The story of how the north went from being Britain's economic engine room to cultural powerhouse. Andrew Martin explores how the north liberated itself and the country as a whole. Show more

The story behind the humble picture postcard, told by comic creation Nigel Walmsley. With their own language and bespoke rules, postcards were the texts and emails of their era. Show more

Derbyshire is the destination for Nick Knowles and the DIY SOS team as they travel to Chesterfield to help Lisa and Richard Watson and their young family. Show more

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

Nick Knowles and team head to Halifax to help a family whose son Josh is paralysed and can only access two rooms in the house; they give it a major overhaul. Show more

Ray Mears travels across Queensland with bushtucker man Les Hiddins. Both have learnt much bushcraft from indigenous people and share a love of the wilderness. Show more

Nick Knowles and the DIY SOS team join forces with an army of local tradespeople to come to the aid of a family in Dudley who have an unfinished house extension. Show more

Nick Knowles and team head to Nottinghamshire to help to extend the two-bedroom home of a man whose wife died shortly after she gave birth to their sixth child. Show more

Home renovation series. This is a build that exerts an extraordinary effect on all those taking part, with friends, neighbours and trades all rallying round to help. Show more

Home renovation series. Two years after Rebecca and Steve conceived triplets, Nick Knowles and the DIY SOS team step in to give them a home fit for the whole family. Show more

Emotions run high as Nick Knowles and the team enlist local tradespeople to come to the aid of a centre in Edinburgh for children with additional needs. Show more

Ray Mears looks at the Hudson's Bay Company - the British fur trade company that opened up Canada. Show more

Ray Mears journeys into Canada's wilderness. For Ray, there is one British pioneer who stands above all others in the exploration of Canada - Samuel Hearne. Show more

In this episode of the documentary series, Ray Mears follows in the footsteps of unsung British hero John Rae, who was the first great Arctic explorer. Show more

In Monmouthshire, Nick and the team help Charlotte, who's fighting to recover after a stroke. There's nowhere for her to do her physio, hampering her recovery. Show more

Home renovation series. Nick Knowles and the DIY SOS team help a former royal engineer and paratrooper who was given a medical discharge and has been trapped in his home. Show more

Home renovation series. Nick Knowles and the team head to Huntingdon to transform Julie Jones's house into a home for her supersized family, but they have just ten days. Show more

Nick Knowles and the team take on their biggest ever build in aid of Children in Need. The team travel to Liverpool to completely refurbish Norris Green Youth Centre. Show more

Home renovation series. Nick Knowles and the DIY team head to Dumfries in Scotland to help Sue, whose partner died in 2003 and whose countryside cottage is falling apart. Show more

Ray Mears crosses the Australian desert, showing how to wring water from these barren lands and how travelling light is the key to success on such an epic journey. Show more