On Hannibal's TrailSeries in which three Australian brothers - Danny, Ben and Sam Wood - set out cycling on the trail of Hannibal, the warrior who marched from Spain to Rome at the head of an invading army.
Endeavour: EverestSeries looking at three Everest expeditions - by balloon, canoe and climbing without oxygen.
Crude Britannia: The Story of North Sea OilSeries combining archive footage and eye-witness accounts to tell the story of North Sea oil and gas from the 1960s to the present, offering a fresh perspective on British politics and society.
The Department StoreSeries looking at the independent department stores fighting back against the big brands.
British MastersArt historian James Fox argues that British painting from 1910 to 1975 was an extraordinary flowering of genius.
The World's Weirdest WeaponsThese unorthodox military innovations were not developed by chance, each was constructed to solve a tactical or strategic problem, such as overcoming Nazi defenses on D-Day, mounting a surprise attack over water, or safely moving an agent back and forth across enemy lines. The…
Tunes for Tyrants: Music and Power with Suzy KleinSuzy Klein explores music's crucial role in the most turbulent years of the 20th century.
Retreat: Meditations from a MonasterySeries which goes in search of inner peace in three monasteries around Britain, and provides a welcome retreat from the hectic pace of our daily lives.
Tones, Drones and Arpeggios: The Magic of MinimalismTones, Drones and Arpeggios: The Magic of Minimalism is a series in which Charles Hazlewood explores the four great American minimalist composers who rebooted classical music in the 20th century.
Rude BritanniaChallenging and provocative series exploring British traditions of satire, bawdy and lewd humour and the nation's taste for ridicule and mockery.
Medieval Lives: Birth, Marriage, DeathSeries in which historian and author Helen Castor explores how the people of the Middle Ages handled the most fundamental moments of transition in life - birth, marriage and death.
In ConversationOriginally shown as part of BBC4's "Genius of Cinema" season. In this series of one-on-one interviews actors and directors talk about their careers with fellow artists and contemporaries.
Agony & Ecstasy: A Year with English National BalletOn its 60th anniversary, a series going behind the scenes at English National Ballet during one of its toughest and most dramatic years.
The Mark Steel LecturesStand-up comedian Mark Steel gives satirical and educational lectures on some of history's greatest thinkers.
Secrets of BonesEvolutionary biologist and master skeleton builder Ben Garrod presents a six-part series looking at how bones have enabled vertebrates to colonise and dominate practically every habitat on Earth.
Julia Bradbury's German WanderlustJulia Bradbury takes her boots and backpack to the Continent to explore the landscape of Germany and the cultural movement that made it famous - Romanticism.
The Grammar School: A Secret HistoryThe British grammar schools provided five consecutive prime ministers as well as many high fliers in industry, science and the arts. Yet at the height of their success they were phased out. Featuring David Attenborough and Joan Bakewell amongst many others, this two-part series…
Art of EternityHow should art depict the relationship between man and God? How can art best express eternal values? Can you and should you portray the face of Christ? For over 1,000 years these were some of the questions which taxed the minds of the greatest artists of the early West. In this…
Life Drawing Live!Grab a pencil to join Joe Lycett, celebrity artists and nude models for a live art class.
Wainwright WalksJulia Bradbury presents a series of walks in the footsteps of author Alfred Wainwright
Blood and Guts: A History of SurgeryToday, astonishing surgical breakthroughs are making face transplants, limb transplants and a host of other previously undreamed of operations possible. But getting here has not been a simple story of selfless men working tirelessly in the pursuit of medical advancement. Instead…
Catching History's Criminals: The Forensics StorySurgeon Gabriel Weston explores the history and development of forensic science. Sherlock has his mind palace, Morse his music - every detective has an edge. For most, it's forensic science. This three-part series provides a rare and fascinating insight into the secret history…
10 Things You Didn't Know About…Iain Stewart reveals some surprising facts about the world's most destructive and spectacular natural phenomena, from earthquakes and tsunamis to avalanches and volcanoes.
JusticeProfessor Michael Sandel presents a series of lectures from his Harvard undergraduate course in Political Philosophy.
NASA: Triumph and TragedyIn 2009, NASA celebrates the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing. This documentary series offers audiences a unique chance to glimpse an astronaut's view of space flight. It is an epic story of heroes and their breathtaking successes as they further humanity's innate…
The Secret Life of the AirportSeries charting the development of Britain's airports and how they have transformed the country, in the process creating both freedom and fear.
Dancing Cheek to Cheek: An Intimate History of DanceLucy Worsley and Len Goodman take to the floor to reveal the untold story of British Dance. Over three episodes, they'll show how Britain's favourite popular dances from over the centuries offer a fascinating window into British society and our relationships with one another.
Johnny Kingdom's Year with the BirdsJohnny Kingdom spends a year following and filming some of the bird species he finds near his home and on his land.
Lost Kingdoms of AfricaBritish art historian Dr. Gus Casely-Hayford explores the pre-colonial history of some of Africa's most important kingdoms.
The Beauty of DiagramsSeries in which mathematician Marcus du Sautoy explores the stories behind some of the most familiar scientific diagrams.
