BBC Four HD Wednesday

Michael Portillo travels to Uttoxeter from Liverpool, beginning by learning about the design of the city's Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, inaugurated in 1967

The comedian explores a fascinating corner of the Kent coast as he walks down to Dungeness. Along the way he meets locals, explores military ruins and rides a steam train

Alastair Sooke explores the artistic achievements of the Romans, tracing their progression from thieves and copycats to pioneers of the use of unflinching realism

The classical scholar attempts to peel away some of the myths surrounding the Roman emperor, sifting through surviving evidence to paint a portrait of the real Caligula

The veteran actor looks back at the 1970s drama, based on the novels of Robert Graves, telling the life story of a reluctant Roman emperor

Acclaimed drama charting the intrigue that surrounded the reigns of the Roman emperors. Augustus's wife Livia schemes to ensure her son Tiberius succeeds her husband

Augustus refuses to forgive Tiberius but remains blissfully unaware of Julia's philandering. Lucius is promoted to command the army in Spain following his brother's death

Alastair Sooke explores the artistic achievements of the Romans, tracing their progression from thieves and copycats to pioneers of the use of unflinching realism

The classical scholar attempts to peel away some of the myths surrounding the Roman emperor, sifting through surviving evidence to paint a portrait of the real Caligula

Michael Portillo travels to Uttoxeter from Liverpool, beginning by learning about the design of the city's Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, inaugurated in 1967

The comedian explores a fascinating corner of the Kent coast as he walks down to Dungeness. Along the way he meets locals, explores military ruins and rides a steam train