Advanced search
- TITLES
- NAMES
- COLLABORATIONS
Search filters
Enter full date
to
or just enter yyyy, or yyyy-mm below
to
to
to
Exclude
Only includes titles with the selected topics
to
In minutes
to
1-50 of 123
- Documentary series following the work of the staff of Skeldale Veterinary Centre in Thirsk, North Yorkshire - once the practice of James Herriot.
- Comedy series set in Birmingham following the trials and tribulations of (self appointed) community leader Mr Khan and his family.
- Susanna Reid looks at how one of Britain's most cunning serial killers was finally caught after 20 years.
- Shane visits a campsite that is so large it has its own theme park, zoo and golf-buggy taxis. Shane's son arrives with his band to entertain the holidaymakers with a performance.
- Beginning just outside Newcastle in Jarrow, Michael uncovers the desperation which led 200 men to march 300 miles to Westminster in order to petition the Government for work. In Newcastle, Michael admires the city's iconic railway bridge.
- Steered by his 1936 Bradshaw's Guide, Michael Portillo is in Northumbria en route to the Highlands.
- Michael's railway journey through 1930s Britain from Newcastle to Loch Ness reaches Falkirk in Scotland.
- Stopping at Dundee, Michael Portillo heads for Glamis Castle, where Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the Queen Mother, grew up.
- Michael's journey ends at Loch Ness, where he joins the Deep Scan research team as they scour the deep for signs of the elusive monster.
- Michael Portillo explores the West Country between the wars and discovers a Cornish fisherman, who, although he began painting only in his seventies, inspired established artists from the capital.
- In the countryside surrounding Truro, Michael finds the historic estate of Trewithen, whose gardens were stocked from China by professional plant hunters commissioned by its owner.
- Clutching his 1930s Bradshaw's Guide, Michael reaches Bodmin en route to Totnes as he explores the West Country from St Ives to Salisbury Plain.
- The Dartmouth Steam Railway takes Michael Portillo to the beautiful home of Agatha Christie, in the company of her great-grandson, James Prichard.
- Michael crosses the county line from Devon into Somerset. He sees first-hand how willow farmers sought to overcome the challenge from the production of synthetic plastics during the 1930s.
- Beginning in Canterbury in Kent, Michael treads the boards as he uncovers the political message behind a play, published in 1936, inspired by the 12th-century murder of Archbishop Thomas a Becket.
- On this leg, Michael alights at Limehouse in east London for Cable Street, which became the focus of Britain's fight against fascism in the 1930s.
- Michael Portillo's railway journey reaches Witham in Essex. Here he visits the factory of the world's oldest supplier of metal framed windows which became popular in the 30s.
- Michael heads for Snape Maltings, a concert and arts venue, and learns how the music and life of one of Britain's greatest composers was shaped by the sea and his Suffolk surroundings.
- Michael Portillo is in Attleborough, at the headquarters of an international horse welfare organization which was established in the late 1920s, where he learns about the charity's pioneering founder.
- Beth has cooked a vegetable curry for Ian and Gordon's anniversary, but there's no such thing as a quiet family meal with the neighbours inviting themselves over and hijacking the occasion.
- Alan has bought a family-sized box of doughnuts when he was only supposed to fetch some milk. Michelle forces him to share them with the neighbours when the new health-conscious residents, Ash and Iqbal, turn up to introduce themselves.
- With Eric and Colin away on a golfing holiday and Alan off out to watch the footie, Michelle has invited Beth, Cathy and Christine over for a Girls' Night. As the drink and the jokes flow the ladies bond but things get tense as well.
- Alan's bullying brother, Michael, is getting married and Alan is the best man even though no-one seems to have much confidence in Alan's abilities to do anything other than order two puddings at the meal - let alone make a speech.
- Michelle and Alan welcome the neighbours for a Christmas get-together. But Christine is feeling vulnerable and Alan's attempt to de-stress Ian backfires, leaving their hosts struggling to keep the evening on track.
