A psychological profile of John Z DeLorean and his doomed attempt to build the car of the future in 1980s war-torn Belfast. How a fairy tale all went horribly wrong. Show more
Series about the countercultural explosion that was 1967's Summer of Love. How ideas, music and lifestyles from Asia, Europe and the American left became entwined in California. Show more
Documentary series. Harry Belafonte, Earl Cameron and Diahann Carroll share candid recollections about what it was like to be a pioneer in a white world. Show more
Documentary looking at how black movies are no longer seen as a genre, and black film-makers are no longer seen as non-bankable. Show more
Observational documentary charting five months in the lives of three post-Troubles teenagers living in the socially and economically deprived enclave of north Belfast. Show more
Series about the countercultural explosion that was 1967's Summer of Love looks at how it set in motion an era of social upheaval that pitted America's youth against its elders. Show more
A psychological profile of John DeLorean following his rise to fame and pursuit of his dream to build the car of the future in Northern Ireland financed by the British government. Show more
John DeLorean's dream of building the car of the future in Belfast shatters. An unbelievable downfall brought about by a trail of corporate greed and a $30M FBI cocaine sting. Show more
Documentary following Peter Heathwood, who owns the biggest privately-held video archive library of The Troubles which he recorded over a period of thirty years. Show more
Series examining the music and musical icons of the 80s. Siobhan Fahey, Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward recall their time as members of hit female vocal trio Bananarama. Show more
Documentary series examining the musical icons of the 80s. This programme tells the story of Manchester's the Smiths. Show more
Documentary series examining the music and musical icons of the 80s. This programme traces the story of Culture Club. Show more
Documentary which looks at the Irish folk revival of the last 20 or 30 years. Contributors include Christy Moore, Paddy Moloney of The Chieftains and Shane MacGowan of The Pogues. Show more
Documentary charting the story of Irish rock and pop music, which is grounded in the very different musical traditions of the two main cities of the island, Belfast and Dublin. Show more
1 hour
Bob Geldof examines the life and work of 20th-century poet William Butler Yeats. He argues that Yeats brought about immense change in Ireland's struggle for independence. Show more
39 minutes
Documentary looking at how, united by a love of ska and skinhead style, seven mates from London's Camden Town became the 1980s most distinctively English pop band - Madness. Show more
The accepted Elvis narrative is that the Vegas period was the nadir of his career, but this film argues that he reached his artistic peak in the first few years in Las Vegas. Show more
Documentary in which Ian Dury, fighting a battle with cancer to which he would later succumb, recalls his life and career. Including contributions from his band, the Blockheads. Show more
Vintage 1960s British jazz from the BBC's archives, including John Dankworth and Cleo Laine, Victor Feldman with Ronnie Scott, the Tubby Hayes Big Band and the Johnny Ross Quartet. Show more
Folk at the BBC
Episode 2: The 60s/70s
1 hour
Compilation of archive performances by some of the 60s folk boom's biggest names, including Donovan, Richard Thompson, Pentangle and Sandy Denny. Show more