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 site near Grimsby, Lincolnshire, a two-sided property in Kent and a flat in Shropshire. They learn how much each sold for at auction. Show more

A customer paid thousands for a second hand car but the car turned out to be faulty, can the sheriffs get the man his money back? And sheriffs Marc and Tony visit an estate agent. Show more

Clive Holland helps homeowners who have fallen victim to cowboy builders. In Oswestry, Shropshire, a legal secretary's dreams of renovating her two-bed cottage end in disaster. Show more

Consumer show. Dom comes to the aid of two ladies at loggerheads with their double glazing installer. It is three years down the line and still the job is not finished. Show more

The last pair of semi-finalists go head to head in service at the UK's only two Michelin starred pub before taking on a further two challenges to win their place in the final. Show more

Series looking at burglary - its culprits, its victims and the police. In this episode, a family is devastated when a burglar steals their Christmas presents from under the tree. Show more

Stephen Sackur talks to Mark Lynas, a veteran green activist who once led a campaign to vandalise genetically modified crops but now says that GM food is safe and necessary. Show more

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Brenda Blethyn and Martin Clunes join Matt and Alex. Alistair McGowan investigates UK accents, and Christine Walkden launches a search for the One Show's best amateur gardener. Show more

Kate Rew, an outdoor swimmer, explains why swimming along the coast is the perfect antidote to the stress of modern life. Neil Oliver explores the Kent marshes. Show more

John Humphrys poses the questions as four contestants brave the black chair. Specialist subjects include Shakespeare's plays, the Beatles' music and Lancashire County Cricket Club. Show more

Melvyn Bragg reveals archive footage telling the history of modern Britain. In south Wales, he looks back to the 1930s and salutes Britain's coal miners. Show more

Cookery series. Rick heads for the Extremadura region, famous for pimenton and Spain's most celebrated ham, Iberico. He then drives to Spain's most romantic city, Seville. Show more

The story of life from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that now live around us. David Attenborough looks at the role of insect species. Show more

Michael Aspel and a team of experts examine curios and artefacts offered up by the public in Cliveden, Buckinghamshire. Items include a lady's bureau and a silver cruet set. Show more

Jeremy Vine hosts the show in which teams from all over the UK take on probably the greatest quiz team in Britain, made up of some of the country's top quiz champions. Show more

Michael Portillo visits a garden used as a viewing platform for public hangings, and experiences a timepiece like no other. Show more

The nation's chefs compete to cook at a special banquet to celebrate 25 years of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day. Who will make the best dessert? Show more

Series following those who make planning decisions. Three national house builders proposing to build over 500 homes in a greenfield site meet severe opposition from locals. Show more

Revealing the fascinating stories behind the invention and development of the steam locomotive, the internal combustion engine and the jet engine. Show more

Charlie Brooker and guests cast their eyes over all that the telly, cinema, news and computer games have to offer and wring a little laughter from a hilariously troubled world. Show more

Dan Walker, Robbie Savage and the team round-up all the major transfer deadline day moves. With live reaction and all the very latest news from the Focus team. Show more

Professor Alice Roberts and Dr Michael Mosley examine how viruses effect the human body and how they spread, as well as examing how to stay healthy during winter. Show more

This design themed edition examines 'hacking' among online design communities. Other highlights include a look at football and fashion, Alice Rawsthorn's latest book and much more. Show more

Only half of people with a disability are in work. Panorama investigates if one of the government's most ambitious welfare reforms can solve the problem of disability unemployment. Show more

Documentary film pitched in the midst of Whitecliff Bay, one of Britain's busiest camping destinations, which explores the appeal of the most traditional of all British holidays. Show more

Andrew Marr presents a selection of stories from his History of the World, specially rewritten for key stage 3 pupils. He explores ten key events. Show more