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Comedian Sophie Duker, science nerd Rick Edwards and quantum physicist Dr Michael Brooks dissect the science behind Netflix’s multi award-winning series Stra... read more

Historian Lucy Worsley goes behind closed doors at three treasure-filled royal palaces to discover how each building has shaped a monarchy and a nation. With... read more

For five months, young protesters in Thailand have been challenging a government backed by the formidable power of the armed forces and the monarchy. For the... read more

BBC Arabic’s Nawal al Maghafi investigates how both sides of the divided nation of Yemen have failed to protect their citizens from the pandemic.

Millions of American evangelicals are praying for the state of Israel. Among them are the Binghams, a dynasty of Kentucky pastors, and their evangelical cong... read more

Britain today is a tough place to be disabled. This film reveals the abuse and aggression faced by disabled people in everyday life, from verbal name-calling... read more

For more than a century, one group of people in Britain has been shut out of society, denied basic human rights and treated with fear and prejudice. Now,... read more

Merlin Holland tells the story of the epic court clash at the Old Bailey in 1895 between his grandfather, Oscar Wilde, and Edward Carson. Does Carson deserve... read more

It was once the richest democracy in Latin America, but under President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela has been in an economic tailspin. Even so, amidst an opposi... read more

Mills and Boon: Writing for Love in Northern Ireland

While undergoing treatment himself, comedian Rhod Gilbert goes on a frank, revealing, and frequently funny journey into the world of male infertility.

A deeply personal film following Katie Price and her disabled son Harvey in a crucial year of his life, as he turns 18 and becomes an adult.

Terry Abraham films a year in the life of Helvellyn in the Lake District, featuring an exhilarating RAF fighter plane flight through its stunning and much-lo... read more

Neil Hannon looks back on his career with The Divine Comedy in this eccentric documentary, scripted by Hannon himself. He invites us into his ‘mind palace... read more

John Z DeLorean’s extraordinary and doomed attempt to build the sports car of the future in 1980s Northern Ireland is the stuff of legend. A buccaneering Ame... read more

Rita Duffy is one of Northern Ireland’s best known visual artists with an instantly recognisable style which can be seen in her many paintings. Over four dec... read more

Can you use craft to help make the world a better place, one stitch at a time? Writer, comedian and art lover Jenny Eclair meets people doing extraordinary t... read more

An exploration of the life and poetry of Medbh McGuckian, brought to life through recitals and performances as she remembers the poems that defined her life ... read more

Circling a Fox takes Matthew Zajac’s multi-award-winning play about his father’s life and turns it into a genre-bending documentary film that challenges rece... read more

Professor Alice Roberts follows a decade-long historical quest to reveal a hidden secret of the famous bluestones of Stonehenge. Using cutting-edge researc... read more

For many women, working in the music industry is a dream come true - but behind the glamour there lies a dark secret. From inappropriate messages and unwante... read more

Lucy Worsley explores the lives of six real people who lived, worked and volunteered during the Blitz, highlighting the government’s reliance on ordinary peo... read more

When Zara McDermott left Love Island in 2018, she was told that naked photos of her were circulating worldwide. Now she’s looking for answers.

At the age of 23, actor David Harewood had a psychotic breakdown, a condition he later discovered was far more likely to affect black men. After the shocking... read more

To mark 100 years since the birth of comedy legend Tommy Cooper, Sir Lenny Henry - one of Tommy’s biggest fans - takes a look back through the BBC’s archives... read more

Actor and comedian John Thomson looks back at the life and work of his friend and comedy colleague, the late and greatly missed Caroline Aherne. From rarely ... read more

BBC producer Felicity Baker has a stammer that she has spent her whole life trying to hide. She struggles to say her own name. Now she is stepping out in fro... read more

At the start of 2020, BBC radio 1 gave Arlo Parks a camera, to capture an exciting new artist making their debut album. No one could have predicted how the s... read more

Billie Holiday, known one of the greatest voices of all time as well as a woman of breathtaking talent and global popularity, was a figure of controversy thr... read more

Roman Kemp: Our Silent Emergency is a deeply personal and candid film following Roman as he explores the mental health and suicide crisis affecting young men... read more

George McGavin and Zoe Laughlin investigate the revolutionary science finding vital renewable resources and undiscovered life in sewage.

