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A sociological portrait of the United Kingdom after the historic Brexit vote of 2016. A funny, sometimes terrifying and non-judgemental look at the...

Men from Scotland Yard and military intelligence build a dossier on a sabotage ring.

An American couple tour Britain with a teenage girl, visiting London, Canterbury, Cambridge, the West Country, Caernarvon, etc.

With access to recently-opened court files, Julie Etchingham reveals some of the Stasi's UK operations and asks why its other secrets are yet to be...

An in-depth portrait of British composer, pianist and singer Elton John, pop star and myth of modern culture.

A strange story from Somerset, England about a filmmaking farmer and the inspiring legacy of his long-lost home movies.

Documentary film about the then longest range bombing mission in history, which changed the outcome of the Falklands War.

A documentary and propaganda film which shows the British Army's preparations for, and the early stages of, the battle of the Somme.

The Queen And The Crown a tribute: A feature length tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest reigning monarch, from her...

Middle-class parents are confounded when their son brings home his new partner: an elegant, confusingly androgynous West Indian.

A look at Britain's beloved canal network via a fact-filled cruise along the first superhighways of the Industrial Revolution. In the age before...

Harold Frederick Shipman, known to acquaintances as Fred Shipman, was an English general practitioner and serial killer. He is considered to be one...

Showcasing three short films by American writer James Baldwin, wherein he muses about race, sexuality and civil rights, among other topics, in...

25 Million Pounds details the collapse of Barings Bank in the mid 1990s primarily by a broker called Nick Leeson, who lost £827 million ($1.3...

James Baldwin and Dick Gregory discuss the Civil Rights Movement in 1960s Great Britain.

From the Sea to the Land Beyond is a film about the British coast made from 100 years of our film heritage stored in the British Film Institute...

An uncompromising anarchic comedy about the state of independent film making in Britain's ever increasing surveillance society. With specific...

An ancient church is being dismantled and moved to a new location, stone by stone. One of the gargoyles from the stones falls into the possession of...

Chronicles the musical career of British post-punk art rockers Wire.

Dominic Sandbrook takes a fresh look at a dynamic decade. 1980s Britain changed in everything from politics and sport to fashion and popular culture.

Jonathan Meades gives a personal perspective of British history.

Comedian Lenny Henry sets out on a journey to discover what makes us laugh and what role humour plays in our lives

Andrew Marr discovers why the Scotland he grew up in has changed so much politically, and whether, after the Brexit vote, we will see Scottish...

Acclaimed historian Dan Jones tells the story of the dynasty who ruled England and much of France during the Middle Ages. More shocking, brutal and...

Julia Bradbury dons her walking boots to explore her own British backyard, travelling along the country's network of canals and their accompanying...

Historian Liz McIvor explores how Britain's expanding rail network was the spark to a social revolution, starting in the 1800s and continuing through...

Clare Balding embarks on a pedal-powered odyssey across Britain to rediscover the magical world of 1950s cycling

David Dimbleby takes to his wooden sailing boat to explore Britain's rich maritime heritage.

Kevin McCloud and Dr Anna Keay explore the UK's most incredible restorations of historic buildings of 2016

Series which follows comedian Eddie Izzard rising to the challenge for Sport Relief by running an astonishing 43 marathons in 51 days

Hugh Dennis and Julia Bradbury's adventures in four stunning British landscapes. No matter where we are, the rocky upheavals of Britain's epic past...

Evan Davis looks at the British economy and asks what our country is good at and how it can pay its way in the world,

In a landmark history series, Jeremy Paxman describes how the First World War transformed the lives of the British people, and helped shape modern...

Christopher Timothy and Peter Davison get behind the wheel of the 1936-designed Morgan 4/4 and set out on a series of road trips along some of...

Using witness testimony, archive and archaeological evidence, this three-part series reveals the untold story of the preparations to defend World War...

Tim, Thom and Trevor had five weeks to travel from River Cottage to Land's End without any money. To survive they had to hunt for food for...

Examining what drove Harold Shipman to commit murder.

Celebrities travel Britain's coastline accompanied by their dogs