British Rowing is the national governing body for rowing, responsible for the training and development of rowers from grass roots level to high performance athletes. GB Rowing Team are champions of success at the Olympic Games, having won a total of 68 medals, including 31 gold, up to and including Rio 2016.

We go behind the scenes to learn some of the secrets of their world-class approach to coaching and training programmes.

For more than a century the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, RADA, has trained some of Britain’s best known actors from the stage and big screen.

To get under the skin of this venerable institution we hear from some of RADA’s instructors and star-studded alumni about how the school maintains its high standards. In order to maintain its high standards and personal touch RADA remains intentionally small: offering just 28 places to the several thousand aspiring actors who apply each year.

The Royal Institution has been the esteemed organisation at the forefront of scientific research, education and discovery for the last two centuries. Its impressive history is decorated with 15 Nobel prizes and the discovery of ten different elements.

To this day, the Royal Institution continues to fuel vital scientific discussion and inspire and educate the next generation of world-changing scientists.

Charlene White enters Eton College, founded in 1440 by King Henry VI and steeped in British history, to find out how this prestigious school has produced 19 world-leaders in the form of British Prime Ministers. Today, it continues to stride at the forefront of education excellence.

The Christie is an international leader in cancer research and development. One of the largest cancer treatment centres in Europe, it is home to state-of-the-art facilities and some of the greatest minds in medicine. We hear how the Christie Hospital is driving forward some of the most critical cancer trials of the 21st century.

Founded in 1830, the Royal Geographical Society is the UK's leading body for geography, dedicated to the promotion of the study and pursuit of geographical science around the globe. Its archive houses one of the richest libraries and collections of global artefacts on Earth, brought back from countless missions into the unknown, for more than three centuries.

It’s a living history of human exploration. What started as a small dining club for the world’s most intrepid explorers has grown to become an organisation of almost 17,000 members whose work reaches millions every year.