Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its narrative-led storytelling offering a richly immersive and varied window onto the past.
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The Hundred Years’ war between England and France gave us the victories of Crecy and Agincourt, and made the reputations of Edward III and Henry V. It gave France a national heroine in Joan of Arc. But, even now, the jury is out as to its causes and outcome. Was it the final swansong of a redundant knightly class whose only reason for being was to fight? Was it a battle over ever more important territory to the emerging economies of England and France? Or was it the painful birth of two distinct national identities, forged through their long and violent divorce? Dr Janina Ramirez guides us through the stories of kings, great knights, bloody battles and cultural triumphs of this momentous conflict.
Jonathan Meades gives a personal perspective of British history.
Lucy Worsley re-investigates some of the most dramatic chapters in British history. She uncovers forgotten witnesses, re-examines old evidence and follows new clues.
A journey of discovery through the ritual celebrations of Quebec’s various immigrant communities, as seen through the eyes of the local Greek, Portuguese, Lebanese, Moroccan, Chinese, Brazilian, Russian, Senegalese and other communities.
Culture Shock is an American travel show hosted by Shenaz Treasurywala on the Travel Channel. It premiered on Monday 9 April 2007 at 8pm ET/PT. The program's self-described aim is to search out the "peculiar customs and bizarre traditions" of various cultures around the world. The pilot is currently being developed for a 13 episode series. The show was canceled.
Our intrepid celebrity hosts endure physical and emotional battles, to make difficult and dangerous deliveries to the needy and underprivileged. Travelling by any means possible through inhospitable terrain, they tackle everything from a cow that won’t budge to mountain roads that have tragically disappeared. Their hope is to make a difference to communities lacking food, shelter, education and medicines. Join them as they go the extra mile in their extraordinary challenges!
Comedian Lenny Henry sets out on a journey to discover what makes us laugh and what role humour plays in our lives
Historian Liz McIvor explores how Britain's expanding rail network was the spark to a social revolution, starting in the 1800s and continuing through to modern times.
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 independence and the break-up of the UK.
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 themselves and renewable electricity for their converted milkfloat - a three-ton, 1980’s electric milk float - top speed of 17 miles an hour. Get it right, and they’d eat like kings as they trundle through some of the most beautiful places in Britain. Get it wrong and they'd be starving, and going nowhere fast!
This two-part series profiles Princess Margaret, whose life and loves reflected the social and sexual revolution that transformed Britain during the 20th century.
David Dimbleby takes to his wooden sailing boat to explore Britain's rich maritime heritage.
In a landmark history series, Jeremy Paxman describes how the First World War transformed the lives of the British people, and helped shape modern Britain.
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 are still with us, and still drive how we live.
Celebrities take a stroll in the great British outdoors with their faithful hound.
Series which follows comedian Eddie Izzard rising to the challenge for Sport Relief by running an astonishing 43 marathons in 51 days
The nation’s favourite travel companion, Dame Joanna Lumley, is on an adventure to three of the world’s greatest cities, Berlin, Paris and Rome, for this brand-new ITV documentary series.
Actor Julie Walters rides upon the UK's most beautiful coastal railways.
Clare Balding embarks on a pedal-powered odyssey across Britain to rediscover the magical world of 1950s cycling
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16 episodes • 2002
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Grunwick Strike | Oct 10, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Cannabis Years | Oct 12, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Writer's Trade | Oct 19, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Sailing Sixties | Nov 9, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Attenborough: The Controller Years | Nov 16, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 6 | he Rise and Fall of the Comedy Straight Man | Nov 30, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 7 | A Shadow Over Europe | Dec 3, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Whatever Happened to the Working Class? | Feb 11, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Notting Hill Riots | Jan 18, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 10 | What Have the Germans Done for Us? | Feb 16, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Greenham Common Changed My Life | Feb 23, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Car Crazy | Mar 2, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Magic Roundabout Story | Mar 16, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Malcolm Muggeridge: Swimming Against the Stream | Mar 24, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Gurus | Mar 30, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 16 | A Brief Interlude | Feb 16, 2003 | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 2003
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Great British Seaside Holiday | May 5, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Children's News | May 18, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Watching You | May 22, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 4 | TV and Charity | Jun 5, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Tyneside | Jun 12, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Political Thrillers: Plays of State | Jun 15, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 7 | High Rise Dreams | Jun 19, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Vicars: Dearly Beloved? | Jul 3, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Footballers’ Lives | Sep 21, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Six Days to Saturday | Sep 21, 2003 | 0.0 |
13 episodes • 2003
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cold War Kids | Oct 1, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Kneale Tapes | Oct 15, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 3 | James Cameron: A Pain in the Neck | Oct 22, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Apocalypse Now… and Then | Oct 29, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Lie of the Land | Nov 5, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Child Prodigies | Nov 19, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Raj to Rhondda: How Indian Doctors saved the NHS | Nov 30, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Jet Set | Dec 17, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Missing Believed Wiped | Dec 29, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Prog Rock | Jan 19, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Hard Drive Heaven: The History of the Home Computer | Feb 9, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Whistleblowers | Mar 2, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Charles Wheeler: Edge of Frame | Mar 4, 2004 | 0.0 |
