2024-06-28
In a rare television interview, Doris Day looks back over her successful acting and singing career, and recalls happy memories of working with Rock Hudson, James Cagney, Clark Gable and James Garner.
A look back at some of cinema's best-loved partnerships, from Fred and Ginger, Doris Day and Rock Hudson, to Newman and Redford, and even Nick Frost and Simon Pegg. With interviews and appearances on the BBC over the years, we tell the stories of the stars who, regardless of whether they were friends or rivals, audiences just loved to see up on the big screen together – their collaborations creati
Barra Best sets out to uncover and explore some of Northern Ireland's lost railways. This week, he hears about the astronomer who fought to keep the railway out of Armagh and the mill owner who paid to get one built. He also ventures into the dark reaches of Ireland's longest railway tunnel.
Robbie tackles a propeller problem and tricky locks on the Trent and Mersey Canal. Moderation: Robbie Cumming.
Michael Palin travels the Pacific Rim. On this leg he visits Cape Horn, then Chile, a country of staggering beauty and variety. He enters Bolivia and heads to La Paz – one of the highest cities in the world.
This is the story of the Indian subcontinent told through the treasures of three very different people, places and dynasties that have shaped the modern Indian world. The Mughals created the most famous and dazzling empire that India has ever seen, from the Taj Mahal to fabulously intricate miniatures of court life. But in the process, did they bring civilisation to India or tear it apart? From th
Chris Eubank presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 25 April 1996 and featuring Babylon Zoo, Lisa Marie Experience, Orbital, Ash, Technohead, Sleeper, Manic Street Preachers, Suggs featuring Louchie Lou & Michie One, Mark Morrison and Bis.
Huw Stephens presents two artists making their return to Glastonbury Festival. Former front man and founder of The Housemartins and The Beautiful South Paul Heaton takes to the Pyramid Stage for the first time solo. Expect classic hits from his considerable discography and treats from his latest record, N.K-Pop. Second up is London pop trio Sugababes, who grace the West Holts Stage, performing at
Huw Stephens introduces an eclectic double bill from Friday evening at Glastonbury Festival. First up on the Park Stage are Birmingham's finest, Dexys, who return to the festival ten years after their debut in 2014. They'll be reminding the crowd at Worthy Farm of their huge hits which have gone the distance since the 80s, think Come On Eileen and Geno, alongside some newer sounds from their 2023