Tony Robinson sifts through 2,000 years of history. In this edition, a look at a time when there were no cornflakes, sugar or potatoes.
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Tony Robinson sifts through two thousand years of history to a time when there were no doctors, hospitals or chemists.
Tony Robinson finds out how people entertained themselves during the past 2,000 years.
John Simpson, Gloria Hunniford, Lesley Joseph and Tony Robinson move in with pensioners experiencing the toughest problems facing old people in the UK. Show more
The four famous pensioners face up to a life they all fear when they move into care homes for old people forced to rely on others to survive their final years. Show more
When I Get Older
Episode 1
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Yorkshire
John Simpson, Gloria Hunniford, Lesley Joseph and Tony Robinson move in with pensioners experiencing some of the toughest problems facing old people in the UK. Show more
Saturday Live
Tony Robinson
1 hour, 28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Extraordinary stories, unusual people. Tony Robinson on his path to fame, NASA astronaut Mike Massimino on space, listener Dr Ciaran O'Keeffe on his unusual job. Show more
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Front Row
Ken Loach, Rodin and Dance, Suggs, Tony Robinson
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Ken Loach talks about I Daniel Blake; Rodin and Dance exhibition; Suggs discusses the new album from Madness; Tony Robinson defends the archaeology A Level. Show more
Drama on 4
Lewis Carroll - The Hunting of the Snark
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
4 Extra Debut. Tony Robinson narrates the classic masterpiece following a strange assortment of characters on their quest for an elusive beast. Show more
Documentary looking at the much-loved sitcom from its first transmission in 1983. Including an exclusive in-depth interview with Edmund Blackadder himself, Rowan Atkinson. Show more
1 hour, 30 minutes
Documentary which takes a fantastic voyage through the rich heritage of science TV in the UK, from the real science of The Sky at Night to the science fiction of Doctor Who. Show more
John Lloyd and Jo Brand welcome Deborah Frances-White, bee expert Professor Dave Goulson and Sir Tony Robinson. From 2017. Show more
Matt Baker and Helen Skelton are in Somerset, and in a special film for Comic Relief, Sir Tony Robinson visits a charity that’s making a real difference to people’s lives. Show more
The One Show
01/12/2020
25 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HD
Alex Jones and Amol Rajan are joined by Dawn French and Sir Tony Robinson. Joe Wicks reveals the final contender in the running to be crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
Sir Tony Robinson joins Matt Baker and Angela Scanlon on the show. Lucy Siegle reports on potentially dangerous lead-based paint found in children's playgrounds. Show more
The One Show
13/03/2023
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland
Alex Jones and Gethin Jones are joined by Jennifer Saunders, Bally Gill, Tony Robinson, Strictly’s Dianne Buswell, and Chris Evans. Show more
Matt Baker, Angela Scanlon and the team with stories and reports from around the country. They are joined by Miranda Hart, Sir Tony Robinson and Rob Beckett for a chat. Show more
David Olusoga pays his first visit to Ravensworth Terrace and investigates a vengeful lawyer, a scientist faced with financial ruin and a doctor entangled in a workhouse scandal. Show more
David Olusoga investigates the residents of an 18th-century house in Bristol, uncovering stories of piracy, an abandoned baby, a notorious political writer and a runaway slave. Show more