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Robin Hood decides to fight back as an outlaw when faced with the tyranny of the Sheriff of Nottingham.

An older woman uses witchcraft to keep her young jet-set friends. Based on an ancient Scottish folk song.

Constantine joins the Roman army to find his missing childhood friend. Once alerted to his friend's whereabouts, he prepares for an all out war between the East and the West.

Simon Schama journeys through 5,000 years of life in the British Isles.

After his job is terminated, a humanities professor and puzzle addict joins forces with a woman PC to travel the country while solving a cold case murder.

Historian Bettany Hughes looks at the struggles between man and the environment on the British Isles since 6000 BCE. In collaboration with some of the country's top archaeologists and historians, here's the unofficial history of Britain.

Join Deepak and friends as he travels the globe exploring new cultures, making friends and driving some of the world's most beautiful cars

Documentary series which sees Fred Dibnah touring Britain's great building feats.

Sarah, an unsatisfied saleswoman, finds a list of running trails across Britain. Between work assignments, she explores these routes. Eventually, she abandons her job to fully embrace this newfound passion for running.

A documentary showing aspects of long-disappeared rural life in Northumberland in 1953.

Back from honeymoon Thelma is far from pleased to learn that Terry is seeing Susan, who has a boyfriend Peter back in Canada. Then Terry comes round for a heart to heart with Bob, telling him that he is afraid things are getting serious between him and Susan. However he is ultimately relieved to hear that Susan is going back to Peter in the knowledge that things did not go too far with her.

Billy stops off at Hadrian's Wall while on his way to Newcastle. Dropping into Northumbria University allows him to take a look at the students' exhibits. A closer inspection of the Tyne Bridge sees him send a signal to an unfortunate CCTV operator. A trip to a museum at Ashington Colliery opens his eyes to the artistic talents of those who worked down the mines. A short detour finally gets him up close and personal with the Angel of the North.

A look at Hadrian's Wall, one of the unsung wonders of the Ancient World.

Historian and MP Rory Stewart tells the story of how Britain was torn in two. The border country dividing Britain's lost Middleland became a zone of anarchy, as violent as border areas in the Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Hiking through the Cumbrian Lake District, we'll admire idyllic lakes, discover misty waterfalls, tour a slate mine, and climb up to a stony summit. Then we'll play some cricket, hike Hadrian's Wall, and be dazzled by Durham's cathedral.