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Geologist Dr Iain Stewart presents a series showing how the rocks beneath our feet have shaped the human history of the Mediterranean. His whistle-stop tour takes in familiar tourist destinations in Greece, Italy and Portugal, but provides a unique geologist's insight which can't be found in the guidebooks. Rocks played a crucial role in determining the beliefs of ancient civilisations, but they are also a major influence on how we understand our planet today. From the spread of Christianity to recent discoveries about the extinction of dinosaurs, geology has played a vital role.

Through rare and unusual archive footage, we take a fascinating look at history from both sides of the camera. How the nation strived for health between the wars

Tom Ang invites three eminent photographers to use unfamiliar digital cameras to produce compelling images of Britain’s rural, urban and industrial landscape. Ian Berry, Dan Chung and Joe Cornish travel across northern England to capture the passion of grassroots football in Liverpool, the rise of new service industries in Sheffield, and a spectacular stretch of shoreline on the Yorkshire coast

Kirsty Wark and Simon Davis explore the talent and trends that are shaping Italy today. In Milan, Kirsty meets top fashion designer Angela Missoni, design guru Ettore Sottsass and the scantily-clad Veline girls, the hottest thing on Italian television. Simon travels south to Puglia, the heel of Italy, to meet two would-be presidents and explore a culturally vibrant region with some of the best food in the land

Miriam Margolyes retraces the route of Charles Dickens’s road trip through America to find out what has changed since the great author’s visit. The final leg of her journey sees Miriam turning towards home, heading south from Montreal down the Hudson River Valley. She visits the Shaker community of Mount Lebanon and the army cadets of West Point Military Academy before taking to the stage at New York’s Lincoln Center

Julie Andrews presents a series tracing the history of the Broadway musical from its origins to the present day. This first programme tells the story of The Ziegfeld Follies, Irving Berlin, Fanny Brice and George M Cohan, culminating in the smash hit success of Jerome Kern’s Showboat

The latest national and international news, exploring the day’s events from a global perspective

Sitcom about a British government minister and the advisers who surround him

Life has never been so good for the people of Schabbach: Robert’s business is booming, and Maria and Otto are in love. However, a letter from abroad brings unexpected and unwelcome news

Second of three programmes in which Charles Hazlewood analyses and conducts major works by Beethoven. Ronald Brautigam plays Piano Concerto No 4 with the period orchestra Harmonieband

Melancholy romantic drama about three women and the very different relationships they form with the opposite sex. Working in a small but successful beauty salon, the eldest of the friends is fiercely independent, seeking companionship without the burden of committment. Another of the women is still searching for the true love her friend feels does not exist, while the youngest of the three still has much to learn