War tank, pass the tank driving test, and drive the machine at a Remembrance Day parade in Lincoln.

Motorcyclist Guy Martin embarks on a mission to renovate a neglected narrowboat using Industrial Revolution techniques - here he makes his own 18th-century blast furnace.

Motorsport ace Guy Martin turns his attention to the water in this renovation series. Guy decides to use a steam engine to power the shower on board his narrowboat.

Businesswoman and Dragons' Den star Sara Davies takes Robson Green gorge-walking in Teesdale to introduce him to her way of getting close to nature.

The Mathewsons sell a 1958 Bedford D122 and a 1969 Vanden Plas Princess. They also meet a collector who may be willing to finally part with his huge hot hatch collection.

Exploring Air Studios, on the Island of Montserrat, that became a mecca for rock legends. Also Tskaltubo, in Georgia, built to host a fearsome dictator.