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We meet some of the extraordinary last survivors of the generation who fought or lived through World War II. Now in their nineties and hundreds – the oldest is 110 – they come from both rich and poor backgrounds. We find out how these men and women of Britain's Greatest Generation were shaped by their childhood experiences. For no generation of Britons in modern history has war been such a definin

The second round reaches its conclusion, completing the quarter-final line-up.

On 8 May 1945, Churchill broadcast the long-awaited announcement that the war in Europe was over. To celebrate, Britain threw the biggest street party the country had ever seen. Seventy years on, some of Britain's best-loved entertainers recall the jubilation of that unforgettable day. The extraordinary archive of celebrations all over Britain helps bring back the memories. Britain's celebrities –

Frank Auerbach talks about his work, produced from his small studio flat in London.

For much of his career, Lucian Freud allowed his paintings to speak for themselves, but in 1988 he talked for the first time – to Omnibus – about his work and ambitions. "The greatest living realist painter" is critic Robert Hughes' description of Lucian Freud, whose major retrospective at London's Hayward Gallery in 1988, brought together the paintings of a lifetime. The exhibition was seen as a

Ronnie Wood is a cultural icon, guitar hero, artist and the living embodiment of the vibrancy of British-born rock 'n' roll. In this documentary, Ronnie talks exclusively about his career in music and his life as a Rolling Stone, with its exhilarating highs and sometimes dangerous lows. Through vivid archive footage, brilliant music and interviews with a stellar cast of musicians, the film reveals

Charlie Watts was, for 60 years, the steady heartbeat of the Rolling Stones. When he died in 2021, the band lost the man who had laid the foundation for songs loved by millions. Here, a stellar cast of musicians describe Charlie's brilliance as a drummer and his influence on rock music. Through vivid archive footage and a soundtrack of classic Stones tracks, the film explores the unique personalit

A full replay of the final, dramatic frame of the 1985 World Snooker Championship, between Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor. With the scores level at 17-17, the winner of the final frame in this best of 35 match would be crowned World Champion. Steve Davis, ranked number one in the world and the reigning champion, had started in ruthless fashion, racing towards an 8-0 lead. But he faced a determined

We meet one of the last surviving pilots of the Battle of Britain. We hear from men who did some of the most dangerous war work of all – getting the convoys through. And we find out what kept people going when defeat was staring them in the face. This would be the defining moment of Britain's Greatest Generation – when an indomitable spirit helped turn our darkest hour into our finest hour. The ea

Continued coverage from the night's quarter-finals.

To celebrate the award of UK City of Culture 2021 to Coventry, local boy Mark Evans tells the full history of the classic cars made in Coventry, This passionate retrospective runs from the industry's beginnings in 1897 through to the present day. It includes interviews and archive footage detailing the stories behind the creation of classic marques such as the Daimler, the Triumph, the Riley and t

By the late 1880s, the buffalo have been reduced to fewer than 1,000, and teeter on the brink of extinction. But a diverse and unlikely collection of Americans have started a few private herds in different locations, and for different reasons. In the early 1900s, their efforts grow into a movement that rescues the national mammal from disappearing forever.

For much of his career, Lucian Freud allowed his paintings to speak for themselves, but in 1988 he talked for the first time – to Omnibus – about his work and ambitions. "The greatest living realist painter" is critic Robert Hughes' description of Lucian Freud, whose major retrospective at London's Hayward Gallery in 1988, brought together the paintings of a lifetime. The exhibition was seen as a

Frank Auerbach talks about his work, produced from his small studio flat in London.

Stevan Riley's award-winning documentary Listen to Me Marlon uses hundreds of hours of Marlon Brando's own archival audio tapes and home movie footage, combined with excerpts from his extraordinary performances to create an exceptionally emotive and vivid portrayal of a man and actor who was by turns tremendously talented, tenacious and tormented. Covering the full breadth of his life and career,

This film interweaves stories of extraordinary courage, terrible suffering and miraculous survival from servicemen and women between 1942 and 1945. We meet the bomber boys who flew on some of the most dangerous missions of the war. We discover what it was like for the soldiers who helped turn the tide against the Germans – from El Alamein to the beaches of Normandy. We hear from the frontline nurs

The remaining two quarter-finals are reaching their conclusions.

Screenwriter Jimmy McGovern looks back on his acclaimed, but controversial, 1995 drama Priest, explaining how an initial desire to explore the notion of celibacy for Catholic priests became a tale tackling homosexuality. He discusses the writing of what were then eye-opening sex scenes and talks about the film's far darker storyline, exploring child sexual abuse and the sanctity of confession. On

Jimmy McGovern-penned drama in which a conservative Catholic priest is torn between his calling and his secret life as a homosexual man with a gay lover, frowned upon by the Church. Upon hearing the confession of a young girl of her incestuous father, Greg enters an intensely emotional spiritual struggle deciding between choosing morals over religion and one life over another.

A century after the world's most exciting archaeological find – the tomb of Tutankhamun – we can witness the dramatic scenes of its discovery and marvel at its extraordinary treasures exactly as they were first seen – in colour. Oxford University Egyptologist, Elizabeth Frood, is our guide to the discovery of the tomb on 4 November 1922 by British Egyptologist Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon. It

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

A look back at one of British sport's golden moments – the 1985 World Championship Snooker final. At its peak, over 18 and a half million people sat glued to their sets as Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor battled past midnight to a final and deciding black ball, BBC Two's biggest ever audience. Colin Murray journeys around the UK filling in the gaps on the first time that he was allowed to see the ot

Steve Davis looks back on the memorable 1985 World Snooker Championship.

This final episode of Britain's Greatest Generation follows the lives of some of the servicemen and women of the Second World War across seventy years of British history, from 1945 up to the present day. This episode features Arctic convoy survivor Austin Byrne, former Fleet Air Arm pilot and Scotland football manager Bobby Brown and ex-prisoner of war Jim Purcell – just a few of the extraordinary

Semi-final action continues from Sheffield.

Classic Broadway musical. The tensions between rival gangs the Jets, whose members include "white" Americans, and a Puerto Rican gang, the Sharks, reach boiling point in a hot New York summer. At a neighbourhood dance, Tony, the co-founder of the Jets, meets Maria, the sister of Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks. Their romance is thwarted by the gang rivalries.

Prizewinning account of how a classic recording was made. In September 1984, in a New York recording studio, West Side Story composer Leonard Bernstein conducted a complete performance of his 1957 musical for the first time. Omnibus cameras covered the five hectic and exhilarating days of rehearsing and recording to make this documentary.