Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 278,238 playable programmes from the BBC

Great Coastal Railway Journeys

Series 2

Hornsea to Spurn Point

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 4 months

Michael Portillo travels from the pretty seaside resort of Hornsea, famous for its distinctive pottery, to Spurn Point, where Michael learns about a life-saving 19th-century invention. Show more

Great Coastal Railway Journeys

Series 2

Grimsby to Humberston Fitties

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 1 month

Michael Portillo has reached Lincolnshire, where his coastal railway journey from Middlesbrough ends. In Grimsby, he investigates an important new stage in the town’s history. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 19

Sue Perkins

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 8 months

Sue Perkins delves into the German branch of her family, uncovering a harrowing tale of refugees fleeing back and forth across east European borders during the Second World War. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 19

Richard Osman

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 8 months

Richard Osman delves into his Brighton roots and is astonished to learn that one of his ancestors turned amateur sleuth and ended up entangled in one of Brighton’s most notorious murder trials. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 19

Matt Lucas

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 8 months

Matt Lucas learns what his late grandmother went through as a Jew in Nazi Germany in the 1930s, and what happened to the family she left behind. He also uncovers a connection to Anne Frank. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 19

Anna Maxwell Martin

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 8 months

Motherland star Anna Maxwell Martin travels to the small town in Northern Ireland where her father grew up, discovering the dark story of her grandfather's childhood. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 19

Ralf Little

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 8 months

Ralf Little heads to Orkney to investigate his grandfather Arthur’s role in one of the most important battles of the Second World War. He also finds an international footballer in the family. Show more

Civilisations

Series 1

Episode 6: First Contact

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

David Olusoga shows how art was always on the frontline when distant cultures met. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Olusoga
Executive Producer:
Denys Blakeway
Executive Producer:
Michael Jackson
Series Producer:
Melanie Fall
Director:
Ian Leese
Associate Producer:
Ewan Roxburgh
Production Company:
Nutopia

DNA Family Secrets

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 6 months

Stacey Dooley helps answer life-changing questions through the power of DNA. Bill wants to learn what happened to his father, while Charlie asks if she is safe from a deadly disease. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Stacey Dooley
Director:
Chris Taylor
Series Producer:
Lucy Morgan
Executive Producer:
Kari Lia
Executive Producer:
Sophie Leonard
Executive Producer:
Kate Collier
Production Company:
Minnow Films

DNA Family Secrets

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 6 months

Stacey Dooley helps answer life-changing questions through the power of DNA. Janine’s origins have always been a mystery, and Duri fears she may get terminal cancer like her mother. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Stacey Dooley
Director:
Chris Taylor
Series Producer:
Lucy Morgan
Executive Producer:
Kari Lia
Executive Producer:
Sophie Leonard
Executive Producer:
Kate Collier
Production Company:
Minnow Films

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Lucy Worsley restages the wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Each detail is brought back to life in a spectacular ceremony. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Lucy Worsley
Queen Victoria:
Abbie Garland
Lord Melbourne:
Michael Nettleship
Queen Mother:
Irina Klyushkova
Archbishop of Canterbury:
Michael Melaisi
Executive Producer:
Jon Swain
Producer:
Ian Denyer
Production Manager:
Helen Wallbank

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 14

Episode 9: Lisa Hammond

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 5 months

Celebrity genealogy series. Actress Lisa Hammond wants to get to the bottom of why her grandfather never spoke about his experiences in World War II. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 14

Episode 10: Ruby Wax

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 5 months

Celebrity genealogy series. Ruby Wax journeys to central Europe to learn about the plight of her parents, who fled Vienna and the Nazis for America in 1938. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 20

Chris and Xand van Tulleken

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 5 months

Chris and Xand van Tulleken discover more about their Dutch heritage. Their research uncovers stories of ambition and true love but also a connection to a shameful part of history. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 20

Emily Atack

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Emily Atack has showbiz genes – Paul McCartney is her grandma’s cousin! Delving into her family tree reveals a rich musical heritage, a famous whistling aunt and a tragic accident. Show more

Treasures of Ancient Greece

Episode 1: The Age of Heroes

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

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

Treasures of Ancient Greece

Episode 2: The Classical Revolution

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Alastair Sooke unpicks the reasons behind the dazzling revolution that gave birth to classical Greek art, asking how the Greeks got so good so quickly. Show more

Treasures of Ancient Greece

Episode 3: The Long Shadow

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Filming in Italy, Germany, France and Britain, Alastair Sooke explores the extraordinary afterlife of Greek masterpieces that changed the course of western culture. Show more

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 5 months

A team of miners work to tunnel under the hotel by hand, while upstairs, hotel manager Eugene tries hard to ensure loyal guests remain undisturbed by the work above and below them. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Emilia Fox
Director:
Rod Williams
Executive Producer:
Lucie Duxbury
Executive Producer:
Magnus Temple
Executive Producer:
Rachel Morgan
Executive Producer:
Ninder Billing Khandelwal
Executive Producer:
Lucy Bowden
Executive Producer:
Emma Tutty
Production Company:
The Garden Productions

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