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From Orava Castle in Slovakia, the location used in the classic vampire film Nosferatu, Mark Gatiss journeys to the London Library on the trail of Bram Stoke... read more

Tracy Jenkins's three-year-old son Hartley has cerebral palsy. Now she is on a year-long mission to find treatments to enable his brain to gain better contro... read more

Billy Connolly returns to Glasgow’s famous Kings Theatre, where his journey into comedy first began, to talk life, death and laughter, in a no holds barred e... read more

Chris Packham, environmentalist and life-long punk, reveals how, as a teenager with undiagnosed Asperger's, punk rock may have saved his life. By giving him ... read more

Custom vehicle builder Titch Cormack builds an adapted motorcycle for an amputee soldier and takes him on a tough off-road ride across the Alps.

In 1999, Gail Porter was one of the UK’s most sought-after female TV presenters. Most famously, she helped sell over a million copies of FHM magazine after h... read more

The story of quantum entanglement, perhaps the strangest concept in science. Mind-bending concepts and brilliant experiments lead us to a profound new unders... read more

All Aboard! New Zealand by Rail, Sea and Land takes an epic overland train, boat and car journey through New Zealand’s breathtaking landscapes. The voyage be... read more

Writer Alan Bissett explores the complex brain of Robert Burns in a quest to discover the real man behind the myths and reveal the conflicts in his life and ... read more

Bill McCue was a TV star in the 70s and 80s and one of the founding singers with Scottish Opera. With his powerful bass voice and endless enthusiasm for all ... 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

Tom Mangold's inside story of the scandal that rocked Britain, showing what it was really like to live with Stephen Ward as he became the scapegoat for the P... read more

As members of the feuding Capulet and Montague families, Romeo and Juliet should be sworn enemies, but they fall deeply in love and marry in secret. That ver... read more

Bill Drummond ceased activities as part of the enormously successful pop group The KLF in 1997. Since 2014 he has been on a world tour, travelling around the... read more

Through candid interviews and classic archive performances, Tom Alexander tells the incredible story of one of Scotland's most successful variety entertainme... read more

The story of the pioneering project to rehabilitate child survivors of the Holocaust on the shores of Lake Windermere. In the year that marks the 75th annive... read more

Using unique interviews with those who were there, this moving film reveals the true experience of life inside the infamous Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.

A landmark documentary about the last survivors of the Holocaust living in Britain today, as they reflect on their childhood and how it has affected the rest... read more

Sunny Hundal explores the legacy of his late brother Jagraj Singh, a prominent Sikh leader, and asks if a rise in religious activism points towards a bigger ... read more

Johnny Vegas takes a trip through the BBC archives to mark the 80th birthday of actor David Jason, one of Britain's biggest and best-loved stars of the small... read more

Five young Scots meet five Scottish grans for a frank and honest discussion about sex and relationships. From innocent discussions about the true meaning of ... read more

Fulham FC and Norwich FC teammates ditch their £200k super cars for a £2k image-wrecking hatchback for the day and play some shocking games set by Chris Star... read more

Documentary following former England captain Rio Ferdinand and his fiancee Kate Wright in the months leading up to their wedding as she integrates into the f... read more

What's it like to be a referee at the very top level of Scottish football? Leanne Crichton and Steven Thompson find out as they get a rare insight into the l... read more

Armando Iannucci presents a personal argument in praise of the genius of Charles Dickens. Through the prism of the author's most autobiographical novel, Davi... read more

In a timely and important film, David Baddiel explores the multi-faceted nature of Holocaust denial in an attempt to understand what motivates this dangerous... read more

Born in 1941, Eric Burdon was – along with his band The Animals – one of the most important standard bearers of the British Invasion of America, right after ... read more

Shane Williams is on a journey to understand how the world of rugby, from grassroots to the highest levels, is working to reduce concussions in the modern-da... read more

Indonesia has announced plans to move its capital from the climate-threatened megalopolis of Jakarta to the once jungle-covered island of Borneo, 800 miles a... read more

