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... 2/7. A profile of Barbara Hepworth, the world's first internationally celebrated woman sculptor. Also in HD. [S]

A suspenseful, immersive look at the lengths people will go to to gain freedom. [S] [HD]

Cartographer George Bradshaw produced the first comprehensive timetable and travel guide of Great Britain's railway system in 1840. Armed with his Bradshaw's Guide, presenter Michael Portillo travels around the country by train exploring the ways that society and industry have changed since the guide was first published during the Victorian era. In each destination Michael visits local landmarks, meets residents, enjoys local food, and tries his hand at local crafts and manufacture, and consider

An exploration of the work of Britain's greatest fell walker and author, Alfred Wainwright.

Jeremy Clarkson tells the dramatic story of the Arctic convoys of the Second World War, from Russia to the freezing Arctic Ocean.

Documentary series in which historian Simon Schama recounts the story of eight moments of high drama in the making of eight artistic masterpieces.

This is BBC Four. Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

This landmark series explores a vast ocean that stretches nearly 10,000 miles, from Arctic to Antarctic and from sun-drenched tropical reefs to crushing abyssal depths. Over three programmes it reveals the amazing, surprising and resilient inhabitants of the Atlantic, both animals and people, as they pit themselves against the world’s wildest ocean.

Maritime historian Dr Sam Willis looks at how and why the shipwreck came to loom so large in British history.

From his hospital bed, a writer suffering from a skin disease hallucinates musical numbers and paranoid plots.

A group of army personnel and nurses attempt a dangerous and arduous trek across the deserts of North Africa during the second world war. The leader of the team dreams of his ice cold beer when he reaches Alexandria.