Joe Crowley challenges children to use technological tricks to unearth clues about the unsung historical heroes who lived and worked in their home town. Show more
Property series. Martin and Lucy visit a house in Lancashire with a damp problem, a handsome house in Kent and a house in Derby that needs some modernisation. Show more
An unscrupulous thief steals from a disabled pensioner and a gang travel 150 miles to go on a crime spree in Wales.
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team look at the holiday homes booked online that turn out to be a con. Show more
Observational documentary series. The antitheft team crack down on pickpockets. The paparazzi and celebrities are out in force for a charity launch. Show more
James May attempts to see if it's possible for Action Man to do what no toy has ever managed before - travel faster than the speed of sound. Show more
Series which sees insurance fraudsters caught on camera. A fireman goes from hero to zero when he is caught red-handed in an arson insurance fraud. Show more
Stephen Sackur speaks to the controversial Jewish activist Yehuda Glick who is concerned with one of Jerusalem's holiest sites. Show more
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Andrew Neil is joined by guests including former cannon of St Paul's Giles Fraser, Muslim journalist Nabila Ramdani and Richard Dawkins to discuss the recent terrorist atrocities. Show more
The Coast team are island-hopping in Scotland. Nick Crane visits Eriskay and the Isle of Lewis, while Miranda Krestovnikoff travels north to Shetland. Show more
Paul Martin visits Portsmouth, where experts Anita Manning and James Lewis help find antiques to take to auction in Chichester. Paul climbs the famous Spinnaker Tower. Show more
Jeremy Vine hosts the show where every day a new team of challengers take on what is probably the greatest quiz team in Britain, made up of some of the country's top quizzers. Show more
Michael Portillo embarks on a series of journeys through London. He is invited aboard the construction locomotive for Crossrail. Show more
Television gardeners try to save the nation's gardening heritage. Rachel de Thame praises irises and Toby Buckland campaigns for ornamental grasses. Show more
Chris Packham delves into the world of weird. Tales include something strange in the water in the Caribbean, a four-foot worm in a fish tank and a tick turning America vegetarian. Show more
Experts put overweight volunteers on diets designed to tackle the specific reasons why they eat too much. It is time to see if personalised dieting will work in everyday life. Show more
Jason Mohammad introduces highlights from the afternoon's match featuring reigning Masters Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan against the number 9 seed Ricky Walden.
Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold learn how to build a medieval castle. The team delves deeper into the secrets of the skilled communities who built medieval castles. Show more
Beneath the Lab Coat investigates the science behind fashion, cosmetics, space travel, cybernetics and more, meeting young men and women at the forefront of the new technology. Show more
