BBC Northern Ireland region started on 19th April 1955 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One Northern Ireland.

BBC One Northern Ireland

Born to be Wild

Nature documentary strand in which a celebrity aids the conservation of a species.

Nature documentary strand which sees a well-known personality travel to the habitat of one of the planet's endangered species in order to help with their conservation.

Born to be Wild: Chimpanzee Challenge

29/12/1998

Chimpanzee Challenge

BBC One - Born to be Wild, Chimpanzee Challenge

Nicholas Lyndhurst travels to Africa to help chimpanzees return to their natural habitat.

Wildlife documentary. Nicholas Lyndhurst travels to Africa to help return a group of chimpanzees to their natural habitat, the rainforest.

Nicholas Lyndhurst travels to Africa to help return a group of chimpanzees to their natural habitat, the rainforest. The fifteen chimps have been cared for in captivity and must now be transferred to their new home, an island in Lake Victoria.

BBC One

Finest Hour: Episode 2

01/12/1999

Episode 2

Finest Hour

BBC One - Finest Hour, Episode 2

Following the evacuation from Dunkirk, Britain became inspired by a new spirit of defiance

Using first-hand testimony to recall the events of 1940, this episode highlights how Winston Churchill inspired Britain after Dunkirk, instilling a spirit of defiance and solidarity across the nation 

Series documenting the period in 1940 when Churchill faced the real possibility of defeat.

BBC One London

BBC One Cambridgeshire

BBC One Channel Islands

The BBC East region started on 1st May 1959 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One East.

BBC One East

BBC One region covering Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.

BBC One East Midlands

BBC One Yorks & Lincs

The BBC North East & Cumbria region started in 1959 (tbc) as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One North East & Cumbria.

BBC One North East & Cumbria

BBC One North West

BBC One Oxfordshire

BBC One Scotland

The BBC South region started on 5th January 1961 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One South.

BBC One South

Formerly part of a wider BBC One South East region that included London and part of the South region. Separated from BBC One London 2001-09-03 following reorganisation of the South East region.

BBC One South East

The BBC South West region started on 20th April 1961 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One South West.

BBC One South West

BBC One Wales

The BBC West region started on 1st September 1957 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One West.

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