TV Guide BBC Four

The historian explores how the past is a concoction of stories and untruths manipulated by whoever was in power at the time. She begins with the dynastic conflict known today as the Wars of the Roses. Lucy explores how Shakespeare's history plays have fixed the way most people look at the feud between the houses of Lancaster and York. But he based his version of events on a narrative invented and shaped by Henry VII, the victorious Lancastrian who went on to found the Tudor dynasty

Joseph Cooper invites viewers to match their musical wits against panellists Polly Elwes, Richard Baker and John Julius Norwich. With guest musician Yvonne Minton. First broadcast in 1976

Film-maker Rachel Perkins journeys across the country to explore the bloody battles fought on Australian soil and the war that established the Australian nation. She begins with the story of the Australia's first wars and the First Nations people who died in them

Examining the heartland of the country, home to ancient structures such as the Great Wall and modern buildings like Beijing's Olympic Stadium, as well as animals including the giant panda and golden snub-nosed monkey. However, the region holds even deeper cultural significance as the land of origin of China's most populous ethnic group the Han people - whose 5,000-year-old traditions are increasingly under threat