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Life on board a narrowboat with Robbie Cumming. There are engine issues and a leaky boat to fix before Robbie reaches Liverpool Docks.
Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam
Episode 1: The Early Pioneers
29 minutes on BBC Four
Available for 4 months
Science history with Fred Dibnah. Fred visits Cornwall to look at the early history of the steam engine, first developed to pump water from mines. Show more
The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution
Episode 4: Final Flourish
1 hour on BBC Four
Available for 7 months
Waldemar Januszczak takes a closer look at the last years of Impressionism, particularly the influences on and work of Georges Seurat, and Van Gogh's time in Paris. Show more
Technical difficulties frustrate Bendor’s attempt to uncover who painted an unfinished portrait in a Glasgow museum. Emma reveals the true identity of the sitter after 300 years. Show more
Dan Cruickshank visits Britain's finest country houses, museums and factories as he uncovers the 18th- and 19th-century fascination with silver. Show more
Celebrating the age of armour, Tobias Capwell tells how Henry VIII fused German technology with Renaissance artistry to become the image of the perfect knight. Show more
Ade Adepitan embarks on the second leg of his journey around Africa. This time he is in Central Africa, travelling from Gabon to Uganda, via the Democratic Republic of Congo. Show more
Life on board a narrowboat with Robbie Cumming. There are engine issues and a leaky boat to fix before Robbie reaches Liverpool Docks.
Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam
Episode 1: The Early Pioneers
29 minutes on BBC Four
Available for 4 months
Science history with Fred Dibnah. Fred visits Cornwall to look at the early history of the steam engine, first developed to pump water from mines. Show more
The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution
Episode 4: Final Flourish
1 hour on BBC Four
Available for 7 months
Waldemar Januszczak takes a closer look at the last years of Impressionism, particularly the influences on and work of Georges Seurat, and Van Gogh's time in Paris. Show more
Technical difficulties frustrate Bendor’s attempt to uncover who painted an unfinished portrait in a Glasgow museum. Emma reveals the true identity of the sitter after 300 years. Show more
This is BBC Four. Programmes start at 7.00pm.