The 800 Million Pound Railway Station

The 800 Million Pound Railway Station 2007

1

Series telling the story of the architects, engineers and spin doctors who entered a frantic two year race to make the Royal Opening of St Pancras on time.

2007

Gaytime TV

Gaytime TV 1995

1.00

Gaytime TV was a late-night gay-themed comedy and lifestyle magazine programme.

1995

Sophie's Sunshine Food

Sophie's Sunshine Food 2000

1

Sophie Grigson goes in search of the tastes and treats of the Mediterranean.

2000

A Cook Abroad

A Cook Abroad 2015

7.00

Celebrity chefs try out different recipes from around the world.

2015

Life in a Cottage Garden with Carol Klein

Life in a Cottage Garden with Carol Klein 2011

1

In this new series plantswoman Carol Klein shares with us a year in her garden at Glebe Cottage in north Devon. Carol has looked after her garden for over thirty years and each year brings with it its own rewards and delights, as well as problems and challenges. Follow Carol as her garden grows, flourishes, dies and is reborn.

2011

Rebels and Redcoats: How Britain Lost America

Rebels and Redcoats: How Britain Lost America 2003

1

Rebels and Redcoats: How Britain Lost America, is a British television documentary series about the story of the American Revolutionary War, narrated by Richard Holmes in a four-parts. Throughout the entire program there are clear explanations about the politics going on behind the scenes, the impact of other nations like Canada and France, battle tactics and strategies, and weaponry, all following a beginning-to-end time line. The impact of each geographic area is frequently emphasized, as there were often a division of loyalties not just in regions but also in neighborhoods. While being a British production, the viewpoint of many different groups are discussed in detail, including the difficult choices Native American Indians and black slaves were forced to make in choosing allegiances.

2003

A Very British Renaissance

A Very British Renaissance 2014

1

Art historian Dr James Fox makes the case for a singularly British renaissance, telling the stories of the artists and artisans who changed Britain forever.

2014

Cooking in the Danger Zone

Cooking in the Danger Zone 2006

1

Cooking in the Danger Zone is a documentary television series produced by the BBC and presented by Stefan Gates. In each film food writer Gates explores unusual food stories in some of the world’s more dangerous places. He uses food to explore and understand people’s culture and the challenges they face. He has eaten such obscure foods as rat in India, baby seal in the Arctic and radioactive soup in Chernobyl. Series three completed filming in October 2007 and it aired on BBC Two in March 2008.

2006

Bent Coppers: Crossing the Line of Duty

Bent Coppers: Crossing the Line of Duty 2021

7.00

Exploring the corruption within the Metropolitan Police force in the 1960s and 70s eventually leading to the formation of its first anti-corruption unit, A10. With the use of archive footage, insider interviews, and secret recordings, public myths surrounding the incorruptibility of London police are interrogated, revealing uncurbed levels of malfeasance within the force, and revealing the story behind the infamous Times investigation which unearthed unpleasant truths about policing to the broader public.

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

Grow Your Own Drugs

Grow Your Own Drugs 2009

6.50

James Wong, an ethnobotanist, presents the series and takes the view that people should start making their own remedies in order to save money and feel healthier plus providing simple remedies to everyday ailments. Wong tries out his remedies on members of the public in order to demonstrate the beneficial effects of natural remedies, adding appropriate safety warnings. He is careful to stress that viewers should always seek medical advice before trying natural medicines, and in discussing the outcomes of treatment always states "It's not a clinical trial..." and acknowledges that results might be attributed to a placebo effect.

2009

The Food Chain

The Food Chain 1996

1

Jancis Robinson continues her series exploring the relationship between ourselves and what we eat. Spoilt for Choice? This programme investigates how the supermarkets balance the running of lucrative businesses with providingthe nation with good quality, healthy food. Do shoppers take enough responsibility for what they eat - or have they relinquished it to the food retailers?

1996

Mary Beard's Forbidden Art

Mary Beard's Forbidden Art 2022

9.00

Art that challenges, questions and appals. Professor Mary Beard confronts controversial works tackling such unsettling subjects that they’ve been fought over, removed or 'forbidden'.

2022

Great Composers

Great Composers 1997

1

An anthology series with each episode focused on the life of a renowned composer.

1997

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

Working Lunch

Working Lunch 1994

1

Working Lunch was a television programme broadcast on BBC Two which covered business, personal finance and consumer news between 1994 and 2010. The programme was first aired on 19 September 1994. It had a quirky, relaxed style, especially when compared to other BBC business shows such as World Business Report. In April 2010, the BBC announced that the programme was being cancelled at the end of July 2010. GMT with George Alagiah took its place in the schedule at 12:30 on BBC Two.

1994

Indian Food Made Easy

Indian Food Made Easy 2010

1

Anjum Anand teaches novice cooks how to cook delicious, healthy Indian food.

2010