Catch up TV
Fake Or Fortune?
Series 11: 2. Joshua Reynolds
Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould head to north London to meet Glyn Hopkin, a car dealer with a soft spot for art. He’s taken a gamble on a painting he hopes is by a towering f ...
26-07-2024
BBC 1
Extra Life: A Short History Of Living Longer
Series 1: 3. Data
The emergence of ingenious and dogged fact-based research, data mapping and analysis has made tremendous improvements in public health. Before a vaccine or an effective treatmen ...
15-07-2024
BBC 4
The Story Of English Furniture
9. Victorian
The Great Exhibition, William Morris, art nouveau and a stylistic free-for-all. Hugh Scully and Arthur Negus explore the Victorian period, when furniture was produced on a scale ...
14-07-2024
BBC 4
The Story Of English Furniture
4. Queen Anne And Early Georgian
In the days of Queen Anne and the early Georgian period, over-ornamentation was out, while walnut and mahogany were the woods of choice. Hugh Scully talks about William Kent, th ...
30-06-2024
BBC 4
The Story Of English Furniture
3. William And Mary
When William and Mary ascended the throne, an influx of Dutch and German craftsmen meant the baroque style was in vogue. This period also saw the decline in popularity of marque ...
30-06-2024
BBC 4
Antiques Road Trip
Series 27: 9. Mark Hill And Izzie Balmer - Day 4
Jewellery afficionado Izzie Balmer and 20th-century design and glassware connoisseur Mark Hill are back on the road and honking the horn of their classy 1987 Lotus Éclat. ...
27-06-2024
BBC 2
Songs Of Praise
200 Years Of The Rspca
To celebrate the RSPCA’s 200th anniversary, the Rev Kate Bottley visits an animal hospital in Birmingham.\n\nIn the cat ward, Kate meets the charity’s CEO Chris Sher ...
23-06-2024
BBC 1
Talking Doctor Who
Episode 20-06-2024
As part of the sixtieth anniversary celebrations of Doctor Who, David Tennant time-travels back through the BBC archives to tell the story of the Doctor’s classic era, wit ...
20-06-2024
BBC 4
Scuffles, Swagger And Shakespeare: The Hidden Story Of English
Episode 09-06-2024
The English language is spoken by 450 million people around the globe, with a further one billion using it as a second language. It is arguably Britain’s most famous expor ...
09-06-2024
BBC 4
Great British Railway Journeys
Series 10: 3. Manchester To Elsecar
Armed with his early 20th-century Bradshaw’s Guide, Michael Portillo continues his journey from Warrington to the Potteries in Stoke-on-Trent.\nIn Manchester, at the magni ...
05-06-2024
BBC 2
See Hear
Series 43: Episode 19
To celebrate the start of Pride Month, William Everett, a recently elected trustee of charity Deaf Rainbow UK, joins Yvonne and Julian to talk about his passion to make events m ...
05-06-2024
BBC 2
The Speedshop
Series 1: 4. Cobra And D-day Bike
Titch embarks on a very personal build - a vintage custom motorcycle to honour his late grandfather, a D-Day veteran and the inspiration for Titch’s own military career. C ...
02-06-2024
BBC 2
Great Coastal Railway Journeys
Series 1: 19. Fort William To Glenfinnan
A ride to remember caps this leg of Michael Portillo’s railway adventure up the west coast of Scotland. Aboard the Jacobite Express, he crosses the awe-inspiring Glenfinna ...
30-05-2024
BBC 2
A House Through Time
Series 4: Episode 2
Digging into the affairs of the house’s next resident, Benjamin Wild, David discovers a factory owner with a history of questionable business dealings, including an employ ...
23-05-2024
BBC 2
Great Coastal Railway Journeys
Series 1: 13. Morpeth To Amble
Michael Portillo explores the wild and rugged coastline of Northumberland by rail. He begins today in Morpeth, where he finds a historic collection of Northumbrian bagpipes and ...
22-05-2024
BBC 2
Great Coastal Railway Journeys
Series 1: 12. Newcastle To Lynemouth
Michael Portillo continues his rail journey exploring England’s north east coast. Heading north from Newcastle, Michael discovers one of the city’s trendiest hotspot ...
