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- This programme describes the history of Covent Garden, from its conception as an open space surrounded by houses that could only be afforded by the wealthy, through the majority of its life as a bustling fruit and vegetable wholesale market, to its rebirth in the 1970s as a street market aimed at tourists, after the fruit/veg market moved out of central London and the area narrowly escaped "comprehensive redevelopment" which would have seen a lot of the buildings demolished.
- Grow up is a short story about Charlie and his life and mis-adventures. It shows how easy it is to fall into the trap of being in a place in your life, which may not have been the place you envisaged when your were a bit more naive and idealistic.
- Professor Alice Roberts examines the facts surrounding death of King George IV.
- The journalist sets out to discover if there is any truth in the story that his ancestors came to Britain with the Norman invaders. Along the way he uncovers the story of a Tudor ancestor accused of treason.
- Michael McKean takes a look at how some favorite foods have evolved; the lobster's prison past; if crème brulee has always been the cream of the crop; whether champagne's fizz almost burst its bubble.