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Another chance to enjoy the view from the driving seat of the world's most famous steam locomotive as Flying Scotsman travels the length of the Severn Valley... read more

Livvy Haydock examines the network of exploitation of migrant workers in the UK, as she meets the men who sit outside our local car parks from dawn in the ho... read more

Dr Xand van Tulleken takes a satirical look back on 2016 in health news. With a round-up of the some of the most baffling medical headlines of the year, he i... read more

There was nothing predictable about David Bowie - everything was designed to intrigue, to challenge, to defy all expectations. But perhaps no period in David... read more

Ten massive tower blocks once stood tall at Glasgow's Sighthill Estate. Built in the 1960s, this iconic development was home to thousands of residents bef... read more

Ten years after the bloody aftermath of demonstrations at the Gdansk shipyards, a new uprising in the early 1980s is bolstered by the unexpected appearance o... read more

Documentary. As households struggle to make ends meet, illegal money lenders are preying on the vulnerable by encouraging them to take out unlicensed loans, ... read more

Livvy Haydock explores the secretive world of gang girls, to understand the real stories behind the rising trend in sexual exploitation and violence against ... read more

Around the world there has been a huge increase in the number of children being referred to gender clinics - boys saying they want to be girls and vice versa... read more

Twelve-year-old Rory Brown has Tourette Syndrome. After recently moving to secondary school his physical and verbal outbursts have exploded. In 1988 John ... read more

A chronology of clips from the BBC archive giving an overview of David Bowie's extraordinary career from 1964 to 2016. Blending interviews and performances f... read more

For two centuries The Scotsman newspaper has been at the heart of the nation, uncovering corruption, skewering politicians, celebrating the arts and prepared... read more

Almost half of the UK’s nightclubs have closed down over the past decade. In this film, broadcaster and international DJ Annie Mac investigates who is ki... read more

In June 2016, 20-year-old Briton Michael Sandford was arrested at a Donald Trump rally after trying to take a police officer's gun in a bid to shoot the then... read more

This documentary by acclaimed director Vanessa Engle tells the extraordinary story of a strange cult, which came to light in 2013 when a sensational news sto... read more

A new type of business is booming on America’s high streets. The ‘Anger Room’ is a place ordinary Americans can have an extraordinary experience – smashing a... read more

After 200 years under lock and key, all the personal papers of one of our most important monarchs are for the first time seeing the light of day. In the firs... read more

Snooker super-fan Alistair McGowan takes a trip through the BBC archives for an affectionate look at the lives and careers of three of snooker's best-loved a... read more

Alistair McGowan looks at the legends of the green baize who helped make snooker both a national obsession and a television phenomenon. Alistair's explora... read more

Francis Bacon was the loudest, rudest, drunkest, most sought after British artist of the 20th century. 25 years after his death, his canvases regularly excee... read more

In a very intimate story, broadcaster and political journalist Andrew Marr is on a mission to understand the mysteries of the human brain and to achieve furt... read more

Celebrate a milestone birthday and all things Dot Cotton as EastEnders actress June Brown chats about her life and career. Featuring famous Walford faces and... read more

Twins Rose and Charlotte lost their mum to breast cancer when they were just ten. Now, as adults, the twins have discovered they too have the BRCA2 gene that... read more

Poignant and humorous film telling the story of the hugely popular author Terry Pratchett, creator of Discworld, whose books have sold over 85 million copies... read more

Drama documentary telling the story of one of the most infamous medical emergencies in recent British history, when six healthy men took part in a drug trial... read more

An Australian Healer claims that he can cure people of their disabilities through Jesus. Emily Yates, a wheelchair user, attends a UK session to investigate ... read more

A Northern Irish beauty queen who has had no luck with love dares to go bare in a dramatic makeunder before a series of dates to see if she can find a connec... read more

28-year-old Scot Christian Matlock is forging a career as a professional bounty hunter in America. Based in Virginia, he spends his days and nights hunting a... read more

Luisa shot to fame following one of the most successful debut stand-up shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, described as “one of the biggest stand up hits... read more

The highly anticipated sequel to Life of a Mountain: Scafell Pike sees award-winning film-maker Terry Abraham return to the Lake District to showcase 'the pe... read more

The story of how police repeatedly allowed a serial murderer to slip through their fingers. Stephen Port date-raped and murdered four young gay men in Ea... read more

For the wildlife and people who live amongst the epic scenery of the Lake District, life is one of continuous change. Cutting-edge camera techniques give a n... read more

Documentary charting the final season of champion jockey AP McCoy as he attempted to do the almost impossible of riding 300 winners in a single season.

Unregulated and brutal, the subculture of white collar boxing has exploded in Britain over the last five years. We follow city boys Josh and Challon, prime e... read more

Peter Owen-Jones takes us into heart of the UK's newest national park - the South Downs. Following the South Downs Way along the spine of the park, from the ... read more

Tom Waits is one of the most original musicians of the last five decades. Renowned for his gravelly voice and dazzling mix of musical styles, he's also one o... read more

Robert Burns was well aware of the revolution taking place across the Atlantic as he grew up. The poet was inspired. And America was to be inspired by him. F... read more

The Six Nations is the most exciting rugby competition on the planet - but why does it bring out so much passion in Wales? Former Wales captain and rugby com... read more

Wales Women: Inside the Scrum is an access all areas look at what it takes to play rugby for the Wales women rugby squad. February 11th 2017 is a big day in ... read more

Ted Robbins traces the history of Liverpool's legendary Cavern Club, sixty years after it first opened its doors. Controversially closed, demolished and reop... read more

'We need a revolution in dementia care', says Beti George who cares for her partner David Parry-Jones - an iconic broadcaster once dubbed 'the voice of Welsh... read more

Kirsty Wark asks everything you always wanted to know about the menopause (but were too embarrassed to ask). In a quest for the truth, Kirsty cuts through th... read more

In the early hours of 3rd May 2015, a young black man was arrested by police officers in Kirkcaldy, Fife. Less than two hours later he was dead. This film fo... read more

The remarkable true story of the woman behind the worldwide waxworks empire - Madame Tussaud. In an extraordinary life that spanned both the French and I... read more

