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Yesterday - Wednesday 27th January 2021 - 06:05
Littoral Combat Ships Class: The US Navy's innovative littoral combat ships are the fastest vessels of this type in their fleet. Hear how history's pioneers made them possible.
Yesterday - Wednesday 27th January 2021 - 07:10
Tesla Factory: This cutting-edge manufacturing plant in California produces an incredible 2,000 cars each week. So what links some enterprising Venetians to this operation? Find out.
Yesterday - Wednesday 27th January 2021 - 08:00
The Secrets of the Vatican Archives: The Vatican Secret Archives is a treasure trove of history that is shrouded in secrecy. Jamie Theakston heads to Rome in a bid to gain access.
Yesterday - Wednesday 27th January 2021 - 09:00
Morshead Holds Tobruk: Courageous wartime tales. Australian Leslie Morshead and his troops held off Rommel's Afrika Korps at the crucial port of Tobruk for an astonishing eight weeks.
Narrow Escapes of World War II TV Guide
Yesterday - Wednesday 27th January 2021 - 10:00
The unfortunate fate of the world's first tank, which failed to make it onto the battlefield, and the case of the Japanese soldier who continued fighting - until 1974.
Yesterday - Wednesday 27th January 2021 - 11:00
Hartlebury to Great Malvern: Relive the delights of Victorian Britain by rail. Michael Portillo learns about the secrets of Worcester sauce and the health benefits of Malvern water.
Yesterday - Wednesday 27th January 2021 - 11:30
Lydney to Newport: Michael Portillo travels the length and breadth of Britain by train, discovering micro-mines, romantic ruins and an iconic bridge as he chugs through south Wales.
Yesterday - Wednesday 27th January 2021 - 12:00
The Royal Ballet School, Richmond 1: The experts gather at the home of the Royal Ballet School in Richmond Park, London. Objects include a longbow used in the Second World War.
Yesterday - Wednesday 27th January 2021 - 13:00
At South Devon, Ray Lee is working to bring a loco back in to service. There is a visit to the SS Kingswear paddle steamer In Dartmouth, the oldest vessel of its kind.
Yesterday - Wednesday 27th January 2021 - 14:00
Derek dives into the lost Jowett marque, as a 1952 Javelin finds an unexpected home. Paul and Dave find a Ford Escort that's been untouched for 30 years.
Yesterday - Wednesday 27th January 2021 - 15:00
Sabotage in the Mountains: The remarkable projects include a towering structure with an explosive past, a deserted cityscape, a mysterious top-secret facility and a vast Nazi construction.
Yesterday - Wednesday 27th January 2021 - 16:00
The true story of Franz Stigler, a German Luftwaffe pilot in the Second World War who risked his own life to save the crew of an American B-17 bomber.
Yesterday - Wednesday 27th January 2021 - 17:00
Evacuation in the Baltics: WWII's largest evacuation saw two million civilians and soldiers whisked away in a German operation lasting four months. Hear about this extraordinary exit.
Yesterday - Wednesday 27th January 2021 - 18:00
The Royal Ballet School, Richmond 1: The experts gather at the home of the Royal Ballet School in Richmond Park, London. Objects include a longbow used in the Second World War.
Yesterday - Wednesday 27th January 2021 - 19:00
Cardiff to Brecon: Discover Cardiff's coal heritage and take a steam ride through the stunning Brecon Beacons. And when is an island not an island? Our roving host finds out in Barry.
Yesterday - Wednesday 27th January 2021 - 19:30
Port Talbot to Milford Haven: Armed with George Bradshaw's seminal Victorian Railway Guidebook, Michael Portillo explores the 19th-century railway legacy en route to Pembrokeshire.
Yesterday - Wednesday 27th January 2021 - 20:00
Ruins of a vast industrial ghost town in the United States, a windswept, Scottish island and the remains of a resort in Japan that watched a city burn.
Yesterday - Wednesday 27th January 2021 - 21:00
Alive and Buried: The first ever episode with the original grumpy old man, Victor Meldrew. Replaced at work by a box, Victor embarks on his enforced retirement with some difficulty.
Yesterday - Wednesday 27th January 2021 - 21:40
The Big Sleep: The majestic sitcom. Margaret gets Victor a book from the library on coping with old age. And maybe keep-fit classes will take his mind off his enforced retirement. [S]
Yesterday - Wednesday 27th January 2021 - 22:20
The Valley of Fear: Someone paints graffiti on Victor's house, the central heating system is making a din and there's a smell in the living room. Laughs with the old misery guts.
