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Accompanied by the gentle soundscape of the great outdoors, Yorkshire peer Sayeeda Warsi takes time out from her political life to seek peace and calm in the Dales. On her ramble through Wharfedale, the former government minister meets villagers in Kettlewell, a farmer preparing for lambing and a long-distance fell runner. Sayeeda discovers an other-worldly hidden landscape. Filming herself and ev

Long-running general knowledge quiz that tests the intellectual powers of the brightest undergraduates in Britain. Launched in 1962 and hosted by Bamber Gascoigne, the show achieved cult status with teams from two different rival colleges pitting their wits against each other each week. The questions are as varied and as tough as they can be, and competitors risk having hard-earned points deducted

Judi Dench is one of Britain's best-loved actresses, but few people know that Judi holds another great passion, a deep love for trees. Filmed over the course of a year, this is a study of the changing seasons and their effect on Surrey, the most wooded county in Britain. Judi shared her passion with her late husband, and together they nurtured a collection of trees. For the past seven years, she h

Im Beecham House verbringen ehemalige Opernsänger- und Musiker ihren Lebensabend mit liebevollem Frotzeln, Eifersüchteleien und gemeinsamem Musizieren. Hier leben auch der steife Reggie (Tom Courtenay), Lebemann Wilf (Billy Connolly) und die schusselige Cissy (Pauline Collins): drei Viertel eines einst weltberühmten Sängerquartetts. \n\nEines Tages zieht das fehlende Viertel ein: die divenhafte Je

Capability Brown's Unfinished Garden Bunny Guinness brings to life the plan Capability Brown never managed to complete – his own garden in Cambridgeshire. Long Capability Brown is known as the founder of landscape design. 300 years ago he created some of the most magnificent landscapes in England. He travelled the length and breadth of the country, improving more than 200 of the greatest estates i

Historian Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of a centuries-old masterpiece in glass, the East Window at York Minster. This is the largest medieval stained-glass window in the country and the creative vision of a master craftsman called John Thornton. Within its 311 panels is the entire history of the world, from the first day to the Last Judgment, and the scale of Thornton's achievement is rev

Accompanied by the gentle soundscape of the great outdoors, Yorkshire peer Sayeeda Warsi takes time out from her political life to seek peace and calm in the Dales. On her ramble through Wharfedale, the former government minister meets villagers in Kettlewell, a farmer preparing for lambing and a long-distance fell runner. Sayeeda discovers an other-worldly hidden landscape. Filming herself and ev

Judi Dench is one of Britain's best-loved actresses, but few people know that Judi holds another great passion, a deep love for trees. Filmed over the course of a year, this is a study of the changing seasons and their effect on Surrey, the most wooded county in Britain. Judi shared her passion with her late husband, and together they nurtured a collection of trees. For the past seven years, she h

Travel back in time with a compilation of legendary performances of classic acts straight from the archive of one of the most popular music chart shows in history. Top of the Pops was broadcast weekly from 1964 until 2006, welcoming the greatest stars who performed their biggest hits. This special brings you unforgettable musical moments of pop and rock icons like The Rolling Stones, The Beatles,

Travel back in time with a compilation of legendary performances of classic acts straight from the archive of one of the most popular music chart shows in history. Top of the Pops was broadcast weekly from 1964 until 2006, welcoming the greatest stars who performed their biggest hits. This special brings you unforgettable musical moments of pop and rock icons like The Rolling Stones, The Beatles,

Travel back in time with a compilation of legendary performances of classic acts straight from the archive of one of the most popular music chart shows in history. Top of the Pops was broadcast weekly from 1964 until 2006, welcoming the greatest stars who performed their biggest hits. This special brings you unforgettable musical moments of pop and rock icons like The Rolling Stones, The Beatles,

Travel back in time with a compilation of legendary performances of classic acts straight from the archive of one of the most popular music chart shows in history. Top of the Pops was broadcast weekly from 1964 until 2006, welcoming the greatest stars who performed their biggest hits. This special brings you unforgettable musical moments of pop and rock icons like The Rolling Stones, The Beatles,

Travel back in time with a compilation of legendary performances of classic acts straight from the archive of one of the most popular music chart shows in history. Top of the Pops was broadcast weekly from 1964 until 2006, welcoming the greatest stars who performed their biggest hits. This special brings you unforgettable musical moments of pop and rock icons like The Rolling Stones, The Beatles,

Travel back in time with a compilation of legendary performances of classic acts straight from the archive of one of the most popular music chart shows in history. Top of the Pops was broadcast weekly from 1964 until 2006, welcoming the greatest stars who performed their biggest hits. This special brings you unforgettable musical moments of pop and rock icons like The Rolling Stones, The Beatles,

British comedy-drama series based on the autobiographical accounts of a real-life vet. Christopher Timothy stars as James Herriot: a veterinary surgeon working in the Yorkshire Dales in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. All Creatures Great and Small follows the trials and tribulations faced by rural vets and the weird and wonderful challenges they encounter. This series, an adaption of James Herriot's memoi

