Digging for Britain

Digging for Britain 2010

5.00

Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology, joining up the results of digs and investigations the length of the country.

2010

Kerwhizz

Kerwhizz 2008

8.20

Three teams answer ker-razy questions to win “Mods” to add to their Racing Pods. They then race two madcap laps round a unique Raceworld.

2008

Not the Nine O'Clock News

Not the Nine O'Clock News 1979

7.12

Classic sketch comedy show satirising the news and culture of the late 70s and early 80s which introduced Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Pamela Stephenson.

1979

W1A

W1A 2014

7.80

The follow-up to 'Twenty Twelve' as Ian Fletcher takes up the position of 'Head of Values' at the BBC. His task is to clarify, define, or re-define the core purpose of the BBC across all its functions and to position it confidently for the future, in particular for Licence Fee Renegotiation and Charter Renewal in 2016 and 2017 respectively.

2014

Life After Life

Life After Life 2022

7.02

If you could live your life time and again, would you ever get it right? Ursula dies and is reborn, living through turbulent times - but what is it she needs to stay alive for?

2022

The Enigma Files

The Enigma Files 1980

5.50

The Enigma Files is a British television detective drama that ran for a single series of fifteen episodes in 1980. Detective Chief Inspector Nick Lewis is tasked with investigating unsolved crimes.

1980

Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness 1985

8.07

Environmental activist Emma Craven is murdered in front of her father, local police inspector Ronald Craven. Investigating the death leads him through a haunting revelation of the murkiness of British nuclear policy of the 1980s.

1985

Parade's End

Parade's End 2012

6.42

The story of a love triangle between a conservative English aristocrat, his mean socialite wife and a young suffragette in the midst of World War I and a Europe on the brink of profound change.

2012

Great British Railway Journeys

Great British Railway Journeys 2010

7.40

Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed us, and what of Bradshaw's Britain remains.

2010

World's Most Dangerous Roads

World's Most Dangerous Roads 2011

7.40

Celebrities drive on some of the most dangerous roads around the world, tackling impossible conditions to reach their goals.

2011

The Look

The Look 1992

1

Series that explores the serious side of the fashion industry.

1992

Sportsround

Sportsround 2005

1

Sportsround was a weekly spin-off from CBBC children's news programme Newsround. The sports magazine show was broadcast Friday evenings at 6:30pm on CBBC Channel and on Saturday mornings on BBC Two at 7.25am. Sportsround was the only sports television show in the UK that was specifically aimed at children. First broadcast in 2005, Sportsround was a well-known children's show - regularly having big names on the show, including David Beckham, Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button and Frank Lampard. The final episode aired on 11 December 2010. It was replaced by a new sports show, Match of the Day Kickabout, which airs in Sportsround's original BBC Two slot on Saturday mornings.

2005

Look Around You

Look Around You 2002

8.00

LOOK AROUND YOU. Look around you. Just look around you. What do you see? A tree. A weather-vane. A discarded lollipop-wrapper. A traffic shop. All of these things, and any other things you may care to mention, have one thing in common. Can you work out what it is?

2002

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

The Six Wives of Henry VIII 1970

8.10

Series of television plays written by six different authors. Each play is a lavish dramatization of the trials and tribulations surrounding Henry and his wives. Keith Michell ties the episodes together with his dignified and magnetic performance as the mighty monarch.

1970

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer 1980

6.50

This seven-part series highlights scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer from 1938 to 1953 as he develops the Atomic bomb.

1980

House of Saddam

House of Saddam 2008

6.90

The intimate world of Saddam Hussein and his closest inner circle is in this gripping four-part drama that charts the rise and fall of one of the most significant political figures in recent history.

2008

Man in an Orange Shirt

Man in an Orange Shirt 2017

7.50

A love story in two films charts the very different challenges to happiness for Michael and Thomas in the aftermath of World War 2, and to Adam and Steve in the present day.

2017

Neverwhere

Neverwhere 1996

6.69

Richard Mayhew leads an ordinary life in London when one day a girl named Door falls, injured, across his path. The next thing he knows, his life is gone and he's pulled into the fantastical world of London Below. Pursued by the murderous Messrs. Croup and Vandemar, Door and Richard with the help of Hunter and the Marquis de Carabas, attempt to find the Angel Islington, who knows the secret behind the murder of Door's family, and possibly a way for Richard to go home.

1996

The Kumars at No. 42

The Kumars at No. 42 2001

5.80

The Kumars at No. 42 is a British comedy show. It won an International Emmy in 2002 and 2003. It ran for seven series totalling 53 episodes.

2001

Dead Ringers

Dead Ringers 2002

5.20

Satirical comedy featuring topical impressions and humorous mimicry, starring Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens and Phil Cornwell.

2002