Marking 50 years since the seminal series Dave Allen at Large, a selection of favourite monologues from across the much-loved comedian's career. Armed with h... read more

An examination of the Black Power movement in the late 1960s in the UK, surveying both the individuals and the cultural forces that defined the era. At t... read more

The monks of Mount St Bernard Abbey, a community of 25 men, more than half of whom are over 80 years old, are opening the first Trappist brewery in the UK. F... read more

Exclusive access to the pop star as she balances the competing pressures of a world tour, writing a new album, launching an acting career and being a first-t... read more

Gabriel Clarke presents a profile of the World Cup-winning footballer, looking at his special relationship with Ireland after becoming the national team's ma... read more

Male pattern baldness affects around half of all men by the age of 50, typically starting in their late twenties to early thirties. It can be a hugely trauma... read more

Struggling with the loss of his sight, renowned landscape painter James Morrison attempts one last painting. This documentary follows him as he picks up t... read more

Documentary observing an extraordinary family at home in Northern Ireland. The programme goes inside the world of Keith and Kristyn Getty, a modern hymn-writ... read more

For decades, Iraq has been caught between the competing regional interests of the US and Iran. In the ultimate settling of scores, in 2020, the US assassinat... read more

Former glamour model Jess Davies uncovers the hidden trade in photographs.

Following the announcement earlier today that His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh has died, Sophie Raworth is joined by special guests in the studio to ... read more

The remarkable life story of HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, the man who stood beside the Queen for over 70 years. A man who conducted hundreds of ... read more

As the world reflects on the remarkable life of the Duke of Edinburgh, this one hour programme remembers him in the place that mattered to him most - Windsor... read more

BBC One Scotland pays tribute to His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh.

The Duke of Edinburgh may have been the longest living Royal Consort in British history, carrying out thousands of official duties and supporting The Queen w... read more

Professor Margaret MacMillan delivers a Gresham College lecture looking back at the Treaty of Versailles a hundred years later. From 4 June 2019.

Nick Broomfield takes a distinctly personal look at his relationships with his humanist-pacifist father, Maurice Broomfield, a factory worker turned photogra... read more

After the sudden and unexplained death of his 19-year-old sister Lauren, Patrick is left grieving, struggling to understand how a young person could go to sl... read more

Is ultra-processed food causing obesity in children, and could it even be addictive? Dr Chris van Tulleken investigates as he undergoes a gruelling self-expe... read more

The Psychedelic Drug Trial has exclusive access to a ground-breaking new trial at Imperial College London. The trial sees, for the first time ever under cont... read more

The birdsong of sunrise in all its uninterrupted glory, free from the voiceover and music of traditional television. With the first glimmers of sunlight,... read more

To celebrate the award of UK City of Culture 2021 to Coventry, local boy Mark Evans tells the full history of the classic cars made in Coventry. This pass... read more

More goals, more trophies, more followers; for Cristiano Ronaldo life is about being number one, about standing alone. BBC Sport's new documentary explore... read more

The Brandywell was one of the poorest areas in Europe and home to Derry City Football Club. In the shadow of the civil rights movement and the Troubles, the ... read more

Two of Northern Ireland’s leading journalists, Darragh MacIntyre and Sam McBride, shed new light on one of the most notorious crimes in UK-Irish history – th... read more

In the 1960s, while young black adults were getting to grips with the struggle for black power and a long fightback against police abuse was starting, the ma... read more

In America, if you're black, you're five times more likely to go to prison than if you’re white. And the typical white family has eight times the wealth of t... read more

A look back at the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, to mark their 10th anniversary.

