Henry begins his journey in Frankfurt, riding to Rottenburg on what is known as the Castle Route. From Rottenburg he travels the Romantic Route and discovers some picture postcard towns and stunning scenery along the road to Fussen. Take your opportunity to fall in love with the rural roads of Germany.

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Chronicles the epic life story of Brendan Finucane, a man with his roots in Ireland but also a war time hero in Britain and across the world.

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Twin brothers Chris and Xand van Tulleken, both doctors, share their personal and professional experiences of Covid-19.

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The bruising battle to be crowned Britain's best bhangra dancers. Indian folk dance gets competitive in this Our Lives documentary which goes behind the silk and sequins at the world's biggest bhangra dance contest. It follows two rival teams as they shed blood, sweat and tears in their quest to win the coveted trophy in their home city of Birmingham.

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From Girolata to Bonifacio, guardians of a wild nature.
Girolata, living at the end of the world
Accessible only on foot or by boat, the village of Girolata sees its population increase tenfold in summer. Right next door, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Scandola Marine Reserve is a victim of its own success. Officials confide their concern.

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Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs in a fiery global catastrophe. But we know little about how their successors, the mammals, recovered and took over the world. Now, hidden inside ordinary-looking rocks, an astonishing trove of fossils reveals a dramatic new picture of how rat-sized creatures ballooned in size and began to evolve into the vast array of species.

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Reveals how Covid-19 spread unstoppably throughout the world, told through the eyes of key scientists on the pandemic frontline. Personal diaries recorded by scientists and intensive care doctors give an insight into the race to identify the virus and try to unlock the secrets of its virulence, revealing how scientists came to realise the seriousness of the disease. Racing to develop a vaccine, leading scientist Professor Sarah Gilbert discusses the pressures she faces and her hopes that a vaccine can be developed.

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In January 1942, the U.S. military created a new bomber command, the Eighth Air Force, and sent a small contingent of men overseas to loosen the Nazis' grip on Europe. The command's star player was the B-17, a fast, heavily armed aircraft that changed the course of World War II. Witness them take on the mighty German Luftwaffe over enemy skies. Discover the story of how one B-17--the Memphis Belle--and its crew lifted the spirits of a nation and became a symbol of American prowess in defense of freedom.

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Timeshift presents a bank holiday celebration of the British seaside holiday experience from its Victorian origins and heyday in the 1950s to its slow decline and attempts at reinvention since.

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The Battle of Little Bighorn lasted nearly 24 hours on June 25, 1876, but the stage had been set decades earlier as settlers, prospectors, and business people began encroaching on Native Americans' sacred land. From the Lakota Sioux facing broken treaties to the attacks that ultimately led up to Bighorn, follow these events unfold. Then, see how this pivotal moment in history marked the beginning of the end of freedom on the Great Plains, the birth of an American cliche, and an ongoing fight for identity against the tyranny of progress.

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