A film to illustrate the well-known Christmas story A Child's Christmas in Wales, written by Dylan Thomas. Read by Philip Madoc. First broadcast in 1965.
Starting: 29-12-2024 19:00:00
Actor Anne Stallybrass reads a passage from A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens.
Starting: 29-12-2024 19:10:00
David is now a young man about town. Deeply in love with the beautiful but immature Dora, he sets out to woo her. But first he re-acquaints himself with some old friends.
Starting: 29-12-2024 19:15:00
The Truth About Food. Dr Chris van Tulleken is joined by leading experts, including his twin brother Xand, to explore the incredible journey food takes through our bodies.
Starting: 29-12-2024 21:00:00
Maria Callas performs at the Royal Festival Hall, London. She shares the programme with Sicilian tenor Giuseppe di Stefano, and they are accompanied by Ivor Newton on the piano.
Starting: 29-12-2024 22:00:00
Maria Callas, Greek opera singer and one of the world's outstanding sopranos, is interviewed in her Paris apartment by Lord Harewood.
Starting: 29-12-2024 23:00:00
In the second of two programmes, Maria Callas, the great soprano, talks to Lord Harewood about her approach to the major roles of her repertoire.
Starting: 29-12-2024 23:50:00
Documentary film that tells the life story of legendary Greek-American opera singer Maria Callas, completely in her own words.
Starting: 30-12-2024 00:35:00
The Truth About Food. Dr Chris van Tulleken explores the incredible journey food takes through our bodies.
Starting: 30-12-2024 02:30:00
A look back at the year's TOTP, introduced by Tony Blackburn, first shown on 27 December 1971. Featuring T. Rex, The Tams, Slade, The Rolling Stones and Rod Stewart and The Faces.
Starting: 30-12-2024 19:00:00
Some of the biggest pop hits of 1983 including Wham!, KC and the Sunshine Band, The Police, Culture Club, Siouxsie and The Banshees, UB40, Duran Duran, The Beat, and Bananarama.
Starting: 30-12-2024 19:40:00
Sitcom. Hyacinth and Richard take to the seas aboard the QE2. The cruise seems like Hyacinth's dream come true, but unexpected visitors threaten to spoil her enjoyment.
Starting: 30-12-2024 20:00:00
The Truth About Food. Dr Chris van Tulleken reveals how our food provides us with energy.
Starting: 30-12-2024 21:00:00
The survivors of a famous plane crash relive their experiences 30 years later. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.
Starting: 30-12-2024 22:00:00
As the new year dawns, Berlin is fractured and divided. Street battles intensify, and cracks deepen as the National Socialists have become the strongest party in Germany.
Starting: 30-12-2024 23:50:00
Now Reich chancellor, Hitler embarks on a push to consolidate power. He begins to purge government ministries and the civil service, and takes control of the press and radio.
Starting: 31-12-2024 00:45:00
Hitler stages a grand celebration at Nuremberg as Germany becomes increasingly isolated. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.
Starting: 31-12-2024 01:35:00
The Truth About Food. Dr Chris van Tulleken reveals how our food provides us with energy.
Starting: 31-12-2024 02:30:00
With Spandau Ballet, Neil, Ultravox, Shakin' Stevens, Slade, Bronski Beat and many more.
Starting: 31-12-2024 19:00:00
With S'Express, Enya, Maxi Priest, Everything But The Girl, Neneh Cherry and Eurythmics.
Starting: 31-12-2024 19:30:00
Steve Wright with the perfect new year playlist, featuring performances by The Three Degrees, Elton John, Blondie, Lionel Richie, The Bee Gees, Madonna and Kylie Minogue.
Starting: 31-12-2024 19:50:00
The Truth About Food. Dr Chris van Tulleken investigates how we have hacked our food system.
Starting: 31-12-2024 21:00:00
Festive special of the sitcom. Jack and Victor are holed up in the Osprey Heights Hoist at Hogmanay. Trapped in a lift, Winston recalls the daddy of all New Years. Contains adult humour.
Starting: 31-12-2024 22:00:00
Dawn French in her one-woman stage show live from London's iconic Palladium. Contains adult humour.
Starting: 31-12-2024 22:30:00
In 1943, disaster strikes on the remote Hebridean island of Todday when they run out of whisky. Salvation arrives, but the islanders clash with authority.
Starting: 31-12-2024 23:45:00
Sitcom. Hyacinth and Richard take to the seas aboard the QE2. The cruise seems like Hyacinth's dream come true, but unexpected visitors threaten to spoil her enjoyment.
Starting: 01-01-2025 01:20:00
Festive special of the sitcom. Jack and Victor are holed up in the Osprey Heights Hoist at Hogmanay. Trapped in a lift, Winston recalls the daddy of all New Years. Contains adult humour.
Starting: 01-01-2025 02:20:00
The Truth About Food. Dr Chris van Tulleken investigates how we have hacked our food system.
Starting: 01-01-2025 02:50:00
Highlights from the Vienna Philharmonic's annual New Year's Day Concert.
