BBC Four HD Monday

Adventurer Paul Rose explores the region, beginning by heading to Wensleydale, where he finds out why cycling is so popular and meets a family of dormice

Robbie Cumming battles his way through blanket weed as he travels along the Shropshire Union Canal and discovers industrial secrets in Audlem, Cheshire

Archaeologists Manfred Bietak and Edgar Pusch explore the ancient Egyptian capital Piramesse, founded by Ramesses II

Documentary using archive footage and personal testimonies to explore the 1951 Festival of Britain, an event that helped usher in a new era of design and ingenuity in the UK

Presenter Andrew Graham-Dixon explores how three British artists responded to the cataclysm of the First World War, focusing in the first programme on Paul Nash

Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke discover the art and architecture of Barcelona, seeking out the Romanesque frescoes that inspired a young Miró

The splintering that occurred under the Stuart kings, as political, religious and cultural divisions fuelled war across three kingdoms

Documentary using archive footage and personal testimonies to explore the 1951 Festival of Britain, an event that helped usher in a new era of design and ingenuity in the UK

The splintering that occurred under the Stuart kings, as political, religious and cultural divisions fuelled war across three kingdoms