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Take a mind-blowing journey through human history, told through six iconic objects that modern people take for granted, and see how science, ...

James May follows a year inside Hornby Hobbies – an iconic British toymaker on the brink of collapse.

British historian Lucy Worsley reveals how some of the biggest moments in US history are actually fibs and stories concocted by pop culture, ...

The murder of Sonia Baker, a young political researcher, leads journalist Cal McCaffrey to uncover complex links between government and big business.

Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer provide songs, sketches and silliness in buckets.

The case of the Yorkshire Ripper is re-examined by film-maker Liza Williams.

Comedy drama that shines a light on the day-to-day life of a family looking after their severely learning disabled girl, Rosie.

From the Himalayas in the north to the Nilgiris in the south – for a hundred years these little trains have climbed through the clouds and ...

The main decision-makers from Israel, the Arab states, Russia and the US tell the inside story of the Arab-Israel conflict.

In 1955 Ruth Ellis was the last woman hanged in Britain for the murder of her lover. In this investigative three-part series film-maker Gillian ...

Dr Helen Czerski goes on a spectacular journey to the extremes of the temperature scale, where everyday laws of physics break down and a new ...

Mark Kermode reveals the film-making tricks and techniques behind classic movie genres, from romcoms to horrors.

Fashion historian Amber Butchart fuses biography, art and the history of fashion as she explores the lives of historical figures by examining the ...

A series of eight monologues set in the same pub over many years of gay history in response to the 50th anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act.

Dr James Fox looks at the art and culture of Japan.

With sumptuous palaces, exquisite artworks and stunning architecture, every great city offers a dizzying multitude of cultural highlights. So ...

Dr Helen Czerski examines the world of sound waves.

Andrew Graham-Dixon examines the history of French art, revealing how it emerged from a struggle between tradition and revolution, and rulers and ...

Historian Sam Willis traces the story of Britain’s castles and their unique role in our history, art and literature.

Lucy Worsley explores how British history is a concoction of fibs and stories manipulated by whoever was in power at the time.

Vienna was the capital of the Habsburg dynasty and home to the Holy Roman Emperors. From here, they dominated middle Europe for nearly 1,000 ...

Series showing how new camera technology is revealing the inner workings of the Earth’s most spectacular natural wonders.

We live in a world ablaze with colour. Rainbows and rainforests, oceans and humanity, Earth is the most colourful place we know of. But the ...

A documentary series about pop and rock albums that are considered the best or most distinctive of a well-known band or musician or that ...

Historian Bettany Hughes retraces the lives of three great thinkers whose ideas shaped the modern world – Karl Marx, Frederick Nietzsche ...

When we look around our homes, sheds and garages we see an array of household objects that with one click of a button or twist of a knob will ...

Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the history of Scandinavia through its art.

Lucy Worsley travels to Russia to tell the extraordinary story of the dynasty that ruled the country for more than three centuries – the ...

Series looking at how the BBC has revealed and interpreted monumental moments in our history. Using the BBC archive, the programmes examine ...

Simon Sebag Montefiore embarks on a fascinating journey to unlock 2,000 years of Spain’s history.