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The inventor of the world wide web talks about how he conceived the development that has transformed the world

Author and journalist Steven Poole examines the creative explosion occurring in video games and the impact this major new form of entertainment is having on contemporary culture. Contributors include Lord Puttnam, Julian Opie, Professor Susan Greenfield and games impresario Peter Molyneux

The story of the PC, from when computers were the size of a room to their current micro accessibility. Contributors include Sir Clive Sinclair, Professor Hilary Kahn, Dominik Diamond and David Darling

David Dabydeen uncovers the strange story of how ordinary people have been portrayed in British art over the centuries, from rare portraits of Tudor servants to the coming of photography

A look through the archives at some of the many artists who have come into BBC studios to sing their versions of Bob Dylan songs. Featured performers include Peter, Paul and Mary, Lulu, the Byrds, Joan Baez, Eric Clapton, Madeleine Peyroux, Bryan Ferry, UB40, Julie Felix, Manfred Mann, the Brian Auger Trinity and Pops Staples

Historic days recalled by diarists. May 8, 1945 saw peace once again in Europe as Nazi Germany surrendered

Series chronicling the turbulent changes of the 20th century from the point of view of the ordinary people who lived through them. Postwar optimism soon evaporated as the Cold War took hold. US and Soviet propaganda films show how each side was taught to demonise the other, and people who lived through the McCarthy witch-hunts, the Hungarian uprising and the building of the Berlin Wall tell how their lives changed

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

Classic sitcom about a beleaguered prime minister. When Jim Hacker discovers how weak the country’s defences are, he comes up with a solution - to bring back conscription

Marcus du Sautoy presents the story of those who have tried to capture one of the greatest unsolved problems of mathematics, the pattern of prime numbers. Filmed on location in America, India, Greece, Germany and England, the film includes interviews with some of the world’s leading mathematicians

The story of the search for a remarkable piece of Bob Dylan archive. Remarkably, Dylan first visited Britain to take part in a BBC play. Enfant terrible TV director Philip Saville felt that he would be perfect for a high profile BBC drama Madhouse on Castle Street. Dylan sang four songs in the play, including his first ever broadcast of Blowin’ in the Wind. Sadly, the BBC wiped the play in 1968

Candid and archetypal documentary about Bob Dylan’s 1965 concert tour of Britain, fascinating for its view of the man behind the myth. Assorted 60s hipsters appear, notably Beat guru Allen Ginsberg, as well as Donovan, Joan Baez, Alan Price and Albert Grossman