Drama set in 19th-century Paris telling the story of a rogue who exploits women to fulfil his aspirations to wealth and social status. Adapted from Guy de Maupassant's novel. Show more
Ghost story about two young children asked by ghost children to solve an ancient mystery, requiring them to travel back in time. Show more
Drama based on the true story of a thoroughbred racehorse. A housewife is forced to take over ownership of stables when her father becomes too sick to run the business. Show more
Wildlife cameraman Colin Stafford-Johnson revisits a gang of crested black macaques on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, 25 years after his first encounter. Show more
Historical epic starring Alec Guinness and Sophia Loren. After Marcus Aurelius is poisoned, his cruel son Commodus becomes emperor and quickly reveals a tyrannical streak. Show more
Series exploring Australia's coastline. Tim Flannery walks the Dinosaur Coast and Neil Oliver wrestles the southern hemisphere's biggest tides at Horizontal Falls. Show more
Griff Rhys Jones meets the Sicilian cucumber-growing community of Essex, sails a gunpowder boat and trains with a team of veteran rowers as he explores the Lea. 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.
Thomas Plant and Anita Manning tour the country in a yellow Lotus. Their first leg sees them start in Hertfordshire and work their way towards an auction in Banbury. Show more
It's the last of the quarter-finals and one more team will make it through to the semi-final stage of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Series following community life on Unst. Islanders Frank and Jem Roberts prepare their Shetland ponies for the prestigious pony assessment. Show more
Eddie Izzard pushes his body and sense of humour to the limit for Sport Relief as he attempts to run 27 marathons in 27 days, marking the 27 years Nelson Mandela spent in prison. Show more
Celebrity endurance challenge. Donovan Bailey, Gareth Thomas, Iwan Thomas and James Toseland take on notorious fell run Man Versus Horse, 21 miles of running over hostile terrain. Show more
Teams must create two original characters for an improv comedy sketch in the Stuffed and Unstrung puppet show.
Docudrama exploring one of the most significant moments in gothic history - the night when Mary Shelley, Lord Byron and their cohorts gathered at Lake Geneva to tell ghost stories. Show more
As Brazil prepares to host the World Cup, Copacabana Palace follows the lives of the staff and guests at one of Latin America's most iconic hotels. Show more
