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  1. The Rules of Drinking

    11/12Using archive to discover the unwritten rules that have governed how we drink in Britain.

  2. The Smoking Years

    10/12Film telling the unnatural history of the now-threatened creature that is 'the smoker'.

  3. Epic: A Cast of Thousands!

    9/12Documentary which tells the stories behind the biggest film genre of them all - the epic.

  4. The Golden Age of Trams: A Streetcar Named Desire

    8/12How the tram liberated overcrowded cities and ushered in the age of the commuter.

  5. Of Ice and Men

    7/12How Antarctica fired the imagination of explorers, scientists, writers and photographers.

  6. Dear Censor

    6/12The work of the BBFC, with a look at some of the most infamous cases in its history.

  7. The Picture Postcard World of Nigel Walmsley

    5/12The story behind the humble picture postcard, told by comic creation Nigel Walmsley.

  8. When the Circus Comes to Town

    4/12Documentary which explores the history of the circus using rarely-seen images.

  9. All the Fun of the Fair

    3/12Documentary which explores the history of the fairground using rarely seen images.

  10. Hotel Deluxe

    2/12How luxury hotels have met the needs of new forms of wealth with innovation and service.

  11. Retrial by TV: The Rise and Fall of Rough Justice

    1/12Documentary about the BBC series which investigated miscarriages of justice.