2017 is the 20th anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. As one of the most famous women on the planet, Diana had an acute sense of the importa... read more

What’s it really like to be a young Native American? Beset with alcohol and drug problems, this South Dakota reservation is desperate to revive ancient tradi... read more

A growing number of young people in the UK are opting to be sterilised, even though they don't have any children of their own. Poppy Begum travels the co... read more

Evolutionary biologist Professor Armand Leroi believes data science can transform the pop world. He gathers a team of scientists and researchers to analyse o... read more

With the government about to fire the starting gun for negotiations on Brexit, the BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg investigates what is likely to be ... read more

Former Spice Girl Geri Horner looks back on the 1990s and reflects on her own incredible journey from working-class Watford girl to international superstar. ... read more

The charismatic New Zealand soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa looks back at her life in song through forty years of classic performances from the BBC archives, fro... read more

'Designer Vagina’ has become a term synonymous with vaginal cosmetic surgery in the media. In these body-conscious times, the number of these kinds of surge... read more

One of the greatest directors in the history of cinema, Martin Scorsese has created masterpieces like Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and Mean Streets over five dec... read more

Margaret Mountford travels to Egypt's Valley of the Kings to discover the story of an unsung hero of British photography - Harry Burton, the man whose images... read more

Dazzling duets from four decades of BBC entertainment, from Parkinson to the Proms. Whether it's pianos or banjos, violins or voices, kora, erhu or harmonica... read more

Mixed Martial Arts has become a multi-billion dollar global industry, but many athletes taking part at a professional level keep a dark secret about their tr... read more

Up to five billion tons of dust blows around the earth each year. Dust Storms looks at the growing menace created by these phenomena. Focusing on the Middle ... read more

Black vomit? Aliens? When British conspiracy theorist Max Spiers died suddenly in Poland in July 2016 the case was immediately shrouded in mystery. Just befo... read more

For the last 150 years, Britain has been a nation of bike lovers. And for much of that time, one make has been associated with quality, innovation and Britis... read more

Drawing on the BBC's rich archive, this programme reveals the working practices, lives and opinions of some of the greatest photographers of the last 60 year... read more

Documentary following the rise of The Shires, the first British country group to have a top ten album in the pop charts, and the band to have spearheaded tod... read more

Comedian Rich Hall takes a country music journey from Tennessee to Texas to look at the movements and artists that have shaped the genre over the years.

2017 marks the centenary year of the establishment of Imperial War Museums. It was founded while the First World War was still raging - and over the past cen... read more

A revealing portrait how of we have documented our changing lives. In today's digital age, the classic family photo album has become an object of nostalgic a... read more

This one-hour programme is a happy birthday tribute celebrating the life and work of Dame Vera Lynn, including exclusive access to Dame Vera Lynn as she watc... read more

Clemency Burton-Hill celebrates the rich and ravishing world of the string quartet in a journey through 50 years of BBC archive. Some of the world's greatest... read more

Documentary about the meteoric rise and spectacular fall of Tommy Byrne who, for a brief moment in the 1980s, some considered the world's greatest motor raci... read more

Phyllida Barlow's sculptures are massive and appear precarious. For decades, she has worked on a monumental scale with the most unmonumental materials. After... read more

President Rodrigo Duterte swept to power last June, promising to clean up the country by ‘slaughtering’ anyone involved in illegal drugs. In the last eight m... read more

A unique insight into the life and work of celebrated painter Paula Rego directed by her son, film maker Nick Willing. Notoriously private, Rego opens up for... read more

Solo show-stoppers from the world's greatest musicians in a journey through fifty years of BBC Music. From guitarist John Williams and cellist Jacqueline du ... read more

Physics professor Jim Al-Khalili investigates the amazing science of gravity. A fundamental force of nature, gravity shapes our entire universe, sculpting ga... read more

In May 2015 Rio Ferdinand lost his 34-year-old wife Rebecca to cancer. A year on, he is still trying to come to terms with this loss and its effects on him a... read more

A tribute to Brian Pern who died last month, looking back at the musician's career through his TV appearances - both with progressive rock band Thotch and as... read more

David Hayman goes in search of Alexander 'Greek' Thomson, the visionary architect who, a generation before Charles Rennie Mackintosh, transformed industrial ... read more

Frank Meehan is 93 years old and quietly enjoying his retirement in Helensburgh. But it's what he retired from which marks Frank out as remarkable. He served... read more

Melting clocks, lobster telephones - the perplexing images of surrealist art are instantly recognisable to millions. But for psychotherapist Philippa Perry t... read more

Since the 1960s, Desmond Morris has been known as a zoologist and expert on human behaviour, but the bestselling author of The Naked Ape and Manwatching has ... read more

Jaco Mylan is like any other 11-year-old boy. He loves rugby, dancing and washing machines. Jaco also has autism. In this intimate documentary, Welsh actor R... read more

Waldemar Januszczak explores the impact of Mary Magdalene's myth on art and artists. All saints in art are inventions, but no saint in art has been invente... read more

Tamara Rojo, dancer and artistic director of English National Ballet, explores Giselle - the first great Romantic ballet, and a defining role for any balleri... read more

It's 2017 and synth giants Depeche Mode are back with their 14th studio album Spirit, the band's "timeliest work yet". As the rave reviews fly in, here is a ... read more

World-famous portrait photographer Rankin journeys to Sheringham and Cromer in north Norfolk to discover why the pioneering female photographer Olive Edis ha... read more

Chris and Stacey from Bristol are getting married in summer 2017. Planning for the big day is one thing, making a success of the years that follow is another... read more

Snooker player Ding Junhui is a superstar in China. This documentary follows Ding with behind-the-scenes access as he plays in Guangzhou at the China Champio... read more

Britain has a serious problem with obesity - and the medical cost is threatening to bankrupt our health service. Professor Rachel Batterham, head of the obes... read more

After World War Two a newly elected government promised to protect everyone, 'from cradle to grave'. The Clark family slipped through the net, leaving 17 sib... read more

The story of American teenager Nathon Brooks who at the age of 14 shot his mother and father while they slept. Incredibly they both survived and are trying t... read more

