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Programmes start at 7.00pm.

A pride of lions has rewritten the rules - they have learnt to take down elephants.

Mammals have proved to be one of the most adaptable products of evolution. David Attenborough looks at their evolution from reptiles 200 million years ago.

Paul Rose tells the story of the USS Squalus, stranded on the bottom of the Atlantic in 1939 and the first time anyone had been saved from a stricken submarine.

Kabul, August 2021. As American troops withdraw, the Taliban return. Contains some strong language and some violent scenes.

The Nazany family scatters, with Zarah and Fazal on the run, while Amina remains torn. Contains some strong language.

Audrey moves out of Grantleigh Manor. Her hopes of seeing the estate run along old lines are dashed when she discovers the new owner's background.

Richard is far from happy when Hyacinth concocts an elaborate plan to turn him into a Frosticle executive with the help of a chukka of golf.

A look back at the iconic hairdos of British men and women over the past 60 years.

Mammals have proved to be one of the most adaptable products of evolution. David Attenborough looks at their evolution from reptiles 200 million years ago.

Paul Rose tells the story of the USS Squalus, stranded on the bottom of the Atlantic in 1939 and the first time anyone had been saved from a stricken submarine.

A look at the fledgling field of extraterrestrial meteorology.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Bill Oddie presents a compilation of the best clips from the three series of Bill Oddie Goes Wild.

Bill Oddie revisits his childhood birding haunts to discover how they have changed over 50 years.

Bill Oddie counts down the UK's ten most beloved and most villainous birds in a poll based on the thousands of letters he has received over the years from members of the public.

A celebration of moments that make Proms history: landmark premieres and remarkable debuts, including first appearances of artists, orchestras and even instruments.

Hard-hitting play that gives a frank account of a Scottish regiment serving in Iraq. Contains very strong language, some sexual content and some upsetting..

An insight into the National Theatre of Scotland's Black Watch, a play about the Iraq War. Contains very strong language.

Martha Kearney follows Dr Paula Byrne, who believes she has come across a portrait of Jane Austen lost to the world for nearly two centuries. Can the picture stand up to scrutiny.

A celebration of moments that make Proms history: landmark premieres and remarkable debuts, including first appearances of artists, orchestras and even instruments.

Bill Oddie presents a compilation of the best clips from the three series of Bill Oddie Goes Wild.

Bill Oddie revisits his childhood birding haunts to discover how they have changed over 50 years.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Tim Dunn goes behind the scenes at London's Kings Cross station and finds out about the disused funicular railway hidden in the Avon Gorge in Bristol.

Chris Beardshaw visits Britain's largest protected wetland to see some rare plants and takes a look at ponds filled with exotics.

Andrew Graham-Dixon explores Spain's art history. He reveals how the north of the country has produced some of the most dazzling art of the modern age.

Magnus Magnusson hosts from Reading University. Specialist subjects include PG Wodehouse, Vincent van Gogh, science fiction and John Buchan.

Robert Robinson chairs as team captains Frank Muir and Patrick Campbell are joined by André Previn, Tom Conti, Barbara Kellerman and Tina Brown.

Art historian Sona Datta creates a television history of Michelangelo.

Writer George Melly talks about the influence of surrealism on his early life. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.

Documentary recalling the life of Alfred Wainwright, the eccentric Lancastrian who created a series of iconic fell-walking books in the 1950s, and his love for the Lake District.

Chris Beardshaw visits Britain's largest protected wetland to see some rare plants and takes a look at ponds filled with exotics.

Andrew Graham-Dixon explores Spain's art history. He reveals how the north of the country has produced some of the most dazzling art of the modern age.

Writer George Melly talks about the influence of surrealism on his early life. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.

Art historian Sona Datta creates a television history of Michelangelo.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Tim Dunn visits the Ribblehead Viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales and tours the breathtaking stations of the Hungerbergbahn in Innsbruck.

Chris Beardshaw visits inspirational gardens by helicopter. In Sussex, the most wooded area of the UK, Chris visits Leonardslee Garden and Sheffield Park Garden.

Class-based sitcom. Audrey takes DeVere to task for failing to turn up in church on Sunday, but then fails to practise what she preaches.

Sitcom. Hyacinth's plans to buy a small weekend retreat in the country take an unexpected turn, and Richard has an unexpected fall.

A revealing insight into several great modern photographers, drawn from the BBC's archive. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.

Eamonn McCabe explores how science and technology allowed pioneering photographers like Roger Fenton and Julia Margaret Cameron to create a new art form.

For a long time we've known that plants can move, but recent studies reveal other secrets.

Documentary in which gardening expert Chris Beardshaw delves into the micro-world of soil to reveal what it is, how it works and why we couldn't survive without it.

Eamonn McCabe explores how science and technology allowed pioneering photographers like Roger Fenton and Julia Margaret Cameron to create a new art form.

Chris Beardshaw visits inspirational gardens by helicopter. In Sussex, the most wooded area of the UK, Chris visits Leonardslee Garden and Sheffield Park Garden.

A revealing insight into several great modern photographers, drawn from the BBC's archive. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Ben Robinson travels to Cushendall in Northern Ireland to explore the Curfew Tower and schoolhouse, built by its forward-thinking 19th-century merchant landlord.

Robbie begins his 300-mile adventure across the north of England and the Midlands. He is forced to make a running repair while on the Tinsley lock flight.

.. Rome: History of the Eternal City. Simon Sebag Montefiore talks about his joy at telling audiences the stories of Rome.

Simon Sebag Montefiore uncovers the central role played by religion in the power of the city of Rome. Every event in ancient Rome revolved around religion.

Mary Beard takes an in-depth look at identity and citizenship within the Roman Empire.

Drama series chronicling the reigns of Roman emperors. With Tiberius retired to Capri, Sejanus plans to tighten his grip on Rome and divorces his wife for Livilla. Deals with adult themes.

Drama chronicling the reigns of four Roman emperors. Claudius has hopes of a return to a republic when Caligula insanely proclaims himself and his sister as gods. Deals with adult themes.