The recent upsurge in violence against foreigners, mostly from elsewhere in Africa, is raising fears that xenophobic attacks in South Africa are on the rise.... read more

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Ever feel your GP doesn’t get you? Put off by long waiting times? Dr Ronx has a solution. In this show, this A&E medic is swapping her scrubs for the stre... read more

Next time you’re falling down a YouTube rabbit hole, think about this: all the watching, gaming and gramming we do is as polluting as flying. The internet... read more

What does the future hold for the medium that was once called 'The Village Loudspeaker'? With rare archive andwell-known voices from the airwaves, this speci... read more

Made across six months in the run-up to publication of The Mirror and the Light, the final book in Hilary Mantel’s Booker-winning Tudor trilogy on the life o... read more

Greg and Marie had lived on the streets in Oakland, California, for more than a decade. Then a wealthy businessman read about their plight and invited the co... read more

Lost Lives is a cinematic, feature-length film inspired by the book of the same name. Written over seven years by five journalists, it is the only book to re... read more

Alasdair Gray is a giant of Scottish arts. He's a great writer, artist, irascible interviewee and controversial essayist. In this intimate portrait, filmed o... read more

International fashion photographer Rankin and artist Alison Lapper explore how the explosion of digital photography, social media and selfie culture has affe... read more

Fertility tourism is on the rise, in part because in countries like Turkey and many part of the Middle East, third-party reproductive assistance is illegal. ... read more

Miles Davis - horn player, bandleader, innovator. Elegant, intellectual, vain. Callous, conflicted, controversial. Magnificent, mercurial. Genius. The very e... read more

In the heart of Hitler's Nazi Germany, ordinary people worked tirelessly and at great danger to themselves, to help those whose lives were threatened. Fe... read more

For years victims of child sex abuse in Afghanistan have suffered in secret. Talking about it is taboo and those who have tried to speak out have been silenc... read more

The story of the 1970 Miss World contest, when protesters dramatically disrupted the event, kickstarting a feminist revolution in front of an audience of mil... read more

For critics and supporters alike, Boris Johnson’s chief adviser - the man who is said to have masterminded Brexit - is an enigma. Dominic Cummings is perhaps... read more

Gripping documentary that follows Steve McQueen in his quest to make 'the ultimate racing movie', 1971's Le Mans.

Documentary recalling Britain's early 1960s music show Ready Steady Go!, which revolutionised television `for the kids' and introduced emerging talent from t... read more

Wartime memories and experiences as seen through the cinematic eye of Harry Birrell. Narrated by Richard Madden.

Comedian Jake O’Kane takes us on a nostalgic trip back through the archives as he tells the story of Belfast’s King’s Hall. From the annual agricultural show... read more

Hundreds of thousands of South Korean soldiers fought alongside the Americans in Vietnam, but the story of South Korea's involvement in the conflict is large... read more

Ben Zand sets out to unravel the mystery of Nipsey Hussle’s murder. On the 31st of March 2019, the rapper and entrepreneur was shot dead. Loved by his commun... read more

Award-winning documentary that celebrates the incredible musical history of Eel Pie Island, a small island in the Thames in south west London which became th... read more

A family of salmon net fishermen battle with activists. However, a greater enemy intent on destroying their traditional way of life emerges from the shadows.... read more

Since Jakarta has become crowded and polluted and has been sinking at an alarming rate, Indonesia has announced plans to move its capital to Borneo, which wi... read more

Just before the violent protests of late 2019, a team from BBC News Arabic is allowed to film alongside police in Baghdad for the first time.

Mark Gatiss explores the life and career of Aubrey Beardsley, an artist who wielded outrage as adroitly as his pen. A lifelong fan, Mark shows how Beardsley ... read more

Documentary following a group of autistic children and their families spending a week in an intensive therapy camp, which their parents hope will help them t... read more

Documentary offering a glimpse into the cloak-and-dagger world of pigeon-flying across central Scotland.

