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With Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Michael Aldridge, John Nettleton, Diana Hoddinott. Classic comedy in which minister Jim Hacker finds himself transported to Number 10. MI5 drops a bombshell – the papers of a recently deceased head of MI5 show that he was, at one stage, spying for Russia. Worse still, he was investigated and cleared by an internal Civil Service Committee of Enqui

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

The story of D-Day has been told from the point of view of the soldiers who fought in it, the tacticians who planned it and the generals who led it. But that epic event in world history has never been told before through the perspective of the strange handful of spies who made it possible. D-Day was a great victory of arms, a tactical coup, and a moral crusade. But it was also a triumph for espion

Documentary which follows presenters Dick Strawbridge and Alice Roberts as they explore the spectacular British landscapes that inspired children's author Arthur Ransome to write his series Swallows and Amazons.The landscapes he depicted are based on three iconic British waterlands. The beauty and drama of the Lake District shaped by ancient glaciers and rich in wildlife and natural resources, the

Timeshift ventures inside places of sporting achievement, scientific endeavour and male obsession – the lofts of pigeon fanciers – to tell the story of a remarkable bird. As racer, messenger and even beauty pageant contestant, the humble pigeon has been a steadfast part of British life for centuries. Pigeons have served in two world wars, flown over oceans and crossed barriers of age, class and ra

The story of D-Day has been told from the point of view of the soldiers who fought in it, the tacticians who planned it and the generals who led it. But that epic event in world history has never been told before through the perspective of the strange handful of spies who made it possible. D-Day was a great victory of arms, a tactical coup, and a moral crusade. But it was also a triumph for espion

Insects are vital to life on our planet, yet almost 40 per cent of known species are in danger of extinction. This film explores the eye-opening realm of these creatures to better understand how they evolved. Travelling from the rain forests of French Guiana to the Arctic Ocean, scientists are using traditional and cutting-edge techniques to examine both modern insects and the fossil record in the

Documentary which follows the construction of a trailblazing 36,000-tonne steel structure to entomb the ruins of the nuclear power plant destroyed in the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. It films close up with the team of international engineers as they race to build the new structure before Chernobyl's original concrete sarcophagus – the hastily built structure that covers the reactor – collapses.Built t

Insects are vital to life on our planet, yet almost 40 per cent of known species are in danger of extinction. This film explores the eye-opening realm of these creatures to better understand how they evolved. Travelling from the rain forests of French Guiana to the Arctic Ocean, scientists are using traditional and cutting-edge techniques to examine both modern insects and the fossil record in the

Documentary which follows the construction of a trailblazing 36,000-tonne steel structure to entomb the ruins of the nuclear power plant destroyed in the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. It films close up with the team of international engineers as they race to build the new structure before Chernobyl's original concrete sarcophagus – the hastily built structure that covers the reactor – collapses.Built t

Adventurer Paul Rose explores the 79 miles of the Yorkshire Wolds Way, arguably Britain's least well-known national walking trail. The trail starts at the Humber Estuary and ends at the Yorkshire seaside resort of Filey. On the way, Paul takes in the views of the Yorkshire Wolds from the top of the Humber Bridge, learns to ride a penny farthing and searches out the spots made internationally famou

November 1943: Von der Insel Keros können 2000 britische Soldaten nicht evakuiert werden, da der einzige Zugang zum Meer von zwei riesigen Kanonen der Deutschen auf der Insel Navarone bewacht wird. \n\nEin eilig zusammengestelltes Kommandounternehmen aus kriegserfahrenen Freiwilligen soll helfen: darunter Captain Mallory (Gregory Peck), ein neuseeländischer Bergsteiger, der britische Sprengstoffex

Ende 1943 glaubt selbst SS-Führer Himmler (Donald Pleasence) nicht mehr an den "Endsieg". Eine letzte Chance sieht er in der Entführung des britischen Premierministers Churchill. Ein Kommando unter Luftwaffenoffizier Steiner (Michael Caine) soll ihn aus England herausholen. Der irische Untergrundkämpfer Liam Devlin (Donald Sutherland) hilft den Deutschen…\n\nHochkarätig besetzte Action von John St