Kes

Kes 1970

7.47

1970

Timeshift

Timeshift 2002

7.00

Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its narrative-led storytelling offering a richly immersive and varied window onto the past.

2002

The Avengers

The Avengers 1961

7.70

The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed. Hendry left after the first series and Steed became the main character, partnered with a succession of assistants. His most famous assistants were intelligent, stylish and assertive women: Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King. Later episodes increasingly incorporated elements of science fiction and fantasy, parody and British eccentricity.

1961

The Professionals

The Professionals 1977

7.40

The lives of Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their controller, George Cowley. The mandate of CI5 was to fight terrorism and similar high-profile crimes. Cowley, a hard ex-MI5 operative, hand-picked each of his men. Bodie is a cynical ex-SAS paratrooper and mercenary whose nature ran to controlled violence, while his partner, Doyle, comes to CI5 from the regular police force, and is more of an open minded liberal. Their relationship is often contentious, but they are the top men in their field, and the ones to whom Cowley always assigned to the toughest cases.

1977

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 1979

7.60

George Smiley, the aging master spy of the Cold War and once heir apparent to Control, is brought back out of retirement to flush out a top level mole within the Circus. Smiley must travel back through his life and murky workings of the Circus to unravel the net spun by his nemesis Karla 'The Sandman' of the KGB and reveal the identity of the mole before he disappears.

1979

Dalgliesh

Dalgliesh 2021

6.50

A recent widower and acclaimed poet, enigmatic Inspector Adam Dalgliesh employs his exceptional empathy and insight to plumb the darker depths of the human psyche while investigating complex crimes in 1970s England.

2021

Secrets of Great British Castles

Secrets of Great British Castles 2015

6.60

Historian Dan Jones explores the millennium of history behind six of Great Britain's most famous castles: Warwick, Dover, Caernarfon, the Tower of London, Carrickfergus, and Stirling.

2015

Walks with My Dog

Walks with My Dog 2017

1

Celebrities take a stroll in the great British outdoors with their faithful hound.

2017

Hugh's Three Hungry Boys

Hugh's Three Hungry Boys 2012

1

Tim, Thom and Trevor had five weeks to travel from River Cottage to Land's End without any money. To survive they had to hunt for food for themselves and renewable electricity for their converted milkfloat - a three-ton, 1980’s electric milk float - top speed of 17 miles an hour. Get it right, and they’d eat like kings as they trundle through some of the most beautiful places in Britain. Get it wrong and they'd be starving, and going nowhere fast!

2012

The Witches and the Grinnygog

The Witches and the Grinnygog 1983

9.00

When a family come into possession of a statue called The Grinnygog, a trio of benevolent witches are summoned to the village where they live.

1983

Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies

Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies 2012

1

Series which celebrates an unlikely story of outstanding British aviation achievement at a time of national austerity, the breathtaking planes that were built and the remarkable men who flew them.

2012

Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones

Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones 2009

1

Actor and comedian Griff Rhys Jones sets out on an adventure to explore how rivers have influenced, nurtured and powered our lives throughout history.

2009

Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man

Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man 2010

1

Series which follows comedian Eddie Izzard rising to the challenge for Sport Relief by running an astonishing 43 marathons in 51 days

2010

The Great British Countryside

The Great British Countryside 2012

1

Hugh Dennis and Julia Bradbury's adventures in four stunning British landscapes. No matter where we are, the rocky upheavals of Britain's epic past are still with us, and still drive how we live.

2012

The Railway: Keeping Britain On Track

The Railway: Keeping Britain On Track 2013

9.00

Documentary series revealing the inner workings of Britain's railways, introducing the track-workers, train guards, drivers, police officers and management teams determined to keep the country moving.

2013

Portillo's Hidden History of Britain

Portillo's Hidden History of Britain 2018

1

Portillo's Hidden History of Britain sees former UK politician Michael Portillo investigating abandoned buildings around Britain.

2018

Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty

Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty 2014

7.80

Acclaimed historian Dan Jones tells the story of the dynasty who ruled England and much of France during the Middle Ages. More shocking, brutal and exhilarating than Game of Thrones, these events actually happened.

2014

Britain and the Sea

Britain and the Sea 2013

1

David Dimbleby takes to his wooden sailing boat to explore Britain's rich maritime heritage.

2013

The Great British Dig: History In Your Garden

The Great British Dig: History In Your Garden 2021

1

Hugh Dennis and a team of expert archaeologists excavate back gardens around Britain, in an attempt to uncover the lost history buried beneath our lawns and flower beds

2021