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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

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

Victoria Wood serves up a great big Christmas pudding of a show, stuffed full of stars in plum roles. An impressive list of celebrities pop up in a series of pastiches, ranging from a big band show from the 50s to a period Dickens saga. There is also a tale about a northern brass band and a documentary aboard a cruise liner. The all-star cast includes Alan Rickman, Julie Walters, Pete Postlethwait

Winter was not always beautiful. Until Pieter Bruegel painted 'Hunters in the Snow', the long bitter months had never been transformed into a thing of beauty. Tales of Winter charts how mankind's ever-changing struggle with Winter has been reflected in Western Art throughout the ages, resulting in images that are now amongst the greatest paintings of all time. With Grayson Perry, Will Self, Don Mc

Victoria Wood serves up a great big Christmas pudding of a show, stuffed full of stars in plum roles. An impressive list of celebrities pop up in a series of pastiches, ranging from a big band show from the 50s to a period Dickens saga. There is also a tale about a northern brass band and a documentary aboard a cruise liner. The all-star cast includes Alan Rickman, Julie Walters, Pete Postlethwait

In this festive treat featuring the Kingdom Choir and Hampton Court Choir, Lucy Worsley reveals that there's much more to our best-loved carols than meets the eye. She reveals how their stories add up to a special kind of history of Christmas itself. In the ancient past, the wassail, a pagan fertility ritual, gave us door-to-door carol singing. Wassailing was also an integral part of an older midw

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

Die Bennets haben ein Problem: Alle fünf Töchter der verarmten Gutsfamilie sind noch unverheiratet! Folglich setzt Mrs. Bennet (Brenda Blethyn) alles daran, die Mädels unter die Haube zu bringen. Intrigen und Ränkespiele innerhalb der feinen englischen Gesellschaft nehmen ihren Lauf. Nur Tochter Lizzie (Keira Knightley) bleibt standhaft gegen die Pläne der Mutter – und verguckt sich in den unnahba

The dizzyingly beautiful mountainous landscapes of Norway provide the backdrop for this immersive story of a family whose lives are linked intrinsically to their environment. Set in the valley of the Jostedalsbreen Glacier, in the north of Norway, it is a portrait of the director Margreth Olin's parents, in particular her father and his life-long and intimate relationship to the land he lives in.

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,

Described by Bono as "the Noel Coward of our generation," the singer and songwriter Kirsty MacColl would have turned 65 this year had her life not been tragically cut short in December 2000. Signed at the age of just 19 after being the backing singer for a failed punk band, Kirsty went on to write and record songs that spanned genres, including rockabilly, pop and South American. She had hits like