Monty Don’s British Gardens

Monty Don’s British Gardens 2025

1

The nation's outdoor home. From the humble backyard to the grandest of grounds, what do Britain's gardens tell us about our culture, climate and history?

2025

A Picture of Britain

A Picture of Britain 2005

6.00

Series in which David Dimbleby journeys around Britain and considers how the landscape has inspired artists through the centuries

2005

Inside the Cult of the Jesus Army

Inside the Cult of the Jesus Army 2025

7.00

In the 1970s, a group of idealistic Christians, led by firebrand preacher Noel Stanton, attempted to create a heaven on Earth in rural Northamptonshire. With testimony by former members, their children and community Elders, this compelling series traces the story of the Jesus Fellowship from its hippy origins to the high-profile launch of the Jesus Army in the late 1980s, followed by its shocking demise in the 2000s.

2025

Back in Time for Dinner

Back in Time for Dinner 2015

7.50

One British family embark on an extraordinary time-travelling adventure to discover how a post-war revolution in the food we eat has transformed the way we live. Starting in 1950 and guided by real records of what ordinary families ate for breakfast, lunch and dinner, they will go from meagre rations to ready meals and delivery pizza in just six weeks.

2015

Marty

Marty 1968

7.00

Marty is a British television sketch comedy series, with Marty Feldman, Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Junkin, Roland MacLeod, Mary Miller and Peter Pocock which was made in 1968. There was a second series made in 1969, titled "It's Marty". A compilation of sketches from the series has been released on DVD. The writers were John Cleese, Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Junkin, Marty Feldman, Barry Took, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, Philip Jenkinson, Donald Webster, Peter Dickinson, Terry Gilliam, John Law, Frank Muir and Denis Norden. Barry Took and Marty Feldman were given an award for the show by the actor Kenneth Horne. Kenneth fell from the podium after this and died. Lionel Blair choreographed a routine from "It's Marty".

1968

Living in the Past

Living in the Past 1978

1

A group of young people live and work on a replica of a prehistoric Iron Age settlement at a secret location in the West of England. Cut off from the modern world, the group try to re-create the way of life of Celtic tribesmen in the third century BC.

1978

Abroad in Britain

Abroad in Britain 1990

1

Series in which Jonathan Meades considers unusual homes or architecture around Britain.

1990

Nadiya's Time to Eat

Nadiya's Time to Eat 2019

6.00

Nadiya Hussain’s Time To Eat promises recipes that can be cooked in a hurry but have buckets of flavour.

2019

Facing the Truth

Facing the Truth 2006

1

Facing The Truth was a British television programme. Partly based on South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the three part series was presented by Fergal Keane and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. In the programme victims and perpetrators of Northern Ireland's Troubles meet for the first time. The second show featured Provisional IRA member Joe Doherty opposite the relatives of a soldier killed in the Warrenpoint ambush. In the final programme of the series Milltown Massacre gunman Michael Stone met with the relatives of Dermot Hackett, a Roman Catholic delivery man he was convicted of killing in 1987. Despite admitting to the murder at the time, Stone stated in the programme that he was not directly responsible, having been withdrawn from the operation after planning it.

2006

Cats v Dogs: Which is Best?

Cats v Dogs: Which is Best? 2016

1

Armed with the latest global scientific research, Chris Packham and Liz Bonnin battle it out in this two part programme to find the definitive answer to the burning question - which are best, cats or dogs?

2016

Long Shadow

Long Shadow 2014

8.50

David Reynolds traces the legacy of the Great War across 100 years and 10 different countries, examining how the war haunted a generation and shaped the peace that followed.

2014

Operation Snow Tiger

Operation Snow Tiger 2013

9.00

The Siberian tiger is one of Earth's rarest and most elusive animals, with as few as 300 remaining. It is so rare, more scientists have been to space than have seen one in the wild. In this series, Liz Bonnin, a former tiger biologist herself, travels to the frozen forests of the Russian Far East to help a team of scientists studying these big cats. Their goal is to uncover the hidden world of this mysterious predator, determine why they are declining and what can be done to save them.

2013

No Such Thing as the News

No Such Thing as the News 2016

10.00

The most interesting events of the week dug up and dusted off by QI's research team.

2016

Blair and Brown: The New Labour Revolution

Blair and Brown: The New Labour Revolution 2021

7.00

The story of two powerful personalities at the heart of a political phenomenon. Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and their closest allies chart the rise and difficult legacy of New Labour.

2021

Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror

Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror 1997

8.20

Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror was a documentary series first broadcast on BBC2 in 1997. It was written and hosted by Clive Barker and explored the history of horror, from the cinema to art. A tie-in book was released featuring art work by Barker and film reviews by Stephen Jones.

1997

Back in Time for Birmingham

Back in Time for Birmingham 2022

1

The Sharma family put themselves in the historical hot seat. They relive 50 years of British Asian history, all told through the story of one vibrant, ever-changing city.

2022

Rick Stein's Far Eastern Odyssey

Rick Stein's Far Eastern Odyssey 2009

1

Rick Stein takes an epic culinary journey by sea, down rivers and overland to explore the Far East's diverse food cultures.

2009

China: A New World Order

China: A New World Order 2019

1

Examining the controversial presidency of Xi Jinping and how he is reshaping the world order.

2019