The Eden Project is a world of different habitats created in a single Cornish quarry and probably the unlikeliest place to find the robin. So why have they set up home there? Show more
Rick Stein celebrates John Betjeman's long love affair with the English seaside holiday and his affection for Cornwall. The programme culminates in a seafood feast cooked by Rick. Show more
Profile of Charles Causley, one of the great poets of his generation. He wrote about the people of Cornwall, both world wars, his shipmates, local history, myths, animals and God. Show more
Drama, entirely in verse, following three men who sleep on the streets of Manchester in their vehicles, having lost all their economic and social power. Show more
Documentary in which women at risk of repeat removals of children from their care take part in a project in Hull that works to create a more positive future for them. Show more
How the edges between performance poetry and popular music have become blurred, a cross-pollination that began in 1965 when Allen Ginsberg stormed the Royal Albert Hall stage. Show more
Acoustic guitar performances featuring Jimmy Page, Oasis, Biffy Clyro, David Bowie, Donovan, Joan Armatrading, Bert Jansch, Johnny Marr and Bernard Butler, and Joni Mitchell. Show more
Andrew Graham-Dixon examines how a period of economic boom driven by a burgeoning and secular middle class led to the Dutch golden age of the 17th century. Show more
Series in which Alastair Sooke explores Greek art. He begins his journey in Crete at the palace of Knossos, and travels to Santorini to the 'Greek Pompeii'. Show more
Documentary. Darcey Bussell traces the evolution of the ballerina, discovering the challenges her predecessors encountered, and revealing what it takes to become one of the greats. Show more
