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  1. Metroland

    John Betjeman's 1973 meditation on the residential suburbs near the Metropolitan Line.

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  2. Jimmy and the Wild Honey Hunters

    Jimmy Doherty goes to Nepal to meet people risking their lives to taste their local honey.

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  3. Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights

    Joanna Lumley travels across Norway in an attempt to see the Northern Lights.

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  4. Ian Hislop Goes off the Rails

    Ian Hislop looks at the 1963 Beeching Report, which closed a third of the UK's railways.

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  5. London to Brighton: Side by Side

    Two point-of-view films from the London to Brighton train, made in 1953 and 1983.

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  6. John Betjeman Goes by Train

    John Betjeman takes a train trip from King's Lynn through Norfolk to the coast in 1962.

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  7. Big Bike Ride

    Documentary about two OAPs who set off on a 6000-km bicycle trip.

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  8. QE2: Portrait of an Ocean Liner

    Tribute to the QE2, the most famous of the Cunard liners, which was retired to Dubai.

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  9. Anglomania

    Journalist John F Jungclaussen explores the German love of all things British.

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  10. Around the World in 80 Days - 20 Years On

    Michael Palin goes in search of the wooden dhow Al Shama and its crew.

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    A Voyage on Livingstone's Lake

    The story of the MV Ilala, a 60-year-old boat still in use in Malawi and Mozambique.

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  12. On the Top Deck

    Ian Marchant talks to people affected by the increase in teenagers using London's buses.

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  13. Mortimer in Tuscany

    John Mortimer discusses Tuscany's beauty and its cultural richness with Harold Acton.

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  14. Penelope Keith and the Fast Lady

    Penelope Keith tells the story of Edwardian 'it girl' and motoring pioneer Dorothy Levitt.

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  15. Caravans: A British Love Affair

    Documentary telling the story of caravanning in Britain from the 1950s to the present day.

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  16. Kilimanjaro: The Big Red Nose Climb

    Celebrities including Gary Barlow climb Africa's highest mountain for Comic Relief.

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  17. Freezing Fire, Singing Stone

    Writer Hilary Finch shares her fascination with Iceland.

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    Anuta - An Island Governed By Love

    Anuta, a South Pacific Island where life has remained unchanged for hundreds of years.

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  19. The Great British Foreign Holiday

    Mark Benton narrates a clip show looking at the Brits when they go abroad.

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  20. Youth Hostelling: The First 100 Years

    The story of youth hostelling, told using archive film found at the YHA headquarters.

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  21. Artichokes, Chalk an Hoat Cuisine

    Billy Kay takes a wry look at the changing diet of Scots who grew up in the 1950s.

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  22. James May at the Edge of Space

    James May takes a rare and privileged flight 70,000 feet above Earth in a U2 spy plane.

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  23. Touring Round Torquay

    Steve Carver becomes a coach holiday courier on a six-day trip to south Devon.

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  24. Liz Smith's Summer Cruise

    Actress Liz Smith goes on an Adriatic cruise, the first real holiday of her life.

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  25. Train Tracks

    An exploration of the rhythms and themes of the railway train in music.

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  26. An Traigh Mhor

    The story of the unusual Barra Airport, famous for its beauty.

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  27. Morpurgo's Islands of Inspiration

    Michael Morpurgo travels to the Isles of Scilly to explore their legends and myths.

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  28. 25 Per Cent Leith

    Comedian Chris Neill explores of how much his Leith heritage has made him who he is.

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  29. A Taste of Iran

    Sadeq Saba travels around Iran meeting its people and exploring its culinary history.

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  30. M1 Magic

    Historian Juliet Gardiner explores the surprising story of 'Motorway One'.

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  31. M1: The Modernist Marvel

    Poet John Hegley reflects on the M1, Britain's first motorway in 1959. From 2009.

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  32. Alexander Armstrong's Very British Holiday

    In 2009, many consumers are forgoing foreign holidays. Can Britain's destinations cope?

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  33. Sun, Sex and Holiday Madness

    Greg James joins hedonistic Britons heading to the party capital of Magaluf, Mallorca.

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  34. Overexposed

    Miles Warde presents a powerful account of young photojournalists on the frontline.

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  35. Around the World by Zeppelin

    Documenting the Graf Zeppelin airship's circumnavigation of the globe in 1929.

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  36. Women, Weddings, War and Me

    Documentary about a young woman's return to Afghanistan, the country of her birth.

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  37. African Railway

    Sean Langan is off to east Africa to ride the rails of the historic Tazara railroad.

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  38. Geoff's Personal Atlantic

    Geoff Holt is quadriplegic, but he recently sailed a catamaran across the Atlantic Ocean.

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    Top Deck Tales

    Robert Elms celebrates London, the city he loves, with a journey on the number 36 bus.

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  40. The Eiger: Wall of Death

    A history of one of the world's most challenging mountains and its infamous north face.

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  41. Blackpool on Film

    The story of a remarkable British holiday resort told using moving images from the past.

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  42. Dream Town: A Brief Anatomy of Blackpool

    Actor and Blackpool native David Thewlis revisits his childhood haunts in the town.

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  43. The Yorkshire Dales on Film

    Life in the Yorkshire Dales as seen on newsreels, documentaries and home movies.

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  44. Walled City Nights

    Mark Patterson explores the historic Walls of Derry late at night.

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  45. Newcastle on Film

    Featuring archive footage from the 1900s through to the present day.

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  46. Eilean Bh脿laigh

    Aspects of Vallay Island, reflected in a guided tour and an exhibition in Lochmaddy.

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  47. Learning to Love Risk

    Travel writer Nick Thorpe reflects on our cultural and personal attitudes to risk.

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  48. The Ghost Trains Of Old England

    Ian Marchant travels on the trains that don't appear in timetables, to unused stations.

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  49. Oktoberfest!

    Journalist John F Jungclaussen joins millions of revellers in Munich.

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  50. Grayson on His Bike

    Grayson Perry and his teddy Alan Measles tour Bavaria on a customised motorcycle.

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