View schedule at a glance
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00:00–01:00Journalist and author Jonathan Freedland asks what qualities make a great US president. (R)
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01:00–01:305/8. The team see a well preserved dinosaur and Alex James explains his love of fossils. (R)
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01:30–01:50The story of the construction of the much-loved blue whale at the Natural History Museum. (R)
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01:50–02:001/3. Acclaimed author and whale-watcher Philip Hoare takes us into the world of baleen whales. (R)
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02:00–02:102/3. Acclaimed author and whale-watcher Philip Hoare takes us into the world of toothed whales. (R)
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02:10–02:203/3. Acclaimed author and whale-watcher Philip Hoare takes us into the world of Arctic whales. (R)
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02:20–03:20Jonathan Freedland investigates the relationship between on-screen art and political life. (R)
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03:20–04:20Journalist and author Jonathan Freedland asks what qualities make a great US president. (R)
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19:00–19:30The latest news from around the world.
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19:30–20:00Exploring the conflict between liberal Hollywood and America's conservative heartland. (R)
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20:00–20:30Featuring Manfred Mann, the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, Cream and Julie Driscoll. (R)
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20:30–21:002/15. Quiz show in which connections need to be made between apparently unconnected things.
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21:00–22:30Documentary exploring what happened throughout the world in the seminal year of 1968.
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22:30–00:20David Grubin's biography reassesses the remarkable and tragic life of Bobby Kennedy. (R)
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00:20–02:15Documentary about the final five years of civil rights activist Martin Luther King's life. (R)
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02:15–03:15A look at the moment when two athletes raised their fists during the 1968 Olympics. (R)
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03:15–03:452/15. Quiz show in which connections need to be made between apparently unconnected things. (R)
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03:45–04:15Exploring the conflict between liberal Hollywood and America's conservative heartland. (R)