In the winter of 1550, the most famous painter in Europe came face to face with a prince who was soon to become the most powerful man on earth. What emerged ... read more

Documentary providing an intimate glimpse into an exclusive world of luxury and immense wealth, where global power dynamics, art and commerce meet - a modern... read more

Michael Wood travels in the footsteps of the eighth-century poet, from the Yellow River to the Yangtze Gorges and down to the forested hills of Hunan. Born i... read more

Reporter Ellie Flynn investigates how thousands of ordinary people and teenagers all across the world are making money from selling their own nude photos and... read more

Schooled in Fife, coming of age in a rock ’n’ roll band, then finding her forte was directing temperamental actors, Cora Bissett is no stranger to theatrical... read more

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Inside the secret world of Sergei Pugachev, a Russian oligarch, and his British partner Countess Alexandra Tolstoy, mother to their three children.

A special broadcast by Her Majesty the Queen to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth in relation to the coronavirus outbreak

On Easter Sunday 2019, eight men inspired by the Islamic State Group triggered huge suicide bombs in churches and tourist hotels across Sri Lanka, killing mo... read more

Olympic icon Sir Chris Hoy heads to Japan, host of next year's Tokyo Games, to explore the Japanese phenomenon of the keirin, the most extreme and exciting e... read more

In this fascinating journey, Melissa Hogenboom considers whether or not we are in charge of our own decisions; from neuroscience to physics to how our unders... read more

Documentary following a shepherd's journey from the summit to the valley as he leads his sheep off Scafell Pike, reflecting on life caring for his flock in t... read more

People may sometimes recognise the faces on our Scottish banknotes for the very reason that they feature on the money that we spend. However, apart from the ... read more

One year after an inferno devastated the vast timber and lead roof of the world-famous Notre-Dame Cathedral, the 850-year-old gothic masterpiece is still per... read more

Athletics legend Eliud Kipchoge talks exclusively to BBC Sport about how he became the first athlete to run a marathon in less than two hours.

Matisse's great-granddaughter Sophie Matisse tell the tumultuous story of his early life, exploring his journey to becoming the first avant-garde artist of t... read more

A phenomenon known as ‘Peatlemania’ has recently taken hold of the nation. Fisherman Calum ‘Boydie’ Macleod, electrician Innes Scott, and delivery driver Uil... read more

The life of legendary Scottish mountaineer and rescuer Hamish MacInnes, inventor of the all-metal ice axe and author of the International Mountain Rescue Han... read more

Documentary providing rare access to the inner workings, personnel, seminarians and history of the oldest Scottish institution abroad - Il Pontificio College... read more

A look back at the very first London Marathon, staged in 1981.

Documentary that explores the labyrinthine art world of the 21st century and examines both the place of art and artistic passion in our money-driven, consume... read more

Easter Mass recorded at Augustine’s Church, Coatbridge.

Writer Alistair Heather sets out on a mission to reclaim the Scots language. For decades, his fellow-Scots speakers have been mocked, their language oppresse... read more

A look back at the incredible success of The Shadows as they celebrate their 60th anniversary. Starting from where they began as The Drifters to then becomin... read more

Lucia Blasco investigates two very different ways of dealing with the growing problem of household waste. In Paraguay, the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura is m... read more

Celebrating Lee Miller, a model turned photographer turned war reporter who defied anyone who tried to pin her down, put her on a pedestal or pigeonhole her ... read more

In 2007, two men and a dog set out to beat the behemoths of brewing. James Watt and Martin Dickie first met at Peterhead Academy in the northeast of Scotland... read more

National treasure Dame Vera Lynn is known to millions as the wartime heroine who performed for our troops during the Second World War. This film was made as ... read more

Documentary tracing the shocking truth of our governments' love affair with torture. In 1950s Montreal, Scottish-born psychiatrist Dr Ewen Cameron experiment... read more

Scotland remembers the men and women who battled to bring Hitler's forces to their knees. Behind the flags and bunting of popular memory, the last week of th... read more

The comedy pioneer behind the Goon Show, Dr Strangelove and the Pink Panther series is explored in depth in this film, surveying his meteoric rise to fame an... read more

