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The flood of funds into sculptural projects during the burgeoning British Empire unleashed a new, yet remarkably unorthodox, golden age. The greatest sculptors of the 18th and 19th centuries were mavericks who bucked prevailing trends - geniuses like John Flaxman, Francis...

James explores how Piet Mondrian gradually leaves nature behind, tidying up the messy reality of nature into abstract lines. Meet artist Yang Yongliang whose sprawling digital landscapes ask questions about the drive for rapid urbanisation.

Bendor Grosvenor and Emma Dabiri visit Brighton Museum to investigate who painted two neglected pictures of religious subjects. Bendor believes a grubby image of Mary Magdalene repenting her sins may be by a forgotten master of Francesco Trevisani.

The spring season brings a burst of new life, but as soon as the air starts to warm, it's a race to wake up and get ahead of everyone else. For many, it's the perfect time to find a mate and raise babies, but spring is also about rushing to make the most of the opportunities...

James explores how Piet Mondrian gradually leaves nature behind, tidying up the messy reality of nature into abstract lines. Meet artist Yang Yongliang whose sprawling digital landscapes ask questions about the drive for rapid urbanisation.

BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.

BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.

BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.

BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.

Fred Dibnah takes his series on the building of Britain to his home turf, Lancashire, so he can wax lyrical over the roots of the nation's canal network. He visits Worsley to see where it all began and, in his own back garden, demonstrates the early canal-building process. Fred...

Explorer Paul Rose digs out his rucksack and heads for Windermere. The National Park attracts 18 million visitors each year, and is now a World Heritage Site. Paul joins the crowds and finds out why the early tourists thought the Lakes was one of the most dangerous spots in the...

Richard offers Ned's services to Audrey in Brabinger's absence, but Ned thinks it is all a plot to remove him from his tied cottage so that the new farm manager can move in. Audrey decides to take her revenge.

When Hyacinth and the long-suffering Richard spend their first day in their new weekend residence, it proves to be less than adequate. Hyacinth invites Elizabeth and Emmet round for country tea, but both this and her plans to fit in with the local way of life go terribly wrong.

Thomas Boleyn, the patriarch of the Boleyns, is determined to elevate the family name. His ambitions for his three children will take them to the heart of the Tudor court.

Professor Jim Al-Khalili goes back in time to tackle the greatest question in science: how did the universe begin? Uncovering the origins of the universe is regarded as humankind's greatest intellectual achievement. By recreating key experiments Jim unravels the cosmic mystery...