Chris Beardshaw travels around by helicopter to find Britain's most inspirational gardens. In the Lake District, Chris goes in search of the ultimate water feature.
Starting: 04-10-2025 18:00:00
Siegfried is determined to make the errant farmers pay their bills.
Starting: 04-10-2025 18:20:00
Siegfried gives a friend's offspring some experience in the surgery. Calum resents this until he sees the young student.
Starting: 04-10-2025 19:10:00
France, 1870. Rosalie is a young woman with a secret. she was born with a face and body covered in hair. She has kept her secret safe all her life, but she no longer wishes to hide.
Starting: 04-10-2025 20:00:00
Michael Parkinson in conversation with Julie Andrews and Blake Edwards. From 1974.
Starting: 04-10-2025 21:50:00
The Two Ronnies delve into the backstage stories behind classic comedy moments as they reveal memories from their impressive careers. Including the 'fork handles' sketch.
Starting: 04-10-2025 22:50:00
Fletcher inadvertently becomes involved in the murky world of drugs.
Starting: 04-10-2025 23:20:00
Siegfried is determined to make the errant farmers pay their bills.
Starting: 04-10-2025 23:50:00
Siegfried gives a friend's offspring some experience in the surgery. Calum resents this until he sees the young student.
Starting: 05-10-2025 00:40:00
Documentary using archive footage to trace the story of the ultimate sanction. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.
Starting: 05-10-2025 01:30:00
Madhur visits the Punjab, where she reveals the secrets of tandoori cooking.
Starting: 05-10-2025 18:00:00
A report on the spiritual side of LA, how Bangladeshis have injected vibrancy into London's East End and music from Nina Jayne. With Nihal Arthanayake, Anita Rani and Adil Ray.
Starting: 05-10-2025 18:30:00
To help mark 60 years of Asian broadcasting at the BBC, DJ Bobby Friction shares his love and knowledge of South Asian music with a journey back through the archives.
Starting: 05-10-2025 19:00:00
Programme from 2018 that celebrated 20 years since Goodness Gracious Me launched British Asian comedy onto mainstream TV. Ten of its best-loved sketches are put to a viewers' vote.
Starting: 05-10-2025 21:30:00
Meera Syal takes an affectionate look back at the Asian programmes she grew up watching.
Starting: 05-10-2025 22:10:00
Another chance to see an episode of the series for viewers from India and Pakistan.
Starting: 05-10-2025 22:30:00
Another chance to see a programme from the series for Hindi and Urdu-speaking viewers.
Starting: 05-10-2025 22:50:00
Another chance to see a programme from the series for Hindi and Urdu-speaking viewers.
Starting: 05-10-2025 22:55:00
Madhur visits the Punjab, where she reveals the secrets of tandoori cooking.
Starting: 05-10-2025 23:20:00
To help mark 60 years of Asian broadcasting at the BBC, DJ Bobby Friction shares his love and knowledge of South Asian music with a journey back through the archives.
Starting: 05-10-2025 23:45:00
Asian Network DJ Bobby Friction shares his love and knowledge of South Asian music. Contains scenes of flashing images.
Starting: 05-10-2025 23:50:00
Madhur visits the Punjab, where she reveals the secrets of tandoori cooking.
Starting: 06-10-2025 02:15:00
Fred Dibnah takes a look at mining, touring from Cornwall to Scotland to explore how tin, slate, lead and coal were all extracted from the ground.
Starting: 06-10-2025 18:00:00
Documentary series about Britain's railways. Liz McIvor examines how the railways enabled people to live further and further from the places where they worked.
Starting: 06-10-2025 18:30:00
Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke discover the art and design of Amsterdam - a city that pioneered much of modern life, from multinational trade to how we design our homes.
Starting: 06-10-2025 19:00:00
Robert Robinson referees as Frank Muir Anna Massey and Godfrey Smith take on Arthur Marshall Sally Magnusson and Peter Egan in a duel of words and wit.
Starting: 06-10-2025 20:00:00
Joseph Cooper invites viewers to match their musical wits against Joyce Grenfell, Robin Ray and Patrick Moore. With guest musician Joan Cross.
Starting: 06-10-2025 20:30:00
A film portrait of one of the greatest jazz singers of all time, Billie Holiday. Contains very strong language.
Starting: 06-10-2025 21:00:00
Performance artist Marina Abramovic talks to Alan Yentob about turning her life into art. Contains some strong language and some upsetting scenes.
Starting: 06-10-2025 22:25:00
Fred Dibnah takes a look at mining, touring from Cornwall to Scotland to explore how tin, slate, lead and coal were all extracted from the ground.
Starting: 06-10-2025 23:25:00
Documentary series about Britain's railways. Liz McIvor examines how the railways enabled people to live further and further from the places where they worked.
