Pairs of travellers race to reach the Far East without taking a single flight, with no smartphone in sight.

Monty Don sets out to discover the true essence of these elegant gardens and what we have taken from them. Armed with his extensive knowledge and ...

Michael Portillo explores Canada, armed with his Appleton’s Guidebook.

Exploring the achievements of the greatest figures of the 20th century. The public vote for their favourites, ultimately deciding who is the ...

Michael Portillo heads for the Last Frontier of the United States armed with his 1899 Appleton’s Guide-Book to Alaska.

Necker Island has white sands, turquoise sea and girls in bikinis serving drinks. We all know that. What we may not know is that Sir Richard ...

Tom recruits eight families keen to change their lives for the better. He believes that cooking from scratch with fresh ingredients will make ...

Doctors Chris and Xand van Tulleken put competing health theories to the test with the help of 30 other pairs of identical twins.

Revealing the extraordinary animals, astonishing landscapes and remarkable people who live alongside the Amazon, Mississippi and Nile.

Discover the remarkable ways animals of all shapes and sizes are adapting to make the most of opportunities in the newest and fastest changing ...

Two-part series with intimate interviews with Billy Connolly, providing unique insight into the early influences and motivations that made this ...

Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan helps to rehabilitate six orphaned baby grizzly bears into the Russian wilderness

Fermanagh, Irish countryside, 1885. On her 23rd birthday, Beth, who lives on a remote farm with Billy Winters, her tyrannical stepfather, whom ...

200 babies are brought together to take part in an ambitious scientific study exploring how the incredible changes that happen in the first two ...

Five celebrities meet at a restaurant for a fancy meal. The catch is they have to play games between courses and the loser will have to pay for ...

Three part documentary exploring the unusual ways moderen America deals with birth, love and death.

Series telling the story of how the craft and manufacturing skills have shaped the country’s towns and cities and built modern Great Britain.

The extraordinary story of how the Allies turned the tide in the final months of 1918 to win the First World War.

The inside story of a family dynasty at the heart of one of the world’s biggest problems.

Simon Reeve embarks on an extraordinary four-part journey around the Mediterranean, uncovering the wild extremes that lie behind the tourist veneer.

Documentary series following the exploits of the criminal lawyer Howard Greenberg.

This two-part series profiles Princess Margaret, whose life and loves reflected the social and sexual revolution that transformed Britain during ...

As a child, Kate Ashby was rescued from the horrific aftermath of the Rwandan genocide and brought to the UK. But the tragic shadow of her past ...

The political stories of the day.

Four celebrity duos join a group of classic car enthusiasts on an endurance rally from Thailand to Vietnam, experiencing the sights and sounds of ...

Explores the spectacular and emotional world of rituals.

Dr Yasmin Khan explores an extraordinary collection of ship’s passenger lists to trace the changing story of migration from the Indian ...

Ed Balls travels to America’s Deep South to immerse himself in the lives of those who put Trump in power, and learn how this reality TV ...

Following workers across the capital for three years as they race to build an enormous super sewer on time and on budget.

Comedian and TV presenter Romesh Ranganathan travels way beyond his comfort zone and the world of complimentary breakfast buffets to some of the ...