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Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Steeplejack Fred Dibnah tours Britain admiring some of its engineering marvels. This edition takes in Preston, County Durham, St Paul's Cathedral and York Minster.

Military historian Richard Holmes looks at some of history's major battles. This programme follows the British retreat from Mons in 1914.

Second World War naval adventure based on the true story of the pursuit of the seemingly unstoppable German battleship Graf Spee.

Cold War thriller about a retired MI6 agent who must track down a Soviet mole. Contains some strong language, some sexual content and some violence.

Mark Kermode uncovers the cinematic and storytelling secrets of one of the most popular genres of all - the spy movie. Contains some strong language.

Ken Loach talks about a career dedicated to documenting social and political injustice. Deals with adult themes.

To mark 100 years of romance publishers Mills and Boon, literary novelist Stella Duffy takes on the challenge of writing for them, a task that ends up being harder than it looks.

Steeplejack Fred Dibnah tours Britain admiring some of its engineering marvels. This edition takes in Preston, County Durham, St Paul's Cathedral and York Minster.

Military historian Richard Holmes looks at some of history's major battles. This programme follows the British retreat from Mons in 1914.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Richard Blackwood presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 4 August 2000 and featuring Macy Gray, Bomfunk MCs, Santana, Moloko, Janet Jackson and Craig David.

Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 11 August 2000 and featuring Craig David, Reef, Mansun, Storm, MJ Cole, Ronan Keating and Robbie Williams.

Bruno Brookes and Sybil Ruscoe present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 10 November 1988 and featuring Brother Beyond, Bryan Ferry, Salt-N-Pepa, INXS, Deacon Blue and Prince.

David Jensen presents the pop chart programme. Featuring Blue Zoo, A Flock of Seagulls, Clannad, Dionne Warwick, Donna Summer, Marvin Gaye, Eddy Grant and Zoo.

Tony Blackburn introduces Smokie, Kiki Dee, The Drifters, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, The Wurzels, Bay City Rollers, Rod Stewart, ABBA. Dance sequence: Ruby Flipper.

Patti Smith, The Go-Go's, Tina Weymouth, Kim Gordon, Au Pairs, Lush, Elastica and Garbage. Contains some strong language.

Pete Drummond introduces Siouxsie and the Banshees in concert at Warwick University. Contains some strong language.

The untold story of one of the earliest all-female rock bands. Contains some strong language.

Patti Smith, The Go-Go's, Tina Weymouth, Kim Gordon, Au Pairs, Lush, Elastica and Garbage. Contains some strong language.

Bruno Brookes and Sybil Ruscoe present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 10 November 1988 and featuring Brother Beyond, Bryan Ferry, Salt-N-Pepa, INXS, Deacon Blue and Prince.

David Jensen presents the pop chart programme. Featuring Blue Zoo, A Flock of Seagulls, Clannad, Dionne Warwick, Donna Summer, Marvin Gaye, Eddy Grant and Zoo.

Tony Blackburn introduces Smokie, Kiki Dee, The Drifters, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, The Wurzels, Bay City Rollers, Rod Stewart, ABBA. Dance sequence: Ruby Flipper.

Richard Blackwood presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 4 August 2000 and featuring Macy Gray, Bomfunk MCs, Santana, Moloko, Janet Jackson and Craig David.

Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 11 August 2000 and featuring Craig David, Reef, Mansun, Storm, MJ Cole, Ronan Keating and Robbie Williams.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

An intimate portrait of one of Britain's most charming wild animals, following a family of water voles living on a canal in Derbyshire though a typical year.

From the Philippines, Michael Palin crosses the Sulu Sea in a leaky ferry. He travels on through the Borneo jungle to Java, where he climbs a volcano.

When everyone in a small town receives malicious letters detailing a future murder, it is Miss Marple who is called upon to help reveal the clues.

Dan is captivated by the sword of a Samurai warrior and the artistry employed to make this beautiful instrument of death.

Reworking of Shakespeare's King Lear set in medieval Japan. Contains prolonged violent scenes.

Documentary profile of celebrated Japanese film-maker Akira Kurosawa. Contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.

Stately sitcom. A repair bill for Audrey's Rolls-Royce finally convinces her to revert to four-legged horsepower.

Sitcom. When Hyacinth hears that Emmet is rehearsing a musical, she is beside herself. Unfortunately sorting out Daddy's antics has to take priority.

When everyone in a small town receives malicious letters detailing a future murder, it is Miss Marple who is called upon to help reveal the clues.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Jonathan Foyle explores northern Georgian and Victorian neo-classical civic buildings.

Andrew Graham-Dixon reveals how the Medici family transformed Florence through sculpture, painting and architecture, and became the financial engine behind the Italian Renaissance.

Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of a centuries-old masterpiece in glass, the Great East Window at York Minster, the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the UK.

Scottish Opera's sparkling staging of Gilbert and Sullivan's witty satire set in Venice.

Jonathan Foyle explores northern Georgian and Victorian neo-classical civic buildings.

Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of a centuries-old masterpiece in glass, the Great East Window at York Minster, the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the UK.

Andrew Graham-Dixon reveals how the Medici family transformed Florence through sculpture, painting and architecture, and became the financial engine behind the Italian Renaissance.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Three-part series examining the harsh elements of the Alaskan wilderness. Here, a look at the tough and resourceful characters that face up to the challenges of winter.

Lachlan Goudie traces the development of Scottish art. This episode explores how Scotland's artists challenged the traditions they had inherited and revolutionised Scottish art.

Specialist subjects include British politics and the operas of Gilbert and Sullivan.

Robert Robinson hosts as Frank Muir, Gemma Craven and Leslie Thomas take on Patrick Marshall, Kate O'Mara and Brian Blessed in the panel game of word definitions and deceptions.

Singer-songwriter and composer Rufus Wainwright talks to John Wilson about his creative influences.

Mary Marquis in conversation with poets Douglas Dunn and Craig Raine.

A look at how blacksmiths created items that both served and embellished society, from the earliest hinges to baroque gates and mass-produced street furniture.