Spark is a collection of short films about ambition and work aimed at 9- to 14-year-olds that encourages them to think about what they might do and who they might become. Show more
Martin Roberts and Lucy Alexander visit a four-bedroom end-of-terrace in need of modernisation in Greater Manchester, a studio apartment in Notting Hill and a cottage in Devon. Show more
Series following council officers. Tempers fray as the council trials a bin-swap scheme, and officers respond when locals call to complain about potholes. Show more
Consumer series with Dominic Littlewood. Dom is contacted about a TV, phone and internet provider who appears to have made offers they cannot actually honour. Show more
Famous faces recreate their childhood holidays. Len takes journalist Angela Rippon back to Mount Edgcumbe Country Park in Cornwall to reminisce about her 1952 holiday. Show more
Professor Brian Cox explores mankind's place in the universe. He considers the possibility of alien life - could it exist and will humans ever find it? Show more
Series following some of the nation's architects. Christopher Dinnis and Carolyn Whiteford work with a family to gain planning permission to convert an old silversmiths. Show more
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Kuwaiti painter and poet Shurooq Amin. Has there been a cultural as well as political awakening in the Arab world? Show more
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The Life of Birds
Episode 10: The Limits of Endurance
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David Attenborough presents a natural history of birds. This programme looks at how birds cope in some of the harshest places on the planet. Show more
The search for Britain's best amateur baker, with Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins, is halfway through. Eight bakers remain, and they are tested on their biscuit-making skills. Show more
Australian period drama. The horrors of the war cast a long, unwelcome shadow over Inverness as Jack heads out around town with Sarah on her first day at work. Show more
Detective drama series. Jim Rockford continues to investigate why someone is after the princess's friend Kendall.
Drama series about two New York women police detectives. Back on the beat while uniformed cops strike, the pair continue investigating the 'Don Juan' murder case. Show more
Experts invite members of the public to bring along their antiques for examination. The team visit De Montfort Hall in Leicester, and things take a theatrical turn. Show more
Dermot Murnaghan hosts a general knowledge quiz in which teams from all over the UK battle to beat the Eggheads, some of the country's top quiz champions. Show more
Zoe Ball presents all the backstage gossip and behind-the-scenes action from the world of Strictly Come Dancing. Plus she gets the latest news from inside the training rooms.
Monica Galetti, Gregg Wallace and Marcus Wareing seek out culinary stars. It is quarter-final day and the chefs who pass the Invention Test must then produce a two-course menu. Show more
Crime drama series set in Northern Ireland. Stella Gibson realises that her mistakes have put the life of witness Rose Stagg in danger. Show more
Topical news show hosted by comedian Russell Howard, who offers his unique and quirky take on the week's global headlines and bizarre news stories. Show more
Panorama spent a month in Sierra Leone with British-born Dr Javid Abdelmoneim, filming his every moment working at an Ebola treatment centre run by the charity MSF. Show more
Series of six short films follows a group of teenagers as they try being an apprentice for the day in a wide variety of trades. Show more
Investigates the science behind 3D printing, elite sport and make-up, and talks to some of the young men and women at the forefront of the new technologies. Show more