An exploration of the enduring appeal of Danny Boy, now over one hundred years old. With contributions from Gabriel Byrne, Rosanne Cash, Brian Kennedy and Barry McGuigan. Show more
Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
2014: Sparks Will Fly - How to Hack your Home
Episode 3: A New Revolution
1 hour on BBC Four
Danielle George looks at the simple motor to show how to hack, adapt and transform technologies found in the home to have fun and make a difference to the world. Show more
Documentary which explores how ABBA, between 1974 and 1982, raised the bar for pop music as an art form and made people fall in love with the sound of Swedish melancholy. Show more
A compilation of ABBA's greatest performances at the BBC, including Waterloo, Dancing Queen, Does Your Mother Know, Thank You for the Music, SOS, Fernando, Chiquitita and more. Show more
The classic British black comedy about a rich cad who murders eight relatives - all played by Alec Guinness - to inherit a dukedom. Show more
Rich Hall takes the viewer on a skewed but keenly eyed journey to the place built on a tectonic faultline that still deigns to call itself the Land of Dreams - California. Show more
Documentary which explores how ABBA, between 1974 and 1982, raised the bar for pop music as an art form and made people fall in love with the sound of Swedish melancholy. Show more
The Carpenters' debut BBC concert, recorded in September 1971. They perform hits including Superstar and We've Only Just Begun, the odd Beatles tune and a Bacharach/David medley. Show more