When working class girl Irene O'Dare is mistaken for an Irish aristocrat, she finds that life as the toast of New York society is not without its complications. Show more

Wartime drama based on the true story of a courageous Frenchwoman who returned to her occupied homeland to spy for the Special Operations Executive. Show more

In a programme focusing on the French Revolution, Simon Schama explores why the British proved immune to the siren call of liberty, equality and fraternity. Show more

Dr Jonathan Foyle scales Britain's most iconic structures to reveal the buildings' secrets. His journey begins in the north east of England at Durham Cathedral. Show more

Nicholas Crane travels across Britain using historical maps. Can he navigate Berwick with Speed's roadless town plan? Show more

Cookery series. On the South Wales coast, Aldo Zilli and Silvena Rowe enter a savoury supper dish into the Nevern Agricultural and Horticultural Show and meet a fish shop owner. Show more

Cookery series. Aldo Zilli and Silvena Rowe create very different takes on a classic cheesecake for the Trawden Show in Lancashire, competing against some of the best local bakers. Show more

Cookery series. Aldo Zilli and Silvena Rowe arrive in Kirkby Lonsdale as they prepare to enter the 'dessert in a wine glass' category at the Lunesdale Country Show. Show more

Cookery series. In Cumbria's Eden Valley, chefs Aldo Zilli and Silvena Rowe create sausage rolls for the Brough Annual Agricultural Show, where nothing but perfection will do. Show more

Cookery series. Aldo Zilli and Silvena Rowe end their road trip in Muker, where they compete to create a winning dish with two items from a Yorkshire Dales kitchen. Show more

Six contenders battle it out in the grand final. Subjects include UK chart music of the 1970s, Shakespeare's War of the Roses, Abraham Lincoln, Verdi's operas and more. Show more

It's another quarter-final match, this time between Manchester and the medics of St George's London. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Amateur sewers test their sewing and dressmaking skills. The contestants make an A-line dress, alter a high street top and create a made-to-measure dress under the clock. Show more

Comedy about a doctor who intends to make a fortune selling the weight-reducing potion he discovered while working at a mission in the South Seas. With Kenneth Williams. Show more

Documentary telling the story of the well-known face - and trademark yacking laugh - of Sid James of the Carry On films, a huge star who learned his craft in postwar British films. Show more

Classic wartime sitcom. When the platoon members are ordered to play Nazi soldiers in a training film, Captain Mainwaring is far from happy. Show more

Stephen Fry addresses inequality and injustice with Sandi Toksvig, Clive Anderson, Henning Wehn and Alan Davies.

Ralph Fiennes's acclaimed directorial debut transposes Shakespeare's Roman tragedy to a contemporary Balkan conflict. Show more

Action drama set at the outset of World War I in which an Englishman and an American attempt to destroy a German warship being repaired in Zanzibar, Mozambique. Show more