21 episodes • 2004
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Art School | Jun 19, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Fantasy Sixties | Jul 13, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Jack Rosenthal: The Voice of Television Drama | Jul 18, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Carnival Years | Aug 28, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The History of Pubs | Oct 7, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Live on the Night: The Story of Live TV Drama | Oct 14, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 7 | New Age Travellers | Oct 21, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Drugs in Sport | Oct 28, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Hey Mr. DJ: The Rise and Rise of the Disc Jockey | Nov 4, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 10 | British Space Race | Nov 16, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Pile It High, Sell It Cheap | Jan 20, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Red Robbo | Feb 2, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Gambling Britain | Feb 3, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Story of Circus | Feb 10, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Pop Svengalis | Feb 22, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Conchies: Questions of Conscience | May 1, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Kenneth Tynan | Mar 2, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Jewish Entertainers | Mar 15, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Alan Plater: Hearing the Music | Mar 26, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Speak No Evil: The Story of the Broadcast Ban | Apr 4, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Russel T. Davis: Unscripted | Apr 11, 2005 | 0.0 |
22 episodes • 2005
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MPs on the Box | May 19, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Je T'Aime... How We Learned to Love Europe | May 31, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 3 | England Away | May 31, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Court on Camera | Jul 16, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Apes in Hollywood | Jul 17, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Star Men | Aug 6, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Black and White Minstrels Revisited | Aug 8, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Too Much, Too Young | Sep 9, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Jitterbug Years | Oct 1, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Play It Again | Oct 4, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Battle for the Ashes | Oct 20, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Lost Pictures of Eugene Smith | Oct 25, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Third Progamme: High Culture for All in Postwar Britain | Oct 25, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Lost Road: Overland To Singapore | Oct 30, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 15 | A Study in Sherlock | Dec 24, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Baker Street Babylon: The Bizarre Afterlife of Sherlock Holmes | Dec 26, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Stephen Poliakoff: A Brief History of Now | Jan 15, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 18 | The British Way of Death | Feb 6, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Left of Frame: The Rise and Fall of Radical TV Drama | Feb 8, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Rude Britannia | Feb 13, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 21 | The Sun and the Moon | Mar 6, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Pay Attention Britain! Public Information Films | Mar 30, 2006 | 0.0 |
15 episodes • 2006
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switch off Something - Britain and the Three Day Week | Apr 1, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Creating 'Life on Mars' | Apr 2, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Da Vinci Code - The Greatest Story Ever Sold | May 1, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Carry On Campus | May 10, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Machine Men | May 13, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Oz and Them | Jan 16, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Spy Stories: British Espionage in Fact and Fiction | Aug 30, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Planet Ping Pong | Sep 11, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Parallel Worlds: A User's Guide | Nov 29, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Transylvania Babylon | Dec 28, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The New Middle Classes | Mar 4, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Rover: The Long Goodbye | Mar 20, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 13 | First Rites: From the Cradle to the Prom | Mar 24, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Wedding Rites: In Sickness and in Health | Mar 25, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Goodbye Children Everywhere | May 26, 2007 | 0.0 |
13 episodes • 2007
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Edwardian Larder | Apr 18, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 2 | How To Be a Good Prime Minister | Sep 22, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Gagging For It: TV's Hunger for Radio Comedy | Oct 1, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Whatever Happened to Radio 2? | Oct 5, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Emmylou Harris's Ten Commandments of Country | Oct 12, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Emmylou Harris at the BBC | Oct 12, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Archaeology - Digging the Past | Oct 21, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Sir Mortimer Wheeler - A Life in Ruins | Oct 21, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Watching the Russians | Nov 21, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Never Had It So Good? | Dec 10, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 11 | A Game of Two Eras: 1957 v 2007 | Dec 13, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Stuffed: The Great British Christmas Dinner | Dec 23, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Rise and Fall of the Ad Man | Mar 9, 2008 | 0.0 |
8 episodes • 2008
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How to Be a Good President | Sep 14, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Between the Lines - Railways in Fiction and Film | Oct 9, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Last Days of Steam | Oct 16, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 4 | How to Write a Mills and Boon | Nov 2, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 5 | How to Solve a Cryptic Crossword | Nov 10, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Comic Songbook | Dec 22, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Fashion versus the BBC | Jan 22, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The North-South Divide | Apr 2, 2009 | 0.0 |