There is no walking without weather. It marks all experiences of being outdoors - for better or for worse. For writer, birdwatcher and radio producer Tim ... read more

Documentary film following five friars at a Franciscan friary in Bradford on a mission to support the poor, both spiritually and materially. Can the brothers... read more

Fern Britton travels to Jerusalem on a life-changing journey of faith in search of the real story of Jesus's final days, from his triumphal arrival to his br... read more

Big Gold Dream is the everyday story of how a group of disaffected youth in search of the only fun in town went on to change the world. High on theory and wi... read more

Richard Harrington, star of Hinterland and Poldark, sets out to trace the journey of his grandfather, who went to Spain 80 years ago to fight fascism in the ... read more

Simon Reeve explores Colombia at a pivotal point in its history. For 50 years, Colombia has been in the grip of a brutal civil war, but in late 2016 a peace ... read more

Music and readings for Holy Week and Easter from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. The world-famous Choir, directed by Stephen Cleobury, sing some of ... read more

Documentary exploring one of the world’s most heated and divisive debates: is it right to take monkeys lives to try to improve the lives of humans? Who decid... read more

On September 5, 1972, Palestinian extremists infiltrated the athletes' dorms at the Munich Olympics, ultimately killing 11 Israeli athletes and setting off a... read more

Kirsty Wark asks everything you always wanted to know about the menopause (but were too embarrassed to ask). In a quest for the truth, Kirsty cuts through th... read more

A portrait of Amy Winehouse the artist threaded together from extracts from interviews she gave to the BBC for a variety of documentary projects including th... read more

Steve Davis goes back to the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield to celebrate 40 years of the snooker world championships. If the walls of this famous regional ... read more

Anthony Joshua v Wladimir Klitschko will be the biggest live event in the history of British boxing. For the past two years Anthony has allowed a televisi... read more

Over the course of 2015, Glasgow singer/songwriter Raymond Mead visited the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland. He was so affected by what he saw there t... read more

Christ Bearer, aka Andre Johnson, was headline news in just about every publication during April 2014. He went from being an underground Wu-Tang Clan affilia... read more

Dear Mr Shakespeare is a reinterpretation and exploration of William Shakespeare's intentions when writing Othello. The film examines the play's racial theme... read more

Norway, the early 1980s. Deep-sea diver Petter is part of the Norwegian North Sea dive project, pushing new boundaries in human endurance as, with the help o... read more

Jaco Mylan is like any other 11-year-old boy. He loves rugby, dancing and washing machines. Jaco also has autism. In this intimate documentary, Welsh actor R... read more

After Brexit, thousands of Brits have applied for dual nationality. For the British Jewish community, many of whom are the descendants of those who fled Nazi... read more

In 1957, Britain exploded its first megaton hydrogen bomb - codenamed Operation Grapple X. It was the culmination of an extraordinary scientific project, whi... read more

Half a century on from Ken Loach's seminal film Cathy Come Home, John Saunders explores modern-day homelessness in Loach's own home city of Bath. He meets pe... read more

The extraordinary story of Danny Willett, the Sheffield golfer who in 2016 became the first Briton to win the Masters since 1996. Willett's stunning success ... read more

Rebecca Southworth was taken from an abusive family home aged 13 and put in care. In this deeply personal film, she explores why so many kids like her end up... read more

Documentary investigating the greatest vanishing act in the history of our planet - the sudden disappearance of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. Experts s... read more

Documentary following Red Dwarf comic actor and green energy enthusiast Robert Llewellyn's two-year campaign to persuade residents of his idyllic Cotswolds v... read more

Frank Skinner goes on a journey to explore the life of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, meeting Ali's family and friends and visiting key locations in his life. ... read more

This intimate coming-of-age film follows a Welsh transgender teenager, Llyr Jones, as she turns 16. Coming from a rural farming community, her transition is ... read more

Hot on the heels of Donald Trump's first one hundred days in office, Alastair Sooke travels to America to ask just what the new president's impact on America... read more

Documentary in which former England footballer Jermaine Jenas returns to his home city of Nottingham to investigate the spike in knife crime that is devastat... read more

The new A1 class steam engine Tornado tries to achieve 100mph on the main line. The secret speed attempt will be made in the dead of night. If it tops the to... read more

He was lanky, he wore glasses and he sang as if permanently battling hiccups. Aesthetically, Buddy Holly might have been the most unlikely looking rock 'n' r... read more

We are one of the most sleep-deprived countries in the world. Insomniac Michael Mosley finds out what happens if we don’t get enough sleep and looks at surpr... read more

A candid documentary in which Welsh entertainer Owen Money reflects openly about his life, love and career in the months leading up to his 70th birthday. As ... read more

The use of antibiotics has made more and more bacteria resistant to the medicine. Dr Michael Mosley goes in search of the cause and new solutions to overcome... read more

What would you do if you were told you had a terminal illness and may only have months to live? Award-winning film-maker Sue Bourne wanted to make a film abo... read more

While making a TV documentary about a year in the life of the rock singer from Rhyl, Mike Peters of The Alarm, his wife Jules makes a terrifying discovery - ... read more

Simon Atkins is on a mission for BBC Three to find out if Judaism is more tolerant of his sexuality than his Catholic faith. Simon's religion didn’t seem to ... read more

Forget oil, coal and gas - a new set of materials is shaping our world and they're so bizarre they may as well be alien technology. In the first BBC document... read more

Documentary about Rohani, an 80-year-old hunter who dives like a fish on a single breath, descending to great depths for several minutes. Set against the spe... read more

Stephen Watson presents a profile of South African rugby star Ruan Pienaar, who is leaving Ulster rugby after seven seasons. The programme highlights the imp... read more

Throughout her novels Jane Austen is well known for her use of houses and property as central themes. Equally, Jane's own life was shaped by the places she l... read more

Last year Charlie Gilmour rescued an abandoned baby magpie. Now it's taken over his life.