British comedy-drama series based on the autobiographical accounts of a real-life vet. Christopher Timothy stars as James Herriot: a veterinary surgeon working in the Yorkshire Dales in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. All Creatures Great and Small follows the trials and tribulations faced by rural vets and the weird and wonderful challenges they encounter. This series, an adaption of James Herriot's memoi

British comedy-drama series based on the autobiographical accounts of a real-life vet. Christopher Timothy stars as James Herriot: a veterinary surgeon working in the Yorkshire Dales in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. All Creatures Great and Small follows the trials and tribulations faced by rural vets and the weird and wonderful challenges they encounter. This series, an adaption of James Herriot's memoi

There are very few famous personalities who have not sat on the interview couch with veteran broadcaster Michael Parkinson, for an in-depth conversation exploring their childhoods, early career starts and professional successes and occasional failures. World leaders, top sports people, filmmakers, legendary actors, political campaigners, business chiefs and famous musicians have shared stories and

British comedy-drama series based on the autobiographical accounts of a real-life vet. Christopher Timothy stars as James Herriot: a veterinary surgeon working in the Yorkshire Dales in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. All Creatures Great and Small follows the trials and tribulations faced by rural vets and the weird and wonderful challenges they encounter. This series, an adaption of James Herriot's memoi

British comedy-drama series based on the autobiographical accounts of a real-life vet. Christopher Timothy stars as James Herriot: a veterinary surgeon working in the Yorkshire Dales in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. All Creatures Great and Small follows the trials and tribulations faced by rural vets and the weird and wonderful challenges they encounter. This series, an adaption of James Herriot's memoi

British comedy-drama series based on the autobiographical accounts of a real-life vet. Christopher Timothy stars as James Herriot: a veterinary surgeon working in the Yorkshire Dales in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. All Creatures Great and Small follows the trials and tribulations faced by rural vets and the weird and wonderful challenges they encounter. This series, an adaption of James Herriot's memoi

A renegade from the oligarchic society of Time Lords of the planet Gallifrey, the Doctor and his band of youthful and plucky human companions travel the universe in the Tardis (a time and space machine that he stole from his people while it was in for engineering repairs). Their erratic and unpredictable journey through the cosmos is full of adventure, as they fight evil monsters, power-hungry dic

A compilation of the very best of Sammy Davis Jr's famous 1960s performances for the BBC, that leaves no doubt as to why at the time he was billed as the world's greatest living entertainer. This show captures Davis as the ultimate swinger, singer and gunslinger, performing classic songs like My Funny Valentine and Once in a Lifetime, showing how he's quick on the draw with a pistol, and demonstra

The sequel to Life of a Mountain: Scafell Pike sees award-winning film-maker Terry Abraham return to the Lake District to showcase 'the people's mountain' – Blencathra. This spectacular documentary looks at the lives of local residents, schoolchildren and visitors to the mountain with contributions from comedian Ed Byrne, broadcaster Stuart Maconie, mountaineer Alan Hinkes OBE and record-breaking

Professor Alice Roberts reveals the natural history of the most famous of Ice Age animals – the Woolly Mammoth. Mammoths have transfixed humans since the depths of the last Ice Age when their herds roamed across what is now Europe and Asia. Although extinct for thousands of years scientists can now paint an incredibly detailed picture of the lives of these curious members of the elephant family th

There could be nothing more sweet and sentimental than the sound of traditional carols performed by a velvet-voiced choir at Christmas. Or so you would think. In The Truth About Carols composer Howard Goodall uncovers the surprising and often secret history of the Christmas carol. Far from being accepted as part of the celebrations of Jesus' birth, over the centuries carols have been banned by bot

A renegade from the oligarchic society of Time Lords of the planet Gallifrey, the Doctor and his band of youthful and plucky human companions travel the universe in the Tardis (a time and space machine that he stole from his people while it was in for engineering repairs). Their erratic and unpredictable journey through the cosmos is full of adventure, as they fight evil monsters, power-hungry dic

The North York Moors provide a picturesque setting for Reverend Richard Coles on a winter walk through this historic landscape. Departing from the iconic Sutton Bank with its panoramic views, Richard takes the viewer across countryside shaped by centuries of change marked by conflict, mining and religion. Armed with his handheld 360-degree camera, Richard finds inspiration in the sights and sounds

The 'Yorkshire Shepherdess', Amanda Owen, explores familiar territory as she crosses hills and fields through Wensleydale and Raydale on her Winter Walk. Taking ancient routes first made by the Romans, Amanda meets fellow sheep farmers and exchanges notes on their shared occupation. As she walks across the Dales with her 360-degree camera, she describes what life is like living and working in this

