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Darkly comic series about life on a hospital ward and a nursing team who have to get on with the job despite challenges thrown up by the modern NHS.

The story of the discovery that everything is made from atoms, one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs in history, and the brilliant minds...

The remarkable story of a band of visionaries and volunteers who rescued some of the narrow gauge railways that once served Britain’s...

Professor Richard Fortey travels to some of the greatest fossil sites on earth to discover more about the distant past.

Documentary series about the history of British science fiction.

Steve Backshall explores the world of insects and their close relatives, the arachnids and crustaceans, in order to find out more about their habits...

Two-part TV drama based on the novel by John Cleland. Set in the 18th century, the story of a young country girl who through financial neccessity...

From the Tower of London to Buckingham Palace, Dan Cruickshank tells the story of a thousand years of palace building, the mystery of why so many...

Alastair Sooke tells the story of Ancient Egyptian art through 30 extraordinary masterpieces.

Part quiz, part panel show which celebrates the UK's unique and fascinating museums.

A three-part series tracing the history of American rock 'n' roll music from the 1950s onwards.

Never Mind the Full Stops is a British television panel game based on the English language, its idiosyncrasies, and its misuse. It is hosted by the...

Series of documentaries exploring Britain's relationship with fabric, featuring knitting, needlework and wallpaper.

Dr James Fox looks at the art and culture of Japan.

For more than 2,000 years, a mathematical riddle has baffled the world’s greatest minds. It’s a problem of such difficulty that it has...

Presenter Charles Hazlewood stages a 140-person flashmob clog dance and explores the history of this folk dance that originated in the collieries and...

Historian Benjamin Woolley unravels the cultural and social significance of popular games in Britain from the Iron Age to the Information Age.

Rich Hall's Fishing Show was a comedy programme written by and starring Rich Hall and Mike Wilmot. It was first broadcast on 11 November 2003 in the...

Series which celebrates an unlikely story of outstanding British aviation achievement at a time of national austerity, the breathtaking planes that...