Sharon Osbourne presents the story of pop deals through the decades. From Little Richard's half a cent a record to Robbie Williams's £80m deal via notorious ... read more

BBC News has been given exclusive access to a priceless archive of footage taken by young adventurers exploring parts of the world that were completely new t... read more

Fifty years ago this week, on 1 June, 1967, an album was released that changed music history - The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. In this fil... read more

This film tells the fascinating story of how one of Hollywood's brightest and wealthiest stars finally came to face a criminal trial for sexual assault a dec... read more

n this new Our Lives documentary, Suzi Perry travels to Northern Ireland to meet three women who compete in the exhilarating yet highly dangerous sport of mo... read more

Paisley, Scotland's biggest town, was one of its wealthiest when local mill owners J & P Coats were at the peak of their powers and one of the world's three ... read more

Adventurer and writer Will Millard investigates Cardiff's hidden history in this urban exploration of the Welsh capital. On an exhilarating and sometimes dan... read more

Going behind the doors of the private world of a residential rehabilitation centre in Somerset, this powerful documentary uncovers what is done to help peopl... read more

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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Rolling Stones we delve into the BBC vaults to deliver some timeless Stones archive. From the early days of their ca... read more

Etiquette expert William Hanson is on a mission to give us better manners. Comedian Jake O'Kane takes him on a tour of Northern Ireland to prove we get on ju... read more

On 16 June 2016 the murder of Jo Cox - in the heat of EU referendum campaigning - shocked the nation. Jo Cox: Death Of An MP tells the story of this horrific... read more

Brothers James Lusted, 29, and Phil, 32, both have a rare form of dwarfism. They have faced medical and physical challenges in their lives but, most of all, ... read more

From antibiotics to the television, steam engines to the mobile phone, what is Britain’s Greatest Invention? In a one-off special for BBC Two, the Science... read more

Liverpool hotelier and entrepreneur Lawrence Kenwright is battling to bring one of Cardiff's most historic buildings back to life in time for Cardiff hosting... read more

Ryan Gander OBE is a leading conceptual artist. He creates artworks full of symbolic meaning - images, sculpture, installations and films that may appear to ... read more

In 2016, with the contract for Southeastern trains due to expire in six months, a group of dissatisfied but determined passengers come together to try to tak... read more

Celebrating Billy Connolly's 75th birthday and 50 years in the business, three Scottish artists - John Byrne, Jack Vettriano and Rachel MacLean - each create... read more

This drama documentary tells the story of the Conservative Party's 2016 leadership campaign - how Boris Johnson, having won the referendum and in pole positi... read more

In a small town in Lancashire, 20 year-old Sophie Lancaster kicked to death in a park by a gang of kids she didn’t know. Her boyfriend Robert Maltby was seve... read more

Ian Hamilton steps out of his comfort zone and embarks on an adventure on the high seas, joining the crew of Lord Nelson, a tall ship crewed by a mixture of ... read more

Warren Gatland has won nearly everything there is to win in his sport. But one thing has eluded him - he has never masterminded a victory over New Zealand, t... read more

This episode follows a group of overweight cabbies trying to change the habits of a lifetime and go from supersize to superfit.

Born biologically a girl, 15-year-old Leo is one of the first children in Britain to be prescribed a new treatment – hormone blockers – to help him achieve w... read more

Award-winning director Patrick Forbes goes beyond the headlines to film the bitter battle to govern Britain after 2016's referendum vote. Filmed over one ext... read more

In 1987, two brothers from Auctermuchty in Fife released an album called 'This Is the Story'. Featuring songs such as 'Letter From America', the album propel... read more

Ian Hislop looks at the decades from the Victorian era to the First World War, when modern Britain introduced its first peacetime restrictions on immigration.

The All Blacks are the greatest rugby team in the world. But how has this small country dominated rugby for so long? Former British and Irish Lions captain G... read more

Being a teenager can be a traumatic time, so imagine throwing cancer into the mix too. This film tells heartwarming stories from the specially designed Teena... read more

The first UK film biography of the world-renowned Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), whose print The Great Wave is as globally famous as Leonard... read more

In this emotionally charged one off one hour film, BBC Three follows the stories of three young men. All came to Britain as kids, grew up here and feel Briti... read more

Neil Oliver recounts the story of the 1773 highland migrants who left Scotland to settle in Nova Scotia. He uncovers their terrifying journey on a filthy dis... read more

Eighteen year-old Bradford-born Hiba Maroof faces a genuine moral dilemma: should she marry one of her cousins or go her own independent way? First-cousin... read more

John Crichton-Stuart, the 3rd Marquess of Bute, was a fabulously rich, maverick Scottish aristocrat. He spent a Welsh fortune on his many passions, creating ... read more

In this two-hour special event filmed at BAFTA, Melvyn Bragg is joined by some of TV's key figures from the last 60 years to look at the extraordinary im... read more

As the BBC celebrates 90 years of covering Wimbledon, Sue Barker travels the globe to meet some of the legends who have graced the famous grass courts. Tenni... read more

Documentary about the child abuse revelations in Rochdale and other towns. Featuring the harrowing testimony of the victims and the shocking truth from those... read more

In this 1 x 90 BBC Four film, Chris Packham and a team of wildlife experts spend an entire year exploring every inch of eight gardens on a suburban street, t... read more

Film shining a spotlight on the untold story of The Sidemen, the musicians behind some of the greatest artists of all time. The Sidemen are the forgotten 'gu... read more

Join Tristram Hunt for coverage of the Art Fund Museum of the Year Award 2017. As the newly appointed director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, winner of l... read more

John Patrick Crichton Stuart, the 3rd Marquess of Bute, was one of the richest men in the British Empire in the late 19th century. With an annual income in ... read more

Two sets of holidaymakers entrust Cherry Healey and Ade Adepitan to book a getaway on their behalf. Using cheats and tips from top travel experts, the team r... read more

Directed by award-winning filmmaker Ursula MacFarlane, One Deadly Weekend in America focuses on one ordinary July weekend - typically the time of year when t... read more

BBC One's Our Lives strand tells the story of child painter Kieron Williamson, nicknamed Mini Monet, who held his first exhibition at the age of six. He is a... read more

Thomas Quasthoff, one of the premier baritones of his generation, presents his personal guide to the love of his life, the German Lied song. Drawing on his m... read more

