Celebrities explore how the role of women in the armed forces has changed in the last 100 years. Actress June Brown relives her wartime experience. Show more
Celebrities explore how the role of women in the armed forces has changed in the last 100 years. Pam Ayres recalls her years in the Women's Royal Air Force. Show more
Actor Edward Fox explores the WWII experiences of women on the home front - like his aunt, who helped feed the nation by volunteering for jobs on farms. Show more
Series following council officers. The team are on the ball during a stadium inspection and squeeze into a tight spot to help a householder with a rat problem. Show more
Series following council officers. The council set out on an undercover sting to stub out illegal cigarette sales, and pull together to prevent commuter chaos. Show more
Series following council officers. The team respond to a resident's call when wasps take over her garden and officers rid the country's roads of potentially lethal taxis. Show more
Series following council officers. It's a big day at Council HQ as officers organise the inauguration ceremony for the new mayor. Show more
Series following council officers. The chase is on as the council crack down on fly tipping, and the team light up the skies at the largest bonfire in the borough. Show more
Series following council officers. Officers are shocked when they visit a business that's been trading for over 40 years, and they try to change the lives of young people in need. Show more
Series following the work of frontline staff at Wigan Council in Greater Manchester. The council has to deal with a blocked drain, and the licensing team targets taxi drivers. Show more
Series following the work of frontline staff at Wigan Council in Greater Manchester. Council officers come to the rescue when residents report rats and disaster strikes a street. Show more
Series following the work of frontline staff at Wigan Council in Greater Manchester. The council take serious steps to get the borough healthy and remove grease, grime and dirt. Show more
Series following council officers. The frontline officers of Wigan Council lay down the law to protect residents from air pollution and proudly oversee a citizenship ceremony. Show more
Series following council officers. Officers help a resident rid mice from her home and are faced with a shocking mountain of mess following the eviction of a tenant. Show more
Series following the work of frontline staff at Wigan Council in Greater Manchester. The council's animal welfare policy is challenged by a local businessman. Show more
Series following the work of frontline staff at Wigan Council in Greater Manchester. Officers tackle rodents who are raiding residents' homes. Show more
Series following the work of frontline staff at Wigan Council in Greater Manchester. The council pays tribute to a former resident whose life was tragically cut short. Show more
Series following the work of frontline staff at Wigan Council in Greater Manchester. As the council get tough, will a new business owner's dreams go up in smoke? Show more
Britain's Heritage Heroes
Episode 6
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England
John Craven and Jules Hudson travel across the borderlands of Cheshire and Denbighshire, meeting town criers and gooseberry growers, and visiting print works and heather moorlands. Show more
Britain's Heritage Heroes
Episode 7
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England
On their road trip south through the borderlands, John Craven and Jules Hudson visit peat bogs at Whixhall Moss and a workhouse in Llanfyllin, and meet a travelling brickmaker. Show more