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Series 2

Episode 2: A Super Car

Duration: 1 hour

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

Documentary following Formula One racing team McLaren as they build a road car, the MP4-12C, using some of their cutting-edge F1 technology. Show more

This World

Inside the Billionaire's Wardrobe

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Reggie Yates investigates the global super-rich's appetite for luxury goods. Top of the list are animals, but how much do we know about the origins of exotic skins and furs? Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Reggie Yates
Executive Producer:
Mike Radford
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Following a group of British amateur engineers who descend upon Bonneville, Utah with their vehicles, all hoping to join an elite group: the fastest men on earth. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

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

This follows the men and their machines for a week of land speed racing on the Bonneville salt flats. Who has what it takes to get a Bonneville record? Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

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

The amazing story of our greatest superpower - the ability to fly. A tale of passion, danger and death, it involves a bicycle, a toy, a disaster at sea and the ultimate sacrifice. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jim Al-Khalili
Interviewed Guest:
Brandon Mikesell
Interviewed Guest:
Shini Somara
Interviewed Guest:
David Lentink
Interviewed Guest:
Tiera Guinn Fletcher
Interviewed Guest:
Bruce Weaver
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Browning
Executive Producer:
Iain Riddick
Executive Producer:
Ben Bowie

Born to Race

Part Two

Duration: 23 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS North AmericaLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS South Asia

Ruben and Lewis have been racing since the age of four and dream of making it in Formula 1. Can these determined young drivers prove that they're a force to be reckoned with? Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Nisha Diu
Executive Producer:
Sarah Trigg
Commissioning Editor:
Aisling O'Connor

Genres

Panorama

Back to the Falklands: Brothers in Arms

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Thirty-five years on from the Falklands War, Panorama follows a group of soldiers as they return to the islands for the first time since the war. Show more

Contributors

Film Editor:
Graham Carr
Executive Producer:
Aisling O'Connor
Editor:
Jim Gray

We Are England

Made in England

We Make Supercars

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Yorks & Lincs HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Yorkshire

Available for years

The people behind McLaren's latest model, and how over a hundred new jobs have been created with a brand-new state of the art factory in South Yorkshire. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Debb Swindells
Executive Producer:
Sarah Trigg
Commissioning Editor:
Aisling O'Connor

We Are England

Series 1

Make Mine a 99 - Crewe

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Yorks & LincsLatest broadcast: on BBC One London HD

Available for years

We meet the people behind a family-run ice cream van factory, seeing how they hand-build the vans and how they're innovating to deal with tough economic conditions in the industry. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Debb Swindells
Executive Producer:
Sarah Trigg
Commissioning Editor:
Aisling O'Connor

We Are England

Series 1

The Biggest Smallest Car Company

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Channel IslandsLatest broadcast: on BBC One Oxfordshire

Available for years

We meet the workers behind the two Mini factories that run 24/7, producing nearly 1,000 cars a day. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Mesha Stewart
Executive Producer:
Sarah Trigg
Commissioning Editor:
Aisling O'Connor

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Series following four female pest controllers. A family facing the nightly terror of a bed-bug infestation calls in Imogen, who takes a scientific approach to pest control. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Series following four female pest controllers. In a year when clothes moths infestations are escalating, Imogen is called to one of the worst cases she has seen. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Series following four female pest controllers. Bed bugs are on the rise across the UK, and pest controller Imogen witnesses one of the worst cases she's seen. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Series following four female pest controllers. Cockroaches, mice, fleas and moths are in the firing line as the pest controllers are called to the rescue. Show more

We Are England

Belonging

Born to Race, Part 1

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Three HD

Available for 7 months

Ruben and Lewis have been racing since the age of four and dream of making it in Formula 1. Now, they’re facing a race that could make or break their careers. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Nisha Diu
Executive Producer:
Sarah Trigg
Commissioning Editor:
Aisling O'Connor

We Are England

Belonging

Born to Race, Part 2

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Three HD

Available for 7 months

Ruben and Lewis have been racing since the age of four, with hundreds of trophies between them. Now, with advice from their idol, they face the most important race of their careers. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Nisha Diu
Executive Producer:
Sarah Trigg
Commissioning Editor:
Aisling O'Connor

Bang Goes the Theory

Series 3

Episode 5

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

The team put science to the test. Liz visits the volcano that brought Britain to a standstill, while Dallas visits Vegas to explain why people are bad at predicting probabilities. Show more

Bang Goes the Theory

Series 3

Episode 6

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Science series. Jem is challenged to build a boat made out of ice, and take it and the rest of the team for a spin in one of the UK's busiest stretches of water. Show more