Documentary following 79-year-old Tom Sivyer after he was diagnosed with vascular dementia, filmed by his grandson Dominic. Shot over two years, the film is ... read more

In Albany jail, New York, inmates may be held for a year before a judge’s sentence seals their fate. For many, it’s a time to confront the devastating conseq... read more

In this eye-opening and timely film, young pop culture icon Olly Alexander explores why the gay community is more vulnerable to mental health issues as he op... read more

After 22 years playing for the world's greatest football teams, David Beckham has retired. For the first time in his adult life he has freedom to do whatever... read more

Jane Austen may have died 200 years ago, but the Pride and Prejudice author's legacy lives on to this day. Prepare to be dazzled and charmed in equal measure... read more

Angela Scanlon meets the Donnelly family from rural County Armagh, thought to be the oldest group of siblings in the world. Collectively they add up to an in... read more

Killing at the Carwash explores the shocking levels of gun crime in America by tracking one shooting in forensic detail. Set against the backdrop of e... read more

As his name suggests, rapper and documentary maker Professor Green has a past relationship with cannabis. Before finding success as a musician he sold weed, ... read more

Stephen Fry has been a fan of best-selling novelist Patrick Gale for 30 years, ever since he emerged as a then rare example of being an out gay novelist. Tod... read more

With homophobic hate crime a daily occurrence and on the rise, this film takes a look at the issue, hearing from the victims, their families and the police. ... read more

Fifty years ago, homosexual acts between consenting male adults were decriminalised. In this documentary, former Wales and Lions rugby union captain Gareth '... read more

On the eve of Upfest, Europe's biggest street art festival, Miquita Oliver explores the creativity and criminality of street art in Bristol.

It's the 50th anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act 1967 which legalised male homosexuality. Broadcaster and gay rights activist Simon Fanshawe examines thi... read more

Hour-long documentary celebrating the LGBTQ contribution to the arts in Britain in the 50 years since decriminalisation. This film is part of the Gay Britann... read more

Former Olympic and three-time world heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill looks at the new stars of British athletics ahead of the forthcoming World Champio... read more

A look back at the career of Brendan Foster, who will retire after 37 years as one of the country's most popular sports commentators following 2017's World A... read more

Ahead of the London 2017 World Championships, four-time Olympic champion Michael Johnson looks back to London 2012 and the subsequent journey for three of th... read more

This film captures the stories of Orcadians whose lives are impacted by the onslaught of tourists. There will be 140 port calls this year, with more than 120... read more

John Simpson tells the remarkable story of Waheed Arian, the doctor from Chester whose life has been defined by war in Afghanistan. The former child refugee ... read more

We are surrounded by types, the words on signs, buses, shops and documents which guide us through our lives. Two types in particular are regarded as the face... read more

One in four children in Britain today are growing up in poverty. Experts say these figures are predicted to rise by nearly one million kids in the next five ... read more

From a primate that's no bigger than a mouse to a chameleon that can fit on your fingertip, the natural world is full of fantastically small animals. Biologi... read more

Dr Janina Ramirez goes 'In Search of Arcadia' discovering the origins of the English landscape movement in a 12-mile stretch of the Thames between Hampton an... read more

Entomologist Dr Sarah Beynon and award-winning chef Andy Holcroft are on a mission. The Pembrokeshire couple love eating bugs and they want the UK public to ... read more

Documentary following 18-year-old model Connor Newall as he travels in Europe and to New York on various assignments. Turning his back on a potential care... read more

In 1960, Jane Jacobs's book The Death and Life of Great American Cities sent shockwaves through the architecture and planning worlds, with its exploration of... read more

Seventy years ago, by the stroke of a pen, a line was drawn on a map and India was partitioned into two states. Fifteen million people were displaced, and on... read more

Documentary in which Anne Robinson asks what the secret is to a happy relationship. Journeying around the UK, Anne meets couples from very different backgrou... read more

Today India and Pakistan are home to one fifth of the world's population. They are rising powers but hostile neighbours. Their enmity can be traced back to t... read more

Is Milton Keynes a soulless place or a utopian dream? It might be famous as the home of roundabouts and concrete cows, but it's also one of the most ambitiou... read more

A look back at the life and career of Sir Bruce Forsyth, who entertained the British public for over 75 years. With contributions from Michael Grade, Ant... read more

Diana Her Story The Book That Changed Everything

Annie grew up believing that her Irish traveller mother tried to kill her as a baby by setting fire to the caravan in which she was sleeping, leaving her w... read more

From 20-stone pumpkins to man-sized marrows, this documentary digs into the colourful world of Welsh giant vegetable growers as they fight it out in the firs... read more

The Pacemakers follows the fun, surprising story of a group of men, all over the age of 90, as they pursue their dream of becoming world champion athletes. D... read more

In this documentary, British film-maker Gurinder Chadha, director of Bend It Like Beckham and Viceroy's House, travels from Southall to Delhi to find out abo... read more

The inaugural Ronnie Barker Comedy Lecture speaker is multi-award-winning comedian, novelist, playwright, film maker and creator of classic sitcoms The Young... read more

Anti-immigrant? Islamophobic? Homophobic? Anti-semitic? We meet the young people in France campaigning for the far right, as well as those opposed. How di... read more

Presented by Jack Whitehall, this one-hour documentary celebrates 70 years of one of the greatest arts festivals in the world - from the idealism of its glor... read more

In August 1997, the tragic death of Diana, Princess of Wales, stunned her family and catapulted the British public into one of the most extraordinary weeks i... read more

This programme tells the untold story of Britain's cross-dressing high society painter. Gluck was one of the British Establishment's go-to portrait painte... read more

Frank Lloyd Wright is probably America's greatest ever architect. But few people know about the Welsh roots that shaped his life and world-famous buildings. ... read more

Lachlan Goudie explores Britain's spectacular industrial landscapes and the artists and artworks inspired by them in a passionate and thought-provoking journ... read more

Documentary charting the unique relationship that Diana, Princess of Wales, had with the people of Wales, featuring rarely seen archive film and photographs.... read more

From acclaimed director Nick Broomfield comes a film about one of the greatest singers of all time. Whitney Houston was the epitome of superstar, an 'America... read more

James Young, 27, takes us on a personal journey to explore the latest robots being developed to engage with humans on an emotional level. After turning to... read more

In the week that follows Princess Diana's tragic death on 31 August 1997, four separate stories unfold as four ordinary lives are all affected in different w... read more

A new age of space exploration, and exploitation, is dawning. But surprisingly, some of the boldest efforts at putting humans into space are now those of pri... read more

The horses that provided the backbone of the Australian Light Horse regiments in World War I were popularly known as Walers. Bred for Australia's tough Outba... read more

Africa is in the midst of a baby boom - the median age across the continent is just 19. The BBC's Africa correspondent, Alastair Leithead investigates.

