The Car's the Star

The Car's the Star 1970

1

The Car's the Star was a British classic car television series hosted by Quentin Willson. In each episode, a biography of the car described by Willson was interspersed by interviews with the cars' owners. The show would sometimes show footage of owners club events and race days.

1970

Can't Take it with You

Can't Take it with You 2011

1

Sir Gerry Robinson helps two families torn over what to write in their wills.

2011

Spirits of the Jaguar

Spirits of the Jaguar 1996

8.00

A look at the Indigenous Central American civilisations-Maya, Taino and Aztec-and the animals which influenced their culture

1996

In the Looking Glass

In the Looking Glass 1970

1

In the Looking Glass is a surreal television series, broadcast on BBC2 in 1978. It starred John Wells, John Fortune, Carl Davis, and Madeline Smith, was directed by Andrew Gosling and produced by Ian Keill. The same team had previously created 1974's The End of the Pier Show. Wells, Fortune and Davis appear to have been the main writers for both series. In the Looking Glass was notable for its design, overlaying live action and drawn or animated backgrounds, for instance, a hole drilled to the centre of the earth, or the Monopoly board on which a character risks being crushed by rolling dice. The production team went on to develop this approach further in the "live action comic strip" series Jane, for which McCallum won two BAFTA Best Graphics awards.

1970

Trouble at Topshop

Trouble at Topshop 2022

2.00

The story of the rise and fall of an iconic fashion brand and of an entrepreneur with ambitions to be king of the high street.

2022

Bears About The House

Bears About The House 2020

1

Conservationist Giles Clark embarks on his biggest mission to date - taking on the illegal wildlife trade and helping to build a new bear sanctuary in Laos, south-east Asia. Giles has been asked by good friend Matt Hunt, CEO of Free the Bears, to help for 12 months and is not long into his role when he has to step in to help Mary, a five-month-old sun bear. Mary was rescued after her mother was killed in the wild and was spotted on the back of a truck for sale into the illegal wildlife trade. Fragile and malnourished, she lives with Giles and Matt at home while she needs round-the-clock specialist care.

2020

Cracking Antiques

Cracking Antiques 2010

1

Series which drags antiques from their pedestals, blows the dust off them and shows how they can be more affordable, stylish and better made than much of what the high street has to offer.

2010

The Motorway: Life in the Fast Lane

The Motorway: Life in the Fast Lane 2014

1

Documentary series following the workers who keep the traffic flowing on one of the busiest stretches of road in Britain, where the country's longest motorway, the M6, meets four other major routes.

2014

Sex and the Church

Sex and the Church 2015

3.50

Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch explores how Christianity has shaped western attitudes to sex, gender and sexuality throughout history

2015

The Route Masters: Running London's Roads

The Route Masters: Running London's Roads 2013

8.00

Following the Transport for London staff and police officers who keep London's road system from freezing up entirely under the immense pressure of millions of commuters.

2013

Great Ormond Street

Great Ormond Street 1970

1

Great Ormond Street is a British television documentary series. It was first broadcast on BBC Two on 6 April 2010. Each episode focuses on a different department at the world famous Great Ormond Street Hospital. A second series commenced on 8 May 2012.

1970

Protecting Our Children

Protecting Our Children 1970

1

Protecting Our Children is a British documentary television series about social workers in the child protection department in Bristol. Lesley Sharp narrates the series, which was shown on BBC Two from 30 January - 13 February 2012.

1970

Out of the Frying Pan

Out of the Frying Pan 2010

1

The Restaurant runners-up James and Ali take on six challenging fine dining events. They have spent the last nine months training under Raymond Blanc and now they are ready to step out of the professional kitchen into the real world.

2010

QI XL

QI XL 2009

1

Extended version of the comedy quiz show, full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.

2009

Sea Cities

Sea Cities 2016

1

Sea Cities is a documentary series where we meet the people who live and work around Britain's port cities.

2016

The Great Green Fuel Gamble

The Great Green Fuel Gamble 1970

1

Biofuels are being touted by governments, oil companies and car manufacturers as a green solution to our fuel problems. In two years, five per cent of all the fuel sold in the UK will be biofuel. But critics argue that biofuel is environmentally unsound, and say that growing crops like corn and sugar for fuel diverts land from food production. Libby Potter meets the businesses and consumers who have invested in the so called green fuel.

1970

World's Greatest Food Markets

World's Greatest Food Markets 2014

1

Billingsgate trader Roger Barton follows his dream of visiting and trading in the world's greatest food markets.

2014

Red Arrows: Inside the Bubble

Red Arrows: Inside the Bubble 2014

1

Documentary providing exclusive behind-the-scenes access to one of the world's premier aerobatic display teams, the Red Arrows. Offering a unique insight into the 120-strong team of pilots and ground crew as they prepare to celebrate their 50th display season and turn British skies red, white and blue.

2014