The natural world is full of the weird and the wonderful, but in wintertime it just gets weirder. From snowboarding crows to polar bear parties, seemingly suicidal penguins, festive ice discs, the miracle revival of a man frozen solid and spooky twizzling turkeys, this Christmas serves up weird stories of the unexplained, unexpected and the unidentifiable from across the globe. Using state-of-the-

She has her own bodyguards and lives in Paris in a humidified, air-conditioned box protected by triplex bullet proof glass. Despite this, she is visited by six million tourists every year. She is Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. Alan Yentob tells the story of how the Mona Lisa came to be the most famous work of art in the world. It's a tale full of notoriety, glamour and intrigue as the Mona Lisa is

Professor Alice Roberts joins the team excavating a 3,000-year-old Bronze Age village in the Cambridgeshire Fens that's been called the 'British Pompeii'.The village earned its nickname because 3,000 years ago it burned to the ground, and as it burned it fell into the peat, preserving both the houses and their contents. Until its discovery, we had little real idea of what life was like in Bronze A

Drawing on the BBC's rich archive, this documentary reveals the working practices, lives and opinions of some of the greatest photographers since the 1950s. From Norman Parkinson to David Bailey, Eve Arnold to Jane Bown, Henri Cartier-Bresson to Martin Parr, for decades the BBC has drawn our attention to the creators of what has become the most ubiquitous, contemporary art form. Pioneering BBC pro

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 and home movies, and the remarkable cast of characters that have sprung from her imagination. Specially commissioned animated illustrations from her long-term illustrator Axel Scheffler bring Julia's biography to life, and well-known admirers

The North York Moors provide a picturesque setting for Reverend Richard Coles on a winter walk through this historic landscape. Departing from the iconic Sutton Bank with its panoramic views, Richard takes the viewer across countryside shaped by centuries of change marked by conflict, mining and religion. Armed with his handheld 360-degree camera, Richard finds inspiration in the sights and sounds

The 'Yorkshire Shepherdess', Amanda Owen, explores familiar territory as she crosses hills and fields through Wensleydale and Raydale on her Winter Walk. Taking ancient routes first made by the Romans, Amanda meets fellow sheep farmers and exchanges notes on their shared occupation. As she walks across the Dales with her 360-degree camera, she describes what life is like living and working in this

Professor Alice Roberts reveals the natural history of the most famous of Ice Age animals – the Woolly Mammoth. Mammoths have transfixed humans since the depths of the last Ice Age when their herds roamed across what is now Europe and Asia. Although extinct for thousands of years scientists can now paint an incredibly detailed picture of the lives of these curious members of the elephant family th

The natural world is full of the weird and the wonderful, but in wintertime it just gets weirder. From snowboarding crows to polar bear parties, seemingly suicidal penguins, festive ice discs, the miracle revival of a man frozen solid and spooky twizzling turkeys, this Christmas serves up weird stories of the unexplained, unexpected and the unidentifiable from across the globe. Using state-of-the-

The snow-covered hillsides of Ribblesdale are the setting for Alastair Campbell's Winter Walk through the Yorkshire Dales. Fog and snow don't deter the political veteran as he makes his way through the county he was born and raised in. Starting at a waterfall above the market town of Settle, Alastair descends into town, meeting local residents who are also out braving the weather. Twisted trees an

Long-running general knowledge quiz that tests the intellectual powers of the brightest undergraduates in Britain. Launched in 1962 and hosted by Bamber Gascoigne, the show achieved cult status with teams from two different rival colleges pitting their wits against each other each week. The questions are as varied and as tough as they can be, and competitors risk having hard-earned points deducted

Elevated to the highest governmental office in unusual circumstances, the Rt Hon James Hacker MP sets about implementing his dream of reshaping Britain, introducing a host of exciting reforms, reinvigorating the economy and cementing his place in political history as a bold public benefactor and inspiring leader. Nothing less than a root and branch upheaval of the stuffy Whitehall machinery will d

Elevated to the highest governmental office in unusual circumstances, the Rt Hon James Hacker MP sets about implementing his dream of reshaping Britain, introducing a host of exciting reforms, reinvigorating the economy and cementing his place in political history as a bold public benefactor and inspiring leader. Nothing less than a root and branch upheaval of the stuffy Whitehall machinery will d

Solar scientist Dr Lucie Green takes a journey back through Britain's most turbulent and dramatic weather history. She finds an 18th-century storm surge that killed over a thousand people working in open Somerset fields, a hurricane that drowned a fifth of the British Navy and winters so bitter that the country came close to total shutdown. But she also explores how our reactions to killer storms

Join three young cheetah siblings ... orphans ... as they set out across the savannah in Namibia in search of prey. The orphaned cats are being reintroduced into the wilds of Namibia and specially designed on-board cameras are being used to monitor their progress. The summer rains have turned the land into a verdant scene, unleashing new sounds, sights and smells for the young cats to experience.