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By the late Middle Ages gaming had become increasingly associated with gambling. (R)
Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the origins of the Russian religious icon. (R)
In Shropshire there's harvesting to be done before Christmas, and mince pies to... (R)
A look at the political and social impact that board games have had in the past 200...
How Russian art was affected by the change from feudal nation to hotbed of revoluti...
The team tackle their biggest project yet: restoring the village blacksmith's forge...
Ruth, Alex and Peter move into a Victorian smallholding on the Acton Scott estat... (R)
Composer Howard Goodall uncovers the surprising history of the Christmas carol. (R)
Exploring the journey games have taken from the board to the screen in the past 30...
Updating the story of the gannet hunters of Ness, first broadcast in 1962.
As autumn ends, winterproofing begins in earnest: essential work against cold an... (R)
Marking the 175th anniversary of the destruction of the Palace of Westminster by fi...
Documentary celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Open University, with Lenny... (R)
Shaun Ley introduces his 1994 documentary in which he interviewed surviving wartime...
Ruth has a go at some traditional remedies, and Alex and Peter join a pheasant h... (R)
How art was at the forefront of throwing out 1,000 years of royal rule in Russia.
Ruth Goodman and food historian Ivan Day try their hand at making a Christmas puddi...
Focusing on Beowulf, historian Michael Wood traces English poetry back to the Da... (R)
The story of the discovery of the Staffordshire Hoard and the public's fascination...