Yesterday - Wednesday 27th January 2021 - 23:00
The Wooing of Widow Artois: Cheeky laughs in occupied France, by brilliant writers Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft. The British airmen are back in Rene's cafe, having failed to escape.
Yesterday - Wednesday 27th January 2021 - 23:40
The Policeman Cometh: While Rene believes he is finally getting rid of the British airmen, another agent is dropped by parachute, disguised as a French policeman with a bad accent.
Yesterday - Thursday 28th January 2021 - 00:20
Swiftly and with Style: Terrible accents to the fore in the classic World War II sitcom. Rene and Captain Geering are ambushed by the Resistance, while Edith gets a proposal.
Yesterday - Thursday 28th January 2021 - 01:00
Littoral Combat Ships Class: The US Navy's innovative littoral combat ships are the fastest vessels of this type in their fleet. Hear how history's pioneers made them possible.
Yesterday - Thursday 28th January 2021 - 02:00
Tesla Factory: This cutting-edge manufacturing plant in California produces an incredible 2,000 cars each week. So what links some enterprising Venetians to this operation? Find out.
Yesterday - Thursday 28th January 2021 - 06:05
Airlander 10 Airship: It's the world's largest aircraft, with the ability to stay airborne for five days and land anywhere on Earth. Hear the incredible story behind Airlander 10.
Yesterday - Thursday 28th January 2021 - 07:10
Record-Breaking Rollercoaster: Kingda Ka is the world's tallest rollercoaster and the fastest in the US. Hold tight to hear about the mechanics and history behind this attraction.
Yesterday - Thursday 28th January 2021 - 08:00
The Secrets of the Murder Bureau: Jamie Theakston exposes a secret unit who murdered Bulgarian dissidents. One victim, Georgi Markov, was famously killed with a ricin-tipped umbrella.
Yesterday - Thursday 28th January 2021 - 09:00
Evacuation in the Baltics: WWII's largest evacuation saw two million civilians and soldiers whisked away in a German operation lasting four months. Hear about this extraordinary exit.
Yesterday - Thursday 28th January 2021 - 10:00
The true story of Franz Stigler, a German Luftwaffe pilot in the Second World War who risked his own life to save the crew of an American B-17 bomber.
Yesterday - Thursday 28th January 2021 - 11:00
Cardiff to Brecon: Discover Cardiff's coal heritage and take a steam ride through the stunning Brecon Beacons. And when is an island not an island? Our roving host finds out in Barry.
Yesterday - Thursday 28th January 2021 - 11:30
Port Talbot to Milford Haven: Armed with George Bradshaw's seminal Victorian Railway Guidebook, Michael Portillo explores the 19th-century railway legacy en route to Pembrokeshire.
Yesterday - Thursday 28th January 2021 - 12:00
Sainsbury Centre Norwich 1: The team travels to the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts in Norwich, where items include the death mask of William Gladstone.
Yesterday - Thursday 28th January 2021 - 13:00
On the Welsh Highland Railway, trainee Claire Oates takes her driving test, while chef Alex and manager Michelle prepare a dinner for 130 people on the East Lancashire railway.
Yesterday - Thursday 28th January 2021 - 14:00
A 1970s Bond Bug three-wheeler divides opinion among Mathewsons customers, while a retired engineer reluctantly auctions off his father's treasured 60s Jaguar Mark 2.
Yesterday - Thursday 28th January 2021 - 15:00
Germany's D-Day Fortress: A devastated cliff-top ruin, an extraordinary tall tower, a concrete structure stranded at sea and a heavy metal monster in a field all feature.
Yesterday - Thursday 28th January 2021 - 16:00
While Nazi scientists were conducting brutal experiments in an attempt to create an Aryan master race, a team of zoologists were overseeing their own bizarre science trials.
Yesterday - Thursday 28th January 2021 - 17:00
Moore's March: WWII tales. A Scottish soldier who hiked 200 miles through the Libyan desert without water or supplies recalls his party's legendary leader: tough trooper Ronald Moore.
Yesterday - Thursday 28th January 2021 - 18:00
Sainsbury Centre Norwich 1: The team travels to the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts in Norwich, where items include the death mask of William Gladstone.