The arc of black history shares an uncanny resemblance to the plot points of classic sci-fi including ‘alien’ abduction, enslavement and rebellion. It’s this... read more

A look behind the scenes of a chaotic three days in European football, as a proposed Super League was announced and then collapsed when faced with a wall of ... read more

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The story of Coventry’s new cathedral and of the times in which it was built. Designed by Basil Spence and consecrated in 1962, the original was destroyed by... read more

On Sunday 7th June 2020, sparked by the horrific murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, protestors marching to support the Black Lives Matter movement tore d... read more

As we emerge into the sunlight from the long shadow of lockdown, the UEFA Euros Tournament in June is one of the world’s most highly anticipated sporting eve... read more

In a uniquely personal journey, award-winning reporter Peter Taylor revisits the films he has made over the past 50 years to reflect on the controversial iss... read more

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The shocking story of the rise and fall of one of Instagram’s first super-influencers. By 23, Australian wellness guru Belle Gibson had cultivated an adoring... read more

Nada Tawfik reports on the outcome of the trail of Derek Chauvin.

Judith Moritz reports on the security failings that enabled the Manchester Arena bombing.

As we emerge from a global pandemic that has turned our world upside down, David Olusoga explores the hidden history of the nurses, doctors and health worker... read more

Documentary telling the incredible true story of Scottish mercenary Peter McAleese, who was hired to kill Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar in 1989. With unp... read more

Marking the ten year anniversary of the death of Amy Winehouse, her closest family and friends, including mum Janis and dad Mitch, reveal the truth about the... read more

Our smartphones hold our secrets - the version of ourselves we may not want to show the world. With extraordinary access to the contents of a smartphone used... read more

Luciano Pavarotti‘s 1991 anniversary concert in Hyde Park, celebrating 30 years of his operatic career.

In November 1981, Queen arrived in Montreal following dates in Japan and their record-breaking tour of Latin America. It was to be the only concert by Queen ... read more

Chris Packham explores his past as he walks a familiar path in the Hampshire countryside. Chris cut his teeth as a naturalist in this beautiful corner of Eng... read more

After winning gold in Rio 2016, double Olympic champion Helen Glover decided to hang up the oars and step away from rowing to start a family. Helen had th... read more

Clara Amfo meets the global music phenomenon Billie Eilish to discuss her meteoric rise to superfame in just three years, and the pressure of being a role mo... read more

Jamie O’Leary has terrible sight, and is now facing eye surgery that could potentially lead to sight loss. A television director for almost 20 years, Jamie h... read more

The word 'diva' is used to describe otherworldly talent, but somewhere along the line, the meaning got polluted. Ana Matronic reclaims the word by presenting... read more

This revelatory film hears from the people who experienced the riots up close and personal, reliving events ten years on.

Daisy Maskell, the UK’s youngest ever breakfast radio host, has suffered from insomnia since childhood. For as long as she can remember, she has survived on ... read more

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Rigs of Nigg is the story of how over 5,000 men, sought locally and from across the globe, came together to create structures previously thought to be unbuil... read more

Livvy Haydock investigates UK kidnapping, discovering that one in five are now not gang on gang. Livvy tracks down some of the kidnappers and meets survivors.

Governments around the world are uncovering secret operations to expand China's influence.

Best-selling author Graeme Armstrong reveals his passion for rave, meeting some of the superstar DJs and hardcore party people who created the vibrant and li... read more

It’s 1981. Diana and Charles wed, Raiders of the Lost Ark storms the box office, and the threat of nuclear war feels increasingly real. Living in the Rhondda... read more

The stories of 13 people caught up in the events of September 11, 2001, moving between accounts of the two-hour period when terrorists attacked the Twin Towe... read more

Almost 20 years since September 11, this feature-length documentary follows President George W Bush and his staff as they dealt with the large-scale terroris... read more

Slick Instagram accounts and YouTube channels point to foreign exchange (Forex) trading as a route to extra cash. BBC reporter Dion Hesson dives into this wo... read more

This film follows Charlie Craggs, trans activist and author, as she meets teenagers across the country who have been waiting years for a first appointment at... read more

To mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Sir Walter Scott, author Damian Barr goes in search of the legacy and lasting influence of one of Scotland’s gr... read more

Vet Fabian Rivers reveals how the pandemic has triggered a boom in demand for puppies, particularly three breeds - bullies, frenchies and dachshunds. He inve... read more

Using first-hand testimony, this documentary pieces together those seismic consequences of 9/11 that have been keenly felt in Scotland over the last 20 years.

