Nigel Kennedy's headline set from BBC Biggest Weekend in Scone Palace Perth, featuring his characteristically personal take on Bach concertos and Gershwin standards. Show more
Using actual radio footage, eyewitness testimony and memories of bereaved family members, the story of the 1981 Penlee lifeboat tragedy off the Cornish coast. First shown in 2006. Show more
Saul David uses the BBC archive to examine the most important stories, and how our understanding of them has been re-defined since World War II ended over 70 years ago. Show more
Documentary looking into what killed King Tutankhamun, the boy pharaoh. Dallas Campbell reveals new scientific research and carries out unique experiments to get to the truth. Show more
An alphabetical look at the dark, featuring everything from bats to vampires. The night comes alive in this unusual mixture of music and archive.
Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the extraordinary art to come out of the dark Norwegian soul, most famous for producing The Scream by Edvard Munch. Show more
Dr David Starkey reveals how the story of British music was shaped by its monarchy, beginning with kings who were also composers, Henry V and Henry VIII. Show more
Celebrating the string quartet through 50 years of BBC archive. Ensembles including the Amadeus, Chilingirian, Borodin and Kronos quartets perform in myriad styles and settings. Show more
Using actual radio footage, eyewitness testimony and memories of bereaved family members, the story of the 1981 Penlee lifeboat tragedy off the Cornish coast. First shown in 2006. Show more