Starting: 06-10-2025 23:55:00
A film portrait of one of the greatest jazz singers of all time, Billie Holiday. Contains very strong language.
Starting: 07-10-2025 00:25:00
Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke discover the art and design of Amsterdam - a city that pioneered much of modern life, from multinational trade to how we design our homes.
Starting: 07-10-2025 01:50:00
Fred Dibnah visits the North East, which is rich in railway history, and gets to ride on the footplate and stoke the boiler of a Black Five at Llangollen Railway.
Starting: 07-10-2025 18:00:00
Series about Britain's railways. How the railways changed culinary tastes in London, as rapid transport enabled people to enjoy food from across the nation.
Starting: 07-10-2025 18:30:00
When Margo buys a spinning wheel at an antique shop, Tom buys a loom so he and Barbara can make their own woollen clothes.
Starting: 07-10-2025 19:00:00
Jim Hacker considers cancelling the Trident programme after discovering some interesting facts about the UK's defence system.
Starting: 07-10-2025 19:30:00
Jonathan Foyle looks at the palaces, tapestries, music and paintings created in King Henry VIII's name and asks if they compensate for the religious treasures he later destroyed.
Starting: 07-10-2025 20:00:00
A Storyville documentary that explores how librarians across the US are risking their safety to defend free speech as book bans and censorship threaten democracy from within.
Starting: 07-10-2025 21:00:00
Spain with Simon Sebag Montefiore. 1/3. Simon explores Spain's early years and its emergence as the battleground of empires.
Starting: 07-10-2025 22:30:00
Fred Dibnah visits the North East, which is rich in railway history, and gets to ride on the footplate and stoke the boiler of a Black Five at Llangollen Railway.
Starting: 07-10-2025 23:30:00
Series about Britain's railways. How the railways changed culinary tastes in London, as rapid transport enabled people to enjoy food from across the nation.
Starting: 08-10-2025 00:00:00
A Storyville documentary that explores how librarians across the US are risking their safety to defend free speech as book bans and censorship threaten democracy from within.
Starting: 08-10-2025 00:30:00
Jonathan Foyle looks at the palaces, tapestries, music and paintings created in King Henry VIII's name and asks if they compensate for the religious treasures he later destroyed.
Starting: 08-10-2025 02:00:00
Fred Dibnah examines the skill of the shipbuilders and machine engineers who turned Britain into a great manufacturing nation.
Starting: 08-10-2025 18:00:00
Documentary series about Britain's railways. This edition charts how, in the 1800s, the trains gradually acted as a great catalyst in mixing the classes.
Starting: 08-10-2025 18:30:00
Documentary looking into what killed King Tutankhamun, the boy pharaoh. Dallas Campbell reveals new scientific research and carries out unique experiments to get to the truth.
Starting: 08-10-2025 19:00:00
Mrs Thatcher struggles to cling to power as the economy collapses, riots break out, and she is subverted by members of her own cabinet.
Starting: 08-10-2025 20:00:00
Acclaimed screenwriter William Nicholson looks back on the BBC drama he still considers one of his finest achievements, 1988's As Sweet as You Are.
Starting: 08-10-2025 21:00:00
A married college lecturer contracts HIV after having an affair with one of his students. Contains some strong language.
Starting: 08-10-2025 21:15:00
Ardal O'Hanlon explores a 1930s quest to find the first Irish men and women using archaeology, answering his deepest questions about what it means to be Irish.
Starting: 08-10-2025 22:25:00
Stephen Smith finds out what it took to get ahead at the court of Richard II.
Starting: 08-10-2025 23:25:00
Fred Dibnah examines the skill of the shipbuilders and machine engineers who turned Britain into a great manufacturing nation.
Starting: 09-10-2025 00:25:00
Documentary series about Britain's railways. This edition charts how, in the 1800s, the trains gradually acted as a great catalyst in mixing the classes.
Starting: 09-10-2025 00:55:00
Mrs Thatcher struggles to cling to power as the economy collapses, riots break out, and she is subverted by members of her own cabinet.
Starting: 09-10-2025 01:25:00
Fred takes a look at the 11th-century building programme undertaken by the Normans which resulted in mighty fortress cathedrals like Ely and Peterborough.
Starting: 09-10-2025 18:00:00
Fred Dibnah investigates one of the greatest feats of royal engineering - the construction of the great chain of castles on the coast of north Wales.
Starting: 09-10-2025 18:30:00
Classic western adventure, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford as legendary outlaws Butch and Kid.
Starting: 09-10-2025 19:00:00
The career of Robert Redford is examined in this exploration of the BBC archives, which includes rarely seen interviews. Narrated by Sylvia Syms.
Starting: 09-10-2025 20:45:00
Two Washington Post reporters uncover the Watergate scandal - a conspiracy to cover up abuses of power by President Nixon. Contains strong language.
