Novelist Andrew Martin presents a documentary examining how the train came to shape the work of writers and film-makers, from Wordsworth and Dickens to The Railway Children. Show more
Documentary about the Tazara railroad in east Africa, built by the Chinese after independence but now in crisis with derailments and mechanical breakdowns happening daily. Show more
Documentary following the Lifeline Express, a train equipped with medical equipment, operating theatres and staff which brings assistance to poor people in rural areas of India. Show more
In the 1980s, rallying was more popular than Formula 1, but its unregulated mayhem using extremely powerful cars would end abruptly in 1986 after a series of horrific tragedies. Show more
Kim Howells reviews the incredible career of actor and theatre director Victor Spinetti, with contributions from Sir Paul McCartney, Barbara Windsor and Rob Brydon. Show more
Series about museums struggling to connect with a modern audience. Can new director Stuart Gillis stop the National Waterways Museum from sinking? Show more
In his home studio and revisiting old haunts in Shepherd's Bush and Battersea, Pete Townshend opens his heart and his personal archive to revisit the Who's 1973 album Quadrophenia. Show more
Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey are on blistering form in a session recorded at the Roundhouse in north London, as the grand finale of the BBC's Electric Proms in 2006. Show more
Archive footage of great guitarists performing at the BBC studios. Featuring Johnny Thunders, Brian May, Duane Eddy, Robin Trower, Peter Green, BB King, Peter Frampton, Joan Jett. Show more
