Documentary which explores the history of the fairground, from the sideshows to the freak shows, and from early hand-powered rides to the arrival of steam and electricity. Show more

Series celebrating the glory days of British motor racing. The 1970s was the era of three-time world champion Jackie Stewart, but also of the topless Pirelli calendar. Show more

Neil Brand recreates innovative recording sessions, from Elvis's slapback echo in Memphis and the Beatles' Abbey Road tape loops to Phil Spector's Wall of Sound. Show more

Documentary telling the affectionate story of British servicemen and their families who had to make Germany a home from home in the decades after the Second World War. Show more

The story of the top-heavy Mary Rose, the wrecking of the Spanish Armada and the real-life sea disasters that inspired The Tempest and Robinson Crusoe. Show more

Dr Sam Willis takes the story of shipwrecks into the Georgian age when Britain began to rule the waves and disasters at sea imperilled its trading power. Show more

Neil Brand explores how, in the second half of the 20th century, composers and film-makers embraced jazz, pop and rock to bring fresh energy to film scores. Show more

Series celebrating the glory days of British motor racing. The 1960s saw quiet Scot Jim Clark and debonair Englishman Graham Hill regularly lording it over the world championship. Show more

Series celebrating the glory days of British motor racing. In the 1950s, Stirling Moss and Mike Hawthorn took on the dominance of the great Argentinian driver, Juan Manuel Fangio. Show more

Documentary about the pioneering project, in 1945, to rehabilitate child survivors of the Holocaust on the shores of Lake Windermere. Show more

Documentary tracing the story of the ultimate sanction, examining such matters as the protocols of the public execution and the 'science' of hanging. Show more

How traditions of satire and bawdy and lewd humour survived the era of Victorian values and thrived in the first half of the 20th century. Show more

Series telling the story of cricket. How the game developed in the West Indies and how it overcame sporting apartheid. Interviewees include Viv Richards and Gary Sobers. Show more

The Arderns start their time-travelling adventure running a Victorian corner shop, discovering how life behind the counter reflects two decades of incredible social change. 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

Profile of a new wave of Italian crime fiction that has emerged to challenge the conventions of the detective novel - a dark world of corruption, unsolved murders and the mafia. Show more

The class embrace the new world of the 1980s. With robots, early computers and synths, the kids get to grips with Britain’s new high-tech future. Show more

Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould are in Scotland for a double investigation. Can they prove who painted two rare portraits of black Britons from the 18th and 19th centuries? Show more

Chris Packham explores bats' incredible anatomy, physiology and senses to understand what enables them to thrive in some surprising places. Show more

Art series with Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould. The team try to prove that an online purchase is a lost work by Tom Roberts, one of Australia's greatest artists. Show more