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Sunday 14 March
02:30
BBC News
The Bottom Line
(As shown on Saturday)
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(As shown on Saturday)
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15:30
BBC News
The Bottom Line
(As shown on Saturday)
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(As shown on Saturday)
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21:00
BBC ONE
The Seven Ages of Britain: Age of Empire
From the mid-18th to 20th centuries, Britain grew from a small country to the largest empire the world has ever seen. David Dimbleby travels across the globe and finds, in objects and artworks produced under the British flag, the story of a growing shift in imperial attitudes: from the exploring spirit of Captain Cook and William Penn, to the self-aggrandising majesty of India's governors; to the tyrannical and cold-blooded land-grabbing of Victoria's African campaigns. David ends with the Victoria Monument outside Buckingham Palace – a fitting mausoleum to the Imperial experiment.
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From the mid-18th to 20th centuries, Britain grew from a small country to the largest empire the world has ever seen. David Dimbleby travels across the globe and finds, in objects and artworks produced under the British flag, the story of a growing shift in imperial attitudes: from the exploring spirit of Captain Cook and William Penn, to the self-aggrandising majesty of India's governors; to the tyrannical and cold-blooded land-grabbing of Victoria's African campaigns. David ends with the Victoria Monument outside Buckingham Palace – a fitting mausoleum to the Imperial experiment.
Missed it? Catch up The Seven Ages of Britain on BBC iplayer
21:30
BBC News
The Bottom Line
(As shown on Saturday)
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(As shown on Saturday)
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Monday 15 March
00:50
BBC TWO (England & Scotland only)
Berlin: Dangerous Ideas
The story of Berlin is one of a clash of ideas that would shape the modern world. The 18th century King, Frederick the Great, was a contradictory character whose legacy would define Berlin as a place of both aggressive militarism and enlightened idealism. He would be embraced as an icon by Hitler and later the Communist leaders in East Berlin. But his liberalism created a city in which new theories of sex and sexuality could flourish inspiring groundbreaking art. During the cold war the street that bore his name, Friedrichstrasse, was also brutally divided, and irreconcilable. Only after the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 was King Friedrich returned to his desired resting place. The funeral was intended as a laying-to-rest of more than just a body. (Signed Version)
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The story of Berlin is one of a clash of ideas that would shape the modern world. The 18th century King, Frederick the Great, was a contradictory character whose legacy would define Berlin as a place of both aggressive militarism and enlightened idealism. He would be embraced as an icon by Hitler and later the Communist leaders in East Berlin. But his liberalism created a city in which new theories of sex and sexuality could flourish inspiring groundbreaking art. During the cold war the street that bore his name, Friedrichstrasse, was also brutally divided, and irreconcilable. Only after the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 was King Friedrich returned to his desired resting place. The funeral was intended as a laying-to-rest of more than just a body. (Signed Version)
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19:00
BBC TWO (not Wales)
The Seven Ages of Britain: Age of Empire
(As shown on Sunday)
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(As shown on Sunday)
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19:30
BBC ONE (not Wales)
Bang Goes the Theory
The start of a new series of the popular science magazine. Jem Stansfield tries to break the world land speed record with a fire extinguisher, a go-kart and a spanner, while Dallas Campbell asks what's going to happen when the world's oil supply runs out.
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The start of a new series of the popular science magazine. Jem Stansfield tries to break the world land speed record with a fire extinguisher, a go-kart and a spanner, while Dallas Campbell asks what's going to happen when the world's oil supply runs out.
