Documentary celebrating the golden age of air travel when, in the 1920s and 1930s, Britain ruled the skies, and style and glamour were a passport to adventure. Show more
Documentary about the love affair between the British and their caravans, which transformed the holiday habits of generations of families from the 1950s through to the present day. Show more
To celebrate the centenary of flight in Ireland, Eddie Irvine tells the dramatic but little-known story of the young aviator Harry Ferguson, the first man in Ireland to fly a plane. Show more
Uncovering the story of the Belfast soldier who took his camera to war in 1915 and how his experiences were to have a dramatic and unexpected outcome many years later. Show more
Revealing the changing face of life in the north west of Northern Ireland. A spotlight on a teenage Dana fresh from her Eurovision success. Show more
Revealing the changing face of life in the north west of Northern Ireland. Derry-Londonderry celebrates becoming the UK's first City of Culture. Show more
Series revealing the changing face of life in the north west of Northern Ireland. Footage of The Undertones on TOTP and boxing champion Billy Kelly in his prime. Show more
Dan Cruickshank reveals the story behind the design and building of iconic WWI cemeteries and memorials and of the man whose vision created them. Show more
The second episode explores how political tensions and outbreaks of sectarian violence threatened to destabilise the new Northern Irish state. Show more
Documentary exploring the political brinkmanship and bitter communal violence that led to the partition of Ireland. Show more
Series featuring the events and lives of the people of Northern Ireland captured on home movies. Including footage from 1959 of Fossetts Circus rolling into town. Show more
Series featuring the events and lives of the people caught in home movies. Here, the story of a family from Derry who gave up the bright lights of New York to return home in 1967. Show more
Series featuring the events and lives of the people caught in home movies. Including San Francisco shot from a helicopter, and Ballynahinch market captured in 1972. Show more
Series featuring the events and lives of the people caught in home movies. Including films of the big freeze of 1963 and the last run of the Portadown to Londonderry railway line. Show more
Alvin Jackson explores how James Chichester-Clark reacted to civil disorder in 1969, and the events that led to the fall of Brian Faulkner and the Stormont government in 1972. Show more
Alvin Jackson examines why James Craig introduced extreme security measures in 1922, and how the legacy of John Andrews was damaged by the bombing of Belfast by Hitler’s Luftwaffe. Show more
Alvin Jackson examines how Basil Brooke dealt with the IRA’s border campaign in the 1950s, and how Terence O’Neill tried to deliver reforms demanded by the civil rights movement. Show more
1 hour
Historical documentary. Historian John Bew uncovers the story of Lord Castlereagh, the Irish-born British Foreign Secretary who was instrumental in the defeat of Napoleon. Show more
Groundbreakers
In Search of Richard Hayward
1 hour
For over fifty years, actor, writer and musician Richard Hayward was at the centre of cultural life in Northern Ireland. Dan Gordon asks why we know so little about him today. Show more
Groundbreakers
In the Shadow of the Shipyard
1 hour
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Documentary in which Dan Gordon returns to his native east Belfast to explore the work of four writers with strong connections to this part of the city. Show more