Yesterday - Thursday 28th January 2021 - 19:00
Berwick-upon-Tweed to Morpeth: Another day, another destination - Michael Portillo journeys through majestic Northumberland, hearing the amazing story of Ashington's Pitmen Painters.
Yesterday - Thursday 28th January 2021 - 19:30
Bardon Mill to Wigton: This Victorian voyage takes Michael Portillo to Hadrian's Wall, where he mucks in and enjoys some hands-on history. We also hear how ticket machines came to be.
Yesterday - Thursday 28th January 2021 - 20:00
Behind the scenes of a car auction business. A near-perfect 50s Chevy panel van and a very desirable low-mileage 80s Brooklands Capri tempt auctioneer Derek out of Yorkshire.
Yesterday - Thursday 28th January 2021 - 21:00
The team struggles to explain how a DAF 33 gearbox works, and office manager Sarah attempts to bring order to the auto memorabilia sale.
Yesterday - Thursday 28th January 2021 - 22:00
Alone: After Dunkirk, Britain faced an onslaught. Although the RAF won the Battle of Britain, our cities were blitzed. Laurence Olivier tells us more in the landmark series on WWII.
Yesterday - Thursday 28th January 2021 - 23:00
Roy Urqhart's Escape from Arnhem: Major-General 'Roy' Urquhart led the doomed British attack on Arnhem, but somehow made it back across the Rhine, dodging enemy gunfire and patrols.
Yesterday - Friday 29th January 2021 - 00:00
Morshead Holds Tobruk: Courageous wartime tales. Australian Leslie Morshead and his troops held off Rommel's Afrika Korps at the crucial port of Tobruk for an astonishing eight weeks.
Yesterday - Friday 29th January 2021 - 01:00
Airlander 10 Airship: It's the world's largest aircraft, with the ability to stay airborne for five days and land anywhere on Earth. Hear the incredible story behind Airlander 10.
Yesterday - Friday 29th January 2021 - 02:00
Record-Breaking Rollercoaster: Kingda Ka is the world's tallest rollercoaster and the fastest in the US. Hold tight to hear about the mechanics and history behind this attraction.
Yesterday - Friday 29th January 2021 - 06:05
The Perdido Oil Rig: Located in the Gulf of Mexico, Perdido is the world's deepest floating oil platform and is almost as tall as the Eiffel Tower. Hear about its construction.
Yesterday - Friday 29th January 2021 - 07:10
New Safe Confinement: The incredible efforts to ensure that the temporary fix around the damaged reactor at Chernobyl becomes a permanent solution, known as the New Safe Confinement.
Yesterday - Friday 29th January 2021 - 08:00
The Dark Truths of the Templars: Hear about the Templars in a very different light. Jamie Theakston disputes the orthodox beliefs about the Catholic order that angered much of Europe.
Yesterday - Friday 29th January 2021 - 09:00
Moore's March: WWII tales. A Scottish soldier who hiked 200 miles through the Libyan desert without water or supplies recalls his party's legendary leader: tough trooper Ronald Moore.
Yesterday - Friday 29th January 2021 - 10:00
While Nazi scientists were conducting brutal experiments in an attempt to create an Aryan master race, a team of zoologists were overseeing their own bizarre science trials.
Yesterday - Friday 29th January 2021 - 11:00
Berwick-upon-Tweed to Morpeth: Another day, another destination - Michael Portillo journeys through majestic Northumberland, hearing the amazing story of Ashington's Pitmen Painters.
Yesterday - Friday 29th January 2021 - 11:30
Bardon Mill to Wigton: This Victorian voyage takes Michael Portillo to Hadrian's Wall, where he mucks in and enjoys some hands-on history. We also hear how ticket machines came to be.
Yesterday - Friday 29th January 2021 - 12:00
Exeter Cathedral 1: Fiona Bruce and the team visit Exeter Cathedral, where items include a table apparently used by Bonnie Prince Charlie and artwork painted by Edward VII as a child.
Yesterday - Friday 29th January 2021 - 13:00
At the East Lancashire Railway, the annual Race the Train event gets under way - with athletes of all abilities taking on the 11-mile course from Bury to Rawtenstall.
Yesterday - Friday 29th January 2021 - 14:00
Mathewsons agree to sell a vintage threshing machine and collection of tractors, but extracting them from a Yorkshire farm proves a bigger job than anticipated.
