This edition portrays the conflict between Athens and Sparta. Also at 11am, 2pm.
The last in the series considers the impact of being hit by lightning. Also at 12.40pm, 3.40pm.
3 part series in which David Attenborough (DA) investigates the future of life on earth. 3. This final film looks for hope and solutions.
A journey to the heart of the insect empire, one of the most prolific and diverse life forms on the planet. Show more
3 part series in which David Attenborough (DA) investigates the future of life on earth. 3. This final film looks for hope and solutions.
A journey to the heart of the insect empire, one of the most prolific and diverse life forms on the planet. Show more
Part one of a dramatisation of Edith Wharton's novel about a group of free-spirited young American women in the 1870s.
How, during the Depression, Louis Armstrong became America's top entertainer and Chick Webb pioneered the big-band sound.
The BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the American composer, perform four of his works in a concert recorded at the Barbican Centre.
Contemporary US composer John Adams talks to conductor Charles Hazlewood about his life and career.
First transmitted in 2001, minimalist composer John Adams talks about his career to conductor Charles Hazlewood, as his opera, El Nino, prepares to open in Paris. (2001) Show more
Author Beryl Bainbridge takes an idiosyncratic tour of the last 20 years of writer and poet Samuel Johnson's life.
In this documentary, originally screened on BBC Knowledge, author Philip Pullman explores Oxford, where he was a student in the 1960s. (2001) Show more
