Britain's Most Historic Towns

Britain's Most Historic Towns 2018

8.50

In this unique take on British history, Professor Alice Roberts explores Britain's rich and varied past through the stories of individual towns and cities. In each programme Alice studies one key period in history by delving into the secrets of a historic town that encapsulates the era, providing an accurate impression of what life was really like at key moments in our turbulent past. At the climax of each programme, cutting-edge CGI reveals the entire historic town in all its former glory.

2018

Susan Calman's Grand Day Out

Susan Calman's Grand Day Out 2021

7.00

The comedian explores the British isles in her vintage camper van, Helen, taking in some dramatic scenery, unspoilt countryside and incredible historic sights along the way.

2021

Pan Am

Pan Am 2011

6.35

In this modern world, air travel represents the height of luxury and Pan Am is the biggest name in the business. The planes are glamorous, the pilots are rock stars and the stewardesses are the most desirable women in the world. They're trained to handle everything from in-air emergencies to unwanted advances—all without rumpling their pristine uniforms or mussing their hair.

2011

Labyrinth of Peace

Labyrinth of Peace 2020

6.30

1945 Zero hour. Europe is reduced to rubble. Thirty million displaced and uprooted people. At the heart of this ravaged continent lies Switzerland. This small neutral country, which has been all but spared by the war, becomes a hub for Nazi war criminals, Allied Secret Services and Holocaust survivors.

2020

Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce 2011

7.04

Mildred Pierce depicts an overprotective, self-sacrificing mother during the Great Depression who finds herself separated from her husband, opening a restaurant of her own and falling in love with a man, all the while trying to earn her spoiled, narcissistic daughter's love and respect.

2011

The Duo

The Duo 2011

1.50

In a story of two men switched at birth, noble-born Chun Doong lives as a slave and becomes a heroic outlaw, while beggar-born Gwi Dong lives as a nobleman and police chief; then each falls in love with the same girl, Dong Nyeo.

2011

Great Southern Landscapes

Great Southern Landscapes 2022

1

Great Southern Landscapes follows art lover and actor Rachel Griffiths as she explores Australia's most iconic landscapes and the untold personal, social and cultural stories behind them.

2022

South Riding

South Riding 2011

7.00

The lives and loves of a 1930s Yorkshire town explored in a passionate tale of politics in small places. South Riding charts the story of Sarah Burton's homecoming to Yorkshire in 1934 after twenty years teaching in London and the Empire. After a fiery interview with a conservative interview panel, outspoken Sarah takes up her first headmistress-ship at Kiplington High School for Girls, determined to demonstrate to her new pupils that the future is theirs for the taking.

2011

Out

Out 2022

1

Parts of Norway's queer history are seen through the eyes and hearts of more than 50 famous Norwegians.

2022

The 80s with Dominic Sandbrook

The 80s with Dominic Sandbrook 2016

1

Dominic Sandbrook takes a fresh look at a dynamic decade. 1980s Britain changed in everything from politics and sport to fashion and popular culture.

2016

Mafias and Banks

Mafias and Banks 2023

7.00

How, from the 1920s to the present day, financial power has gradually strengthened a hidden alliance with criminal organizations around the world.

2023

The Twenties In Colour

The Twenties In Colour 2007

1

Thirties in Colour: Countdown to War takes black-and-white films from the era and colourises the footage, bringing the past vividly back to life.

2007