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The Sky at Night team face a live studio audience to answer their questions about the mysteries and wonders of the universe.

Cameron McNeish explores our deep-seated passion for walking, something that stretches back through the centuries. It's an important part of our social history and is embedded in the Scottish psyche. And, as Cameron discovers, its something that attracts all kinds of people.

The compelling story of the Chins - the Chinese-Jamaican family behind Studio 17 established above Randy's Records at 17 North Parade in downtown Kingston.
Randy's Records was founded in the late 1950s by Vincent Chin and his wife Pat, who began by selling used records in a tiny shop. As Jamaican independence approached in 1962, Vincent Chin had the inspired idea of producing a record to capitalise on the excitement of the time. He approached the popular Trinidadian singer Lord Creator and produced Independent Jamaica. Jamaica was in the mood for celebrating its independence, and the song was an instant hit. Creator then went on to record Kingston Town, which became a huge hit for UB40 in the 1980s. The success of Independent Jamaica enabled the Randy's shop to expand and add a studio of its own, known as Studio 17.

The work of archaeologists to excavate sites along the Sudanese Nile Valley, from pyramids to temples, which once formed part of Ancient Egypt, ruled by a dynasty known as the Black Pharaohs. Featuring the world's first investigation of the submerged burial chambers of a pyramid, the discovery of what appears to be a major Black Pharaoh power base near the great temple of Jebel Barkal, and using drones to show the full extent of the Black Pharaoh's Kingdom for the first time - the experts in this film challenge the view that Egypt is Africa's only 'great' civilisation.

Dr Janina Ramirez and reformed forger Shaun Greenhalgh work to recreate ancient works of art.
Ch1. Visigothic Brooch
Beginning with a jeweled eagle brooch fit for a Visigoth chieftain. They visit an animal sanctuary in Lancashire to draw inspiration a close-up encounter with a bird of prey - but sourcing authentic materials proves tricky.

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An amazing discovery has been made beneath a farm field in Northern France: a vast underground city where World War I soldiers, on both sides of the conflict, took refuge a century ago. Even more remarkable, it is one of hundreds of buried havens set up close to a 45-mile stretch of the Western Front. Follow American explorer and photographer Jeff Gusky as he documents one of these long forgotten shelters, and witness his attempts to connect the names of the American soldiers etched into the limestone walls to their living descendants.

The British Sleep Council says that 70 per cent of people in the UK do no get enough sleep. Gaby Roslin and Amir Khan present the first of two programmes in which they aim to put things right, applying the latest science to some of the worst sleepers. They include a sleep deprivation experiment, as well as help for an extreme snorer and a man who suffers from night terrors. A woman who has restless leg syndrome, and a man who has had chronic insomnia for 20 years. The sleep deprivation experiment continues, setting up a mini casino to test for risky behaviour, pain resistance and emotional control. Finally, as the subjects reach the final hours of the challenge, the experiment begins to take its toll as the participants' emotions go into overdrive, with one threatening to quit altogether.

Fake news is never out of today's headlines. But in his latest documentary taking the long view of a hot-button issue, Ian Hislop discovers fake news raking in cash or wreaking havoc long before our own confused, uncertain times. Ian mines history to identify what motivates fake news - from profit, power and politics to prejudice, paranoia and propaganda - as well as to try to figure out what to do about it. In America and back home, Ian meets, amongst others, someone whose fake news stories have reached millions and a victim of fakery alleged to be a mastermind of the spurious paedophile ring 'Pizzagate' conspiracy. Viewers also get to see Ian doing something that has never been captured on film before - as he gets a taste of what it is like to be 'deepfaked'.