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Another chance to join Fred Dibnah as he celebrates Britain's great building and engineering feats, from prehistoric stone circles to the Humber Bridge. Fred travels around Britain to discover how some of our great buildings were constructed. Along the way, he meets the craftsmen who are preserving these buildings for future generations. In the programme, Fred considers the development of castles

Julia Bradbury follows in the footsteps of legendary guidebook writer Alfred Wainwright by walking across the whole of northern England from the west to the east coast. This was Wainwright's last great venture and has become his greatest legacy – a beautifully simple proposition, linking three national parks that lie between the Irish and the North Sea. 36 years after its creation, Julia is off th

The story revolves around Hyacinth Bucket, a housewife from a lower class whose only aim in life is to impress others with her etiquette and social skills and climb the social ladder. She is terrified that her background will be revealed one day, and goes above and beyond to hide it. She insists her inharmonious surname is pronounced Bouquet. All her attempts as a rule lead to awkward comic situat

Timothy Lumsden is a 40-something librarian, still living with his parents and under the thumb of his domineering mother Phyllis. Although Timothy has sporadic attempts at standing up for himself and abandoning his home in order to lead an independent life, all his attempts prove futile as his mother always stands in the way. It might be that the only force strong enough to break Timothy's bond wi

The British history series continues with the story of Edward I – known by many as the villainous king in the Hollywood film Braveheart – who tried to force English rule on Scotland and Wales, but found the resultant slaughter only served to inspire bold declarations of independence. When the king was eventually forced to listen to the parliament of his own people, England would also learn what it

This is the story of one of the most extraordinary and audacious experiments in the history of science, which a visionary neuroscientist called John Lilly embarked on in the 1960s. His ambition was to build a communications bridge between humans and a little studied species of big-brained marine mammals called Tursiops Truncata or the bottlenose dolphin. Lilly's realization that dolphins were exce

Another chance to join Fred Dibnah as he celebrates Britain's great building and engineering feats, from prehistoric stone circles to the Humber Bridge. Fred travels around Britain to discover how some of our great buildings were constructed. Along the way, he meets the craftsmen who are preserving these buildings for future generations. In the programme, Fred considers the development of castles

Julia Bradbury follows in the footsteps of legendary guidebook writer Alfred Wainwright by walking across the whole of northern England from the west to the east coast. This was Wainwright's last great venture and has become his greatest legacy – a beautifully simple proposition, linking three national parks that lie between the Irish and the North Sea. 36 years after its creation, Julia is off th

Fred Dibnah tours across Britain in this fascinating documentary series to examine the country's most spectacular marvels of engineering. Each episode in the six-part series follows Fred as he unravels the history behind a respective monument or structure, detailing each projects development and the innovative minds that brought them to life. A compelling examination of some of Britain's grandest

Julia Bradbury follows in the footsteps of legendary guidebook writer Alfred Wainwright by walking across the whole of northern England from the west to the east coast . This was Wainwright's last great venture and has become his greatest legacy – a beautifully simple proposition, linking three national parks that lie between the Irish and the North Sea. 36 years after its creation, Julia is off,

In the concluding episode of the series, Jim encounters ever larger cosmic structures to reveal the latest breakthroughs in our understanding of the universe. For example, there's the heliosphere, a vast cloud of solar plasma that surrounds and protects the solar system. Its unique physics help us understand why life is possible. Larger still, Jim comes face to face with our galactic home the Milk

What is it about the British and the Corner shop? The corner shop has always been there for us, it's a British institution. It was on the frontline of what was happening in society from the 40s to the noughties. It saved our bacon during WW2 and it also became a rite of passage for new immigrants. Journalist Babita Sharma, herself the daughter of shopkeepers, explores the growing and shifting fort

This is the story of one of the most extraordinary and audacious experiments in the history of science, which a visionary neuroscientist called John Lilly embarked on in the 1960s. His ambition was to build a communications bridge between humans and a little studied species of big-brained marine mammals called Tursiops Truncata or the bottlenose dolphin. Lilly's realization that dolphins were exce

Fred Dibnah tours across Britain in this fascinating documentary series to examine the country's most spectacular marvels of engineering. Each episode in the six-part series follows Fred as he unravels the history behind a respective monument or structure, detailing each projects development and the innovative minds that brought them to life. A compelling examination of some of Britain's grandest

Julia Bradbury follows in the footsteps of legendary guidebook writer Alfred Wainwright by walking across the whole of northern England from the west to the east coast . This was Wainwright's last great venture and has become his greatest legacy – a beautifully simple proposition, linking three national parks that lie between the Irish and the North Sea. 36 years after its creation, Julia is off,

From early stone circles to great cathedrals, Fred travels around Britain tracing the development of our places of worship. He begins his journey in Preston, where Fred is repairing the tallest church steeple in Britain, while in County Durham he discovers a Saxon church built from the remains of an abandoned Roman Fort. At St Paul's Cathedral he finds out how the dome is kept in shape and then jo

Julia Bradbury follows in the footsteps of legendary guidebook writer Alfred Wainwright by walking across the whole of northern England from the west to the east coast . This was Wainwright's last great venture and has become his greatest legacy – a beautifully simple proposition, linking three national parks that lie between the Irish and the North Sea. 36 years after its creation, Julia is off t

Using 70 years of BBC history archive film, Professor Alice Roberts uncovers how the iconic ancient monument of Stonehenge has been interpreted, argued over and debated by some of Britain's leading historians and archaeologists. She reveals how new discoveries would discredit old theories, how astronomers and geologists became involved in the story and why, even after centuries of study, there's s

Der ältliche Tony Webster (Jim Broadbent, „Another Year“) führt ein geordnetes Leben und einen kleinen Fotoladen, in dem er Leicas verkauft. „Gefühle“, findet er, „sollten eine Stütze sein für das Leben, das sich entwickelt hat.“ Doch stimmen seine Erinnerungen überhaupt? Als Tony das Tagebuch seines Schulfreunds Adrian erbt, der einst Selbstmord beging, geht Tony auf Spurensuche. Das Tagebuch bef

From early stone circles to great cathedrals, Fred travels around Britain tracing the development of our places of worship. He begins his journey in Preston, where Fred is repairing the tallest church steeple in Britain, while in County Durham he discovers a Saxon church built from the remains of an abandoned Roman Fort. At St Paul's Cathedral he finds out how the dome is kept in shape and then jo

Julia Bradbury follows in the footsteps of legendary guidebook writer Alfred Wainwright by walking across the whole of northern England from the west to the east coast . This was Wainwright's last great venture and has become his greatest legacy – a beautifully simple proposition, linking three national parks that lie between the Irish and the North Sea. 36 years after its creation, Julia is off t

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,

To mark her 80th birthday, Elkie Brooks looks back on some of her finest ever performances at the BBC, and the truly extraordinary career that has earned her a reputation as one of the best British vocalists of the past six decades. Alongside a selection of hits that includes Pearl's a Singer, No More the Fool, Lilac Wine and Fool If You Think It's Over are Elkie's memories of those songs, stories