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The lives of two eccentric metal detectorists, who spend their days plodding along ploughed tracks and open fields, hoping to disturb the tedium by...

The murder of Sonia Baker, a young political researcher, leads journalist Cal McCaffrey to uncover complex links between government and big business.

Series looking at how the BBC has revealed and interpreted monumental moments in our history. Using the BBC archive, the programmes examine changes...

Mark Gatiss examines the history of the horror film, from classic Hollywood monsters to Hammer's glory days and beyond.

It's Only a Theory is a British television panel game show, first aired on BBC Four in 2009. It was conceived by and starred Andy Hamilton and...

The Late Edition was a British television programme broadcast on BBC Four. It took the form of a topical chat show in the vein of The Daily Show,...

Joe leaves working-class, industrial Dufton behind him and takes a job as senior audit clerk at the town hall in affluent Warley. He takes lodgings...

The Code is a drama series which tells tells the story of two brothers who discover some information that those at the highest levels of political...

Days That Shook the World is a British documentary television series that premiered on BBC Two on 17 September 2003. The programme features various...

The three-part complementary series features eminent scientists, theologians and conservationists discussing the environmental and conservation...

Travelling through England’s landscapes, towns and villages, Robbie Cumming offers a personal take on life aboard his narrowboat the Naughty...

A mock-documentary following the challenges - both personal and professional - faced by the team responsible for delivering the biggest show on...

This documentary takes a look at some of the most horrible and despicable murders in modern British history. From Jack the Ripper in the 1880s to...

Creative performance readings of iconic British novels.

Ed Asner tells the story of RKO Pictures from the 1920s to the 1960s.

Take a mind-blowing journey through human history, told through six iconic objects that modern people take for granted, and see how science,...

Reserved history teacher Fran has long had a strained relationship with her eccentric, free-spirit mother Mim. When Mim announces that she is dying...

British classic Lost Sitcoms, recreated by the BBC, from shows: Hancock’s Half Hour, Steptoe And Son and Till Death Us Do Part - each with a...

Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....

We live in a world ablaze with colour. Rainbows and rainforests, oceans and humanity, Earth is the most colourful place we know of. But the colours...