Starting: 09-10-2025 21:25:00
Director and actress Rachel Ward joins the farming revolution in Australia and begins a journey of discovery to regenerate the land on her farm, and herself.
Starting: 09-10-2025 23:40:00
The career of Robert Redford is examined in this exploration of the BBC archives, which includes rarely seen interviews. Narrated by Sylvia Syms.
Starting: 10-10-2025 01:05:00
Britain - Mighty Cathedrals. 1/6. Fred takes a look at the 11th-century building programme undertaken by the Normans which resulted in mighty fortress cathedrals like Ely and Peterborough.
Starting: 10-10-2025 01:45:00
Fred Dibnah investigates one of the greatest feats of royal engineering - the construction of the great chain of castles on the coast of north Wales.
Starting: 10-10-2025 02:15:00
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 7 July 1998 and featuring Ultra Naté, Peter Andre, Another Level, Billie Myers, Ace of Base and Jamiroquai.
Starting: 10-10-2025 18:00:00
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 31 July 1998 and featuring Five, Lovestation, The Supernaturals, Charli Baltimore, Catatonia and Spice Girls.
Starting: 10-10-2025 18:30:00
Gary Davies and Simon Mayo present the pop chart programme, featuring The Bangles, Nick Berry, Julian Cope, Paul Young, Howard Jones, Madonna and Paul Simon.
Starting: 10-10-2025 19:00:00
Simon Mayo presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 4 October 1990 and featuring Pet Shop Boys, Maria McKee and Technotronic.
Starting: 10-10-2025 19:30:00
A special concert recorded at the Royal Festival Hall in 1977, where 80 musicians played new arrangements of Glen Campbell's hit songs.
Starting: 10-10-2025 20:00:00
Nashville star Tammy Wynette and her band The Tennessee Gentlemen entertain an audience of country music fans at The Maltings in Suffolk. With guests The Frank Jennings Syndicate.
Starting: 10-10-2025 21:20:00
American country music singer Crystal Gayle in concert at Snape Maltings, Suffolk.
Starting: 10-10-2025 21:45:00
How so-called hillbilly music reached new listeners and launched its first stars' careers.
Starting: 10-10-2025 22:10:00
How Nashville was transformed into Music City as America fell for Texas swing.
Starting: 10-10-2025 23:00:00
Documentary telling Glen Campbell's life story, from impoverished childhood to success as a guitarist and singer, fall from grace in the 80s and Alzheimer's diagnosis in 2011.
Starting: 10-10-2025 23:50:00
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 7 July 1998 and featuring Ultra Naté, Peter Andre, Another Level, Billie Myers, Ace of Base and Jamiroquai.
Starting: 11-10-2025 00:50:00
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 31 July 1998 and featuring Five, Lovestation, The Supernaturals, Charli Baltimore, Catatonia and Spice Girls.
Starting: 11-10-2025 01:20:00
Gary Davies and Simon Mayo present the pop chart programme, featuring The Bangles, Nick Berry, Julian Cope, Paul Young, Howard Jones, Madonna and Paul Simon.
Starting: 11-10-2025 01:50:00
Simon Mayo presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 4 October 1990 and featuring Pet Shop Boys, Maria McKee and Technotronic.
Starting: 11-10-2025 02:25:00
Chris Beardshaw heads for west Scotland to help an oyster fisherman deal with an overgrown garden and finds out why Scots design the best shady gardens.
Starting: 11-10-2025 18:00:00
James wears his shorts to a visit and is challenged to a race, while champion sheepdog Jock delights in chasing cars.
Starting: 11-10-2025 18:20:00
Siegfried buys a television set, and James has to deal with a man who has cancer.
Starting: 11-10-2025 19:10:00
Wife and husband Paula and Jerome hire an au pair, Tess, to look after their baby, Orso, but she soon becomes an unsettling presence in their home.
Starting: 11-10-2025 20:00:00
Paula struggles to stay on course as she discovers Tess has been lying to her.
Starting: 11-10-2025 20:55:00
Terry Wogan's guests include Margaret Baird, Betty Astell, Dickie Bird and Anthony Sher. With music from Aztec Camera and Elio Pace.
Starting: 11-10-2025 21:50:00
A profile of legendary cricket umpire Dickie Bird, first broadcast in 1996, looking at his life on and off the field and featuring quotes from many well-known faces.
Starting: 11-10-2025 22:35:00
When Margo buys a spinning wheel at an antique shop, Tom buys a loom so he and Barbara can make their own woollen clothes.
Starting: 11-10-2025 23:20:00
Jim Hacker considers cancelling the Trident programme after discovering some interesting facts about the UK's defence system.
Starting: 11-10-2025 23:50:00
James wears his shorts to a visit and is challenged to a race, while champion sheepdog Jock delights in chasing cars.
