Hong Kong’s Fight for Freedom

Hong Kong’s Fight for Freedom 2022

7.00

As a bill allowing extradition to China sparks anger in Hong Kong, four young protesters take drastic action when they realise how far the authorities will go to silence them.

2022

Handmade in Africa

Handmade in Africa 2020

1

Observational documentary series that explores inherited knowledge and the meaning of tradition, master craftsmanship and artistic processes in three African cultures.

2020

Human, All Too Human

Human, All Too Human 1999

1

Human, All Too Human is a three-part 1999 documentary television series co-produced by the BBC and RM Arts. It follows the lives of three prominent European philosophers: Friedrich Nietzsche, Martin Heidegger and Jean-Paul Sartre. The theme revolves heavily around the school of philosophical thought known as Existentialism, although the term had not been coined at the time of Nietzsche's writing and Heidegger declaimed the label. The documentary is named after the 1878 book written by Nietzsche, titled Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits.

1999

The £100k House: The Final Fix

The £100k House: The Final Fix 2015

1

Two years since struggling to build a home from scratch for less than £100k, owners now face the ultimate test - finishing them off!

2015

Numbertime

Numbertime 1970

1

Numbertime was a BBC educational television series for primary schools that was aired on BBC Two from September 20, 1993 to December 3, 2001. For its first four series, it was presented by Lolita Chakrabarti. El Nombre, an animated character from Numbertime, eventually became the concept for another educational BBC children's television program; his name means "The Name" in Spanish, and not "The Number", which would be "El Número".

1970

Servants: The True Story of Life Below Stairs

Servants: The True Story of Life Below Stairs 2012

1

A century ago, 1.5 million British people worked as servants – astonishingly, more than worked in factories or farms. But while servants are often portrayed as characters in period dramas, the real stories of Britain’s servants have largely been forgotten. Presented by social historian Dr Pamela Cox – herself the great-granddaughter of servants – this three-part series uncovers the reality of servants’ lives from the Victorian era through to the Second World War.

2012

The Private Life of...

The Private Life of... 2010

1

Jimmy Doherty embarks on a quest to reveal the hidden lives of farmyard animals.

2010

Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel and Stone

Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel and Stone 2006

1

Series which looks at the many sides of Fred Dibnah - engineer, steeplejack, artist, craftsman, steam enthusiast and inventor - and celebrates his contribution to our knowledge and appreciation of Britain's architectural, industrial and engineering heritage.

2006

To Boldly Go

To Boldly Go 2012

5.00

Doctor of extreme medicine, Kevin Fong uses his own body to demonstrate how unsuited our biology is to much of the planet - and how we have had to develop the technology to let us survive there

2012

Helping Our Teens

Helping Our Teens 2023

1

Leading behaviour expert Marie Gentles is heading to Beacon Hill Academy in the West Midlands, where in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, some of the pupils are struggling.

2023

Mary Berry's Simple Comforts

Mary Berry's Simple Comforts 2020

1

Mary Berry explores the wonderful world of simple comfort food, bringing fuss-free recipes that can warm the cockles and lift the spirits.

2020

The 80s - Music’s Greatest Decade?

The 80s - Music’s Greatest Decade? 2021

9.00

Music writer Dylan Jones puts the case that the 1980s were the most radical, innovative and creative decade in the history of pop.

2021

Gareth Malone Goes to Glyndebourne

Gareth Malone Goes to Glyndebourne 2010

1

Gareth Malone, star of BBC Two's The Choir, takes on one of his biggest challenges to date, joining the production team at Glyndebourne in the role of youth chorus leader on his first opera.

2010

Steam Days

Steam Days 1986

1

Steam Days is a 1986 BBC 2 television documentary series written and presented by Miles Kington. Each episode is themed around the history of British steam locomotives and railways, particularly highlighting preserved locomotives operating at the time of its filming. The series consists of six half hour episodes. It aired on Public Television stations in the United States under the title Great Steam Trains.

1986

Cops Like Us

Cops Like Us 2020

1

Following officers from Staffordshire’s overstretched police force as they talk candidly about the frustrations of being on the beat in one of the UK’s most deprived cities - Stoke-on-Trent.

2020

Kelly Monteith in One

Kelly Monteith in One 1980

1

A two-part broadcast of Kelly Monteith's one-man show from the Ambassadors Theatre, London.

1980

The Edible Garden

The Edible Garden 2010

1

Alys Fowler attempts to avoid shop-bought fruit and vegetables and live off her own, home-grown produce.

2010

Bradford on Duty

Bradford on Duty 2022

1

From the frontline workers on the streets to the leaders making the big decisions. Access all areas with the people dedicated to making their city a better place.

2022

Masters of Money

Masters of Money 2012

1

Stephanie Flanders explores the ideas of three influential thinkers who transformed international economics, and examines how their influence has shaped the 20th and 21st centuries. She begins by profiling John Maynard Keynes, the Cambridge-born economist whose ideas revolutionized the approach of Western governments to financial crises during the Great Depression and the Second World War, and explains why the world's leaders drew on his teachings as the global meltdown took hold in 2008.

2012

An Hour on Earth

An Hour on Earth 1970

1

Using pioneering seamless filming techniques, the series explores magic moments when Earth bursts into life - fleeting windows of time when the conditions are just right and animals spring into action.

1970