The Hand

A look back at England v Argentina during the 1986 FIFA World Cup, famous for the late Diego Maradona scoring two goals in a 2-1 victory, which were notable for different reasons. Featuring contributions from members of the England team that played that day, including Peter Shilton, Glen Hoddle, Terry Butcher, Gary Lineker, Steve Hodge and Kenny Sansom.

"Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood" commemorates the birth of an art that would transform the 20th century. This six-hour series is narrated by critically acclaimed actor/director Kenneth Branagh with music composition by Carl Davis, Philip Appleby and Nic Raine.

The night of a terrible storm, an unidentified, glowing object crashes on the Crane farm and with it comes a horrible curse for the Crane family and the members of the community. In part 2, after a young man is bitten on the hand by a radioactive snake, his hand changes into a lethal snake head, which attacks everyone he comes into contact with.

Four-part series about the history of mathematics, presented by Oxford professor Marcus du Sautoy.

Since the very beginning of human existence, weapons have been produced and used to kill. How did the technology of weapons advance?

Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the history of the Royal Collection, the dazzling collection of art and decorative objects owned by the Queen. Containing over a million items, this is one of the largest art collections in the world - its masterpieces by Van Dyck, Holbein, Leonardo da Vinci, Vermeer and Canaletto line the walls of Windsor Castle, Hampton Court and many other palaces, museums and institutions around Britain.

A look at the end of the last Czar and his family at the hand of the Bolsheviks, and the 4 centuries of grand, bloody and war-torn history that preceded it - the might of the double-eagle throne fascinates us to this day. The killing lasted 20 minutes. Czar Nikolaus II. was the first to die – shot in the heart with a pistol at close range. Then the Bolsheviks shot his wife Alexandra Fyodorovna, his daughters Olga, Tatyana, Maria, Anastasia, the heir apparent Alexei, and four employees of the royal family. The death of the Romanovs marked the end of a dynasty reaching back to the crowning of Michail Romanov in July 1613.

What does it take to transition the most powerful office in the world? The countdown to January 20th begins long before America picks its next president. Transition of Power: The Presidency is an inside look at the hand-over process from election to inauguration, and its key milestones including security briefings, cabinet selection and the transfer of the nuclear football. In the 220 years since George Washington first stepped down from office the presidency has changed hands 43 times.