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Maiya May goes to Cheyenne to visit a supercomputer. In Michigan, she observes the explosive end of a coal plant. Returning to Atlanta, Maiya and Dr Marshall Shepard discuss climate challenges and vulnerabilities in the U.S. Part 5 of 6.
Neil Oliver completes his epic journey through thousands of years of ancient history with the modern marvels of Rome. He digs beneath a London tower block, discovers building work from a massive stadium, and encounters the remains of an African woman who lived in York 1800 years ago - all evidence of the extraordinary multicultural modern world of Rome. Part 4 of 4.
Medieval historian Dr Stephen Baxter reveals the human and political drama that lies within the parchment of England's earliest surviving public record. He also finds out the real reason it was commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. Part 4 of 4.
Re-examining the leadership of American president Franklin Roosevelt, historian David Reynolds exposes the cover-up of his failing health and explores how that impacted on the war’s endgame and his gruelling negotiations with Stalin and Churchill. Part 1 of 2.
Weaving together the epic of FDR’s leadership in World War II with the tangled stories of the women who sustained him in his last years, Reynolds explores how the President was racing to shape the future before his past caught up with him. Part 2 of 2.
Tensions rise as the police and army infiltrate paramilitary organisations. Part 4 of 5.