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- In 1961, Kempton Bunton, a 60 year old taxi driver, steals Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London.
- A retelling of the life of Auguste Escoffier, a chef who invented contemporary gastronomy.
- A biography of Labour MP John Stonehouse, concentrating on his attempt in 1974 to fake his own death by appearing to drown in the sea. Made to complement the dramatisation Stonehouse (2023) which was shown on the preceding three nights.
- Dame Penelope Keith is best known for two of TV's greatest comedy characters: Margo Leadbetter in the 1970s sitcom The Good Life and Audrey fforbes-Hamilton in To The Manor Born.
- 8000 years ago, a lush paradise, home to mammoth, deer, and hunter-gatherers connected Britain and mainland Europe - Doggerland. It was wiped out by a single devastating event, leaving it hidden beneath the waves of the North Sea.
- In 373 BCE the Greek city of Helike disappeared beneath the waves. In myths, Poseidon destroyed it. It's hauntingly similar the story of Atlantis. Could it be possible to rediscover the lost city and could Helike actually be Atlantis?
- In 1,200 BCE the Hittite Empire, the Mycenaeans, and the Egyptian Empire imploded and the Bronze Age period of history collapsed. What, or who, was to blame? Evidence points to what is known as the Sea People. Were they responsible?
- Between 250 and 900 CE the Maya civilization perfected mathematics, astronomy, architecture and the calendar. From around 900 CE the Maya's luck ran out and their great cities were largely abandoned. Why?
- Archaeologist Ben Robinson uncovers the secrets of the Edwardian village of Thorpeness in Suffolk, the first purpose-built seaside village in the UK.
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