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Will Packham is an idealistic pupil barrister – or idealistic for now. Can Will hold onto his principles and prove he has what it takes?

Dan Snow explores the political intrigues and family betrayals between the Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Normans that led to war.

Fermanagh, Irish countryside, 1885. On her 23rd birthday, Beth, who lives on a remote farm with Billy Winters, her tyrannical stepfather, whom ...

Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan travels to the remotest regions on three continents to join three tribal families, learning their unique ...

Having road-tested retirement in India, Miriam Margoyles, Wayne Sleep, Bobby George and Rosemary Shrager are reunited to discover what it is like ...

The inside story of a family dynasty at the heart of one of the world’s biggest problems.

A three part documentary exploring the unusual ways modern America deals with birth, love and death.

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

According to recent science the Neanderthals are not the knuckle-dragging apemen of popular imagination. In fact they are our distant ancestors. ...

Explores the spectacular and emotional world of rituals.

As a child, Kate Ashby was rescued from the horrific aftermath of the Rwandan genocide and brought to the UK. But the tragic shadow of her past ...

Max is a charismatic self-made American businessman with media outlets in London and around the world. When the self-destructive lifestyle of his ...

An entertaining and enlightening game show celebrating the animal kingdom, with two competing teams going head-to-head across a variety of ...

Victorian Farm Christmas looks into the lives of 19th century farmers and shows you how to make traditional gifts, food, games and decorations.

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 ...

The training programme of one of World War Two’s most covert organisations, the Special Operations Executive or SEO, is resurrected.

tech writer Jamie Bartlett tries to uncover the dark reality behind Silicon Valley’s glittering promise to build a better world.

Guided by a century-old Bradshaw’s Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel, Michael Portillo embarks on a railway adventure across India ...

One British family embark on an extraordinary time-travelling adventure to discover how a post-war revolution in the food we eat has transformed ...

100 trillion cells. 280 days. One human life. A BBC Science series, produced in partnership with The Open University, exploring the making of you.

When the body of a foreign student is discovered in the streets of the down-at-heel city of Besźel, it’s just another day’s work for Inspector ...

How do you build a medieval castle from scratch? Domestic historian Ruth Goodman and archeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold make perhaps their ...

Travel writer Simon Reeve embarks upon two long-distance journeys across Turkey, exploring this dramatic and beautiful country that now finds ...

The story of art from the dawn of human history to the present day—for the first time on a global scale. Inspired by Civilisation, Kenneth ...

A new perspective on wildlife at night. A team of biologists and specialist camera crew explore the length of South and Central America to find ...

Monty Don, one of Britain’s favourite gardeners, has spent the last year working with enthusiasts up and down the country to help them ...

Go beyond Thailand’s beaches to discover a sacred kingdom of awe-inspiring beauty. This series takes in the towering limestone cliffs, the ...

Louis immerses himself in the world of Ohio’s state psychiatric hospitals, meeting patients who have committed crimes – at times ...

Louis takes an in-depth look at Miami’s jail system, a vast holding pen for the unconvicted where most inmates are awaiting trial.

In this four-part series classicist and historian, Professor Mary Beard draws on her immense scholarship, unique viewpoints and myth-busting ...