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A look around former French royal residence the Palace of Versailles, while Kate Williams tells more gruesome tales from royal history, including how Henry VIII changed the law so he could execute an insane person. Colin Tebbutt reveals what happened in the hospital on the night of Diana, Princess of Wales's car accident, and how he had to protect her body from the press

Kate Williams explores the history of Sandringham in Norfolk, which is one of the few royal residences owned personally by the Windsors. It was purchased in 1861 for the rakish Prince Edward in the hopes he would settle down in the countryside, but instead he turned it into the perfect party palace, with a bowling alley, billiards and endless hunting and shooting. The historian also reveals how Prince Philip once proposed demolishing the place to make way for a more modern replacement, before being forced to relent by the Queen Mother

Documentary following the 9th Earl Spencer, who has always been fascinated by rumours of a lost Anglo Saxon village believed to have been located in the grounds of his ancestral home. He organises an archaeological dig to search for evidence, and while few traces of the sought-after settlement emerge, something far older comes to light - a Neolithic encampment which experts believe is more than 5000 years old

The epic story of the famous playwright's downfall. Oscar Wilde's grandson, Merlin Holland, tells of the man whom Wilde called a friend but who fought a court duel against him

Using real testimonies to reveal how the British government's attempts to suppress an uprising in Palestine following the kidnapping of a Jewish boy in 1947 sparked international outrage and accelerated the creation of Israel in 1948

Maiya May learns about the severe impacts of droughts and floods on agriculture and the alarming depletion of groundwater reserves. Despite these challenges, Maiya finds hope in innovative agricultural practices