Radio & Television

Paul Merton On Hitchcock, Picture Book, Just Read, Why Reading Matters, How Reading Made Us Modern, The Lost Libraries Of Timbuktu, The Golden Age Of Steam Season, Ian Hislop Goes Off The Rails, Time Shift, In Between The Lines: Railways In Fiction And Film, British Transport Films – A Nation On Film Special, Railway Walks, Storyville, Roman Polanski: Wanted And Desired, Blast!, Armistice, The Joy Of Motoring, The Department Store

From Charles Darwin’s fervent pursuit of his theory of evolution to the latest developments in technology that allows us to take a fresh look at pregnancy in the womb, this autumn and winter BBC Four presents an illuminating and rewarding collection of programmes that celebrate mankind’s pursuit of scientific knowledge.

Simon Schama presents The American Future: A History starting on BBC Two this autumn.

In What is an American? Simon looks at the bitter conflict over immigration in American history.