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Bill meets wildlife in Borneo and Indonesia to tell the story of Darwin’s rival Wallace.

Gardening Expert Monty Don visits gardens in France.

Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan follows a wild polar bear family over three seasons in Svalbard.

Nigella Lawson shows how easy it is to bring the spirit of Italy into the kitchen and on to the plate – using ingredients available a ...

The experiences of British tank crews during World War II and in particular a group of men who fought all the way through that terrible conflict ...

Dame Margot Fonteyn acts as tour guide to the British ballet.

An explosive 1930s drama following a jazz band in London at a time of huge change.

We have been colonised by the machines we have built. Although we don’t realise it, the way we see everything in the world today is through ...

A series of British television films featuring William Shakespeare’s History Plays.

James May gives a straightforward guide to some of science’s big ideas, explaining everything from evolution and Einstein to engineering ...

A Victorian comedy adventure in the style of Charles Dickens following shop owner Jedrington Secret-Past. Jedrington teams up with a seemingly ...

The Borrowers are small, 15cm high humans who live in the English hinterland. They live out their lives in mouse-hole sized nooks in human homes, ...

In 1965, seven students meet and, despite being an assorted mix of people, become friends while they share a flat together in London. As time ...

A behind-the-scenes drama and espionage thriller in Cold War-era England that centers on a journalist, a producer, and an anchorman for an ...

Professor Brian Cox reveals how the fundamental scientific principles and laws explain not only the story of the universe but also answer ...

Clive Barker’s A-Z of Horror was a documentary series first broadcast on BBC2 in 1997. It was written and hosted by Clive Barker and ...

Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago. ...

Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive is a 2006 two-part television documentary directed by Ross Wilson and featuring British ...

Popular British children’s animation series. Mr Benn is the ordinary, bowler-hatted office worker who lives in the ordinary suburban street ...

The Ascent of Man is a thirteen-part documentary television series produced by the BBC and Time-Life Films first transmitted in 1973, written and ...

This British television baking competition selects from amongst its competitors the best amateur baker. The series is credited with ...

Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology, joining up the results of digs and investigations the length of the country.

Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw’s Victorian Railway Guidebook. Portillo travels the length and breadth ...

Quiz in which contestants try to score as few points as possible by plumbing the depths of their general knowledge to come up with the answers ...

The Mayor of Casterbridge is a 1978 BBC seven-part serial based on the eponymous 1886 book by the British novelist Thomas Hardy. The six-hour ...

Rick Stein takes an epic culinary journey by sea, down rivers and overland to explore the Far East’s diverse food cultures.

Rick Stein discovers the many varied delights of Mediterranean food.

The hunt for a young chef who wants to make it to the top of the culinary world.

Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history ...

Four-part BBC series following Francesco da Mosto as he explores the history of Venice, beginning with its creation in the 5th century and ...