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Meet your new history teachers, snooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan and sports broadcaster Matt Smith, as they cross the pond to explore America's 300 year history with the game of pool. The real-life mates travel the US to hunt down America's most notorious pool hustlers while meeting a few characters along the way.

Great Australian Walks with Julia Zemiro is set to take viewers across our Great Southern Land by foot in an entertaining waltz through history, geography, science, travel, and culture.

It will take viewers on an immersive experience about the beauty of the natural landscapes, the fantastic and varied wildlife and the unique people that stand out in Argentina.

The television presenter and comedian takes on an epic 8,000-mile journey halfway around the Arctic Circle deep in mid-winter, a spectacular but deadly time of year to see the unforgiving, ice-bound region. His odyssey is full of surprises as he witnesses natural wonders and discovers the magnetic lure of the far north.

Great Railway Journeys, originally titled Great Railway Journeys of the World, is a recurring series of travel documentaries produced by BBC Television. The premise of each programme is that the presenter, typically a well-known figure from the arts or media, would make a journey by train, usually through a country or to a destination to which they had a personal connection. There were four series broadcast on BBC Two between 1980 and 1999, with the shorter series title being used for all but the first. A new series entitled Great British Railway Journeys started on BBC Two in January 2010.

Rick Stein embarks on a new gastronomic road trip from Venice to Istanbul through the countries of the former Byzantine Empire - a melting pot of east and west.

Gregg Wallace sets off to explore South Africa's most iconic and best loved landscapes and experiences - along with its glorious food. The culinary expert visits six key destinations on his tour - he goes on safari in Amakhala, visits Cape Town, Augrabies Falls in the Kalahari Desert, the Whale Coast, Soweto in Johannesburg and the Garden Province - aiming to get a taste of the real South Africa. Along the wild coast, on safari, through vast savannahs and into the cities Gregg discovers the flavours this diverse country has to offer - from the winelands around Cape Town to an Afrikaans braai in the Kalahari desert at sunset, Soweto's street food stalls selling fat cakes, and traditional hearty dishes like bobotie.  Gregg also discovers South Africa's famous wildlife - coming face to face with sharks and helping care for wild leopards and African penguins - and immerses himself in the country's rich culture and tradition, new and old, as he journeys across the nation to gain a vivid insight into the country.

The hidden world behind this incredible community. Witness first hand how they have to fight for survival every minute of every day and delve deep into their unique traditions.

Dr Jago Cooper explores the extraordinary and resilient culture of the American Northwest, revealing one the most inspiring stories in human history.

Cheese: A Love Story is an exploration and celebration of one of the world's most beloved foods through the lens of Afrim Pristine, the world's youngest Maître Fromager, or cheese master. Since childhood, cheese has been his life. Born into a family cheese business (the renown Cheese Boutique in Toronto) Afrim embraced his role as the son who would eventually carry on his family's impressive legacy. He committed early to a life built around cheese. In a six-part journey, Afrim travels to some of the most iconic places and secret hidden gems you've never heard of to show the world of cheese like it's never been seen before. From Switzerland, France and Greece, to back home in Toronto, Quebec and British Columbia; Afrim's love of cheese only grows fonder as he gets a deeper look at how each culture has made it their own.

Rick Stein's Road to Mexico journeys down through North America to explore the hottest food trend, Mexican. Over six weeks, Rick travels down the Pacific Highway of California down to Mexico, sampling the delights that this beautiful part of the world has to offer, and added his own special Cornish twist to the food on his way. Starting in San Francisco and Baja California, and working his way down through Mexico, Rick Stein cooks, eats and experiences Mexican food at its very best and most diverse.

Follow a millennial Muslim American couple on a cross-country journey along historic Route 66. As they meet new friends and explore more than a dozen stops, Mona and Sebastian weave a colorful story about what it means to be Muslim in America today.

Sue Perkins brings her unique blend of humour and compassion to this extraordinary journey along one of the most contentious borders in the world.

A docu-series that explores America's most obscure and fascinating communities.

From Abu Dhabi's shimmering towers to Al Ula's mystical ruins, Clive goes beyond the guidebooks and ventures into landscapes few outsiders witness; he explores a land where past and present collide in spectacular fashion.

The Dark Ages have been misunderstood. History has identified the period following the fall of the Roman Empire with a descent into barbarism - a terrible time when civilisation stopped. Waldemar Januszczak disagrees. In this four-part series he argues that the Dark Ages were a time of great artistic achievement, with new ideas and religions provoking new artistic adventures. He embarks on a fascinating trip across Europe, Africa and Asia, visits the world's most famous collections and discovers hidden artistic gems, all to prove that the Dark Ages were actually an 'Age of Light'.

The latest iteration of this hit series sees the Sharma family - dad Vishal, mum Manisha, and children Alisha and Akash - fast forward through five decades of rapid change, exploring every facet of British Asian family life from the 1950s to the 1990s.

Set on the island of Skiathos, the series will feature a rich cast of locals who Sarah has grown up with over years of visits and charts the journey of creating a gorgeous and authentic house from a ruin in the ancient, cobbled streets of old Skiathos town. With a flair for inventive upcycling Sarah relishes the challenge of restoring her Greek property to it's former glory.