In the Russian Arctic, there is a phenomenon beyond ice fishing, matryoshkas and vodka. It's the garage. Rows of tin sheds, inhospitable from the outside, wh... read more

Just outside Paris, inside a hi-tech vault, and encased in three vacuum-sealed bell jars, rests a small metallic cylinder about the diameter of a golf ball. ... read more

Between 1989 and 1994, Nirvana introduced a new and exciting brand of rock music to the UK – one that changed the musical landscape and influenced a generati... read more

This is an astonishing tale of perseverance and ingenuity that reveals how scientists have battled against the odds for almost a century to detect and decode... read more

For the first time on television, more than a dozen members of the royal family offer their personal thoughts and reflections as they pay an historic tribute... read more

After Charlie Webster was abused by her coach she never spoke to her friends in her running club again. Then years on an email sets her on a journey back to ... read more

The compelling story of 30-year-old climber Tom Ballard, who disappeared on one of the Himalaya's most deadly mountains in February 2019. Tom was the son of ... read more

Not an animal, nor a plant, nor fungi, the blob is one giant single cell whose amazing capacities are leading pioneer scientists to a very new world – that o... read more

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A look at the hidden world of girls in gangs and the extent to which teenage girls are being criminally and sexually exploited.

A film that pays tribute to Christopher Nupen, who became Britain's first independent television producer in the 1960s at the dawn of the documentary era. It... read more

The inside story of the investigation into serial male rapist Reynhard Sinaga, the biggest rape case in British legal history. With exclusive access to Great... read more

Documentary charting singer-songwriter Ryan McMullan's journey to music stardom. The film is centred around a four-day recording and listening session in ... read more

Docudrama charting the life of the 18th-century poet, Alexander Pope (1688-1744), a forgotten genius, whose work dealt with issues that still concern modern ... read more

Over the past 35 years, former Arsenal and England footballer Paul Merson has gambled away a fortune. In this programme, he sets out to understand why his li... read more

It started with a 999 call from a lorry driver in Essex and ended in one of the UK’s biggest ever police investigations, a hunt for those responsible for the... read more

Exactly 20 years ago Wales was emerging from an epidemic that lasted six months and saw over six million animals killed across the UK. The impact of foot and... read more

An immersive journey through the trailblazing life of Jackie Collins. Spinning together fact and fiction, this documentary tells the untold story of a ground... read more

At the end of a decade when the world was in crisis and inspiration needed resurrecting, an influential duo released a masterpiece of popular music, Bridge o... read more

Nick Beake travels to Norway to meet the young people taking on their government in an attempt to prevent further drilling for oil and gas. They believe thei... read more

A journey into January's storming of the US Capitol, featuring exclusive footage and interviews with the people at the heart of the action, many of whom are ... read more

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A collection of classic hits from the stable of one of Britain’s greatest and most successful music producers, the legendary Trevor Horn.

On the 100th anniversary of its creation, Patrick Kielty explores what the future holds for Northern Ireland. He investigates why a new trade border in th... read more

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

Scotland has always been intensely proud of its landscape. But at the same time, Scotland has always done its natural world grave harm. As the COP26 conferen... read more

North Sea oil has been an invisible machine at the core of the UK. It now faces an uncertain future as activists and investors demand change. Is the era of N... read more

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For decades, the world’s most famous male porn star, Ron Jeremy, allegedly groped, assaulted and raped women. One of the most unlikely success stories of the... read more

With exclusive behind-the-scenes access, seldom-seen footage from the archives and a rare interview with Kirsty Wark, this is the story of a true visionary o... read more

