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Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

With privileged access to disused stations and rare archive footage, this is the tube's hidden history, revealing why it was first built and how it has shaped London ever since. Show more

Duration: 60 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC History Channel

Available for 7 months

Margaret Thatcher's inner circle reveals how she managed to overcome her outsider status to become a prominent political figure in Britain. Show more

The Secret History of My Family

Episode 2: The Manleys and the Hunts

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

The true story of two Victorian mothers, Lavinia and Florence, from opposite ends of the social scale - brought together by domestic violence. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Ruth Shurman
Producer:
James House
Director:
James House
Series Producer:
Joseph Bullman

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Following in the footsteps of WH Auden's 1936 documentary Night Mail, six of Britain's best poets take the train from London to Glasgow, capturing the journey in verse. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Maxine Peake
Participant:
Liz Berry
Participant:
Imtiaz Dharker
Participant:
Sabrina Mahfouz
Participant:
Andrew McMillan
Participant:
Sean O'Brien
Executive Producer:
Alistair Pegg
Producer:
Joe Fowler
Director:
James House
Production Company:
Blast! Films

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

A celebration of the LGBTQ community's contribution to the arts in Britain. Featuring interviews with leading figures from right across the arts in Britain. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Simon Napier-Bell
Interviewed Guest:
Andy Bell
Interviewed Guest:
Val McDermid
Interviewed Guest:
Maggi Hambling
Interviewed Guest:
Alan Hollinghurst
Interviewed Guest:
Wayne Sleep
Interviewed Guest:
Nick Grimshaw
Interviewed Guest:
Jon Savage
Interviewed Guest:
Russell T Davies
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Coles
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Waters
Interviewed Guest:
Alan Cumming
Interviewed Guest:
Stephen Fry
Interviewed Guest:
Jeanette Winterson
Interviewed Guest:
Holly Johnson
Interviewed Guest:
Antony Sher
Interviewed Guest:
Gregory Doran
Interviewed Guest:
Isaac Julien
Interviewed Guest:
Julie Goodyear
Interviewed Guest:
Asifa Lahore
Interviewed Guest:
Will Young
Interviewed Guest:
David Hockney
Interviewed Guest:
Sandi Toksvig
Director:
James House
Executive Producer:
Neil Crombie
Executive Producer:
Joe Evans
Production Company:
Swan Films

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for years

Featuring interviews and exclusive archive footage, this documentary tells the extraordinary story of a music icon: the self-proclaimed architect of rock 'n' roll. Show more

Contributors

Director:
James House
Producer:
Dearl Nelson
Production Manager:
Alisha McKenzie
Executive Producer:
Sophie Leonard
Production Company:
Minnow Films