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19:30
BBC TWO (Wales only)
Bang Goes the Theory
(As on BBC ONE in the rest of the UK)
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(As on BBC ONE in the rest of the UK)
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19:30
BBC FOUR
Syrian School: Marked for Life
For forty years, Syria has been dominated by a single party. There's limited political freedom. But here in Damascus life seems to be slowly changing, especially for the next generation. But there is still an immense hurdle for them to cross: the dreaded Baccalaureate Examination. The whole city seems in a state of panic, from teachers to parents and pupils. 17-year-old twin sisters Farah and Rahaf are twins facing the exams together - success or failure will determine their futures. But their dreams are wildly different. Farah dreams of studying English and exploring the world - inspired by her Satellite TV heroine Nigella Lawson. Rahaf is more anxious - aiming for a more cautious future in engineering. We follow them from revision to results. Meanwhile, Iraqi refugee Yusif is struggling with his education, as all his attention is focused on the visa he hopes to get that will take him away from Syria. His family is desperate to move to Canada - but can they make it out of Damascus? In Damascus, it's exam season. And everyone's future is riding on it.
Missed it? Catch up Syrian School on BBC iplayer
For forty years, Syria has been dominated by a single party. There's limited political freedom. But here in Damascus life seems to be slowly changing, especially for the next generation. But there is still an immense hurdle for them to cross: the dreaded Baccalaureate Examination. The whole city seems in a state of panic, from teachers to parents and pupils. 17-year-old twin sisters Farah and Rahaf are twins facing the exams together - success or failure will determine their futures. But their dreams are wildly different. Farah dreams of studying English and exploring the world - inspired by her Satellite TV heroine Nigella Lawson. Rahaf is more anxious - aiming for a more cautious future in engineering. We follow them from revision to results. Meanwhile, Iraqi refugee Yusif is struggling with his education, as all his attention is focused on the visa he hopes to get that will take him away from Syria. His family is desperate to move to Canada - but can they make it out of Damascus? In Damascus, it's exam season. And everyone's future is riding on it.
Missed it? Catch up Syrian School on BBC iplayer
Tuesday 16 March
13:30
BBC TWO (Wales only)
Coast
A visit to Saltburn, built by Henry Pease from scratch as a kind of "heavenly city above the cliffs".
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A visit to Saltburn, built by Henry Pease from scratch as a kind of "heavenly city above the cliffs".
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Wednesday 17 March
20:00
BBC TWO
Coast: Aberystwyth to The Wirral
The team travel from Cardigan Bay to the Dee, with the story of a Welsh Atlantis lost beneath the waves, and searching for the giant leatherback turtles which travel each year to Cardigan Bay from the Caribbean.
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The team travel from Cardigan Bay to the Dee, with the story of a Welsh Atlantis lost beneath the waves, and searching for the giant leatherback turtles which travel each year to Cardigan Bay from the Caribbean.
Missed it? Catch up Coast on BBC iplayer
Thursday 18 March
01:00
BBC TWO (Northern Ireland only)
Berlin: Dangerous Ideas
The story of Berlin is one of a clash of ideas that would shape the modern world. The 18th century King, Frederick the Great, was a contradictory character whose legacy would define Berlin as a place of both aggressive militarism and enlightened idealism. He would be embraced as an icon by Hitler and later the Communist leaders in East Berlin. But his liberalism created a city in which new theories of sex and sexuality could flourish inspiring groundbreaking art. During the cold war the street that bore his name, Friedrichstrasse, was also brutally divided, and irreconcilable. Only after the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 was King Friedrich returned to his desired resting place. The funeral was intended as a laying-to-rest of more than just a body. (Signed Version)
Missed it? Catch up Berlin on BBC iplayer
