Lost World Of Angkor Wat
Sunday 17 July 7:30 PM 2 episodes
Archaeologists use scanning technology to uncover the rise and fall of the great medieval Khmer jungle empire, in the rainforests of Southeast Asia. Cutting edge 3D digital graphics rebuild their lost world at Angkor Wat and expeditions into uncharted territory reveal undiscovered temples.
A Shot In A Starry Night: Van Gogh Case
Thursday 21 July 8:30 PM
Vincent van Gogh lived a life between genius and madness - until he killed himself.
Or was it a homicide? For more than 100 years, the world has believed that the artist took his own life.
However, biographer Steven Naifeh disagrees.
27 July 1890: Van Gogh arrives at his inn in the evening, bleeding, shot in the stomach.
Florence Kasumba uncovers surprising details.
Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors
Friday 22 July 8:30 PM
Explainer Rob Brand opens up the Palace and briefs the team before the visitors arrive, and we find out about Kensington Palace’s most famous resident, Princess Diana, who moved here with Prince Charles in 1981.
Diana’s dresses still draw huge crowds today - we follow conservator Libby Thompson and her team as they carefully install a red wool suit from Diana’s wardrobe in a glass case, ready to be shown to the public for the very first time.
Gone Fishing With Mortimer & Whitehouse
Saturday 23 July 8:30 PM 2 episodes
Lifelong friends and comedic royalty Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer have more in common than just their love of laughter - on a more serious note, they have both suffered complex heart disease. Paul is an experienced fisherman, Bob a complete novice. Paul thought a tour of the country’s finest fishing spots might help Bob’s recovery, and along the way maybe they would learn something about each other. In this funny and poignant six-part series, we eavesdrop on their expedition as they reconnect with each other and share their personal experiences of life, while testing the parameters of true friendship. They also fish, and talk nonsense. A lot.\n\nOn soggy riverbanks, they candidly discuss everything from show business to solitude, relationships and romance, while trying to catch some of the most significant species of fish in the country. This is as much an insight into the hearts and minds of two of the UK’s best-loved comics as it is about capturing the extreme exhilaration and occasional monotony of one of the most popular pastimes in the UK.
Ep1 : While in Norfolk fishing for tench, Bob tries to impress Paul with his childhood fishing rod - and fails. They share nostalgia for their younger years and reveal how they recently came face to face with their own mortality. After a brief respite in a local brewery, they reluctantly camp down in yurts before fishing again the next day where the elusive tench seems to evade them until the very last minute.
Ep 2: Paul and Bob fish for the mighty barbel in Hay-on-Wye. Passing a graveyard, they muse about the future and chat to a local vicar about death, and their own funerals.