The Ranganation

The Ranganation 2019

6.80

Romesh Ranganathan, joined by celebrity guests and the Ranganation, his very own focus group of 25 members of the public, takes a funny, topical look at modern Britain.

2019

The Sinking of the Laconia

The Sinking of the Laconia 2011

6.40

The true story of the Allied ship Laconia, sunk in WWII by a German U-Boat, which then surfaced against orders to rescue the civilian crew

2011

The Wrong Mans

The Wrong Mans 2013

7.30

Comedy thriller about two well-meaning idiots who become entangled in a hideous world of crime, conspiracy and corruption.

2013

Theatre Night

Theatre Night 1985

1

A series of dramas featuring staged theatre plays.

1985

Saving Lives at Sea

Saving Lives at Sea 2016

9.30

Documentary following the men and women of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).

2016

Trigonometry

Trigonometry 2020

6.30

In crowded and expensive London, cash-strapped couple Gemma and Kieran open their small apartment to a third person. Somehow, their new addition, Ray, makes the flat seem bigger, not smaller. Gradually, many things become easier, nicer and better with an extra pair of hands.

2020

Breakaway

Breakaway 1980

1

Detective Inspector Sam Harvey investigates intricate murder cases while contemplating retirement to pursue his passion for writing children's books.

1980

Whites

Whites 2010

7.00

Comedy series set in the kitchen of a country house hotel, following the trials and tribulations of head chef Roland White and his long suffering sous chef Bib.

2010

Close to the Enemy

Close to the Enemy 2016

5.10

A British intelligence officer has to ensure that a captured German scientist helps the British develop jet aircraft.

2016

The Long Firm

The Long Firm 2004

7.00

The lives of characters who live, love and suffer through their association with the charismatic charms of gangster Harry Starks.

2004

Autumnwatch

Autumnwatch 2007

9.50

A spontaneous, sometimes humorous look at UK’s wildlife in autumn through conversations with experts and passionate amateurs.

2007

Acting

Acting 1987

1

A series of workshops led by leading actors on the techniques of acting in film, opera, and on stage

1987

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights 1978

5.30

Young orphan Heathcliff is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Cathy. The two share a remarkable bond that seems unbreakable until Cathy, feeling the pressure of social convention, suppresses her feelings and marries Edgar Linton, a man of means who befits her stature. Heathcliff vows to win her back.

1978

The Royle Family

The Royle Family 1998

7.60

The Royle Family is a British sitcom created by Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash, and produced by Granada Television for BBC Two (series 1) and BBC One (series 2 and 3). It centres on the lives of a television-fixated Manchester family, the Royles, comprising lazy patriarch Jim, his hard-working wife Barbara, their entitled daughter Denise, their put-upon son Antony, and Denise's lad fiancé–later husband–David.

1998

The Borderers

The Borderers 1968

1

The Borderers is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1968 and 1970.

1968

If...

If... 2004

1

If... is a series of BBC drama-documentaries broadcast on BBC Two from March to April 2004 and December 2004 to January 2005, each of which considers the potentially catastrophic political or social consequences that might arise from current trends in the United Kingdom. Using a drama with interviews from experts, then a discussion of the programme with a panel of experts from both sides of an argument. During the show a televote of opinion is cast.

2004

Toast of Tinseltown

Toast of Tinseltown 2022

7.24

Tortured thespian Steven Toast relocates to the ultimate actor's playground - Hollywood. Surely this time he will get the adulation he so richly deserves.

2022

The Forsyte Saga

The Forsyte Saga 1967

8.43

The Forsyte Saga is a 1967 BBC television adaptation of John Galsworthy's series of The Forsyte Saga novels, and its sequel trilogy A Modern Comedy. The series follows the fortunes of the upper middle class Forsyte family, and stars Eric Porter as Soames, Kenneth More as Young Jolyon and Nyree Dawn Porter as Irene. It was adapted for television and produced by Donald Wilson and was originally shown in twenty-six episodes on Saturday evenings between 7 January and 1 July 1967 on BBC2, at a time when only a small proportion of the population had television sets able to receive this channel. It was therefore the repeat on Sunday evenings on BBC1 starting on 8 September 1968 that secured the programme's success with 18 million tuning in for the final episode in 1969. It was shown in the United States on public television and broadcast all over the world, and became the first BBC television series to be sold to the Soviet Union.

1967

The Robinsons

The Robinsons 2005

6.00

The show's central character is a divorced reinsurance actuary, Ed Robinson, who realises that reinsurance is not his passion and decides to rethink his life.

2005

Oxbridge Blues

Oxbridge Blues 1984

5.00

An anthology series of seven linked plays about the lives of people connected with the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.

1984