Yesterday - Friday 29th January 2021 - 15:00
Hitler's Wonder Weapon Bunker: Hidden tunnels that saw a city prosper, a sunken wreck with a remarkable past, a concrete wartime dome and a mysterious cold war building all feature.
Yesterday - Friday 29th January 2021 - 16:00
A program set up by the Special Operations Executive, the forerunner to MI6, to undermine German and Japanese officers by spraying them with a foul-smelling substance.
Yesterday - Friday 29th January 2021 - 17:00
Operation Pedestal: How did plucky tanker master Dudley Mason play a vital role in securing the island of Malta in the face of Nazi bombardment? A humbling tale of heroism from WWII.
Yesterday - Friday 29th January 2021 - 18:00
Exeter Cathedral 1: Fiona Bruce and the team visit Exeter Cathedral, where items include a table apparently used by Bonnie Prince Charlie and artwork painted by Edward VII as a child.
Yesterday - Friday 29th January 2021 - 19:00
Cockermouth to Eskdale: Michael Portillo glugs a lovely Victorian brew, goes nuclear at Sellafield and visits a Japanese-inspired garden as he winds through charming Cumbria by rail.
Yesterday - Friday 29th January 2021 - 19:30
Kirkby-in-Furness to Lancaster: Travels by train. Michael Portillo alights to learn about Kirkby's famous blue slate and hear how execution was a spectator sport in Victorian times.
Yesterday - Friday 29th January 2021 - 20:00
Gary Wallis visits Kempton Park Autojumble. He buys a tired vintage Moto Guzzi bike and transforms it into stunning display piece.
Yesterday - Friday 29th January 2021 - 21:00
Exeter Cathedral 1: Fiona Bruce and the team visit Exeter Cathedral, where items include a table apparently used by Bonnie Prince Charlie and artwork painted by Edward VII as a child.
Yesterday - Friday 29th January 2021 - 22:00
A widow reluctantly parts with her husband's treasured collection of Rolls Royces and Bentleys, and an impulse buyer finds one of the cars a new home.
Yesterday - Friday 29th January 2021 - 23:00
Behind the scenes of a car auction business. A near-perfect 50s Chevy panel van and a very desirable low-mileage 80s Brooklands Capri tempt auctioneer Derek out of Yorkshire.
Yesterday - Saturday 30th January 2021 - 00:00
Royal Albert Bridge: Tim Dunn visits the Royal Albert Bridge and finds out how it was constructed. He also visits Wolverhampton to learn about the history of its train stations, old and new.
Yesterday - Saturday 30th January 2021 - 01:00
The Perdido Oil Rig: Located in the Gulf of Mexico, Perdido is the world's deepest floating oil platform and is almost as tall as the Eiffel Tower. Hear about its construction.
Yesterday - Saturday 30th January 2021 - 02:00
New Safe Confinement: The incredible efforts to ensure that the temporary fix around the damaged reactor at Chernobyl becomes a permanent solution, known as the New Safe Confinement.
Yesterday - Saturday 30th January 2021 - 06:05
Geoffrey Malins was history's first war cinematographer. Hear how the graphic film he shot during the Battle of the Somme drew over 20 million viewers - but also caused controversy.
Yesterday - Saturday 30th January 2021 - 07:10
London Array: How a team of intrepid engineers keep the largest offshore wind farm on the planet, the London Array, maintained and producing electricity whatever the weather.
Yesterday - Saturday 30th January 2021 - 08:00
Exeter Cathedral 1: Fiona Bruce and the team visit Exeter Cathedral, where items include a table apparently used by Bonnie Prince Charlie and artwork painted by Edward VII as a child.
Yesterday - Saturday 30th January 2021 - 09:00
David Jason samples the luxury of 1930s aviation, drives the car that changed the world and climbs aboard a vintage steam train.
Yesterday - Saturday 30th January 2021 - 10:00
A 1971 Mercedes SL and a 1989 Jaguar XJS emerge from a barn on a chicken farm, a Roller and a Rover go under the hammer and a 1966 Triumph Spitfire is restored to near perfection.
Yesterday - Saturday 30th January 2021 - 11:00
Derek takes a shine to a rare 1958 Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire with a long family history and a convertible Triumph Herald brings a few smiles on auction day.
Yesterday - Saturday 30th January 2021 - 12:00
An Aston Martin DB6 in need of total restoration looks set to break the Mathewsons auction record and news of a rare Vincent motorbike arriving causes a stir.
