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Ben Garrod explores how animals' skin acts as a barrier between them and the outside world, shielding them from extremes of temperature, harmful effects of UV and organisms

Richard Holmes visits the site of the Battle of the Boyne in Co Louth, Ireland, where James II was defeated by the forces of William III in 1690

How romance became racier following the First World War, as Marie Stopes encouraged husbands and wives to explore their sexual desires

An insight into the life of the romantic novelist whose works include Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Sense and Sensibility, and Persuasion

The actress reflects on the filming of the 1987 Jane Austen adaptation, considering the similarities between her personal experience and that of her character Catherine Morland

A young woman learns that marriage is determined not by true love but by wealth and social status. Adaptation of Jane Austen's classic, starring Katharine Schlesinger

An insight into the private life of the 19th-century novelist, exploring the reasons behind the enduring popularity of one of Britain's greatest authors

Ben Garrod explores how animals' skin acts as a barrier between them and the outside world, shielding them from extremes of temperature, harmful effects of UV and organisms

Richard Holmes visits the site of the Battle of the Boyne in Co Louth, Ireland, where James II was defeated by the forces of William III in 1690

An insight into the life of the romantic novelist whose works include Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Sense and Sensibility, and Persuasion

How romance became racier following the First World War, as Marie Stopes encouraged husbands and wives to explore their sexual desires