Professor Stephen Hawking thinks the human species will have to populate a new planet within 100 years if it is to survive. With climate change, pollution, d... read more

In this film made before the Grenfell Tower tragedy, presenter Brenda Emmanus follows a group of emerging, diverse artists as they launch the first ever Dias... read more

Dame Judi Dench, Sir Ian McKellen, Vanessa Redgrave, Sir Trevor Nunn and many others look back at the extraordinary life of Sir Peter Hall, the man who trans... read more

Young Brits are choosing to spend money on amazing experiences over saving for their future. Escaping their jobs and looking to have the time of their lives... read more

This intimate biography, narrated in Marc Bolan's own words, marks the 70th anniversary of his birth and the 40th of his death. The film traces Bolan's remar... read more

From the day it was created in 1947, Magnum Photos has represented some of the most famous names in photography whose pictures have come to define their time... read more

Globally today, well over 1,000 wrongly convicted, incarcerated and exonerated people, exonerees, are trying to put their stolen lives back together. Wrenche... read more

The extraordinary and dramatic story of Gertrude Bell, the most powerful woman in the British Empire in her day. She shaped the modern Middle East after Worl... read more

Famalam shines a comedic light on everything - from alien encounters in the outer reaches of the galaxy, to what happens when a man is left on his own in a h... read more

Through the Lens of Larkin explores the relationship of one of the 20th Century’s greatest poets, Philip Larkin with photography. It looks at the relationshi... read more

He's Trump's idol - the new President took his 2016 slogan 'Make America Great Again' straight from Ronald Reagan's barnstorming 1980 campaign. But like Trum... read more

The youngest person with motor neurone disease in Scotland, Lucy Lintott, is becoming paralysed - she can no longer walk unassisted and she is losing her voi... read more

In the last two years, three Saudi princes in Europe have disappeared. All were critical of the Saudi government and there is evidence they were abducted and... read more

More than 750,000 people in the UK are affected by an eating disorder – but what happens when you’re a type 1 diabetic and misuse insulin in order to dramati... read more

Documentary examining the historical child sexual abuse scandal engulfing football. Reporter Mark Daly reveals fresh allegations of sex abuse and cover ups i... read more

Reporter Bronagh Munro investigates how a teenage gap year student became one of Britain’s worst ever paedophiles. In 2016, thirty year old Richard Huckle w... read more

The life of the most glamorous plane ever built - told by the people whose lives she touched. We uncover rare footage telling the forgotten row between the F... read more

In the 1980s a new generation of pirate radio stations exploded on to Britain's FM airwaves. Unlike their seafaring swinging 60s forerunners, these pirates b... read more

Sir Viv Richards, Sir Wes Hall and David Lloyd recall the impact West Indian players made on the Lancashire Cricket League over the last 90 years. A story of... read more

Why does the poet who began as the golden boy of the 1930s and ended up as the craggy-faced laureate-we-never-had have a greater hold on our imaginations tha... read more

A spangly celebration of the outburst of far-out pop and fuzz-filled rock that lit up the British charts in the early 1970s. Top of the Pops is our primary a... read more

Charles Causley was one of the great poets of his generation. Born in 1917 in Launceston, north Cornwall, on the edge of Bodmin Moor, the only time he left w... read more

Every year in Britain an estimated 3,000 plus children are placed into the care system. Their mothers - who have often suffered domestic violence, sexual ... read more

Historian Adam Smith explores the great American divide between the small town and the big city - as anatomised in classic film noir.

Historian David Starkey tells the story of the Protestant Reformation and how it transformed the face of modern Europe. A schism at the heart of Christendom,... read more

50 years ago, Penguin published its 1967 hit pop poetry book The Mersey Sound, introducing Roger McGough, Brian Patten and Adrian Henri to the world, thereby... read more

BBC Three film, uncovering how gangs operating in cities have expanded their drug operations into the countryside and seaside towns. With astonishing access,... read more

The recent Sotheby's auction of a Jean-Michel Basquiat Skull painting for over a hundred million dollars has catapulted this Brooklyn-born artist into the to... read more

The Russian Revolution of 1917 is one of the most controversial events of the 20th century. Three men - Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin - emerged from obscurity to... read more

To coincide with his 80th birthday, a very special documentary celebrating the remarkable career of one England's most iconic and greatest ever footballers, ... read more

Intimate behind-the-scenes documentary about the handsome German tenor Jonas Kaufmann, one of the hottest properties in the opera world, and his triumphant r... read more

The world-renowned Magnum Photos photographer David Hurn is Wales's most important living photographer. This year he is donating his archive to the National ... read more

Fifty years after the Abortion Act was passed, Anne Robinson brings together a group of nine people with conflicting views on abortion, to ask if the law is ... read more

Five hundred years ago, the Emperor Babur laid out beautiful gardens in the city of Kabul, now the capital of Afghanistan. The lush, green spaces provided a ... read more

For most of his life, broadcaster and naturalist Chris Packham didn't tell anyone about the one thing that in many ways has defined his entire existence. Chr... read more

Lucy Worsley investigates the story of the most remarkable creation from the tumultuous and violent era known as the Reformation - choral evensong. Henry VI... read more

As Britain's gig economy continues to grow and employ more young people, two teenagers decide to challenge the practices of one of the biggest takeaway deliv... read more

To mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, Janina Ramirez tells the story of three books that defined this radical religious revolution in England. Ty... read more

