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David Heathcote takes a trip on the Orient Express and enjoys its Art Deco glamour. (R)

Focusing on Beowulf, historian Michael Wood traces English poetry back to the Dark Ages. (R)
Diarmaid MacCulloch explores the extraordinary rise of Roman Catholic Church. (R)

Drama charting Margaret Thatcher's astonishing fall from power. (R)
Nicola Murray is stuck in an Eastbourne hotel bedroom trying to finish her speech. (R)
A boxer and trainer struggle to fill the time between rounds. (R)
Diarmaid MacCulloch explores the extraordinary rise of Roman Catholic Church. (R)

Focusing on Beowulf, historian Michael Wood traces English poetry back to the Dark Ages. (R)
Diarmaid MacCulloch explores the extraordinary rise of Roman Catholic Church. (R)