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A virtual theatre festival staged in lockdown. Household names join groundbreaking new talent - pushing the boundaries of what theatre can be when...

Historian Dr Helen Castor explores the lives of seven English queens who challenged male power, the fierce reactions they provoked and whether the...

Mathematician Marcus du Sautoy explores the stories behind some of the most familiar scientific diagrams.

Four young British art historians delve into six decades of the BBC archives to discover the powerful way in which television influences our...

Johnny Kingdom spends a year following and filming some of the bird species he finds near his home and on his land.

A captivating insight into British life straight from the mouths of school children from the 1960s and '70s.

Michael Wood argues that the most important and influential British kings were a father, son and grandson who lived over a thousand years ago during...

Living with the Future is a television documentary series first broadcast on 15 January 2007 on BBC Four. It is a follow-up series to Living with...

In this new four-part series, anatomist Dr Gunther von Hagens and pathologist Professor John Lee get right under the skin to reveal the processes in...

Alastair Sooke explores the riches and unique legacy of Greek art.

Featuring groundbreaking new science, experiments and leading scientists from a variety of disciplines, the series unravels the natural history of...

Timothy Spall and his wife Shane are back on board their beloved barge the Princess Matilda as they conclude their trip around the British coast.

Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch - one of the world's leading historians - reveals the origins of Christianity and explores what it means to be a...

The grit, humour and courage of ordinary people in the bleakest of circumstances. Darkly comic, poignant and sometimes devastating monologues about...

Historian Bettany Hughes travels to India, Greece and China on the trail of three giants of ancient philosophy - Buddha, Socrates and Confucius.

Evolutionary biologist Dr Ben Garrod and electronics engineer Professor Danielle George explore whether machines built to enhance our lives could one...