Documentary going behind the scenes of the boxing fight between Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley Stadium on April 29 this year, where 90,000 ... read more

Michael Fish presents a special programme in which he retraces the route of the storm from Dorset to Sussex, visiting some of the places left devastated by t... read more

Hull is the UK's City of Culture for 2017. In this BBC Arts documentary, the wonderful Hull-born comedian Lucy Beaumont, writer and star of the Radio 4 sitco... read more

Twenty years ago, the story of Wales changed overnight. Huw Edwards witnessed the turbulent birth of Welsh devolution first-hand while broadcasting the resul... read more

This programme presents a striking and poignant portrayal of time passing in a beautiful Sussex walled garden. Using real-time and time-lapse footage, the fi... read more

Imagine a world in which you can think but cannot speak. For many stroke survivors like former football star Junior and landlord Barry, this is a reality. ... read more

Jacqueline du Pre was one of the most excellent performing musicians that Britain has ever produced. She stopped playing cello at the age of 28, a victim of ... read more

It is 20 years since JK Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone first cast its spell on readers across the globe. But Rowling's fantastical creati... read more

George Lamb travels across the UK meeting the young people whose voices have been left out of the mainstream media debate.

The story of the homecoming of US Army sergeant and former Taliban prisoner Bowe Bergdahl, after five years in captivity. After walking off his post in Af... read more

Behind-the-scenes archive documentary following Queen's Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon as they record their sixth album News of the... read more

Directed by acclaimed film-maker Margy Kinmonth, this bold and exciting feature documentary encapsulates a momentous period in the history of Russia and ... read more

Dr Zhivago is one of the best-known love stories of the 20th century, but the setting of the book also made it famous. It is a tale of passion and fear, set ... read more

Two worlds meet when a small Catholic town in the west of Ireland becomes the new home for hundreds of Muslim Syrian asylum seekers, brought over from refuge... read more

Sam Smith performs tracks from his latest album alongside some of his biggest hits, including Stay With Me and the Oscar-winning Writing's on the Wall, accom... read more

A year ago, Donald Trump was elected President of the United States; and in that time barely a day has passed without him hitting the headlines. Scotland ha... read more

In a pretty Cotswold village, a mystery has been puzzling residents for decades. Following the death of local Boy Scout Karl in 1947, mysterious gifts and me... read more

Friedrich Engels arrived in Manchester in 1842 and documented the plight of the city's working classes in The Condition of the Working Class in England (1845... read more

A referendum on Catalan independence, which the Spanish government deemed illegal, ended with voting civilians being beaten by riot police. With history un... read more

This documentary tells the fascinating story of Henry McIlhenny, the American philanthropist with Ulster-Scots roots who bequeathed his County Donegal estate... read more

Documentary looking at the life and times of Bill Shankly, Liverpool FC's legendary Scottish manager. Gaining promotion from the old English second division,... read more

Kazim and Jeremiah are two young entrepreneurs in the early stages of rolling out their home delivery service, Speedi-Kazz. Both are blessed with differen... read more

The Mona Lisa: bewitching, seductive, world famous. In the minds of millions, she is the ultimate work of art. Yet behind the enigmatic smile, she remain... read more

The former England international looks into the potential link between football and dementia, examining some of the latest scientific evidence from British r... read more

In 1914, the suffragette Mary Richardson attacked the Rokeby Venus at the National Gallery in London. But why did this painting fire such outrage? Professor ... read more

Every day in the UK over a hundred children face the death of their mum or dad. Behind this statistic are many untold and heart-rending stories. Saying Goodb... read more

Michael Wood explores the life, works and influence of one of the world's greatest storytellers who died 2,000 years ago. When an Elizabethan literary critic... read more

BBC Four partners with the Royal Shakespeare Company to introduce highlights from the Roman poet Ovid's Metamorphoses. Shakespeare's best lines reference the... read more

A visually stunning tribute to Hull's craft traditions, produced in collaboration with artist Linda Brothwell as part of Hull City of Culture 2017. The film ... read more

The story of Hedd Wyn is one of Wales's enduring tragedies. A young man with little or no education succeeds in winning The Chair, one of the main literary p... read more

The Russian Revolution of 1917 sparked a political and social earthquake that would define the 20th century. 100 years on, how do Russians view the revolutio... read more

For centuries, the forests of Sumatra have been home to the Orang Rimba tribe. But as the palm oil industry in Indonesia flourishes, the Orang Rimba have bee... read more

Sir Dave Brailsford and other insiders tell the story of the extraordinary triumphs and recent controversies that have rocked Britain's cycling medal factory... read more

As the Queen and Prince Philip approach their seventieth wedding anniversary, Kirsty Young offers a unique view of their life together. It is a love affair t... read more

Film-maker David Modell follows Labour MPs through an extraordinary six months in the life of their party, through the election and its aftermath, as the sho... read more

Over 1 million people are stalked in Britain every year. Yet only 1% of cases end in a criminal conviction. ‘Stalkers’ goes inside Paladin, a national cha... read more

In late 1943 Norman Lewis was posted by the British Intelligence Corps to newly liberated Naples. He arrived to witness a city devastated by fascism, bombing... read more

Kirsty Young looks at the relationship between Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle following the announcement of their engagement.

Joe Orton Laid Bare celebrates the wit, work and world of groundbreaking sixties playwright Joe Orton in his own words and those of friends and colleagues. 5... read more

Global business tycoon Sanjeev Gupta shot to fame as the mystery bidder in the controversial Tata Port Talbot sale. With the world in the midst of a global s... read more

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle talk to the BBC's Mishal Husain following the announcement of their engagement.

