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- A father and daughter are caught in a parallel universe where the great Queens Snow White, Cinderella and Riding Hood III have had their kingdoms fragmented by warring trolls, giants and goblins.
- Dungeons and Dragons-style show that lets contestants explore a computer-generated fantasy world, with wicked special effects and cunning puzzles.
- She was loved, she was a princess, heir to the throne - but the childhood fairytale turned to lifelong nightmare for Mary Tudor, Henry VIII's first child. When Henry divorced her mother and married Anne Boleyn, Mary became an outcast and a threat to the Protestant succession. By a twist of fate, on the death of her brother, she became queen at last in 1553, but her attempts to make England Catholic again were a disaster for her and the country. History has called her "Bloody Mary" for the burning of the Protestants, but how fair is this? This film paints another picture, of a woman true to her beliefs, pushed towards a terrible psychological disintegration.
- A poor boy named Tom Canty and Edward, the Prince of Wales exchange identities but events force the pair to experience each other's lives as well.
- A comprehensive historical survey of the British Isles.
- A fictional tale based on the true events of the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island in 1587.
- The architecture and life of medieval castles are explored while we follow the story of one such English castle in medieval Wales.
- A dark period-drama, set in the early 1800's in rural England, seventy-three years after witch trials were banned. When Esther, a local herbal healer, witnesses her sister's murder at the hands of a lawless but influential religious leader, she realizes only she can put an end to the deceit, blind ignorance and barbarity of these outdated beliefs for good.
- Michael Wood explores village life in 14th century England, a time of plague, war and famine. Through the use of a remarkably complete set of documentary records, he explores one village - that of Codicote in Hertfordshire - looking at its boom times and its poorer times. Wood brings the period to life by focusing in on one family, that of the poor peasant Christina Cok, her father Hugh, her estranged husband William, and her children John and Alice. By looking at the poorest members of Codicote's society, Wood approaches his history from the bottom-up rather than taking the traditional historical approach of top-down, 'kings and barons' story-telling.
- In the middle of The Great Plague of London, an infected christian mother who has lost everything she loves except her youngest daughter, is approached by a witch who's willing to save her in an exchange of a covenant.
- A failing witchfinder arrives in an East Anglian village in search of work. Desperate for the wealth and fame a big trial could bring, all he finds is an uncouth local woman accused of killing a pig. While he makes the most of this trivial case, an opportunity presents itself that could change his fortunes forever.
- An investigation into what life was like in Medieval England when the Domesday Book was completed.
- An 80-year-old accordion that helped maintain morale during the Blitz, a 50-year-old flying fish and a hand-made clock made by a blind man are among the treasured family heirlooms brought back to life by the experts.
- Furniture restorers Jay and Will attempt to work their magic on a much-loved Arts and Crafts piano stool damaged by a dog. Richard Rigby restores an antique projector. Clock expert Steve repairs a vintage telephone.
- Vintage electronics expert Neil Fairly battles some aged Doctor Who villains. Steven Fletcher tackles his own time-travelling conundrum. Jay and Will tackle a valuable Davenport desk damaged in a burglary.
- A treasured smoker's musical box is mended by Steven - before the owner finds out. Kirsten tackles a Victorian garden-gnome in need of major surgery. Fire-fighting expert Stuart Black restores an antique helmet.
- Resident ceramicist Kirsten Ramsay puts a shattered vase by Jean Lurcat, a contemporary of Picasso, back together again. A 19th-century Italian chair and a special jewellery box are also restored.
- Art conservator Lucia Scalisi rescues a painting that has been in the Sansom family for decades, Kirsten reunites the shattered fragments of a ceramic plaque broken more than 45 years ago. Will and Jay restore a Japanese lacquered box.
- Horologist Steven Fletcher and expert metal worker Dominic Chinea restore a village clock. The team work together to repair a piece of farming history - a hay press. Two Royal Worcester vases also feature.
- Horologist Steven Fletcher works to get a Victorian cuckoo-clock singing again. Kirsten attempts a seamless repair of a 1970s bowl and Will restores a 200-year-old sea-chest.