Starting: 01-01-2025 19:00:00
Eric tries to liven up his tedious holiday in Bogsea, but ends up in all kinds of trouble.
Starting: 01-01-2025 21:00:00
Classic comedy. Eric and Hattie are visited by a mysterious stranger who claims that he has returned to honour a childhood promise.
Starting: 01-01-2025 21:30:00
Ruth Jones looks back at the 2011 one-off drama Hattie, in which she played the larger-than-life Carry On actress Hattie Jacques.
Starting: 01-01-2025 22:00:00
How actress Hattie Jacques's home life was blown apart by a secret sexual liaison. Contains some strong language and some scenes of a sexual nature.
Starting: 01-01-2025 22:15:00
A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.
Starting: 01-01-2025 23:40:00
Eric tries to liven up his tedious holiday in Bogsea, but ends up in all kinds of trouble.
Starting: 02-01-2025 01:40:00
Classic comedy. Eric and Hattie are visited by a mysterious stranger who claims that he has returned to honour a childhood promise.
Starting: 02-01-2025 02:10:00
Dawn French in her one-woman stage show live from London's iconic Palladium. Contains adult humour.
Starting: 02-01-2025 02:40:00
Mike Read and Paul Gambaccini present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 28 December 1989 and featuring Kim Wilde, Aswad and Band Aid.
Starting: 02-01-2025 19:00:00
With only one room still vacant, Sonny dreams of opening a second hotel, but a rivalry with his fiancée's friend threatens his marriage plans and expansionist ambitions.
Starting: 02-01-2025 20:00:00
A shooting party at a country mansion in the 1930s turns into a murder mystery. Contains some strong language.
Starting: 02-01-2025 21:55:00
Inheriting a Paris apartment, Mathias finds the place comes with strings attached. Deals with adult themes.
Starting: 03-01-2025 00:05:00
Mike Read and Paul Gambaccini present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 28 December 1989 and featuring Kim Wilde, Aswad and Band Aid.
Starting: 03-01-2025 01:50:00
A look back at the year's TOTP, introduced by Tony Blackburn, first shown on 27 December 1971. Featuring T. Rex, The Tams, Slade, The Rolling Stones and Rod Stewart and The Faces.
Starting: 03-01-2025 02:50:00
Nicky Campbell presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 10 January 1997 and featuring Kenickie, Kavana, Runrig, Terrorvision, Blur and Spice Girls.
Starting: 03-01-2025 19:00:00
Rhona Cameron presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 17 January 1997 and featuring Lightning Seeds, East 17, No Mercy, Texas, Backstreet Boys, Placebo and Tori Amos.
Starting: 03-01-2025 19:30:00
Mike Read presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 4 January 1979 and featuring Generation X, Elton John, Ian Dury & the Blockheads, Olivia Newton-John, Barry White and Village People.
Starting: 03-01-2025 20:00:00
Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 1 January 1987, featuring Status Quo, a-ha, Alison Moyet, Elkie Brooks, Gary Moore, Spitting Image and Madonna.
Starting: 03-01-2025 20:30:00
Noel Edmonds presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 13 March 1975 and featuring The Rubettes, Dana, Duane Eddy, The Sweet, Fox, Bay City Rollers, Gloria Gaynor and Telly Savalas.
Starting: 03-01-2025 21:00:00
With Kenny, The Goodies, Cliff Richard, Lulu, Mike Reid and Bay City Rollers.
Starting: 03-01-2025 21:40:00
A collection of some of the greatest soul performances from the BBC's archive, featuring Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Dusty Springfield, Isaac Hayes, Solomon Burke and Percy Sledge.
Starting: 03-01-2025 22:20:00
Story of Gospel Music in Six Songs. British soul singer Mica Paris traces the origins of six famous gospel songs. Deals with adult themes.
Starting: 03-01-2025 23:20:00
Nicky Campbell presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 10 January 1997 and featuring Kenickie, Kavana, Runrig, Terrorvision, Blur and Spice Girls.
Starting: 04-01-2025 00:20:00
Rhona Cameron presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 17 January 1997 and featuring Lightning Seeds, East 17, No Mercy, Texas, Backstreet Boys, Placebo and Tori Amos.
Starting: 04-01-2025 00:50:00
Mike Read presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 4 January 1979 and featuring Generation X, Elton John, Ian Dury & the Blockheads, Olivia Newton-John, Barry White and Village People.
Starting: 04-01-2025 01:20:00
Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 1 January 1987, featuring Status Quo, a-ha, Alison Moyet, Elkie Brooks, Gary Moore, Spitting Image and Madonna.
Starting: 04-01-2025 01:50:00
Noel Edmonds presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 13 March 1975 and featuring The Rubettes, Dana, Duane Eddy, The Sweet, Fox, Bay City Rollers, Gloria Gaynor and Telly Savalas.
Starting: 04-01-2025 02:20:00
With Kenny, The Goodies, Cliff Richard, Lulu, Mike Reid and Bay City Rollers.