9 episodes • 2009
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farm to Pharma: The Rise and Rise of Food Science | Apr 3, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Golden Age of Liners | Oct 22, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Men Who Built the Liners | Oct 29, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Last Days of the Liners | Nov 3, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 5 | How to Win at Chess | Dec 21, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Oliver Postgate: A Life in Small Films | Dec 22, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Clement Freud: In His Own Words | Dec 22, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Bread: A Loaf Affair | Mar 24, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Disappearing Dad | Jun 29, 2010 | 0.0 |
9 episodes • 2010
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The North on a Plate | Sep 8, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 1960: The Year of the North | Sep 14, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 3 | When Britain Went Wild | Oct 5, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Nordic Noir: The Story of Scandinavian Crime Fiction | Dec 20, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Italian Noir: The Story of Italian Crime Fiction | Dec 27, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Golden Age of Coach Travel | Jan 5, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Modern Age of the Coach | Jan 12, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Crime and Punishment - The Story of Corporal Punishment | Apr 4, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Crime and Punishment - The Story of Capital Punishment | Apr 5, 2011 | 0.0 |
11 episodes • 2011Avg: 8.0Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retrial by TV: The Rise and Fall of Rough Justice | Apr 3, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Hotel Deluxe | Jun 29, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 3 | All the Fun of the Fair | Aug 2, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 4 | When the Circus Comes to Town | Aug 9, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Picture Postcard World of Nigel Walmsley | Sep 15, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Dear Censor - The secret archive of the British Board of Film Classification | Sep 29, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Antarctica - Of Ice and Men | Nov 3, 2011 | 8.0 |
| 8 | The Golden Age of Trams: A Streetcar Named Desire | Dec 5, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Epic: A Cast of Thousands! | Dec 24, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Smoking Years | Jan 4, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Rules of Drinking | Jan 11, 2012 | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 2012
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Health before the NHS: The Road to Recovery | Sep 24, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Health before the NHS: A Medical Revolution | Oct 1, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Klezmer | Oct 14, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Magnificent Machines: The Golden Age of the British Sports Car | Oct 8, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The British Army of the Rhine | Oct 22, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 6 | When Wrestling was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies | Dec 13, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Joy of (Train) Sets | Jan 23, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Eyes Down! The Story of Bingo | Jan 30, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting: The Rise of Martial Arts in Britain | Feb 24, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 10 | How To Be A Lady: An Elegant History | Mar 26, 2013 | 0.0 |
7 episodes • 2013Avg: 10.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full Throttle: The Glory Days of British Motorbikes | Oct 28, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 2 | When Coal Was King | Nov 4, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Bouffants, Beehives and Bobs: The Hairstyles That Shaped Britain | Nov 13, 2013 | 10.0 |
| 4 | A Day at the Zoo | Nov 20, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Ladybird Books Story: The Bugs that Got Britain Reading | Dec 22, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Hurricanes and Heatwaves: The Highs and Lows of British Weather | Jan 8, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 7 | How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective | Jan 12, 2014 | 0.0 |
6 episodes • 2014
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mods, Rockers and Bank Holiday Mayhem | May 26, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Killer Storms and Cruel Winters - The History of Extreme Weather | Jul 28, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Bullseyes and Beer: When Darts Hit Britain | Dec 15, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Battle for the Himalayas: The Fight to Film Everest | Jan 29, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Nation's Railway: The Golden Age of British Rail | Feb 24, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Spicing Up Britain: How Eating Out Went Exotic | Mar 11, 2015 | 0.0 |
6 episodes • 2015
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Trains That Time Forgot: Britain's Lost Railway Journeys | Sep 2, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 2 | A Very British Map: The Ordnance Survey Story | Sep 9, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Engine That Powers the World | Sep 23, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The People's Liners: Britain's Lost Pleasure Fleets | Oct 20, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Looking for Mr Bond: 007 at the BBC | Oct 28, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 6 | How Britain Won the Space Race: The Story of Bernard Lovell and Jodrell Bank | Nov 16, 2015 | 0.0 |
5 episodes • 2016
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bridging the Gap: How the Severn Bridge Was Built | Oct 19, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Sailors, Ships and Stevedores: The Story of British Docks | Oct 26, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Penny Blacks & Twopenny Blues: How Britain Got Stuck on Stamps | Nov 14, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Booze, Beans & Bhajis: The Story of the Corner Shop | Dec 19, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Flights of Fancy: Pigeons and the British | Feb 7, 2017 | 0.0 |
3 episodes • 2017
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roof Racks and Hatchbacks: The Family Car | Apr 3, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Blazes and Brigades: The Story of the Fire Service | Apr 13, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Dial 'B' for Britain: The Story of the Landline | Apr 20, 2017 | 0.0 |