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The Captain of the Polestar by Arthur Conan Doyle - As a Dundee whaling ship becomes trapped in the Arctic, strange cries sound across the ice at night and a figure is glimpsed on the floes. Is it the Captain's lost love come to reclaim him?
Bombay's Beatle - Sarfraz Manzoor goes to the site of the recording studio in Mumbai where George Harrison created the extraordinary soundtrack to Joe Massot's psychedelic film Wonderwall (1968) - his first major solo project. He meets some of the musicians who can still remember when a Beatle came to work with them - decades before.
Vernons Girls - The Vernons Girls were an all girl group from Liverpool rising to success in the male dominated popular music scene of 1950s and early 60s. Michael Angelis charts the girls rise to fame with songs such as 'We love the Beatles', 'Do the Bird' and 'Funny all over.' How did they fare when the rollercoaster ride was over and what are the doing now?
Hercule Poirot: Elephants Can Remember - A provocative question posed by a formidable busybody sends Hercule Poirot and Ariadne Oliver on a series of journeys. Can they unravel the mystery of a tragedy from the distant past - provoked in equal measure by love and hate? Starring John Moffatt and Julia McKenzie.
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