Yesterday - Saturday 30th January 2021 - 13:00
Derek picks up some "emerging" sporting classics from the far east when three Datsun Zs appear, and an unusual lot arrives that run on caterpillar tracks not wheels.
Yesterday - Saturday 30th January 2021 - 14:00
There's real Yorkshire drama when Derek auctions off some vehicles that were used in the TV show Heartbeat. There's love for an Austin Cambridge and sporty Italian number finds a new home.
Yesterday - Saturday 30th January 2021 - 15:00
A rare Honda S800 sports car from 1967 takes Derek's fancy, and a couple of very different Ford Capris with long histories go head-to-head at the auction.
Yesterday - Saturday 30th January 2021 - 16:00
Cockermouth to Eskdale: Michael Portillo glugs a lovely Victorian brew, goes nuclear at Sellafield and visits a Japanese-inspired garden as he winds through charming Cumbria by rail.
Yesterday - Saturday 30th January 2021 - 16:30
Kirkby-in-Furness to Lancaster: Travels by train. Michael Portillo alights to learn about Kirkby's famous blue slate and hear how execution was a spectator sport in Victorian times.
Yesterday - Saturday 30th January 2021 - 17:00
Ballymoney to Londonderry: Victorian-inspired train rides. Michael Portillo holds on for dear life over the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, before visiting the majestic Giant's Causeway.
Yesterday - Saturday 30th January 2021 - 17:30
High Wycombe to Stratford-upon-Avon: Michael Portillo embarks on journey to learn more about the nation's railways, beginning by travelling from High Wycombe to Stratford-upon-Avon.
Yesterday - Saturday 30th January 2021 - 18:00
Birmingham to Stafford: Michael Portillo learns how Birmingham became the world's pen-making capital and hears the chilling tale of a notorious 19th-century murderer.
Yesterday - Saturday 30th January 2021 - 18:30
Stoke-on-Trent to Winsford: Michael Portillo travels from Stoke-on-Trent to Winsford, Cheshire, finding out about the dark side of the Industrial Revolution along the way.
Yesterday - Saturday 30th January 2021 - 19:00
Dudley to Bridgnorth: Michael Portillo travels from Dudley to Bridgnorth, learning about Victorian blacksmithing and riding on one of Britain's most modern trains.
Yesterday - Saturday 30th January 2021 - 19:30
Welshpool to Aberystwyth: Michael Portillo travels from Welshpool, Powys, to Aberystwyth in Ceredigion, hearing how the railways took Welsh textiles into exclusive households.
Yesterday - Saturday 30th January 2021 - 20:00
St Albert's Day: Big laughs with Ronnie Barker as miserly shopkeeper Arkwright. He invents a Saint's day so that Granville can check the pockets of a visitor suspected of shoplifting.
Yesterday - Saturday 30th January 2021 - 20:40
The Cool Cocoa Tin Lid: A typically rib-tickling episode of the shop-based sitcom. Granville tries to change his image with the help of some snappy threads and a cocoa tin medallion.
Yesterday - Saturday 30th January 2021 - 21:20
The Days I Knew Then: Get your satin trousers and feather boas on as we celebrate 70s pop music. Featuring classic performances from Abba, Sparks, Kate Bush and 10cc.
Yesterday - Saturday 30th January 2021 - 21:50
Long Ago and Far Away: Nostalgic 70s music retrospective. Carole King, James Taylor, Neil Young, Janis Ian and Joan Armatrading are just some of the influential singer-songwriters on show.
Yesterday - Saturday 30th January 2021 - 22:20
Comin' Home to You: A rare chance to see stadium-filling rock superstars and troubled troubadours playing intimate sets in the 70s. Features The Eagles, Eric Clapton and Dire Straits.
Yesterday - Saturday 30th January 2021 - 22:50
Smash it Up: Anarchy in the UK. The mid-1970s saw the emergence of punk and new wave. This stellar line-up includes The Clash, X-Ray Spex, The Damned, The Undertones and Joy Division.
Yesterday - Saturday 30th January 2021 - 23:20
The Boy Looked at Johnny: Riotous punk, rock and new wave tunes from hellraisers across the pond, including Alice Cooper, The Ramones, Iggy Pop, Talking Heads and Bruce Springsteen.
Sounds of the Seventies TV Guide