Starting: 12-10-2025 00:20:00
Siegfried buys a television set, and James has to deal with a man who has cancer.
Starting: 12-10-2025 01:10:00
Monty Don sees the world through 80 of its most inspiring gardens. He meets garden guerrillas in New York and visits a Virginian garden that reflects the birth of the nation.
Starting: 12-10-2025 18:00:00
Italian superstar Luciano Pavarotti plays coach to four young singers, giving them a short masterclass in the skills he has learned from a life in opera.
Starting: 12-10-2025 19:00:00
Lesley Garrett narrates a drama documentary that tells the compelling story of the waltz and the bitter father and son rivalry behind it.
Starting: 12-10-2025 20:15:00
A revealing portrait of the life, character and inner struggles of Martin Luther King Jr.
Starting: 12-10-2025 21:15:00
First transmitted in 1961, Martin Luther King talks to John Freeman about the events that led to him becoming a civil rights leader.
Starting: 12-10-2025 22:15:00
The inside story of the design and construction of the Severn Bridge.
Starting: 12-10-2025 22:45:00
Nicholas Crane unravels the tale of Sir Hugh Munro, whose exploration of the wild Scottish peaks little more than a century ago began a modern mountaineering obsession.
Starting: 12-10-2025 23:45:00
Lesley Garrett narrates a drama documentary that tells the compelling story of the waltz and the bitter father and son rivalry behind it.
Starting: 13-10-2025 00:45:00
Monty Don sees the world through 80 of its most inspiring gardens. He meets garden guerrillas in New York and visits a Virginian garden that reflects the birth of the nation.
Starting: 13-10-2025 01:45:00
Fred Dibnah looks at how carpenters have used their talents to transform buildings such as Stokesey Castle, Little Moreton Hall and Harvington Hall.
Starting: 13-10-2025 18:00:00
Meeting the teams above and below ground who keep everything moving through the tunnel.
Starting: 13-10-2025 18:30:00
Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke discover Barcelona through its art and architecture, including the frescoes that inspired Miro and a surprising collection of vintage fans.
Starting: 13-10-2025 19:00:00
Jonathan Foyle looks for clues in Henry VIII's art to glimpse what was going on inside the king's head as he faced his darkest days following his divorce and break with Rome.
Starting: 13-10-2025 20:00:00
The team delve into the world of astronaut training, discovering what it takes to become a European Space Agency astronaut. With special guest Helen Sharman.
Starting: 13-10-2025 21:00:00
The Great Philosophers. Professor Angie Hobbs gives a modern view on Bryan Magee's highly influential 1987 series.
Starting: 13-10-2025 21:30:00
Myles Burnyeat looks at Plato, the first western philosopher whose written works have survived.
Starting: 13-10-2025 21:45:00
Martha Nussbaum looks at Aristotle, Plato's star pupil and tutor to the young Alexander the Great, whose philosophy dominated western thought for many hundreds of years.
Starting: 13-10-2025 22:30:00
Bryan Magee and guest Anthony Kenny discuss the work of the medieval philosophers and the contribution of figures such as St Augustine and Thomas Aquinas.
Starting: 13-10-2025 23:15:00
Fred Dibnah looks at how carpenters have used their talents to transform buildings such as Stokesey Castle, Little Moreton Hall and Harvington Hall.
Starting: 14-10-2025 00:00:00
Meeting the teams above and below ground who keep everything moving through the tunnel.
Starting: 14-10-2025 00:30:00
Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke discover Barcelona through its art and architecture, including the frescoes that inspired Miro and a surprising collection of vintage fans.
Starting: 14-10-2025 01:00:00
Fred Dibnah travels to Scotland to demonstrate the engineering and design skills that shaped Scottish baronial style.
Starting: 14-10-2025 18:00:00
Exploring why two tunnels are better than one.
Starting: 14-10-2025 18:30:00
The Goods find new ways to put their loom to good use, while Margo and Jerry are preparing for an important dinner party at which Jerry's boss will announce his retirement.
Starting: 14-10-2025 19:00:00
Hacker prepares to make his first broadcast as prime minister, announcing his grand new defence policy, but he finds it is not so easy to speak on camera.
Starting: 14-10-2025 19:30:00
Robert Robinson hosts a game of word definitions and deceptions. Captains Frank Muir and Patrick Campbell are joined by Tom Baker, Alan Coren, Gabrielle Drake and Miriam Stoppard.
Starting: 14-10-2025 20:00:00
Joseph Cooper invites viewers to match their musical wits against Judith Jackson, Robin Ray and Patrick Moore. With guest musician Louis Kentner.
Starting: 14-10-2025 20:30:00
A Storyville documentary that follows a Russian schoolteacher as he risks everything to expose rising militarism in his classroom.
Starting: 14-10-2025 21:00:00