21-05-2024
BBC 2
Mastermind
2021/22: Episode 10
Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge in the tenth heat of a new series of the classic quiz. Tonight's specialist subjects ar ...
17-05-2024
BBC 2
Wisting
Series 3: Episode 1
On an idyllic summer evening, six-year-old Clifford Greenwood disappears from the hotel owned by his grandfather. The next morning, an employee is found brutally murdered. Detec ...
13-04-2024
BBC 4
Mastermind
2023/24: Episode 30
Clive Myrie presents the last semi-final of the classic quiz where contenders return to the black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock to win the remaini ...
25-03-2024
BBC 2
Steps Of Freedom: The Story Of Irish Dance
Episode 21-03-2024
A major entertainment documentary that tells, for the first time, the extraordinary story of how Irish dance developed over centuries, from a traditional dance of the Irish peop ...
21-03-2024
BBC 4
Michael Mcintyre's The Wheel
Series 4: Episode 9
Michael McIntyre hosts as three contestants hope to answer their way to a fortune, guided by seven celebrity experts – but can they help them to win life-changing cash? Th ...
11-03-2024
BBC 1
Murder, Mystery And My Family
Series 3: Episode 8
Barristers Sasha Wass and Jeremy Dein investigate whether the murder of a gentleman farmer in the late Victorian era was really carried out by a 19-year-old rabbit poacher.\n\nS ...
07-03-2024
BBC 1
Meet Joe Black
Episode 24-02-2024
Media tycoon William Parrish has his charmed life and orderly household disrupted by the arrival of an engimatic young man who proceeds to fall in love with Parrish's beautiful ...
24-02-2024
BBC 1
The Victorian House Of Arts And Crafts
Series 1: Episode 4
In the final episode, Anita Rani, potter Keith Brymer Jones, and arts and crafts expert and dealer Patch Rogers set the 21st-century crafters their toughest set of challenges so ...
20-02-2024
BBC 2
Newsnight
Gaza Ceasefire Back On The Political Menu?
Prince William calls for an 'end to the fighting' ahead of a crucial Commons vote tomorrow. Has the UK's stance on a Gaza ceasefire shifted? With Kirsty Wark.
20-02-2024
BBC 2
The Victorian House Of Arts And Crafts
Series 1: Episode 3
Anita Rani is joined by internationally renowned potter Keith Brymer Jones and arts and crafts expert and dealer Patch Rogers as the six 21st-century crafters are faced with a n ...
13-02-2024
BBC 2
Political Thinking With Nick Robinson
Series 1: 65. The Blair And Hague One
What happens when two former political rivals become allies? Sir Tony Blair and Lord William Hague sit down with Nick Robinson to discuss their vision for a new 'national purpos ...
12-02-2024
BBC 2
The Victorian House Of Arts And Crafts
Series 1: Episode 2
Anita Rani is joined by internationally renowned potter Keith Brymer Jones and Arts & Crafts expert and dealer Patch Rogers as the six 21st-century crafters are faced with a new ...
06-02-2024
BBC 2
New Forest: A Year In The Wild Wood
Episode 14-01-2024
Writer and environmentalist Peter Owen-Jones spends a year in the enchanting landscapes of the New Forest, exploring its wildlife, history and meeting the Commoners, the people ...
14-01-2024
BBC 4
Blue Peter
Best Of 2023!
Joel, Abby and Henry revisit some of our favourite Blue Peter moments from 2023, including a look back at when HRH Prince William earned his Green Badge, a whitewater rafting ch ...
02-01-2024
CBBC
Celebrity Masterchef
Christmas Cook-off 2023: 2. Battle Of The Critics
For the first time in MasterChef history, after years of tasting and critiquing MasterChef contestants’ dishes, the tables will be turned on five of the country’s to ...
31-12-2023
BBC 1
Art That Made Us
Series 1: 7. Wars And Peace
Art goes to war during the first half of the 20th century: war with the old imperial order, war with convention and war with the very idea of what it means to be human. This is ...
