An exploration of the way archaeology has been presented on television over the past 50 years, from panel show Animal, Vegetable, Mineral? to Channel 4's contemporary Time Team. Show more

Using a vast array of archive documentary footage from the Himalayas to Zimbabwe, a profile of Mortimer Wheeler, who became the public face of archaelogy for almost 40 years. Show more

Beginning with the rise of Russophobia in Victorian Britain, former MI5 director general Stella Rimington explores our love-hate relationship with Russia over the past 150 years. Show more

Using computerised analysis, an experiment to find out how English football has really changed in the past 50 years by comparing every aspect of the FA Cup finals of 2007 and 1957. Show more

BBC collection of performances which traces Emmylou Harris's musical development from her first British TV appearance on the Old Grey Whistle Test up to recent UK festival shows. Show more

Documentary about the first mass-produced food brands focusing on four famous products: Perrier water, Cadbury's Dairy Milk, Typhoo tea and Marmite. Show more

An affectionate celebration of the unusual and much-loved corners of 88-91FM, of the fans and of those who continue to broadcast to them. Show more

Andrew Marr and a panel of experts assess what it takes to be a successful British premier, based on the performance of the twenty prime ministers of the 20th century. Show more

Television has long looked to radio comedy for the 'next big thing'. What makes for a sure-fire transfer? Time Shift investigates, with clips from the archive and interviews. Show more

Writer Colin Shindler revisits his Manchester childhood to tell his own story of 1957, the year when Harold Macmillan declared that 'most of our people have never had it so good'. Show more

Cultural commentator Peter York takes a look at the changing fortunes of British advertising, through the story of the personalities who led it through its highs and lows. Show more

Documentary about the history and tradition of the British Christmas dinner and the role it still plays in a Britain of different faiths, food fads and health concerns. Show more