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Mark Kermode reveals the cinematic tricks and techniques behind horror films. Contains some strong language and some upsetting scenes.

In just four months, the world's first jumbo jet will go into service over the Atlantic. The jumbo has been called a 'pilot's dream.' But will it be an airport's nightmare?

What was it really like behind the scenes of The Good Life? With contributions from Richard Briers, Penelope Keith, Monty Don, Brian Sewell and John O'Farrell.

A look at how mountains create unique frozen worlds, home to extraordinary animals that must overcome the crushing conditions of the cold.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Antarctica is the most hostile of earth's frozen worlds. Yet even here, life finds a way not just to survive, but thrive.

Given the unique privilege to preserve a relic belonging to his hero Ernest Shackleton, conservation expert Sven Habermann uncovers the history of the renowned Antarctic explorer.

Documentary which looks at why the most inhospitable place on the planet has exerted such a powerful hold on the imagination of explorers, scientists, writers and photographers.

Wildlife documentary looking at the mountain goats of Glacier National Park in Canada's Rocky Mountains. The young goats born in spring learn to survive in the wilderness.

Writer Tony Marchant looks back on his 1989 TV drama series Take Me Home.

Taxi driver Tom is waved down by Kathy, a lost and distressed young woman who has had a row with her husband. A traumatic first encounter leads to further meetings.

Tom and Kathy acknowledge a need for each other and take their affair further. Contains some scenes of a sexual nature.

Kathy's affair with Tom has been discovered, and the consequences will be painful. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.

Given the unique privilege to preserve a relic belonging to his hero Ernest Shackleton, conservation expert Sven Habermann uncovers the history of the renowned Antarctic explorer.

Documentary looking at one of the classic British designs - the map of London's Tube network, originally created in 1931 by Underground employee Harry Beck.

Documentary from 1990 exploring the iconic portable cassette player, the Sony Walkman, a symbol of Japan's postwar economic miracle and its prowess for making intricate hi-tech products.

Antarctica is the most hostile of earth's frozen worlds. Yet even here, life finds a way not just to survive, but thrive.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

In the far north of our planet lie vast frozen lands of snow-covered forest and open tundra. These are lands of extremes that push animals to their very limits.

Film drama. In the volatile era of the twenties, flamboyant millionaire Jay Gatsby pursues the seductive Daisy, the love he lost while serving in the First World War.

A profile from 2000 of writer F Scott Fitzgerald on the 75th anniversary of the publication of his most enduring achievement, The Great Gatsby.

Epic western about three generations of a pioneer family, showing how its fortunes fluctuated during the dynamic westward expansion of America during the 19th century.