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  • 2012
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    Punk Britannia at the BBC

    Punk Britannia at the BBC

    1 2012 HD

    An archive celebration of studio performances from the British bands that broke through courtesy of punk between 1975 and 1982. Starting with Dr...

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  • 2006
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    Laughing With Hitler

    Laughing With Hitler

    6.50 2006 HD

    "Laughing with Hitler" is a journey into a supposedly humorless time. In the Third Reich, however, the Führer and his Nazi bigwigs were laughed...

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  • 2020
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    The Accused: Damned or Devoted?

    The Accused: Damned or Devoted?

    8.00 2020 HD

    Against the backdrop of Pakistan's elections, this film follows the rise of powerful cleric Khadim Hussain Rizvi, on a mission to preserve the...

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  • 2013
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    Glen Campbell: The Rhinestone Cowboy

    Glen Campbell: The Rhinestone Cowboy

    7.00 2013 HD

    Profile of singer-guitarist Glen Campbell, a story of success, disgrace and redemption.

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  • 2005
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    Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet

    Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet

    8.00 2005 HD

    Sun Ra was born on the planet Saturn some time ago. The best accounts agree that he emerged on Earth as Herman Blount, born in Birmingham, Alabama in...

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  • 2007
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    Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

    Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

    8.00 2007 HD

    Crime writer Ian Rankin investigates The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Starting with Robert Louis Stevenson's nightmare in September 1885,...

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  • 2013
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    The Joy of Logic

    The Joy of Logic

    7.00 2013 HD

    A sharp, witty, mind-expanding and exuberant foray into the world of logic with Computer Scientist Dave Cliff. Following in the footsteps of the...

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  • 2003
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    Star Wars Dreams

    Star Wars Dreams

    8.00 2003 HD

    A look at the history of America's multi-billion dollar missile defence system, from President Eisenhower to Reagan and Bush.

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  • 2011
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    Britain's Most Fragile Treasure

    Britain's Most Fragile Treasure

    6.00 2011 HD

    Historian Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of a centuries-old masterpiece in glass. At 78 feet in height, the famous East Window at York Minster...

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  • 2013
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    The World's Most Beautiful Eggs: The Genius of Carl Faberge

    The World's Most Beautiful Eggs: The Genius of Carl Faberge

    5.00 2013 HD

    Stephen Smith explores the extraordinary life and work of the virtuoso jeweller Carl Faberge. He talks to HRH Prince Michael of Kent about Faberge...

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  • 2019
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    Gauguin: A Dangerous Life

    Gauguin: A Dangerous Life

    1 2019 HD

    Gauguin’s vivid artworks sell for millions. He was an inspired and committed multi-media artist who worked with the Impressionists and had a...

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  • 2002
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    Goya: Crazy Like a Genius

    Goya: Crazy Like a Genius

    7.50 2002 HD

    Join art historian Robert Hughes for a fascinating journey into the life of Spanish painter Francisco Goya. Using the artist's works as the...

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  • 2012
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    Magnificent Machines: The Golden Age of the British Sports Car

    Magnificent Machines: The Golden Age of the British Sports Car

    1 2012 HD

    From the MG Midget, much loved by American GIs, through to the more affordable Austin Healey 'frog-eye' Sprite and the E-Type Jaguar, seen by many as...

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  • 2017
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    Roy Orbison: Love Hurts

    Roy Orbison: Love Hurts

    10.00 2017 HD

    Roy Orbison's legacy as a beloved rock legend and a devoted father is revealed through intimate interviews with Roy's three surviving sons, featuring...

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  • 2004
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    The Making of King Arthur

    The Making of King Arthur

    8.70 2004 HD

    Short documentary of the making of Antoine Fuqua's King Arthur (2004).

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  • 2002
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    Ragtime

    Ragtime

    1 2002 HD

    A new production of EL Doctorow's historical novel, recorded at the Cardiff International Festival of Musical Theatre. Broadcast as part of BBC4's...

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  • 2022
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    Public Service Broadcasting - BBC Proms - This New Noise - Live At The Royal Albert Hall

    Public Service Broadcasting - BBC Proms - This New Noise - Live At The Royal Albert Hall

    1 2022 HD

    Public Service Broadcasting – a band who bring wit, invention and multimedia spectacle to the stage – return to the Proms after their...

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  • 2016
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    Inside Porton Down: Britain's Secret Weapons Research Facility

    Inside Porton Down: Britain's Secret Weapons Research Facility

    1 2016 HD

    Dr Michael Mosley investigates Britain's most secretive and controversial military research base, Porton Down, on its 100th anniversary. He comes...

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  • 2022
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    Robbie Coltrane at the BBC

    Robbie Coltrane at the BBC

    1 2022 HD

    A look back at the life and career of Robbie Coltrane, one of Britain's best-loved stars and a giant of both the big and the small screen, through a...

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  • 2020
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    Tutankhamun In Colour

    Tutankhamun In Colour

    8.00 2020 HD

    The BBC version of "King Tut In Color" documentary. A century after the world’s most exciting archaeological find - the tomb of Tutankhamun -...

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