Grand Tours of Scotland's Paul Murton takes us on a journey to investigate the mysterious disappearance from history of Henry Fredrick Stuart, the forgotten ... read more

In an exclusive interview, the BBC catches up with former F1 World Champion Nico Rosberg, to hear about his plans for the future, and his take on this year's... read more

Hard rocking, Ardglass trucker Ryan Milligan is also an extraterrestrial, Nasa scientist, and last summer he landed his dream gig - trucking precious parts o... read more

Oscar-winning Dame Judi Dench is one of Britain's best-loved actresses, but few people know that Judi holds another great passion, a deep love for trees. Thi... read more

Claudia Winkleman and Clara Amfo look back at 2017's musical highlights - featuring the best albums, biggest artists and most unforgettable performances. Plu... read more

David Attenborough investigates the remarkable life and death of Jumbo the elephant - a celebrity animal superstar whose story is said to have inspired the m... read more

British surrealist Leonora Carrington was a key part of the surrealist movement during its heyday in Paris and yet, until recently, remained a virtual unknow... read more

It is estimated that one in six men are victims of rape, but only 10% of these men report the crime to the police. This film tells the stories of three men w... read more

Carrie Grant and dancer and choreographer Tura Arutura undertake a mission to get the residents of Strabane to learn how to swing dance in just two weeks.

An appreciation of John Noakes, Blue Peter's extraordinary master of derring-do from the people who knew him best.

The Galaxy Britain Built celebrates the British contribution to the original Star Wars. Presenter and Star Wars fan David Whiteley uncovers some never-bef... read more

Roy Orbison died 29 years ago but he's hardly forgotten. As one of rock 'n roll's pioneers he achieved superstar status in the 1960s, writing and releasing a... read more

The Attack: Terror In The UK is a drama-documentary based on real-life stories from inside the UK’s counter terrorism unit. It tells the story of an ISIS-ins... read more

Celebrate the festive season with the perfect dusting of Mary Berry's very own Christmas magic. In a one-off television treat, Mary opens her kitchen to some... read more

The behind-the-scenes story of Northern Ireland motorcyclist Jonathan Rea, who created history in 2017 by becoming the first person to ever win three success... read more

Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders are two of the country's best-loved comedy icons. In Absolutely Fabulous, their alter egos Eddie and Patsy loved nothing ... read more

There's one man Darcey Bussell never got to dance with and always wishes she had - the legendary Hollywood dancer Fred Astaire, who died 30 years ago this ye... read more

John Travolta and Barry Gibb star in Saturday Night Fever - The Ultimate Disco Movie, with Bruno Tonioli. This documentary celebrates the fortieth anniversar... read more

Gospel Christmas returns from the heart of Cardiff to celebrate a special evening of music and spiritual cheer with Sir Tom Jones and Beverley Knight. The bl... read more

Five of the world's greatest professional tribute acts go head to head in this Christmas special hosted by Paddy McGuinness. The acts pay tribute to music le... read more

The Galaxy Britain Built: Droids, Darth Vader and Lightsabers celebrates the British contribution to the original Star Wars. This is a longer (60-minute) ver... read more

The traditional Christmas Eve celebration of Midnight Mass comes live from St Anne's Roman Catholic Cathedral in Leeds. The Mass is introduced by Monsignor P... read more

A traditional Christmas morning family service of Holy Communion, live from All Saints Church in Fulham, west London. Families from all generations celebrate... read more

HM Queen Elizabeth II delivers her annual address in the Christmas message to the nation and the Commonwealth.

Mary Berry, Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins join forces to surprise a community centre in the Rhondda Valley in Wales with a very special Christmas party and a ... read more

The natural world is full of the weird and the wonderful, but in wintertime - it just gets weirder. From snowboarding crows to polar bear parties, seemingly ... read more

The enchanting true-to-life tale of polar bear cubs and their mother on a 400-mile journey from their birth den in Svalbard to the pack ice surrounding the N... read more

It's Christmas, and wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan travels to the frozen north, deep inside the Arctic Circle, to meet the ancient Sami people and the an... read more

It has been a quarter of a century since a little-known sports reporter was given his own radio chat show by the BBC. Two radio series, five TV series, four ... read more

Cameras capture the natural world through the perspectives of a cheetah, a turtle and an eagle, revealing their daily routines and the places that they call ... read more

Supersonic, the award-winning feature documentary, tells the phenomenal story of iconic band Oasis - in their own words. Featuring extensive unseen archive, ... read more

This one-hour documentary takes an in-depth look at the early days of the legendary double act - both on and off screen - using previously unseen footage fro... read more

The widely accepted Elvis narrative is that The Vegas Period was the nadir of his career, but this film argues that Elvis reached his peak, both as a singer ... read more

Following the success of last year's parody review of 2016, Emmy Award-winning director Rhys Thomas has done the same thing again, but about a different year... read more

A solo chorister sings Once in Royal David's City to begin the traditional celebration of Christmas from the candlelit Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. ... read more

Frank Carson was one of Britain and Ireland's most-loved comedians. Dan Gordon explores the story of the Belfast funny man as he prepares to stage a one-man ... read more

In this snap general election year BBC Parliament looks at the evolution of TV election night graphics – from the hand-painted results of the 1950s to Jeremy... read more

Rory Bremner explores the BBC archives for an affectionate look back at the career of Barry Norman, who hosted the BBC's Film Review show for 26 years, a... read more

Explores the treasures of the Johnston Collection in Wick, a unique archive of near 50,000 photographs that provide an enthralling insight into more than a c... read more

Forget oil, coal and gas - a new set of materials is shaping our world and they're so bizarre they may as well be alien technology. In the first BBC document... read more

Britannia calls a meeting to listen to her people. Caledonia, Cymru, East Midlands, North East, Northern Ireland and the South West bring the voices of their... read more

The story of the reserved young prodigy from Northern Ireland who became a global superstar. This is the feature-length documentary exploring the remarkab... read more

Marianne Faithfull has seen it all. Success and celebrity at 17. Life with Mick Jagger through the turbulent late sixties. Scandal, drugs, addiction and hitt... read more

On the biggest night out of the year, Iain Stirling - stand-up comedian, presenter of Dog Ate My Homework (CBBC) and the voice of Love Island - explores the ... read more

Fifty years after Celtic became the first British team to win the European Cup, we tell the amazing stories of the men who claimed it. All 11 team members ca... read more

Six years ago Shane Williams was preparing to play his last game for Wales facing Australia in the Autumn internationals. He finished his international caree... read more

The latest documentary by award-winning filmmaker Antony Thomas, Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She sensitively explores the controversial subject of the bl... read more