New series. 1/6. Series chronicling over 100 years of American comedy, beginning with a look at the popularity of characters seen as a source of mirth, as portrayed by the likes of Harold Lloyd , Bob Hope , Woody Allen , Robin Williams and Andy Kaufman. introduced by Billy Crystal and narrated by Amy Sedaris.

An intimate look at the late Alan Clark , the maverick politician whose diaries are dramatised on Thursday at 11.30pm.

U2,
Ani Di Franco , Tom Waits ,
Hugh Masekela , Willie Nelson , Elvis Costello and others celebrate the protest song.

1.30 as 9pm

the story of 4,000 Basque children who came to Britain as refugees during the Spanish Civil War

Welch and her producer/ partner David Rawlings play a blend of folk, country and alternative. Welch can also be seen in Down from the Mountain at 1.35am.

The story of the great mountain and its changing role.

1/6. A fascinating, all-in-one-take tour of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History and the Pitt Rivers Museum.
Hosted by Paul Rose.

Mohsen Makhmalbaf asks why children in Afghan-Iranian border villages are not being educated.

The story of the ill-fated DeLorean car plant in Belfast, which crashed and burned amid a flurry of cocaine, bankruptcy and fraud.

Evelyn Glennie is among guests as the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by Garry Walker , celebrates tomorrow's
Scottish holiday. The programme includes music by Shostakovich and John Williams.

The star is joined by an 18-piece band to perform folk songs from the 1950s in a tribute to Pete Seeger , given at
London's LSO St Luke's.

1/3. Winter. Following wildlife inhabiting the famous American national park, a lost world of deep forests, vast plains and bubbling geysers. The first episode focuses on various species struggling to survive the winter. First shown on BBC2

: a portrait of one of British music's most original and enduring voices

Luneberg Prelude and Fugue in C.