The behind-the-scenes story of the new reign, with unique access to the King, the Queen and their family. How will Charles III follow the longest-serving monarch in British history? Show more
Saturday Drama
The Letter of Last Resort
38 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
By David Greig. On her first day in office, the new PM must write a letter to the commanders of Trident with instructions to be followed in the event of a nuclear attack on Britain. Show more
David Starkey's Music and Monarchy
Episode 2: Revolutions
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
In the 17th century, religious conflict threatened not only the lives of musicians and monarchs, but the monarchy's future and the tradition of British music itself. Show more
David Starkey's Music and Monarchy
Episode 4: Reinventions
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Dr David Starkey's exploration of how the monarchy shaped Britain's music concludes in the 19th and 20th centuries, when the crown rediscovered the power of pageantry. Show more
The Brits Who Built the Modern World
Episode 2: The Power of the Past
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Four HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Modern British architects such as Richard Rogers, Terry Farrell and Norman Foster reveal the stories behind some of their most famous creations of the 1980s. Show more
The Brits Who Built the Modern World
Episode 1: The Freedom of the Future
59 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
A look at some of the stunning recent work of an exceptional generation of British architects born in the 1930s, led by Norman Foster and Richard Rogers. Show more
The Brits Who Built the Modern World
Episode 3: The Politics of Power
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
A look at the period from the late 90s to the present day, when the architects were at the peak of their success but also faced some huge controversies. Show more
Life Is Toff
Episode 6: Ghosts
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: on BBC Three HD
Series following the aristocratic Fulford family. The Fulfords unite in an attempt to win a prestigious Devon tourism award and put their ancestral family home on the map. Show more
David Starkey's Music and Monarchy
Episode 1: Crown and Choir
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Dr David Starkey reveals how the story of British music was shaped by its monarchy, beginning with kings who were also composers, Henry V and Henry VIII. Show more
The Story of the Jews
Episode 2: Among Believers
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Documentary series. Simon Schama examines the story of the medieval Jews and their struggle to preserve their identity under the rule of Christianity and Islam. Show more
The Story of the Jews
Episode 3: A Leap of Faith
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Documentary series. Simon Schama examines how the Enlightenment brought the ghetto walls crashing down and how this integration ultimately stirred up old prejudices. Show more
The Story of the Jews
Episode 4: Over the Rainbow
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Documentary series. Simon Schama explores how eastern European Jewish culture made its mark across the world, from Soviet politics to Hollywood cinema. Show more
The Story of the Jews
Episode 5: Return
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Documentary series. Simon Schama examines how the Holocaust and the creation of Israel have changed what it means to be Jewish as he traces these historic events. Show more
Documentary using specialist photography and 3D animation to show how the common fruit fly has been crucial to a hundred years of genetic research. Show more
Filmed throughout his one hundredth year – before and after his death – this landmark portrait of the Duke of Edinburgh features only those who knew him best: his family and closest staff. Show more
1 hour
Writers and historians including Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory revisit the last days of Anne Boleyn, who in 1536 became the first queen in British history to be executed. Show more
The Story of the Jews
Episode 1: In the Beginning
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Simon Schama looks at the Jewish story, starting 3,000 years ago with the emergence of tribal people in contested land and a book to define them across millennia. Show more
Documentary. The story of Shirin and Lewiza, two Yazidi women captured by IS, who escape to Germany thanks to the intervention of Dr Jan Kizilhan, an expert on trauma. Show more
An exploration of TS Eliot's The Waste Land, in its centenary year, that for the first time uncovers the personal story behind Eliot's creation of his celebrated poem. Show more
Simon Schama meets Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova, who speaks about her fight to preserve freedom of expression in Putin’s Russia. Show more