The fascinating story of how film director Virginia Heath and composer and musician King Creosote (Kenny Anderson) collaborated to create the much-loved and ... read more

Lucy Worsley tells the story of the royal photograph, showing how the royal family worked with generations of photographers to create images that reinvented ... read more

In 1970, an 18-year-old schoolgirl left the Bogside in Derry to represent Ireland in the 15th Eurovision Song Contest. What happened that night was to change... read more

Documentary in which former Aberdeen and Rangers star Davie Robertson returns to India to manage Real Kashmir FC. It's football in the danger zone - can he m... read more

David Hayman narrates a revealing insider look into Scotland's criminal justice system in Edinburgh's Appeal Court. With unique access, the programme feature... read more

The incredible story of Jesse Dufton as he attempts to be the first blind person to lead a climb of the Old Man of Hoy, a sea stack with sheer cliff faces ri... read more

Chef Danny McLarenhits the road in his Scran Van and throws himself into the local nightlife around Scotland. His aim is to show how quick it can be to make ... read more

Rapper Krept and vlogger Rumena are fasting for Ramadan and challenge their non-Muslim friends to join in. Can their mates make it through the day without fo... read more

The sneaker industry has tripled in the last ten years, accounting for almost half of global footwear sales, and every pair produced emits the same amount of... read more

With guests including Bono, Sinead O’Connor, Dave Stewart, Jools Holland, David Mallet and Sting, as well as music writers, photographers and historians, thi... read more

This film marks 50 years since the fire that ravaged the Britannia railway bridge over the treacherous Menai Straits to Anglesey. It includes remarkable arch... read more

Whatever happened to Scotland's Silicon Glen? US giant IBM arrived at Spango Valley in post-war Greenock, attracted as part of a government effort to replace... read more

What is it like to be a male ballet dancer in the modern world? Is there still a stigma for boys who enter what is commonly seen as a female domain? Award-wi... read more

Why do British men struggle to talk about their emotions? The Duke of Cambridge has spent the past year campaigning to change attitudes to mental health in B... read more

The doctors and nurses at Lodi hospital in Lombardy were on the front line of the coronavirus outbreak in Italy. After discovering the first confirmed Covid-... read more

Within weeks, sport went from postponing some events to full-scale cancellations and then a complete shutdown. As countries around the globe consider how spo... read more

Tracing the story of Ella Fitzgerald’s life, this documentary film explores how her music became a soundtrack for a tumultuous century. From a 1934 talent... read more

How Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Dina Asher-Smith won gold medals in the heptathlon and the 200m at the 2019 world championships in Doha.

In this revelatory BBC Four documentary special, oceanographer Dr Helen Czerski and zoologist Dr George McGavin carry out an ‘autopsy’ on the ocean itself an... read more

Documentary about the first scientific research undertaken in a submersible in the Antarctic that reveals the extraordinary forms of life that thrive in the ... read more

Sara Cox and Ade Adepitan have access to some of Britain's biggest supermarkets and their suppliers to see how their systems have stood up to the most testin... read more

Following the shutdown of professional sport in North America in mid-March, BBC Sport looks at how the four major leagues intend to resume playing during the... read more

Gary Lineker, Terry Butcher and Paul Parker revisit the scene of the 1990 World Cup semi-final between England and West Germany.

Reporter Callum Tulley investigates complaints of bullying, harassment and discrimination in the British Army that come disproportionately from ethnic minori... read more

A tribute celebrating the life and work of Dame Vera Lynn. With footage first recorded to celebrate her 100th birthday and a new introduction by her daughter... read more

Oxford University Egyptologist Elizabeth Frood is our guide to the discovery of the tomb on 4 November 1922 by British Egyptologist Howard Carter and Lord Ca... read more

The northern Italian region of Lombardy saw the first Coronavirus outbreak in Europe. Mark Lowen, who has reported on the story from the start, returns to as... read more

As the world reacts and deals with the fallout from the death of George Floyd in the United States, sporting stars around the world have been making their ow... read more

Documentary tracing the contrasting fortunes of David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldo at the 1998 World Cup.

