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Archaeologist Ben Robinson explores the history of Thorpeness in Suffolk, the first purpose-built seaside village in the UK

The presenter travels to north Wales, where she examines the 126ft-high aqueduct in Llangollen that was created by Thomas Telford

Robert Bartlett examines the impact of the conquest of Britain and Ireland, and the methods used by William the Conqueror to keep the opposition at bay

A recruit is thrown into the thick of the Vietnam War and finds himself caught up in a lethal feud between two sergeants. Oscar-winning drama, with Charlie Sheen and Willem Dafoe

Jeremy Isaacs talks to Oliver Stone, director of Platoon, Wall Street and Born on the Fourth of July, about his life and work. First broadcast in September 1990

American soldiers are sent to capture a strategically important bridge over the Rhine before the enemy destroys it. Second World War adventure, with George Segal and Robert Vaughn

Archaeologist Ben Robinson explores the history of Thorpeness in Suffolk, the first purpose-built seaside village in the UK

The presenter travels to north Wales, where she examines the 126ft-high aqueduct in Llangollen that was created by Thomas Telford

Robert Bartlett examines the impact of the conquest of Britain and Ireland, and the methods used by William the Conqueror to keep the opposition at bay