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Peter Powell introduces performances from Suzi Quatro, Dan Hill, Elvis Costello, the Vibrators, Kate Bush, Earth, Wind & Fire, Gerry Rafferty, Manhattan Transfer and Legs & Co. Show more
Classic prison-set sitcom. Blanco, who has been in prison for 17 years for a crime he always claimed he didn't commit, refuses parole. Fletcher decides to help out. Show more
Ifor ap Glyn visits trees and mountains as a way of understanding the journey Britain undertook from the old Pagan religion to Christianity. Show more
The DEC has launched an appeal to help Syrians inside and outside the country who are suffering because of the civil war. Presented by Michael Palin.
Series exploring the heritage movement looks at how people like John Betjeman and Dan Cruickshank gave families access to heritage and architecture on television. Show more
Acerbic comic drama about a neighbours' get-together in suburbia, in which the consumption of alcohol leads to the airing of prejudices and snobberies. Show more
Top of the Pops performances from 1978, with Sham 69, Ian Dury, Elvis Costello, Blondie, The Boomtown Rats, Kate Bush, Dan Hill, Boney M, Bob Marley, 10cc, ELO and Manfred Mann. Show more
Paul Merton goes in search of the origins of screen comedy in the forgotten world of silent cinema, not in Hollywood but in pre-1914 Britain and France. Show more
Peter Powell introduces performances from Suzi Quatro, Dan Hill, Elvis Costello, the Vibrators, Kate Bush, Earth, Wind & Fire, Gerry Rafferty, Manhattan Transfer and Legs & Co. Show more
Ifor ap Glyn visits trees and mountains as a way of understanding the journey Britain undertook from the old Pagan religion to Christianity. Show more
Series exploring the heritage movement looks at how people like John Betjeman and Dan Cruickshank gave families access to heritage and architecture on television. Show more
