BBC4

• Apocalypto

  Apocalypto

  Sun 13 May, 23:00 - Mon 21 May

  BBC4

  Epic historical adventure. A young tribesman (Rudy Youngblood) and his people are captured and taken to a Mayan city, where the ruler is intent on sacrificing them to the sun god.
• Birdsong

  Episode 1

  Mon 14 May, 21:00 - Tue 22 May

  BBC4

  Epic love story set against the First World War. As Stephen Wraysford fights in the terrifying death-filled trenches of northern France, he is haunted by memories of a lost love.
• Grand Prix: The Killer Years

  Grand Prix: The Killer Years

  Sun 13 May, 22:00 - Sun 20 May

  BBC4

  Film exploring how Grand Prix drivers like Jackie Stewart grew sick of their closest friends being killed on racetracks in the 60s and early 70s, and took control of their destiny.
• Guitar Heroes at the BBC

  6. Part VI

  Sat 12 May, 01:00 - Sat 19 May

  BBC4

  Archive footage of great guitarists treading the boards at the BBC studios. Featuring the Who, the Faces, Focus, Davy Graham, Ralph McTell, Nils Lofgren and Ted Nugent.
• Henry VIII: Patron or Plunderer?

  Episode 1

  Wed 16 May, 20:00 - Wed 23 May

  BBC4

  Jonathan Foyle looks at the palaces, tapestries, music and paintings created in King Henry VIII's name and asks if they compensate for the religious treasures he later destroyed.
• 1 more episode How It Works

  2. Plastic: How It Works

  Mon 9 Apr, 21:00 - Mon 21 May

  BBC4

  Mark Miodownik shows how plastics have brought luxury to the masses and reveals how the next generation will take its inspiration from nature and could help rebuild the human body.
• Julia Bradbury's Canal Walks

  1. The Caledonian Canal

  Mon 14 May, 19:30 - Mon 21 May

  BBC4

  Julia Bradbury walks alongside the Caledonian Canal in the Scottish Highlands and tells the story of Thomas Telford, who created this engineering marvel.
• Lost Kingdoms of Africa

  1. The Kingdom of Asante

  Sat 12 May, 20:59 - Sat 19 May

  BBC4

  Asante in West Africa was a kingdom that was built on gold and slaves, which ensured its important place in an economy that linked three continents.
• Metal: How It Works

  Metal: How It Works

  Mon 2 Apr, 21:00 - Mon 21 May

  BBC4

  Mark Miodownik traces the history of our love affair with metal. He investigates metals at the atomic level and sees how metal crystals can be grown to survive inside a jet engine.
• 1 more episode Metalworks!

  2. The Knight's Tale

  Wed 9 May, 21:00 - Thu 24 May

  BBC4

  Celebrating the age of armour, Tobias Capwell tells how Henry VIII fused German technology with Renaissance artistry to become the image of the perfect knight.

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