U&Yesterday +1 Friday

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Michael Portillo experiences first-hand Italy's 'need for speed' in a Maserati sports car, and discovers how the leaning tower of Pisa was rescued from near collapse

Lucy Worsley uncovers royal papers and explores how the attempt on George III's life by a mentally ill subject changed psychiatry forever

The team think they can smell profit by choosing one of the simplest cars ever built, the VW Beetle

The team opt to buy one of the most affordable sports cars on the road - the Mazda MX-5

The Allied offensive in the Pacific, where America's two-pronged attack against a ferocious Japanese defence led to heavy casualties on both sides

Rob Bell explores the coastal defence network built to defend Britain's beaches, including a tower in Essex which controlled mines laid across the estuary

Fiona Bruce and the experts visit Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire, where finds include a lambing chair and a collection of items chronicling the life of a First World War aviator

The team travel to Althorp, Northamptonshire, the childhood home and burial place of Diana, Princess of Wales, and residence of the Spencer family for more than 500 years

A delightful collection of British classics comes up for auction, including an Austin A35 and a Hillman Avenger Estate in stunning condition. An E-Type Jaguar also hits the auction

Three MGs from the 70s turn up at the garage, still covered in original factory wax. Nobody can believe it, or value them. A Morris 1000 turns up at the auction along with a TR7 V8

The Allied offensive in the Pacific, where America's two-pronged attack against a ferocious Japanese defence led to heavy casualties on both sides

Rob Bell explores the coastal defence network built to defend Britain's beaches, including a tower in Essex which controlled mines laid across the estuary

Wildlife that have adapted to survive in frozen mountain regions, from the high slopes of Mount Kenya on the equator to the remote Southern Alps of New Zealand

The wildlife of Antarctica, including rare footage of the Antarctic blue whale, the largest animal to have ever lived, as well as albatrosses, king penguins and leopard seals

Godber enters the prison boxing championships. He is hot favourite to win, but Fletcher is given the task of fixing the contest

Harris accidentally drops stolen pills into Fletcher's midday cuppa - much to the annoyance of prison racketeer Harry Grout. Classic comedy, starring Ronnie Barker

Fletcher objects to having a third cellmate foisted on him, especially as the newcomer seems to enjoy special privileges. Comedy, starring Ronnie Barker

Footage of animals that live in freshwater environments, from gliding treefrogs in the Costa Rican rainforest to mugger crocodiles in Sri Lanka, lying in wait at waterholes

A guide to plants that thrive in human-dominated environments, including trees that grow across canyons in India, which have developed into living bridges

Will and Gus track down a 1980s Austin Metro. It's cheap, it's clean and it's bright yellow and they have high hopes to treble their money

Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien visit a stately home in Somerset, where Simon is convinced he has uncovered a genuine Tudor relic

Inexperienced skipper Chaz Bruce runs into difficulty when a rope wraps around the New Dawn's propeller. Meanwhile, captain Alan Watt heads for the North Atlantic

Insight into the dangerous job of lone fisherman John Alexander, who braves the waters in a tiny boat in all weather. Alan Watt's journey from the North Atlantic is put in jeopardy

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