One of England's grandest stately homes, Wentworth Woodhouse, was going to rack and ruin when it was saved for local people in a former mining community. This inspiring documentary follows the dedicated workers and volunteers as they battle to restore this South Yorkshire gem to its former glory.
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Series 8: The Boy Who Can Fly
An exhilarating journey, featuring potentially dangerous activities that shouldn’t be attempted, where one very daring young Scotsman defies conventional expectations. And ...
14-11-2024
BBC 2
Series 8: 9. Secrets Of The Lost Mines
Two unlikely friends explore the abandoned metal mines hidden in the hills of mid Wales.\n \nWales is known for its industrial past, with coal from the south and north east fuel ...
07-11-2024
BBC 2
Series 8: 11. Pets Saving Lives
Someone is reported missing every 90 seconds in the UK, and across the country there are hundreds of volunteer search and rescue groups on hand to support the emergency services ...
31-10-2024
BBC 2
Series 8: 12. The Lakes: Our Life On The Edge
Like most couples, Anna and Mat are just trying to figure life out. Unlike most couples, they’ve decided the best way to do this is a 100-mile climbing adventure in the La ...
24-10-2024
BBC 2
Series 8: 8. The Secret Lives Of Lighthouse Keepers
A rare look into the working world of the teams who are responsible for keeping the lights on in 208 lighthouses round the coast of Scotland and the Isle of Man. \n\nEstablishe ...
17-10-2024
BBC 2
Series 8: 7. The Omagh Hum
The story of a hum that has been keeping the people of Omagh awake for months. \n\nWith the town exhausted and exasperated, local journalist Emmet McElhatton wants to get to the ...
02-10-2024
BBC 2
Series 8: 6. Our Yorkshire Stately Home
One of England's grandest stately homes, Wentworth Woodhouse, was going to rack and ruin when it was saved for local people in a former mining community. This inspiring document ...
24-09-2024
BBC 2
Series 8: Homing Instinct
Noone quite understands exactly how a pigeon finds its way home, having been driven hundreds of miles in the back of a lorry to be released and race back to its loft. But acro ...
17-09-2024
BBC 2
Series 8: 5. Dinohunters
Anyone can be a fossil hunter. Amateur enthusiasts and professional palaeontologists are joining forces, unearthing secrets from a time when dinosaurs walked the land. What they ...
16-09-2024
BBC 2
Series 8: 10. The Journey To Scotland's Remotest Pub
Documentary that tells the story of the inspiring, thriving, Scottish village of Inverie on the Knoydart peninsula. Twenty-five years ago, the local community pulled together to ...
11-09-2024
BBC 2
Series 8: 12. The Lakes: Our Life On The Edge
Like most couples, Anna and Mat are just trying to figure life out. Unlike most couples, they’ve decided the best way to do this is a 100-mile climbing adventure in the La ...
24-10-2024
BBC 2
Series 5: Aberdeen Harbour
Aberdeen Harbour is one of Britain’s oldest businesses and busiest ports. Today’s harbour is undergoing a multi-million-pound extension, involving some of the world& ...
07-09-2021
BBC 2
Series 5: Pride Of Place
Documentary following an LGBTQ+ committee planning the first rural Pride parade in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland's conservative and evangelical heartland. With the help of a loca ...
22-09-2021
BBC 2
Series 5: For Peat's Sake
From ancient rituals to its associations with whisky, peat continues to have an historical and cultural importance in the Scottish way of life, and nowhere more so than on the s ...
05-10-2021
BBC 2
Series 8: 10. The Journey To Scotland's Remotest Pub
Documentary that tells the story of the inspiring, thriving, Scottish village of Inverie on the Knoydart peninsula. Twenty-five years ago, the local community pulled together to ...
11-09-2024
BBC 2
Series 6: Sarah The Lumberjill
Sarah the Lumberjill is the fourth generation of her family to 'take up the saw', working across the forests of the Central Highlands of Scotland, where her family have worked f ...
05-07-2022
BBC 2
Series 5: Finding My Family
The story of Leah, a young woman from Manchester who made the news in 1994 when she was abandoned as a newborn baby in a hospital toilet. Now, with the help of her filmmaker cou ...
04-11-2021
BBC 2
Series 8: 9. Secrets Of The Lost Mines
Two unlikely friends explore the abandoned metal mines hidden in the hills of mid Wales.\n \nWales is known for its industrial past, with coal from the south and north east fuel ...
07-11-2024
BBC 2
Series 7: One Man And His Island
Living on your own on an island is a fantasy that has come real for one man. After suffering some traumatic events in his life, ex-Royal Air Force aircraft engineer Simon Parker ...
30-08-2023
BBC 2
Series 7: Cycling Saved My Life
Josh Quigley, a suicide survivor turned record-breaking cyclist, was pushed to the brink by alcohol. However, his life took a remarkable turn when he embarked on a transformativ ...
28-07-2023
BBC 2