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The women are given a secret mission at the munitions factory, whilst the men struggle on down the mine. The families come face to face with the realities of war. Show more

Documentary telling the story of how Darwin came to write On the Origin of Species, which took 20 years of personal struggle as turbulent as that of the natural world he observed. Show more

Comedy series set in a small Manchester public house. The chance to win a box of chocolates has the regulars racking their brains at The Grapes quiz night. Show more

Chat show hosted by Marcus Brigstocke. In this edition, Marcus invites journalist and broadcaster John Humphrys to try five new cultural experiences. Show more

Drama series set in the 1960s New York advertising world. Don buys a car which befits his image, and his secretary makes a grave error. Betty learns an ugly truth. Show more

A play about the law: those who keep it, those who break it and those who live off it. A Detective's Tale tells the detective's view of a crime.

Documentary which looks at the world of policing before the 1980s and asks whether the non-politically correct methods were as bad as that portrayed on TV in Life on Mars. Show more

Documentary telling the story of how Darwin came to write On the Origin of Species, which took 20 years of personal struggle as turbulent as that of the natural world he observed. Show more

The King's Singers mark their 40th anniversary with a programme including French folk songs and renaissance madrigals, English Victorian part-songs and traditional English folk. Show more

Kirsty Wark presents the literary panel game. Historical novelist Philippa Gregory and pop culture writer Paul Morley face author Julie Myerson and historical writer Antony Beevor. Show more