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audio preview image Seven ages of Britain : 1. Age of conquest31 January 2010David Dimbleby tells the story of Britain through its art and treasure. This, the first episode,...
audio preview image Seven ages of Britain : 2. Age of worship07 February 2010The story of British art in the Middle Ages, spanning from the murder of Thomas Becket in 1170 to...
audio preview image Seven ages of Britain : 3. Age of power14 February 2010The story of Britain through its art and treasure. This episode looks at the Tudors and spans...
audio preview image Seven ages of Britain : 4. Age of revolution28 February 2010In the 17th century, when the people of Britain learned to question everything. The result was...
audio preview image Seven ages of Britain : 5. Age of money07 March 2010In the 18th century, the triumph of commerce led to the emergence of a new 'middle' class, a group...
audio preview image Seven ages of Britain : 6. Age of empire14 March 2010The story of the British Empire from 1750 to 1900, revealed through its art and treasures. David...
audio preview image Seven ages of Britain : 7. Age of ambition21 March 2010In the last episode, David Dimbleby looks at how the 20th century saw ordinary Britons upturning...
audio preview image Pain, pus and poison: 3. Poison2013Michael ends the series with a look at poisons, exploring the incredible turning points when we...
audio preview image Pain, pus and poison: 1. Pain2013Pain has a profound effect on our bodies - when we are experiencing it, millions of nerve cells...
audio preview image Pain, pus and poison: 2. Pus2013Infection can take over the entire human body and if our immune systems aren't strong enough we...