Starting: 04-01-2025 03:00:00
Classic film version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical in which a novice nun (Julie Andrews) leaves her convent to accept a position as governess to a large family.
Starting: 04-01-2025 19:00:00
Colourful, historical epic in which two British soldiers (Sean Connery and Michael Caine) in colonial India venture to uncharted realms in search of wealth and power.
Starting: 04-01-2025 21:45:00
Michael Parkinson in conversation with guests Michael Caine, Helen Hayes and Soraya.
Starting: 04-01-2025 23:50:00
As the new year dawns, Berlin is fractured and divided. Street battles intensify, and cracks deepen as the National Socialists have become the strongest party in Germany.
Starting: 05-01-2025 00:50:00
Now Reich chancellor, Hitler embarks on a push to consolidate power. He begins to purge government ministries and the civil service, and takes control of the press and radio.
Starting: 05-01-2025 01:40:00
Hitler stages a grand celebration at Nuremberg as Germany becomes increasingly isolated. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.
Starting: 05-01-2025 02:35:00
Emily Brontë's timeless classic set against the haunting backdrop of the Yorkshire Moors and narrated by award-winning actor Vinette Robinson.
Starting: 05-01-2025 19:00:00
Margaret Drabble visits Haworth Parsonage and the Yorkshire Moors, home of the famous literary family the Brontës and the setting for Emily's Wuthering Heights.
Starting: 05-01-2025 20:00:00
Sentenced to jail for manslaughter Vince Everett is taught to play the guitar by his cellmate - and a sensational new rock star is born.
Starting: 05-01-2025 20:25:00
Revealing the heroic spies who helped contribute to victory in WWII.
Starting: 05-01-2025 22:00:00
How two years of planning, espionage and analysis lay behind the D-Day invasions. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.
Starting: 05-01-2025 23:00:00
The stories of those who risked their lives on the beaches of Normandy. Contains some violence and some upsetting scenes.
Starting: 06-01-2025 00:00:00
Revealing the heroic spies who helped contribute to victory in WWII.
Starting: 06-01-2025 01:00:00
Emily Brontë's timeless classic set against the haunting backdrop of the Yorkshire Moors and narrated by award-winning actor Vinette Robinson.
Starting: 06-01-2025 02:00:00
Margaret Drabble visits Haworth Parsonage and the Yorkshire Moors, home of the famous literary family the Brontës and the setting for Emily's Wuthering Heights.
Starting: 06-01-2025 03:05:00
Entwined with its people, the influence of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is changing as a new generation of Gurkhas populates the hills.
Starting: 06-01-2025 19:00:00
Using state-of-the-art science, expert analysis and eyewitness accounts, Chris Packham unravels some of the strangest winter stories our planet has to offer.
Starting: 06-01-2025 20:00:00
Amateur footage that offers new insights into life in Germany during World War II. Contains some violence and disturbing scenes.
Starting: 06-01-2025 21:00:00
Amateur footage that reveals both civilian and military life in WWII Germany. Contains some violence and disturbing scenes.
Starting: 06-01-2025 22:00:00
Following the challenges involved in building the nuclear power station Hinkley Point C.
Starting: 06-01-2025 23:00:00
How the invention of the jet engine gave hope to Britain as the country recovered from the Second World War, becoming a lucrative export and a powerful piece of military hardware.
Starting: 07-01-2025 00:00:00
Entwined with its people, the influence of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is changing as a new generation of Gurkhas populates the hills.
Starting: 07-01-2025 01:00:00
How two years of planning, espionage and analysis lay behind the D-Day invasions. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.
Starting: 07-01-2025 02:00:00
Using state-of-the-art science, expert analysis and eyewitness accounts, Chris Packham unravels some of the strangest winter stories our planet has to offer.
Starting: 07-01-2025 03:00:00
Guard Ivan is concerned about his friend Jenni, the ticket inspector on the romantic Nilgiri Mountain Railway line, because Jenni is still a bachelor.
Starting: 07-01-2025 19:00:00
Sitcom. When Godber starts working hard to get another O level before leaving prison, Fletcher cannot understand why he doesn't just cheat.
Starting: 07-01-2025 20:00:00
Lionel's autobiography is finished. His publisher wants a picture of him on the cover, but Lionel is convinced this will stave off potential buyers.
Starting: 07-01-2025 20:30:00
But Also. Compilation of sketches from the 60s comedy starring Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. Contains adult humour.
Starting: 07-01-2025 21:00:00
But Also. A montage of sketches from the classic comedy of the 1960s and 1970s, starring Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.
Starting: 07-01-2025 21:30:00
Highlights of Parkinson's many interviews with the comic genius that was Peter Cook. Contains language which some may find offensive.
Starting: 07-01-2025 21:55:00
A look back through the archives at appearances by masters of satire Peter Cook and Dudley Moore on some of the BBC's best-loved talk shows.
Starting: 07-01-2025 22:35:00
But Also. Compilation of sketches from the classic comedy starring Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.
Starting: 07-01-2025 23:05:00