An intimate and profound portrait of one doctor's struggle as she fights to save lives at the height of the coronavirus pandemic in one of Italy's worst-hit ... read more

Is there a wild side to Britain’s busiest road? Author and naturalist Helen Macdonald embarks on a clockwise loop around London’s orbital motorway - searchin... read more

To most fans around the world Brazil and Argentina’s World Cup wins in 1970 and 1978 were wonderful football stories. But to the people of these two nations ... read more

How Covid-19 triggered the spread of a 5G conspiracy theory, firing it into mainstream British life and inspiring a new generation of believers.The idea that... read more

International art sensation Keith Haring blazed a trail through the art scene of 1980s New York and revolutionised the worlds of pop culture and fine art. Wh... read more

In this intimate and extremely personal documentary, comedian and TV presenter Alex Brooker examines his disability to acknowledge for the first time how muc... read more

Trump in Tweets examines how Trump used Twitter to change US politics. We learn why this technophobe became a serial tweeter and witness the impact his tweet... read more

Documentary following Kristen Fraser, Scotland's first professional female boxer. Her dream is to become world champion - but will the birth of her first chi... read more

The untold story of 13-year-old Hazel Hill - and her crucial role in the design of the famous Spitfire and Hurricane fighter planes - in the run-up to the Ba... read more

A long-awaited review into three medical treatments has found women weren't warned about risks and when things went wrong, doctors didn't believe them.

The Duchess of Cambridge speaks to Louise Minchin about early years development.

Gareth Wyn Jones presents the fascinating story of the Royal Welsh Show, from its establishment in 1904 through to its status today as the pinnacle of the We... read more

Revisit an extraordinary sporting day in 2019 on which a historic men's final at Wimbledon and an incredible cricket World Cup final at Lord's grip the nation.

Journalist Layla Wright finds out why Sean Walsh turned down conventional cancer treatment and investigates the alternative therapies he turned to.

Black Sabbath, Queen, The Stone Roses, Oasis, Coldplay, Simple Minds, Robert Plant and Manic Street Preachers are some of the greatest bands and musicians of... read more

Documentary that takes a behind-the-scenes look at American painter Bob Ross's journey from humble beginnings to pop culture icon.

Some of Britain’s best-loved stars celebrate the incredible people who work for the NHS, telling personal stories of their own encounters with the service.

Reporter Daniel Henry follows the UK's response to the death of George Floyd in Minnesota.

BBC Parliament's Faye Kidd presents a brief history of the Northern Ireland legislature from parliament to power-sharing.

Join Grace Dent on a televisual trip of a lifetime as she explores the sights, sounds, and schedules of the great British summer. Grace's epic journey covers... read more

Kevin Magee investigates the true story behind rumours of a Nazi spy in Donegal in 1937. Investigative journalist Kevin Magee uncovers the work of Nazi pa... read more

Twin brothers Chris and Xand van Tulleken, both doctors, share their personal and professional experiences of Covid-19

Documentary about British triple jumper Jonathan Edwards.

Before Covid-19 restrictions, a hit exhibition, Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh, was attracting record crowds in Los Angeles, Paris and London. ... read more

The Australian Dream is a theatrical feature documentary that uses the remarkable and inspirational story of AFL legend Adam Goodes as the prism through whic... read more

Jackie Saleh has lived through every mother's worst nightmare. Back in 1986, her world was shattered when her husband abducted her three young daughters from... read more

Kirsty Wark follows the trial of former first minister Alex Salmond from day one until his acquittal in March, when he emerges from Edinburgh's High Court cl... read more

Step inside Judges Bingo hall in Tonypandy - a place where the community comes to take a break, share their stories and try and win some money. Today there i... read more

Ex-footballer Garry O'Connor speaks openly about what it was like becoming one of the most successful Scottish players of a generation and then losing everyt... read more

Becky Southworth, the daughter of a convicted sex offender, steps into the unsettling world of sex offender rehabilitation to see what can be done to stop th... read more

Southern Spain, famous for its beaches and sunshine, has become the main gateway for drugs into Europe. Violent turf wars between drug cartels have caused th... read more

Continuing controversy over the future of some public statues and protests by the Black Lives Matter movement have shone a light on aspects of Britain's impe... read more

Directed by critically acclaimed film-maker Vanessa Engle, this documentary tells the jaw-dropping story of Carl Beech, a former nurse from Gloucester who cl... read more

BBC Sport's Nick Hope visits Pita Taufatofua, the taekwondo fighter turned cross-country skier, in his homeland to learn about the Tongan's humble beginnings.

