Nigel Planer narrates the story of the struggle to make programmes for children in the days before everything went digital.
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
Documentary about comets. Many ancient civilisations believed comets were gods. Now, space missions can show what comets are really made of and where they come from. Show more
Following the discovery of an Earth-like planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, the team focuses on our nearest neighbouring star. Show more
Series exploring scientific issues. This episode follows the cosmologists who are creating the most ambitious map in history - a map of everything in existence. Show more
Film-maker David Malone explores the science behind metamorphosis, the amazing transformation of one creature into a totally different being. How does it happen and why? Show more
Documentary telling the little-known story about how the Allies used 3D photographs to thwart the Nazis' superweapons before they could devastate Britain. Show more
Jim Al-Khalili carries us into the future to try to discover how the universe will end - with a bang or a whimper? He reveals a universe far stranger than anyone imagined. Show more
Series exploring scientific issues. This episode follows the cosmologists who are creating the most ambitious map in history - a map of everything in existence. Show more
