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The Genius of Design

Episode 5: Objects of Desire

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

The story of design. After the drab days of the late 70s, an explosion of wild creativity defined the 'designer decades' of the 80s and early 90s. Show more

The Crusades

Episode 1: Holy War

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Dr Thomas Asbridge re-examines the story of the Crusades. He traces the epic journey of the first crusaders as they marched from Europe to recapture the city of Jerusalem. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Thomas Asbridge
Series Producer:
Chris Wilson
Director:
Chris Wilson
Executive Producer:
John Farren

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Michael Collins presents a history of one of Britain's greatest social revolutions - council housing, which once provided homes for over a third of the British population. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Collins
Presenter:
Michael Collins
Director:
Chris Wilson
Director:
Chris Wilson
Executive Producer:
Leanne Klein
Executive Producer:
Leanne Klein

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 8

Episode 6: Alan Carr

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Celebrity genealogy series. Alan Carr explores his family's connection to football and his grandfather's brush with fame, before investigating a mysterious name change. Show more

Timewatch

2006-2007

Beatlemania

Duration: 50 minutes

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

Documentary which tells the inside story of the rise and fall of Beatlemania, using previously unseen archive footage and interviews with those who accompanied the Beatles on tour. Show more

Sport Relief

2012

The Final Score

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

Gary Lineker introduces highlights from Sport Relief 2012, including some brilliant comedy specials. Plus, a look at how the money raised is now being spent. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Gary Lineker
Executive Producer:
Iain Thompson
Executive Producer:
Chris Wilson
Participant:
David Walliams

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Documentary about Derry pop-punk band The Undertones, who emerged during the violent troubles that tore Northern Ireland apart in the 1970s with classics such as Teenage Kicks. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Ed Stobart
Executive Producer:
Suzanne Lavery
Producer:
Chris Wilson
Director:
Chris Wilson

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Series following presenter Sue Perkins as she attempts to breathe new life into Dinnington Colliery Brass Band - a once proud symbol of a quintessentially British form of music. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Sue Perkins
Executive Producer:
Andrew Nicholson
Executive Producer:
Chris Wilson

A Life in Ten Pictures

Series 1

Amy Winehouse

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

Amy Winehouse’s image is known around the world. But just a handful of iconic shots and private snaps reveal a new story: an extraordinary life through a unique lens. Show more

Saturday Live

Michael Arditti, Judith Kerr

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Richard Coles and Suzy Klein with novelist Michael Arditti and the Inheritance Tracks of children's writer and illustrator Judith Kerr. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Coles
Presenter:
Suzy Klein
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Arditti
Interviewed Guest:
Judith Kerr
Interviewed Guest:
Joe Glackin
Interviewed Guest:
Cathy Warwick
Producer:
Chris Wilson

Saturday Live

Adventurer Ed Stafford and the Inheritance Tracks of Ziggy Marley

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Richard Coles and Suzy Klein with adventurer Ed Stafford, JP Devlin in Hay-on-Wye, the Inheritance Tracks of Ziggy Marley and the varied life of a stem cell courier. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Coles
Presenter:
Suzy Klein
Interviewed Guest:
Ed Stafford
Interviewed Guest:
Catherine Meyer
Interviewed Guest:
Peter Hodes
Interviewed Guest:
JP Devlin
Interviewed Guest:
Chris Markiewicz
Interviewed Guest:
Ziggy Marley
Producer:
Chris Wilson

Saturday Live

Tom Robinson; Inheritance Tracks of Django Bates

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Richard Coles and Suzy Klein meet musician and broadcaster Tom Robinson, go cycling round Norfolk, talk to beer fan Jane Peyton and hear the Inheritance Tracks of Django Bates. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Coles
Presenter:
Suzy Klein
Interviewed Guest:
Tom Robinson
Interviewed Guest:
Simon Hood
Interviewed Guest:
Nina Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Jane Peyton
Interviewed Guest:
George Johnson
Interviewed Guest:
Django Bates
Producer:
Chris Wilson

Saturday Live

Michael Rosen

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Richard Coles and Suzy Klein are joined by writer and broadcaster Michael Rosen and former SOE operative Noreen Riols, and hear the Inheritance Tracks of cook Simon Hopkinson. Show more

Saturday Live

Andi Peters; Aggie MacKenzie's Inheritance Tracks

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Anita Anand and JP Devlin with guests Andi Peters and the Countess of Carnarvon, plus the Inheritance Tracks of Aggie MacKenzie. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
JP Devlin
Presenter:
Anita Anand
Interviewed Guest:
Andi Peters
Interviewed Guest:
Nigel Plaskitt
Interviewed Guest:
Robin Mackness
Interviewed Guest:
John Ironmonger
Interviewed Guest:
Aggie MacKenzie
Producer:
Chris Wilson

Saturday Live

Ian Rosenblatt and the Inheritance Tracks of Jennifer Saunders

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Richard Coles and Suzy Klein with lawyer and founder of the Rosenblatt Opera Recitals, Ian Rosenblatt and the Inheritance Tracks of comedian Jennifer Saunders. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Coles
Presenter:
Suzy Klein
Interviewed Guest:
Ian Rosenblatt
Interviewed Guest:
Jennifer Saunders
Interviewed Guest:
Adrian Mourby
Interviewed Guest:
Mike Silverman
Interviewed Guest:
JP Devlin
Performer:
Kate Fox
Producer:
Chris Wilson

Saturday Live

Terry Deary, Khaled Hosseini, Mr Mitchell

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Richard Coles and Suzy Klein with Horrible Histories author Terry Deary, plus Khaled Hosseini's Inheritance Tracks and Educating Yorkshire's Mr Mitchell. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Coles
Presenter:
Suzy Klein
Interviewed Guest:
Terry Deary
Interviewed Guest:
Jonny Mitchell
Interviewed Guest:
Barnaby Rogerson
Interviewed Guest:
Khaled Hosseini
Producer:
Chris Wilson

Saturday Live

Historian Brian Lavery; Caroline Quentin's Inheritance Tracks

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Richard Coles and Sandi Toksvig with maritime and naval historian Brian Lavery, the Inheritance Tracks of Caroline Quentin, and tales of adventure from the South Pole to Everest. Show more

Saturday Live

Bettany Hughes; former SAS soldier Chris Ryan

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Richard Coles and Anita Anand are joined by historian Bettany Hughes, John McCarthy goes to Durham to see the Lindisfarne Gospels, and we revel in the sound of a Spitfire's engine. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Coles
Presenter:
Anita Anand
Interviewed Guest:
Bettany Hughes
Interviewed Guest:
Robert Poole
Interviewed Guest:
Jess Herman
Interviewed Guest:
Chris Ryan
Interviewed Guest:
John McCarthy
Producer:
Chris Wilson