Joanna Lumley agrees to spend nine days on an uninhabited desert island off the coast of Madagascar with just a basic survival kit and a film crew.

DJ and broadcaster Jamz Supernova looks at what Covid 19 has done to clubs, their owners and the DJs who played. Will the industry ever be the same again?

Featuring rarely seen archive and interviews, this documentary examines Bob Marley's special relationship with Britain and reveals how he inspired a generati... read more

Jason Isaacs narrates the story of Liverpool's quest to return to the top of English football by winning the Premier League, with contributions from Jurgen K... read more

It's been 12 years since Beatrice Jones' beloved daughter, Moira, was abducted, raped and murdered in Glasgow. To her it seems only a few weeks ago, such was... read more

Performance artist Bryony Kimmings loves to make work about her own life. After award-winning work on men and mental health (Fake it 'til you Make it), sexua... read more

Mehreen Baig investigates the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, an area that boasts the UK's most expensive houses and where annual salaries are three... read more

Africa has become a superpower in the world of the novel. Shortlists for the world's major literary prizes are packed with African authors, while novelists l... read more

While the pandemic restricts our movements, wildlife remains free. In this time of crisis, the natural world can be a source of solace and escape. In the mos... read more

This gripping film tells the dramatic story of three young men falsely accused of rape, and the devastating consequences the allegations had on their lives.

With a million species at risk of extinction, Sir David Attenborough explores how this crisis of biodiversity has consequences for us all, threatening food a... read more

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In light of the COVID-19 global outbreak, Professor Laura Ashe takes a look back at the Black Plague of the 14th century, the deadliest pandemic in human his... read more

While much has changed since the 60s, one thing has remained the same in Northern Ireland - we still love a good wedding. We take a look back at six decades ... read more

September marks the 75th anniversary of the official end to the Second World War, which drew in millions of men and women from across the world. After six lo... read more

When professional mountain biker Paul Basagoitia experiences a devastating spinal cord injury (SCI), his life is changed in an instant. Discovering that he's... read more

The end of an athlete’s career is a race against time and a fight against an inevitable demise. The addictive need to participate defies logic and creates a ... read more

‘Lee’ Alexander McQueen’s rags-to-riches story is a modern-day fairy tale laced with the gothic. An unremarkable working-class boy from east London, McQueen ... read more

Broadcasters Lenny Henry and Suzy Klein celebrate black classical composers and musicians across the centuries whose stories and music have been forgotten in... read more

In this powerful and unflinching documentary, Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff goes on an acutely personal journey into the eating disorder he has kept secret for o... read more

In a tiny remote Cuban fishing village, where the shops are empty and basic transportation is non-existent, everyone is utterly dependent on the sea and many... read more

2020 was supposed to celebrate 50 years of the iconic 747 jumbo jet and mass air travel. Instead, Covid 19 brought catastrophe to the aviation industry. With... read more

The incredible story of Oli, a young British man with Asperger’s syndrome, who overnight discovers he has 25 brothers and sisters from the same American sper... read more

After conducting for 65 years, Bernard Haitink has retired at the age of 90. The musicians he has worked with are puzzled by the secrets of his technique. He... read more

Me, My Brother and Our Balls is an intimate and personal documentary exploring male fertility with Love Island star Chris Hughes and his brother Ben. When Ch... read more

This is the extraordinary story of Wales’ black miners, the unsung heroes of the coal industry who have been left out of the history books. In this film, ... read more

Play for Today was a series of single dramas broadcast by the BBC between 1970 and 1984. These were years of crisis, a time when the consensus politics of Br... read more

