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Series 1
Episode 2
Meet the Daniel Bedingfield-loving East European couple.
David Bowie - Life on Mars?
The enigmatic beauty of Bowie's classic song 'Life on Mars?'
Juliet Stevenson
Follow portrait artist Fiona Graham-Mackay as she paints actor Juliet Stevenson.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Series 2
The Final Problem
The Baker Street sleuth must prepare to meet his nemesis.
5. Danger
The Palace criminal is discovered, but it may cost Shonagon her life
2. Complications
Blackmail and throat nodules plague the cast of Opera Sunderland's Carmen.
Series 3
Two's Company
Albert introduces his fiancee to a surprised Harold.
Cold Mountain
Andy and Jeff find an abandoned fridge and think their luck has changed.
5. Old Age
Beatrix faces old age, world war and a legacy.
Ladies of More Letters
5. News
Irene delights in spreading Vera's family news first.
John Sergeant
The former political correspondent quizzes a panel about himself.
Series 2
Play On
School sports day fever takes over, but not everyone's infected.
Age Gap
Two women are thrown together in a rest home. Dark comedy.
Long Distance by David Szalay
A long distance lorry driver parks up overnight - but it's not the same old story.
Author Jack London and his wife sailed round the South Pacific after adventure.
A furry Peruvian ensures life will never be the same again for the Brown family.
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Michael Bond
Author Michael Bond chooses tracks by Charles Penrose and Frank Sinatra.
Blackpool
Tom tells of the time he got a terrible shock
Episode 3
Can the crooked lawyer free his jailed assistant? The Marx Brothers' lost shows recreated.
Impressions for Survival
The crew is set to be disbanded if Povey gets his way, but Pertwee has a cunning plan.
2. Downstream
From the source to the estuary, Laura Barton explores how rivers have shaped us.
2019. The bee is extinct. Can new technology provide the answer?
1. In Black and White
Marjorie has premonitions, but no-one could have guessed how true they would be.
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Episode 6
Sketches from Susie Donkin, Charlotte MacDougal, Oriane Messina and Faye Rusling.
2. 'Mum is behaving like a teenager'.
Sarah tackles a mother behaving like a teenager and a butcher who can't find a girl.
Living Room
A heady combination of maths, science and comedy with Festival of the Spoken Nerd.
2. From Grieving to Cross-Dressing
Cross-dressing and grief - bleak, funny and confusing tales of urban life after dark.
Series 5
Alistair McGowan interviews Simon Callow
Impressionist Alistair McGowan interviews actor Simon Callow in the tag-team talk show.