Top of the Lake

Top of the Lake 2013

7.06

A woman haunted by her past, Detective Robin Griffin, investigates complex and unsettling cases.

2013

Building Sights

Building Sights 1988

1

Personal reflections on the best of 20th Century architecture.

1988

Yes, Prime Minister

Yes, Prime Minister 1986

8.40

James Hacker MP the Government's bumbling minister for Administrative Affairs is propelled along the corridors of power to the very pinnacle of politics - No. 10. Could this have possibly have been managed by his trusted Permanent Private Secretary, the formidably political Sir Humphrey Appleby who must move to the “Top Job” in Downing Street to support him, together with his much put upon PPS Bernard Wolley. What could possibly go wrong?

1986

Saturday Review

Saturday Review 1984

1

A BBC TV cultural review show featuring celebrity interviews.

1984

Twenty Twelve

Twenty Twelve 2011

7.31

A mock-documentary following the challenges - both personal and professional - faced by the team responsible for delivering the biggest show on Earth: the 2012 Olympics. From getting a busload of non-English speaking Brazilians from A to B, who to appoint to run the Cultural Olympiad and what to do when the much-vaunted wind turbines won't turn because there's no wind, it's all in a day's work for the men and women whose job it is to stage the greatest sporting event in the world.

2011

Days That Shook the World

Days That Shook the World 2003

7.00

Days That Shook the World is a British documentary television series that premiered on BBC Two on 17 September 2003. The programme features various milestones throughout history. It has been broadcast on the BBC, Discovery Channel UK, The History Channel and Viasat History. The series was also released on DVD by the Polish edition of Newsweek in 2007.

2003

The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty

The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty 2020

7.00

The incredible story of Rupert Murdoch’s influence on world events and the dramatic personal battle for power at the heart of his own family.

2020

I'm Alan Partridge

I'm Alan Partridge 1997

7.40

The fortunes of a former chat show host who is reduced to a lowly slot on Radio Norwich. Alan Partridge is divorced, living in a travel tavern, and desperate for a return to television.

1997

Semi-Detached

Semi-Detached 2020

6.00

Real-time sitcom following the hapless Stuart.

2020

Scene by Scene

Scene by Scene 1997

6.00

Mark Cousins invites film actors and directors to watch major scenes in their career to date, and to talk us through them.

1997

Plunder

Plunder 1990

1

Emma Freud invites celebrity guests to unlock the film and video vaults.

1990

Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary 1975

4.70

In 19th-century France, doctor's wife Emma Bovary seeks to escape her dull provincial life through various extramarital affairs and extravagant spending, leading to tragic consequences.

1975

Autumnwatch

Autumnwatch 2007

9.50

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

2007

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

Wonders of the Universe

Wonders of the Universe 2011

8.00

Professor Brian Cox reveals how the fundamental scientific principles and laws explain not only the story of the universe but also answer mankind's greatest questions.

2011

The Witchfinder

The Witchfinder 2022

6.60

A failing witchfinder transports a suspected witch across 1640s East Anglia to a trial that could change his fortunes forever.

2022

How Green Was My Valley

How Green Was My Valley 1975

6.50

How Green Was My Valley is a six-part television miniseries adapted by Elaine Morgan, based on Richard Llewellyn's eponymous 1939 novel. The serial is produced by the BBC and 20th Century Fox Television for BBC Two—the latter's involvement is due to their ownership of the rights to the novel and its subsequent Oscar-winning 1941 film. Huw Morgan, the academically inclined youngest son in a proud family of Welsh coal miners, witnesses the tumultuous events of his young life during a period of rapid social change. At the dawn of the 20th-century, a miners' strike divides the Morgans: the sons demand improvements, and the father doesn't want to rock the boat.

1975

Inside the Factory

Inside the Factory 2015

7.90

Paddy McGuinness and Cherry Healey get exclusive access to some of the largest factories in Britain to reveal the secrets behind production on an epic scale.

2015

This Morning with Richard Not Judy

This Morning with Richard Not Judy 1998

6.40

This Morning With Richard Not Judy or TMWRNJ is a BBC comedy television programme, written by and starring Lee and Herring. Two series were broadcast in 1998 and 1999 on BBC2. The name was a satirical reference to ITV's This Morning which was at the time popularly referred to as This Morning with Richard and Judy. The show was a reworking of old material from their previous work together along with new characters. The show was hosted in a daytime chat show format in front of a live studio audience, although it featured a small proportion of pre-recorded location inserts. It was structured by the often strange obsessions of Richard Herring; examples include his rating of the milk of all creatures and attempting to popularise the acronym of the show. The show featured repetition, with regular and vigilant viewers being rewarded by jokes that would make no sense to casual viewers. The show seemed to oscillate between the intellectual and puerile. However, irony was often used, even though the citing of irony as an excuse was mocked by the show's stars in one of many self-referential jokes.

1998

The Great Pottery Throw Down

The Great Pottery Throw Down 2015

7.50

Ten home potters from around the country head to Stoke-on-Trent, the home of pottery, in their quest to become Top Potter.

2015