- Beth is ill in bed and in desperate need of some peace and rest. But the neighbours have decided that Eric isn't coping and they are all convinced that they know how to nurse Beth back to health.
- Visitors pour through the gates unaware that they are to be joined by Charles and Camilla, who are there to celebrate the Yeoman Warders' anniversary.
- New Yeoman Warder Barry learns the ropes and gets to grips with his first Tower tour. Then everything changes when Coronavirus leads to a national lockdown and the Tower closing its gates for the first time since World War II.
- The Chief Yeoman Warder honours the armed forces with a celebration of the end of WWI. After being hand-reared by ravenmaster Chris, it's time for young George to join the coop.
- The crowds re-enter for the first time since the lockdown. Chief Yeoman Warder Pete welcomes guests as they return after the Tower's longest closure for 75 years. The day begins with a special ceremonial lowering of the drawbridge.
- New Yeoman Warder Barry is grilled on Henry VIII's wives by a young visitor. Chief Curator Tracy researches a notorious Tudor con-woman, who came to a sticky end.
- 2018– 44mTV EpisodeHighlights of past episodes. The 20th century saw the most executions in the Tower's history, all German spies captured in the two world wars. Suffragette Leonora Cohen took aim at the Crown Jewels. The Tower acts as a site of remembrance.
- Simon Armitage travels the 4.5 miles of Yorkshire coast from Ravenscar to Robin Hood's Bay via Boggle Hole.
- 2018– 44mTV EpisodeCompilation focusing on the men and women who guard the Tower, known as the Beefeaters, revealing how they live and work inside the UK's most famous fortress, and what goes on behind the scenes away from the tours and tourists.
- 2018– 44mTV EpisodeSpecial compilation exploring the Tower of London's reputation as the most terrifying prison in the country, looking back at stories of some of its most famed inmates and their daring escapes.
- 2018– 44mTV EpisodeA special compilation edition exploring the Tower of London's dark and infamous past as a place of terror and execution, and revealing how it got its grisly reputation.
- Meet the queen of seaside souvenirs, Dawn who's dedicated almost 40 years to serving sweet treats and souvenirs in the family's three shops. There is something seriously wrong with the newest member of the Nuttall's donkey family.
- We meet Lorraine and Neville who have created a shrine to the 1960s in their themed Bed and Breakfast in Skegness. Plus, Funny Girls in Blackpool, the UK's biggest seaside drag queen venue, search for a new star.
- DJ Jason Fubar is hanging up his headphones to overhaul a bar on Blackpool prom, but his budget means he will have to call in favours and DIY. In Skegness, Lorraine's 1960s-themed B&B suffers a blow when her linen is stolen.
- Natureland try to boost visitor numbers to help fund their work rescuing seal pups in distress along the Lincolnshire coast. Miles is convinced people will flock to Harbourside Gift Shop in Scarborough to try seagull-flavoured rock.
- Ann reveals the secrets of selling souvenirs in Blackpool. Disaster strikes in Scarborough when the machine that powers the scares in the house of horrors breaks down. Skegness B&B owners Lorraine and Neville consider retiring.
- Darren lands a trial run as manager of a new drag bar in Blackpool, but needs to hit his sales targets to make it permanent. In Skegness, brothers Taj and TK are on a mission to revolutionise the local bar scene.
- Adam and Phil left Kent to run a Bed and Breakfast in Blackpool while holidaymakers John and Morag are there to celebrate their daughters birthday.
- The Tower is bringing out the big guns to celebrate the anniversary of the Queen's coronation in 1953. Two new baby ravens, Edgar and Branwen, join the Tower's resident colony.
- Today, The Tower of London is kept pristinely clean, but it has a dirty past as Chief Curator Tracy Borman learns. For centuries all its rubbish was chucked in the River Thames. She joins a team of archaeologists to survey the foreshore.
- Love is in the air as Yeoman Warder Matt Pryme prepares to marry his sweetheart Jo at the Tower of London. While Matt prepares the chapel, Canon Roger Hall chooses his most celebratory vestments. The Tower also welcomes two new recruits.