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Mega Movers: Space Machines

From the Earth to the moon and beyond, NASA makes some of the most spectacular Mega Moves in history. We follow engineers as they transport enormous loads in the largest, strangest looking aircraft. Do they have the right stuff to get the job done?

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A major component of the Starboard 6 truss segment for the International Space Station is visible in the cargo bay of NASA's 'Super Guppy' cargo plane
 

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Hiroshima

On 6 August, 1945, an American mission dropped the first atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima, killing 200,000 people and calling a halt to a war that had gripped the world for six years. Recapture the horror and humanity of this infamous day.

Tune in Friday 6 August at 8pm

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Ancient Aliens

If ancient aliens visited Earth, who were they and where did they come from? Ancient astronaut theorists believe extraterrestrials not only interacted with us, but changed the course of human history. Examine possible historic evidence and beliefs from around the world in Ancient Aliens.

Sundays at 9pm from 1 August

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Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Churchill's entire archive of papers will be published electronically in libraries for the first time from 2012.

The public will be able to access over one million pages of documents, including private letters and notes of famous speeches.

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British statesman Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965) puts pen to paper, 1936.
 

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