This moving documentary follows Rob Burrow as he shows the same spirit in his fight against motor neurone disease as made him a hugely admired rugby league s... read more

Some of Scotland’s funniest minds delve deep into BBC Scotland’s archives to bring us a hilariously unique reimagining of Scottish history and culture. The t... read more

Director Stewart Kyasimire gets rare behind-the-scenes access to Scottish social media sensation Bachala Mbunzama - aka Bash the Entertainer. He is loved by ... read more

Strictly professional dancer, Amy Dowden opens up about her battle with Crohn’s disease. Amy’s chronic bowel condition was a secret she’d keep out of the pro... read more

In June 2019, arts journalist John Wilson received an extraordinary tip-off – one billion dollars’ worth of stolen art may be about to be recovered. Included... read more

Documentary following the four-year debate over how Henry Dundas should be remembered on the inscription of the Melville Monument in Edinburgh. Sir Geoff Pal... read more

Documentary charting the life, music and towering achievements of soul singer Teddy Pendergrass, from his origins and early life in Philadelphia, through his... read more

Painter and sculptor Maggi Hambling allows cameras into her rural Suffolk studio for the first time, talking to film-maker Randall Wright about her life and ... read more

Documentary, told in Count Basie's own words, which reveals for the first time the private passions and ambitions that inspired the world-famous bandleader a... read more

A remarkable journey into the secret world of one of the most endangered and least understood animals on earth – bats. With cutting-edge night-vision cameras... read more

When film-maker Liana Stewart was growing up in Butetown, Cardiff, there were very few black and Welsh role models on TV. She has long wanted to make a film ... read more

In October 1995, 25-year-old Scottish boxer Jim Murray was fighting to become British bantamweight champion when he went down in the final round. What happen... read more

When Aung San Suu Kyi was released after 15 years of house arrest in Myanmar, she was celebrated as an icon of democracy. She had stood up to the country’s m... read more

Mariam Mola is addicted to Louis Vuitton, Fendi and flexing on social media. Her Instagram feed is a love letter to luxury London, from the velvet booths of ... read more

Documentary in which nine young Scots living and working in rural areas across the country tell their story and share their hopes and fears for the future of... read more

Disabled artist, film-maker Richard Butchins challenges the importance of good vision in making great art. He suggests that visual impairments have contribut... read more

The BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner explores what it is like to suddenly become disabled, something he experienced himself 16 years ago after being ... read more

Annie Nightingale led the way as Radio 1's first female DJ and introduced a generation to exciting new sounds as the face of the Old Grey Whistle Test from 1... read more

In 2020, we said a sad farewell to Dame Vera Lynn. In a special programme, the BBC celebrates the ‘Forces Sweetheart’ with a look back through the archives a... read more

Art historian Professor Richard Clay explores how Mythologies, written in 1957 by French philosopher Roland Barthes, laid bare the myth-making at the heart o... read more

Walter Tull was a pioneering black British footballer and the first black officer in the British army, who died heroically fighting in the First World War an... read more

As the world went into an unprecedented global lockdown, many of those worst affected were informal workers who rely on a daily wage just to eat. Over the la... read more

Ronnie's is a love letter to saxophonist Ronnie Scott and the indispensable night club he and partner Peter King established in 1959. For more than 60 years ... read more

With the US election just around the corner, this investigative documentary from award-winning film-maker Alex Gibney scrutinises the US response to the pand... read more

Michael Portillo examines the Crown and Ireland's War of Independence, going on a journey from the peace conference in Versailles to the historic ceasefire i... read more

In a UK exclusive, former American president Barack Obama encounters historian David Olusoga to discuss his long-awaited memoir A Promised Land, his reflecti... read more

The scientists behind the scenes tell the extraordinary story of what really happened in the run up to the first lockdown, when ministers claimed to be 'foll... read more

When Bury FC collapsed last August, a group of fans made it their mission to bring football back to their town - against massive odds.

