Classic comedy about the rag-and-bone men. There's no electricity, no gas, no food, no booze and no fags - and, on top of that, two unwelcome visitors drop by. Show more
Classic sitcom about a father-and-son rag-and-bone team and their uneasy alliance. The offer of a free piano seems too good to be true - and it is.
Classic sitcom about a father-and-son rag-and-bone team and their uneasy alliance. Harold reads a book on capitalism and decides to reorder the business. Show more
Classic rag and bone men comedy. Harold has holiday plans, and they don't involve Albert or the annual trip to Bognor Regis. Albert tries using emotional blackmail. Show more
Rag-and-bone men sitcom. Harold has been going out in the evenings, making Albert suspicious. It turns out Harold has a 'bird', so Albert suggests he invite her round.
Albert's habit of having a bath in the front room is ruining his son's love life. Harold has had enough and decides to build a proper bathroom but Albert is not happy.
The second big screen spin-off based on the classic sitcom. Things are so bad in the rag-and-bone business that Harold dreams of collecting the old man's life insurance. Show more
Classic comedy with the rag-and-bone team. When the arguments become just too much for Harold, he decides to take drastic measures to get some peace from Albert.
Classic sitcom. Harold has had an offer which would mean leaving the junk yard for ever. But his dad has other ideas and does all he can to keep up the family tradition. Show more
Rag-and-bone men sitcom. Harold is fed up with scraping a living and Albert's constant criticism of his abilities so he takes a correspondence course in TV repairing. Show more
Steptoe and Son
A Perfect Christmas
42 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Available for 10 months
Classic comedy. Albert and Harold plan a Christmas abroad - in their own inimitable style.
1 hour
Popular drama series about a Yorkshire veterinary practice in the 30s. James has to keep his nerve during a difficult calving.
Adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Starring Ann-Marie Mallik, Michael Redgrave and Peter Sellers. Directed by Jonathan Miller.
Disney animation about a Scottish girl whose father has her cat put to sleep. Their relationship deteriorates, until the intervention of a witch with the power to heal animals. Show more
Disney adventure starring Maurice Chevalier and Hayley Mills, about two children who go in search of their long-lost father with the help of an eccentric professor. Show more
Desert Island Discs
Wilfrid Brambell
19 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Home Service Basic
Available for over a year
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Wilfrid Brambell. Show more
Courtroom drama about four youths accused of murdering a nightwatchman. The defence tries to persuade the jury that the boys are guilty of a crime of passion and should not hang. Show more
Anarchic and offbeat 1960s story of 36 hours in the lives of The Beatles, as they travel to a TV show in London. Show more