04-12-2023
BBC 2
Art That Made Us
Series 1: Episode 6
The 19th century saw a decisive shift in power from the countryside to the cities. With the industrial revolution transforming the British Isles, a divide opened up between the ...
27-11-2023
BBC 2
This Cultural Life
Series 2: Judi Dench: Shakespeare Special
Dame Judi Dench talks to John Wilson about her biggest cultural influence: William Shakespeare.
27-11-2023
BBC 4
Art That Made Us
Series 1: 5. Consumers And Conscience
This episode traces the story of Britain during the 18th century, a period that saw an explosion of creativity and a country with enough money, from trade and conquest, to pay f ...
20-11-2023
BBC 2
Countryfile
Ramble For Children In Need 2023
It’s time for presenters Matt Baker, Charlotte Smith, Margherita Taylor, Joe Crowley and John Craven to pull on their bobble hats and get rambling in aid of Children in Ne ...
13-11-2023
BBC 1
Bargain Hunt
Series 66: Shakespeare Special
To buy or not to buy... that is the question! Christina Trevanion is in Warwickshire, where she visits the childhood home of William Shakespeare’s wife, Anne Hathaway. Bui ...
13-11-2023
BBC 1
The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet
2023
The Earthshot Prize 2023 is a star-studded celebration of the very best ideas and initiatives to help save our planet. Attended by Earthshot founder, HRH Prince William, and Sir ...
12-11-2023
BBC 1
Countryfile
Best Of Autumn
John Craven revisits the Gloucestershire village of Hillesley 50 years after he first reported on the local newspaper. He meets Hollywood screenwriter William Nicholson, who cut ...
12-11-2023
BBC 1
Cbeebies: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Episode 11-11-2023
Fairies, magic, celebration and comical confusion!\n\nJoin Swashbuckle's Cook and Line as they help William Shakespeare put together a magical production of A Midsummer Night's ...
11-11-2023
CBeebies
The Edge Of Love
Episode 09-11-2023
Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his flirtatious wife Caitlin bump into Dylan's childhood sweetheart Vera in war-torn London. Despite potential jealousies, the two women become frien ...
09-11-2023
BBC 2
Shakespeare: Rise Of A Genius
Series 1: Episode 1
1587. William Shakespeare leaves the small rural town of Stratford to pursue his dreams of becoming a playwright in the dangerous, growing metropolis of London. Public theatre i ...
09-11-2023
BBC 2
The One Show
07/11/2023
Adrian Lester, Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola join Lauren Laverne and Ronan Keating on the show. Adrian talks about his new documentary, which tells the story of William Shakespea ...
07-11-2023
BBC 1
Art That Made Us
Series 1: 2. Revolution Of The Dead
An alternative history of the Black Death of the Middle Ages and its bitter – but profoundly creative – aftermath. Contemporary artists and performers, alongside his ...
30-10-2023
BBC 2
Countryfile
Agmash Auction Hub
Adam Henson and Charlotte Smith are in Cambridgeshire at Cheffins’ famous agricultural machinery auction. It’s the ultimate trading floor for agricultural machines a ...
30-10-2023
BBC 1
The Bbc Television Shakespeare
Macbeth
Classic tragedy by William Shakespeare about how ambition can corrupt. Three witches foresee a great future for Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis.
29-10-2023
BBC 4
The Bbc Television Shakespeare
As You Like It
Classic comedy by William Shakespeare about the travails of lovers Rosalind and Orlando, who become entangled in a beguiling game of love, lust and mistaken identity.
29-10-2023
BBC 4
Blue Peter
Blue Peter's 65th Birthday Party
Blue Peter is turning 65 years old! Joining the party, HRH Prince William helps Joel present the Big Badge Wall and is awarded with a green badge for his work with The Earthshot ...
17-10-2023
CBBC
Play Of The Month
The Merchant Of Venice
By William Shakespeare. A Play of the Month presentation starring Maggie Smith, Frank Finlay with Charles Gray and Christopher Gable.
15-10-2023
BBC 4
Shakespeare Live! From The Rsc
Episode 08-10-2023
From the stage of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, hosts David Tennant and Catherine Tate are joined by Benedict Cumberbatch, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Hele ...
08-10-2023
BBC 2