Historians, Battle of Britain veterans and the modern RAF meet for discussion, analysis and rare archive footage, as they investigate how Britain prepared for a war in the sky. Show more

Using interviews, archive footage and reconstruction, this documentary looks at the Air Transport Auxiliary, a band of female pilots who aided the war effort in World War II. Show more

Historians, veterans and the RAF explore how victory in the air was achieved, why the Battle of Britain has such legendary status and how the modern RAF came to be defined by it. Show more

Early in World War II, British workers broke a world record for building a bomber from scratch. This programme traces six of the workers, one of whom was only 14 years old. Show more

Drama series. An old friend returns to the fold, and the firm throws a Christmas party. Don prepares for his first Christmas away from his children. Show more

The epic story of one man's struggle to make a programme that no-one wanted. How creator Tony Warren overcame formidable obstacles to bring Coronation Street to our screens. Show more

The story of how the north went from being Britain's economic engine room to cultural powerhouse. Andrew Martin explores how the north liberated itself and the country as a whole. Show more

Jonathan Foyle visits neo-gothic Victorian buildings in northern England, as gothic moved from sacred to secular to become the north's civic style of choice. Show more

Michael Smith goes in search of the Newcastle of his youth. A lyrical meditation on the North East, and a subjective and personal response of a prodigal son returning. Show more

Richard Taylor shows how churches were designed to give medieval people a way to escape death, with their Judgement scenes, cadaver tombs and crucifixion depictions. Show more