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

Martin Roberts and Lucy Alexander visit a two-bed mid-terrace in Greater Manchester, a ground floor flat in Balham and a former bakery in south Wales. Show more

From some of Britain's police and ambulance emergency control rooms, Nick Knowles presents dramatic events from the day-to-day work of the emergency services.

Series following the work of probate researchers. The heir hunters investigate the case of Rita Mason, who died in 2010 in West Bromwich. They think Rita owned a valuable property. Show more

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. The North East chefs cook their main course for judge Jason Atherton. Show more

Michel Roux Jnr and Kate Goodman are joined by Welsh Italian chef Angela Hartnett as they create the perfect Italian ragu and pasta. Show more

Michael Portillo rides the stunning Severn Valley Railway across Victoria Bridge and learns how Victorian blacksmithing was not for the faint-hearted. Show more

David Hay visits Berlin, a thriving centre for deaf arts and culture, meeting the entrepreneur behind a deaf cafe and finding out about deaf people's experience of the Berlin Wall. Show more

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Classic comedy about a madcap heiress (Katharine Hepburn) who makes a shambles of an absent-minded palaeontologist's life when she arrives on the scene with her pet leopard. Show more

John Humphrys poses the questions in the classic quiz. Subjects include the history of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, rock band XTC and the life and work of George Hudson. Show more

World War II stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. In the Home Counties, Jules Hudson looks at the organisation known as Churchill's Toyshop. Show more

Celebrated chef Raymond Blanc demonstrates the versatility of the summer's juiciest fruits. To begin with, he prepares a simple but impressive berry-strewn pavlova. Show more

Chef Raymond Blanc celebrates the freshest summer greens. Beginning with a simple yet vibrant pistou soup, laden with summer vegetables and bursting with basil. Show more

David Attenborough examines the lengths creatures will go to in order to make babies - to continue the line by passing on genes is the ultimate triumph. Show more

Michael Aspel and the experts visit Chichester Cathedral. Finds include a fine cow creamer, a rare 18th century games purse, and a valuable necklace. Show more

Jeremy Vine 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

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. Ade Edmondson tucks into the chefs' main courses to decide which will remain in contention. Show more

Exploring how traditions are being maintained among the UK's multicultural couples. A couple marry in a white wedding and in a Hindu ceremony and a Jewish couple wed in tradition. Show more

Author Sir Terry Pratchett finds out what the future holds for orangutans, and discovers a new threat to their habitat that could push them to the brink of extinction. Show more

Documentary series capturing one day in the NHS. 130 patients visit Birmingham's Clinical Decision Unit and a surgery in Chichester is interrupted by a devastating discovery. Show more

David Hay visits Berlin, a thriving centre for deaf arts and culture, meeting the entrepreneur behind a deaf cafe and finding out about deaf people's experience of the Berlin Wall. Show more

In this special version for schools, Dan Snow explores how Britain invented and built the railways, and how they went on to change the world.

In this version made for schools, Professor Jeremy Black examines one of the most extraordinary periods in British history, the Industrial Revolution. Show more

UK teenagers witness first-hand the major issues Madagascan wildlife is facing. They explore different sides of five dilemmas, from deforestation to the impact of tourism. Show more