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Revisit some of Dusty Springfield's most memorable hits with a compilation of her performances for BBC between 1961 and 1995. Go through her extensive discography, including folk songs with which she debuted on the music scene and her synth-pop collaborations with the Pet Shop Boys. Dance along to the melodies of You Don't Have to Say You Love Me, If You Go Away, What Have I Done to Deserve This?,

As Hetty Wainthropp (Patricia Routledge) reaches retirement age at 60 and faces an uncertain future financially, she decides that the life of a pensioner is not for her and opens a detective agency instead. Armed only with her no-nonsense Lancashire attitude and her notebook, she embarks on a series of criminal investigations. Aided by her teenage sidekick and reformed thief, Geoffrey, and her dev

A feature-length documentary on the life of one of the last surviving actresses from the golden age of Hollywood – Joan Collins. This epic film is told from the ringside as Joan narrates her rollercoaster life story with her inimitable wit and verve. A worldwide television phenomenon with her decade-defining role in Dynasty, Collins shares her extraordinary archive and never before seen home movie

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

Revisit some of Dusty Springfield's most memorable hits with a compilation of her performances for BBC between 1961 and 1995. Go through her extensive discography, including folk songs with which she debuted on the music scene and her synth-pop collaborations with the Pet Shop Boys. Dance along to the melodies of You Don't Have to Say You Love Me, If You Go Away, What Have I Done to Deserve This?,

As Hetty Wainthropp (Patricia Routledge) reaches retirement age at 60 and faces an uncertain future financially, she decides that the life of a pensioner is not for her and opens a detective agency instead. Armed only with her no-nonsense Lancashire attitude and her notebook, she embarks on a series of criminal investigations. Aided by her teenage sidekick and reformed thief, Geoffrey, and her dev

In der kleinen Reihe mit Filmen zum 25. Todestag von Fred Astaire zeigt Das Erste gut versteckt im Nachtprogramm den vielleicht schönsten Film der Reihe: „Top Hat“ (Originaltitel) von 1935 mit Ginger Rogers.

The first real ballet school was founded by King Louis XIV of France in 1669. From Louis's great palace at Versailles, Margot Fonteyn tells the story of Louis's own love of dancing and how it led from the courtly dances of 17th-century France to the worldwide phenomenon of ballet that we know today. At Drottningholm in Sweden, she visits the Court Theatre and sees ballet performed in the original

Documentary which tells the compelling story of the mavericks like Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham and Pina Bausch, whose radical ideas created modern dance in the 20th century. With historical archive and the first-hand experiences of student dancers from the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, it shows the ideas that challenged audiences and changed dance forever. Als

To mark 100 years of romance publishers Mills and Boon, literary novelist Stella Duffy takes on the challenge of writing for them. Romantic fiction is a global phenomenon, and Mills and Boon are among the biggest names in the business. The company welcomes submissions from new authors, but as Duffy soon finds out, writing a Mills and Boon is harder than it looks. Help is at hand from the publisher

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

British quiz show, presented by Victoria Coren Mitchell, in which teams compete in a tournament of finding connections between seemingly unrelated clues. Each episode features two teams of three people competing in four rounds of gameplay. Each of the four rounds involve connections but they are not obvious or easy. The four rounds are ''What is the Connection?'', ''What Comes Fourth?'', ''Connect

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

In the first episode of a series exploring the history of American art, Andrew Graham-Dixon embarks on an epic journey from east to west, following in the footsteps of the pioneers who built the foundations of modern America. During his journey, he travels to Massachusetts to see the earliest portraits in America depicting the Puritan settlers and visits Pennsylvania to uncover the dark truth behi

A feature-length documentary on the life of one of the last surviving actresses from the golden age of Hollywood – Joan Collins. This epic film is told from the ringside as Joan narrates her rollercoaster life story with her inimitable wit and verve. A worldwide television phenomenon with her decade-defining role in Dynasty, Collins shares her extraordinary archive and never before seen home movie

British quiz show, presented by Victoria Coren Mitchell, in which teams compete in a tournament of finding connections between seemingly unrelated clues. Each episode features two teams of three people competing in four rounds of gameplay. Each of the four rounds involve connections but they are not obvious or easy. The four rounds are ''What is the Connection?'', ''What Comes Fourth?'', ''Connect

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

British quiz show, presented by Victoria Coren Mitchell, in which teams compete in a tournament of finding connections between seemingly unrelated clues. Each episode features two teams of three people competing in four rounds of gameplay. Each of the four rounds involve connections but they are not obvious or easy. The four rounds are ''What is the Connection?'', ''What Comes Fourth?'', ''Connect

Magazine arts show. This special edition of Artsnight delves into the BBC's archive and brings together rarely seen interviews in which writer Carla Lane discusses her life and work, while Carla's son Carl offers personal insights into his mother's career and legacy. With contributions from the Liver Birds – Polly James and Nerys Hughes – and Geoffrey Palmer, the long-suffering husband to Ria in B

Ria is a middle-aged woman who seems to have it all. She's married to Ben, a dentist who collects butterflies, and they have two teenage sons and live in a nice house. But Ria is not happy with her life, as both her husband and sons take her for granted and she finds herself wanting something more. That changes when she meets successful businessman Leonard. An unconventional close friendship devel

She began the century that bears her name a princess and ended it as an empress. Queen Victoria ruled one of the most powerful empires in world history during a century of staggering change – for both good and bad. But it was Victorian women who were at the forefront of the fight against its excesses and inequalities, who campaigned for the rights for ordinary people in marriage, education, medici

An insight into the life of one of the biggest names of boxing ever, who went on to become an icon of his time as an activist and philanthropist. Muhammad Ali's larger than life persona is explored through his magnificent achievements in the world of sports. Born Kentucky in 1942 as Casius Clay, he rose quickly from amateur to professional boxing, becoming the most famous name of this sport. After

An insight into the life of one of the biggest names of boxing ever, who went on to become an icon of his time as an activist and philanthropist. Muhammad Ali's larger than life persona is explored through his magnificent achievements in the world of sports. Born Kentucky in 1942 as Casius Clay, he rose quickly from amateur to professional boxing, becoming the most famous name of this sport. After

An insight into the life of one of the biggest names of boxing ever, who went on to become an icon of his time as an activist and philanthropist. Muhammad Ali's larger than life persona is explored through his magnificent achievements in the world of sports. Born Kentucky in 1942 as Casius Clay, he rose quickly from amateur to professional boxing, becoming the most famous name of this sport. After

An insight into the life of one of the biggest names of boxing ever, who went on to become an icon of his time as an activist and philanthropist. Muhammad Ali's larger than life persona is explored through his magnificent achievements in the world of sports. Born Kentucky in 1942 as Casius Clay, he rose quickly from amateur to professional boxing, becoming the most famous name of this sport. After