The story of Berlin is one of a clash of ideas that would shape the modern world. The 18th century King, Frederick the Great, was a contradictory character whose legacy would define Berlin as a place of both aggressive militarism and enlightened idealism. He would be embraced as an icon by Hitler and later the Communist leaders in East Berlin. But his liberalism created a city in which new theories of sex and sexuality could flourish inspiring groundbreaking art. During the cold war the street that bore his name, Friedrichstrasse, was also brutally divided, and irreconcilable. Only after the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 was King Friedrich returned to his desired resting place. The funeral was intended as a laying-to-rest of more than just a body. (Signed Version)
Missed it? Catch up Berlin on BBC iplayer
Friday 19 March
01:55
BBC ONE
The Seven Ages of Britain: Age of Empire
From the mid-18th to 20th centuries, Britain grew from a small country to the largest empire the world has ever seen. David Dimbleby travels across the globe and finds, in objects and artworks produced under the British flag, the story of a growing shift in imperial attitudes: from the exploring spirit of Captain Cook and William Penn, to the self-aggrandising majesty of India's governors; to the tyrannical and cold-blooded land-grabbing of Victoria's African campaigns. David ends with the Victoria Monument outside Buckingham Palace – a fitting mausoleum to the Imperial experiment. (Signed Version)
Missed it? Catch up The Seven Ages of Britain on BBC iplayer
From the mid-18th to 20th centuries, Britain grew from a small country to the largest empire the world has ever seen. David Dimbleby travels across the globe and finds, in objects and artworks produced under the British flag, the story of a growing shift in imperial attitudes: from the exploring spirit of Captain Cook and William Penn, to the self-aggrandising majesty of India's governors; to the tyrannical and cold-blooded land-grabbing of Victoria's African campaigns. David ends with the Victoria Monument outside Buckingham Palace – a fitting mausoleum to the Imperial experiment. (Signed Version)
Missed it? Catch up The Seven Ages of Britain on BBC iplayer
19:00
BBC TWO (England & Northern Irelan
Coast: Liverpool to the Solway Firth
Discover 5,000 year old footprints preserved in mud, investigate Britain's worst lifeboat disaster and venture onto the treacherous sands of Morecambe Bay with the Queen’s Guide, a sand pilot who can read the bay like a book. All this and Blackpool too.
Missed it? Catch up Coast on BBC iplayer
Discover 5,000 year old footprints preserved in mud, investigate Britain's worst lifeboat disaster and venture onto the treacherous sands of Morecambe Bay with the Queen’s Guide, a sand pilot who can read the bay like a book. All this and Blackpool too.
Missed it? Catch up Coast on BBC iplayer
Saturday 20 March
19:00
BBC FOUR
Life: Hunters and Hunted
Mammals' ability to learn new tricks is the key to survival in the knife-edge world of the hunters and hunted. In a TV first a killer whale off the Falklands does something unique. It sneaks into a pool where elephant seal pups learn to swim. It snatches them, saving itself the trouble of hunting in the open sea. Slow motion cameras reveal the star nosed mole's newly-discovered technique for smelling prey underwater. It exhales, then inhales a bubble of air, ten times per second. Young ibex soon learn the only way to escape a fox - run up an almost vertical cliff face. Young stoats fight mock battles, learning the skills to become one of the world's most efficient predators.
Missed it? Catch up Life on BBC iplayer
Mammals' ability to learn new tricks is the key to survival in the knife-edge world of the hunters and hunted. In a TV first a killer whale off the Falklands does something unique. It sneaks into a pool where elephant seal pups learn to swim. It snatches them, saving itself the trouble of hunting in the open sea. Slow motion cameras reveal the star nosed mole's newly-discovered technique for smelling prey underwater. It exhales, then inhales a bubble of air, ten times per second. Young ibex soon learn the only way to escape a fox - run up an almost vertical cliff face. Young stoats fight mock battles, learning the skills to become one of the world's most efficient predators.
Missed it? Catch up Life on BBC iplayer
21:30
BBC News
The Bottom Line
Evan Davis is joined by a panel of top executives from the worlds of house building, drinking and gambling to find out what they think of their rivals. They also talk about annoying regulations: what would they change if they had the chance? This programme will also be shown internationally on the BBC World news channel.
Missed it? Catch up The Bottom Line on BBC iplayer
Evan Davis is joined by a panel of top executives from the worlds of house building, drinking and gambling to find out what they think of their rivals. They also talk about annoying regulations: what would they change if they had the chance? This programme will also be shown internationally on the BBC World news channel.
Missed it? Catch up The Bottom Line on BBC iplayer