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But it has also been a battleground invaded by the French, taken over by the Nazis, occupied by the Russians and then divided down the middle. (Part 1 of.

But it has also been a battleground invaded by the French, taken over by the Nazis, occupied by the Russians and then divided down the middle. (Partof.

Crossroads explores Sicily's ancient past when it was the breadbasket of the ancient and then medieval world and occupied by Greeks, Romans, Carthaginians, Arabs and Normans. (Part 1 of 2) (S).

Borderlands examines the island's role on the frontlines of a clash of civilisations during the Spanish era, when its glorious baroque buildings were also created. (Part 2 of 2) (S).

Maiya May goes to Cheyenne to visit a supercomputer. In Michigan, she observes the explosive end of a coal plant. (Part 5 of 6).

Historians Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn explore how the introduction of steam railways in the early 19th century changed Britain. (Part 1 of 6) (S).

Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. This episode looks at how railways began to move people, rather than just goods, around the country. (Part 2 of 6) (S).

Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn find out how railways transformed the British diet. (Part 3 of 6) (S).

Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn help get the most famous locomotive in the world, the Flying Scotsman, into steam. (Part 4 of 6) (S).

Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. The team visit the South Devon Railway to explore the life of the branch line before the Beeching cuts of the 60s. (Part 5 of 6) (S).

Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. The team find out how more leisure time and cheap rail transport meant more freedom for working-class Victorians. (Part 6 of 6) (S).

Crossroads explores Sicily's ancient past when it was the breadbasket of the ancient and then medieval world and occupied by Greeks, Romans, Carthaginians, Arabs and Normans. (Part 1 of 2) (S).

Borderlands examines the island's role on the frontlines of a clash of civilisations during the Spanish era, when its glorious baroque buildings were also created. (Part 2 of 2) (S).