TV Guide 5SELECT Sunday

In a two-part documentary, Rob Bell explores the work of Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, exploring his complex personality as well as his prolific achievements. In the opening episode, Rob examines Brunel's first major project, the Thames Tunnel, before he went on to secure the post of official engineer to the proposed Great Western Railway

Rob Bell tells the story of Brunel's two masterpieces of ship design - the SS Great Britain, the great-great-grandmother of all modern ships, and the SS Great Eastern. By the time he had finalised the latter's design, the ship was 692ft long and weighed nearly 19,000 tons. The biggest vessel afloat of its era, it dominated the final years of Brunel's life, generating great controversy at the time. It has even been blamed for causing his death

Documentary examining how the conflict occurred and whether it could have been avoided, featuring previously unseen footage now brought to life in colour. In 1914, Europe was enjoying the height of the Belle Epoque, but on 28 June Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was assassinated by a young Bosnian nationalist. A few weeks after the killing, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia and this triggered an almighty game of alliances between European nations leading to light-hearted troops departing for war, believing any conflict would be short and glorious

Documentary featuring previously unseen footage, now brought to life in colour. The Germans rout the Russian Second Army at the battle of Tannenberg in August 1914, halting the invasion of Prussia. After the French seize the opportunity to counterattack at the first Battle of the Marne, four years of trench warfare begin

Surgeon Barry Mayfield decides he needs get rid of his colleague to speed along a research project. When his partner requires heart surgery, Mayfield performs the operation himself and discreetly arranges some fatal complications. However, when he also murders a nurse who suspects the truth, he attracts the attention of the slovenly sleuth. Crime drama, starring Peter Falk, Leonard Nimoy and Will Geer

A maker of motivational films based on subliminal messages uses his expertise to plant a subconscious command in the mind of a rival to lure him to his death. However, any hopes of his getting away with it are dashed by the arrival of a certain shabby sleuth. Crime drama, starring Peter Falk, Robert Culp, Robert Middleton, Louise Latham and Arlene Martel

The crumpled detective applies his well-honed instincts to a case of blackmail and murder in the world of haute cuisine when a restaurant owner is found dead after throwing a renowned food critic off his premises. Crime drama from The Silence of the Lambs director Jonathan Demme, starring Peter Falk, Louis Jourdan, Shera Danese and Richard Dysart

An orchestra conductor murders his mistress for threatening to reveal their affair, and makes her death look like suicide. However, he reckons without the intervention of crumpled cop Columbo, who sees through the subterfuge and determines to get to the truth. Detective drama, starring Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Myrna Loy and Blythe Danner

A vineyard owner's financial security is jeopardised when his playboy younger brother threatens to sell the family winery. He resorts to killing his sibling and rigging the death scene to look like a scuba-diving accident. However, the crumpled cop sees through the ruse and in the process reveals he is something of a wine buff himself. Detective drama, with Peter Falk, Donald Pleasence and Julie Harris

Former Royal Marine Arthur Williams discovers the people and places that changed the course of the Second World War. He begins in Liverpool, Britain's most important wartime port, which landed vital food and armaments from the Atlantic convoys