Indonesia is the world's largest exporter of palm oil, and in the last two decades vast areas of forest have been cleared to make way for plantations. The re... read more

Flint is the birthplace of General Motors and was once one of the most prosperous cities in the world. However, in the 1980s, the automobile industry in Flin... read more

Veteran explorer Robin Hanbury-Tenison, who spent weeks in a coma battling Covid-19, says the healing power of nature helped to save his life. This film fol... read more

Tom Brook marks the fortieth anniversary of former Beatle John Lennon's murder in New York on 8 December 1980. His untimely death was a slaying that shocked ... read more

Eighty-something bachelor farmer Bobby Coote left school at 13 and says his reading and writing isn't great. Bobby fixes clocks and spends a lot of time in h... read more

Intimate documentary delving into the fascinating real lives of Scottish influencer couple Charlie Allan and Lauren Faulkner. Since meeting online in 201... read more

Filmed over five years, this is the story of Lily Jones and her transition from male to female – a journey which began when she was 15 and living with her fa... read more

Take an uncrowded, private tour through the secret passages, ballrooms, and gardens of three of Greater London's most spectacular palaces. Lucy Worsley, hist... read more

Documentary following ice swimmer Cath Pendleton and her dream to swim a mile in the coldest continent on the planet - Antarctica.

After over a decade in the wilderness, Rugby League's Great Britain Lions are back and on the road again. This documentary follows their tour of New Zealand ... read more

The ancient city of Baiae was the Las Vegas of the Roman Empire. Over the centuries, it slowly sunk beneath the sea. Filmed before the coronavirus pandemi... read more

The Maya Biosphere Reserve is the largest rainforest north of the Amazon and was once the heart of the Maya civilisation. Amanda Ruggeri explores the new ... read more

Documentary examining how John Hume cultivated the support of a succession of US presidents to harness international support to forge peace. Featuring compel... read more

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British film icon Michael Caine narrates and stars in My Generation, the vivid and inspiring story of his personal journey through 1960s London, based on per... read more

Marking 25 years since the creation of the Bridget Jones character for a column in The Independent newspaper, author Helen Fielding opens up her personal arc... read more

A celebration of the life and work of one of Britain's best-selling children's authors, with unique access to Julia Donaldson, her family, her rich archives ... read more

Join us in a trip down memory lane as we celebrate Christmas through the decades in Northern Ireland and share some of the nation’s favourite festive memorie... read more

Documentary film that for the first time tells the life story of legendary Greek/American opera singer Maria Callas, completely in her own words. Tom Volf’s ... read more

Documentary following penguins living in unexpected environments, including satellite imagery of previously undiscovered colonies of flightless birds. Among ... read more

The Clydesdale horse, famed for its white-feathered feet, is in danger of dying out. These giant, iconic horses are on the verge of extinction in the very pl... read more

For more than five decades, Ozzy Osbourne has personified rock 'n' roll rebellion. Like a cat, he has had many lives, always landing on his feet and propelli... read more

Reporter Hannah Price explores the cases of suspected student suicide since the pandemic, and finds out what’s being done to support student mental health at... read more

In 1994, Sarajevo was a city under siege. Mortars and rocket-propelled grenades rained onto the city, killing indiscriminately every day. Amongst the madness... read more

Professional dancer Joel Kioko, who was discovered in the slums of Nairobi, is about to graduate from the English National Ballet School. Before the coronavi... read more

Shooting the Darkness is a film about the men who unwittingly became photojournalists on the streets of their own towns. They did not leave home in search of... read more

Journalist and presenter Ellie Flynn brings together a group of 20 young people aged 18-25 for a social experiment, to see if they understand what constitute... read more

In a world exclusive, two of the biggest names in entertainment come together for a very special one-off show: music legend Paul McCartney is interviewed by ... read more

The dramatic, terrifying story of the battle against the bush-fires down under, with first-hand accounts from firefighters and residents. Reporter Kylie Morr... read more

Manhunt: The Raoul Moat Story (2020) Nicky Campbell presents this true crime documentary focusing on the impact of Raoul Moat's murderous rampage across t... read more

The famous interview that brought the famous martiage down