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  • 2018
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    Rich Hall's Working for the American Dream

    Rich Hall's Working for the American Dream

    7.00 2018 HD

    In this sobering look at the current state of the American Dream, comedian Rich Hall explains how the US viewed and treated labour throughout its...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Rich Hall

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  • 2019
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    Border Country: When Ireland Was Divided

    Border Country: When Ireland Was Divided

    1 2019 HD

    The border between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland has meandered across rural Irish farmlands since its creation in 1922. Throughout...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Ardal O'Hanlon

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  • 2010
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    Rosslyn Chapel: A Treasure in Stone

    Rosslyn Chapel: A Treasure in Stone

    1 2010 HD

    The exquisite Rosslyn Chapel is a masterpiece in stone. It used to be one of Scotland's best-kept secrets, but it became world-famous when it was...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast:

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  • 2013
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    Whaam! Roy Lichtenstein at Tate Modern

    Whaam! Roy Lichtenstein at Tate Modern

    1 2013 HD

    Alastair Sooke takes us on an exclusive personal tour of the Roy Lichtenstein Retrospective at Tate Modern. Offering an in-depth look at one of the...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Alastair Sooke

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  • 2013
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    Mini: A Life Revisited

    Mini: A Life Revisited

    1 2013 HD

    1975 documentary about 11-year-old serial arsonist Michael 'Mini' Cooper, followed by Cooper and the film's director Franc Roddam in conversation...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Alan Yentob

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  • 2003
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    Dylan Thomas: From Grave to Cradle

    Dylan Thomas: From Grave to Cradle

    1 2003 HD

    Born in 1914, Dylan Thomas was an unruly and undisciplined child who was interested only in English at school and was determined from childhood to...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Nigel Williams

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  • 2014
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    The Genius of Bert Jansch: Folk, Blues & Beyond

    The Genius of Bert Jansch: Folk, Blues & Beyond

    1 2014 HD

    Interviews and rare archive footage weave together performances from a landmark multi-artist concert at the Royal Festival Hall in London,...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Bert Jansch

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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...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Khadim Hussain Rizvi

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  • 2017
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    The Man Who Shot Tutankhamun

    The Man Who Shot Tutankhamun

    6.80 2017 HD

    This is the story of an unsung hero of photography: Harry Burton, the man whose images of the Tutankhamun excavation created a global sensation in...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Margaret Mountford

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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...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Celia Imrie

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  • 1971
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    BBC In Concert: Neil Diamond

    BBC In Concert: Neil Diamond

    7.00 1971 HD

    Songsmith Neil Diamond performs live with strings and horns laid on by the BBC, including hits such as Sweet Caroline, Solitary Man, Cracklin' Rosie...

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Neil Diamond

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  • 2012
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    Squeeze: Take Me I'm Yours

    Squeeze: Take Me I'm Yours

    1 2012 HD

    Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford, the men behind Squeeze, have been called everything from the new Lennon and McCartney to the godfathers of Britpop....

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Glenn Tilbrook

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  • 2010
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    Dennis Wilson: The Real Beach Boy

    Dennis Wilson: The Real Beach Boy

    1 2010 HD

    Dennis Wilson was the drummer in the Beach Boys. And he was the real Beach Boy. In a band of geeks who sang about surfing, cars and girls, Dennis was...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Mark Radcliffe

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  • 2017
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    The Last Pirates: Britain's Rebel DJs

    The Last Pirates: Britain's Rebel DJs

    10.00 2017 HD

    Rapper Rodney P. presents the story of Britain's second wave of pirate radio DJs. In the 1980s a new generation of pirate radio stations appeared...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Rodney P

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  • 2014
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    More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On

    More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On

    1 2014 HD

    More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On features previously banned songs by the BBC including "Lola" by the Kinks, "Jackie" by Scott Walker...

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Shirley Bassey

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  • 2014
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    Jimi Hendrix: The Road to Woodstock

    Jimi Hendrix: The Road to Woodstock

    7.50 2014 HD

    The definitive documentary record of one of Jimi Hendrix's most celebrated performances. It includes such signature songs as Purple Haze, Voodoo...

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Jimi Hendrix

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  • 2009
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    Francis Bacon in His Own Words

    Francis Bacon in His Own Words

    1 2009 HD

    A collection of BBC archive material about painter Francis Bacon, including a previously unseen interview recorded in 1965.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Francis Bacon

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  • 2013
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    Planet Ant: Life Inside The Colony

    Planet Ant: Life Inside The Colony

    8.20 2013 HD

    Ant colonies are one of the wonders of nature: complex, organised… and mysterious. This programme reveals the secret, underground world of the...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: George McGavin

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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...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Tamsin Greig

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  • 1965
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    Roy Orbison Live in 1965: The Monument Concert

    Roy Orbison Live in 1965: The Monument Concert

    9.00 1965 HD

    Filmed in black and white at the Theater Singer in Laren, The Netherlands on March 25th, 1965, this short concert features the Big O performing hits...

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    Cast: Roy Orbison

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