Clive James: Postcard from...Series of travel documentaries.
Mindful Escapes: Breathe, Release, RestoreImmersive viewing experience, featuring a combination of sequences from natural history programmes.
Write Around the World with Richard E GrantRichard E Grant travels in the footsteps of great authors, past and present, whose work has been inspired by culture, history, cities and landscape.
Punk BritanniaA brand new take on the most transformative force in British popular music history.
The Last Seabird Summer?Series following Adam Nicolson and the seabirds of the Shiants, a small cluster of Scottish islands. With crisis threatening their future, Adam traces the history of our relationship with seabirds.
How It WorksThe secret alchemy of material science revealed - how we transform materials, and materials transform the world.
Timothy Spall: Somewhere at SeaA mini-odyssey along the coast from Cornwall to Wales in the company of the actor Timothy Spall and his wife Shane on their Dutch barge.
Sound of Musicals with Neil BrandMusical theatre is a global phenomenon, drawing millions of fans every year to sell-out shows in the West End, on Broadway, and in cities across the world. And for writer and composer Neil Brand, the best musicals can stand shoulder to shoulder with any other art form.In a new…
In Search of Myths and HeroesMichael Wood takes an epic journey, following in the path of the Queen of Sheba, searching for Shangra-La in Tibet, untangling the tales of King Arthur's Celtic Britain and tracing the trek of Jason who sought the Golden Fleece.
The Dark Ages: An Age of LightThe Dark Ages have been misunderstood. History has identified the period following the fall of the Roman Empire with a descent into barbarism - a terrible time when civilisation stopped. Waldemar Januszczak disagrees. In this four-part series he argues that the Dark Ages were a…
Racism: A HistoryA three-part British documentary series originally broadcast on BBC Four in March 2007.
Guitar, Drum and BassAn exploration of the contribution of key instruments to modern popular music.
Discovering...Extraordinary pieces of music are performed in full by BBC orchestras--a rare chance to explore each in-depth with those who bring it to life--the conductors and musicians.
Building Cars: Secrets of the Assembly LineBroadcasting from one of Britain's biggest car factories, James May, Kate Humble and Ant Anstead reveal the science, engineering and people that keep us all on the road.
The Secret History of WritingHow the invention of writing gave humanity a history. From hieroglyphs to emojis, an exploration of the way in which the technology of writing has shaped the world we live in.
The Art of Gothic: Britain's Midnight HourAndrew Graham-Dixon explores how a group of 19th-century architects and artists spurned the modern age and turned to Britain's medieval past to create iconic works and buildings.
The Beginning and End of the UniverseProfessor Jim Al-Khalili tackles the biggest subject of all, the universe, through a series of critical observations and experiments that revolutionised our understanding of our world.
Canal Walks with Julia BradburyJulia Bradbury dons her walking boots to explore her own British backyard, travelling along the country's network of canals and their accompanying towpath trails.
Oceans Apart: Art and the Pacific with James FoxMarking the 250th anniversary of Captain Cook's departure on the first of his three epic voyages to the Pacific, this series looks afresh at the exploration and colonisation that followed through the explosive encounter between European and indigenous Oceanic art.
Age of the ImageArt historian James Fox explores how the power of images has transformed the modern world.
Snatches: Moments from Women's LivesMonologues inspired by women who have spoken out, challenged the status quo or made a stand, often at great personal cost.
Europe: A Natural HistoryA stunning four-part series, charting the dramatic events which have shaped the ever-changing landscapes and wildlife of Europe.
British Gardens in TimeSeries which explores four iconic British gardens, from Christopher Lloyd's Arts and Craft Great Dixter to Georgian Stowe and from Victorian Biddulph Grange to the quintessentially English Nyman's.
Britain's Whale Hunters: The Untold StoryAdam Nicolson looks at how and why whale populations were so drastically reduced in the 20th century, and attempts to see whaling through the eyes of the time.
SymphonySimon Russell Beale presents a radical reappraisal of the place of the symphony in the modern world and explores the surprising way in which it
has shaped our history and identity.
Bright Lights, Brilliant Minds: A Tale of Three CitiesDr. James Fox tells the story of three cities in three exceptional years - cities whose artists and thinkers, writers and musicians set the world on a new course.
Monsoon RailwayTwo episode series by director Gerry Troyna, painting an affectionate portrait of the Indian railway culture.
MAKE! Craft BritainA joyful celebration of all things handmade, following ordinary people having a go at new skills taught by inspirational teachers.
Light FantasticLight Fantastic explores the phenomenon that surrounds and affects nearly every aspect of our lives but one which we take for granted - light.
I Can Go for That: The Smooth World of Yacht RockKatie Puckrik explores the 1970s American music phenomenon of Yacht Rock, a halcyon period of Los Angeles studio craft that married R&B with themes of longing, aspiration and melancholy.