After 40 years of solitude, a spirited elderly hermit tackles ill health, a declining memory, and questions whether he can live out his last years in the wil... read more

The football world held its breath when Wolves and Mexico striker Raul Jiménez suffered a life-threatening injury on the pitch in November 2020. Code Red doc... read more

Beginning with her own sexual assault, Zara investigates sexism and ‘rape culture’ in Britain. The assault left her with many unanswered questions. Why did i... read more

Brit Award winner Sam Fender goes in search of a musical hero from another era - the late, great, Alan Hull of Lindisfarne. Sam is amazed how few people, out... read more

The extraordinary story of Freddie Mercury’s battle with Aids and the groundbreaking tribute concert Queen staged in his memory after he died.

Paddy McGuinness and his wife Christine have three children - eight-year-old twins Leo and Penelope and five-year-old Felicity. All three have been diagnosed... read more

Documentary about 1970s performance art collective COUM Transmissions and its music off-shoot Throbbing Gristle, which draws on the group's rich archive of p... read more

This documentary tells the full story for the first time with never-before-seen archive, revealing how on a small Scottish farm, a handful of the world’s bes... read more

A huge nationwide propaganda effort has been underway in China as the ruling Communist Party marks its centenary on 1 July. In this special programme, John S... read more

For over 12 months, the BBC joined a vicar and a pastor on the frontline in Burnley, struggling in a pandemic-fuelled crisis as lockdowns were imposed and Co... read more

David Baddiel explores the impact social media is having on our behaviour, both online and off. A self-confessed Twitter addict, David is in no doubt that... read more

Mary Berry teaches three novice cooks delicious festive recipes. With a helping hand from Patrick Grant and Alex Jones, she heads to Leeds Castle for a magic... read more

A feature-length documentary in which legendary conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim speaks more candidly than he has ever done before about his life and m... read more

Andi Oliver joins three Glaswegian families to share the food and the fun of their three very different festive feasts. Rolling up her sleeves to help with t... read more

Scotland is home to 400,000 English people - but how do Scots get on with them? What do we share in our everyday lives, and what is at the root of modern-day... read more

The illustrator and author paints scenes from a 70-year-long career, including his work with Roald Dahl. With David Walliams, Joanna Lumley, Peter Capaldi, O... read more

The never-before-seen movie featuring Aretha Franklin recording the most successful gospel album of all time, Amazing Grace. Crafted from footage originally ... read more

Sir David Attenborough joins an archaeological dig uncovering Britain’s biggest mammoth discovery in almost 20 years. In 2017, in a gravel quarry near Swi... read more

Presented by marine biologist Christina Sinclair, this documentary celebrates the hard work, dedication and commitment of conservationists across Europe who ... read more

The story of how 2 Tone, a record label from Coventry went on to have a global impact. The brainchild of Jerry Dammers saw dance music with a message dominat... read more

Adventurer and travel writer Leon McCarron retraces part of the 1856 voyage to the Arctic made by one of his heroes, Lord Dufferin. In June 1856, the 1st Mar... read more

Haftar's Russian Mercenaries. Contains disturbing scenes. BBC News Arabic and BBC News Russian uncover evidence of war crimes carried out in Libya by mercena... read more

Ron Howard directs this definitive documentary about arguably the greatest tenor star who ever lived, Luciano Pavarotti. It looks at his humble upbringing, h... read more

A look back at Scotland’s national football team last major finals appearance – World Cup 98 - and the career of the man who led them there. In the company o... read more

An inspiring documentary on the war in Afghanistan is told through the emotional testimonies of three Welsh soldiers and a bereaved mother.

The Pembrokeshire Murders: Catching the Gameshow Killer (2021) The real-life story behind the ITV drama The Pembrokeshire Murders. For the first time, all... read more

Sir Michael Parkinson looks back over his 50 years as a broadcaster, revealing some tricks of the interview trade and remembering some of his favourite encou... read more