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Digging For Britain
Series 11: 1. The Roman Emperor’s Bathhouse
Digs in northern Britain reveal a Roman emperor’s lost bathhouse, the sunken treasures of medieval pilgrims and a formidable fortress perched on top of a Scottish mountain.
07-05-2024
BBC 4
When Nirvana Came To Britain
Episode 13-04-2024
Between 1989 and 1994, Nirvana introduced a new and exciting brand of rock music to the UK – one that changed the musical landscape and influenced a generation of British ...
13-04-2024
BBC 2
When Abba Came To Britain
Episode 06-04-2024
Using previously unheard interviews with the band, this is the story of the Swedish super group’s 50-year relationship with the UK.\n\nFrom their first visit, for the Euro ...
06-04-2024
BBC 2
Digging For Britain
The Greatest Discoveries: Episode 1
Professor Alice Roberts re-examines key archaeological sites of prehistoric Britain, from the arrival of the earliest humans to mysterious ceremonies at Stonehenge.
05-04-2024
BBC 4
Digging For Britain
Series 9: Episode 6
The north of England is so rich in archaeological finds that Alice Roberts is travelling back there once again to reveal more of its fascinating history.\n\nShe starts this jour ...
29-03-2024
BBC 4
Digging For Britain
Series 9: Episode 3
The show travels to the north of the UK to look at the most fascinating archaeology uncovered in the region over the course of 2021. \n\nIn North Yorkshire, a team of community ...
26-03-2024
BBC 4
Rip Off Britain
2023: Episode 11
Gloria Hunniford, Julia Somerville and Angela Rippon investigate an airport meet-and-greet company that ran up thousands of pounds of fines driving a man’s car through cen ...
26-01-2024
BBC 1
Rip Off Britain
2023: Episode 4
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville are back in Rip Off Britain HQ with some of the country’s best consumer experts, on the case for victims of crime who ...
24-01-2024
BBC 1
Rip Off Britain
Series 15: 38. My Solar Panel Misery
Going green, going wrong – a council-backed energy scheme that left homeowners burned. How to avoid that happening to you, so your bid to go green goes great instead. \n\n ...
18-01-2024
BBC 1
Jet! When Britain Ruled The Skies
Military Marvels
Series celebrating the British aviation industry. In the 50s and 60s, Britain led the world into the jet age with a new generation of fighters and bombers.
13-01-2024
BBC 4
Britain's Lost Masterpieces
Series 5: 1. Brighton
Bendor Grosvenor and Emma Dabiri visit Brighton Museum to investigate who painted two neglected pictures of religious subjects.\n\nBendor believes a grubby image of Mary Magdale ...
09-01-2024
BBC 4
Dan Cruickshank And The Family That Built Gothic Britain
Episode 09-12-2023
As good as any Dickens novel, this is the triumphant and tragic story of the greatest architectural dynasty of the 19th century. Dan Cruickshank charts the rise of Sir George Gi ...
09-12-2023
BBC 4
When Blondie Came To Britain
Episode 03-12-2023
In 1977, a small and relatively unknown group called Blondie arrived in Bournemouth ahead of their first ever UK tour. This is the story of the key part Britain played in helpin ...
03-12-2023
BBC 2
Britain’s Housing Crisis: What Went Wrong?
Series 1: Episode 2
In this second episode, key figures from government, finance and campaigning reveal the scale of the crisis Britain is in – and whose decisions led it here.\n\nIn an ugly ...
31-10-2023
BBC 2
Rip Off Britain
2023 Live: 10. Side Hustle Scams
The team explores the surge in fraudsters using the cost of living crisis to snare their targets by recruiting them to earn extra cash working from home – but ultimately s ...
20-10-2023
BBC 1
Rip Off Britain
2023 Live: 7. How To Take A Break From Big Bills
Rip Off Britain’s week of live Cost of Living specials continues with unmissable advice on how to ease the burden of loan and mortgage payments. Also, the e-bike batteries ...
17-10-2023
BBC 1
Rip Off Britain
Series 15: 23. Customer Service Meltdown
The customer service meltdown that’s caused chaos for thousands at one of Britain’s most well known companies – Julia, Angela and Gloria investigate. Also, if ...
11-10-2023
BBC 1
Rip Off Britain
Series 15: Episode 20
In this holidays special, Rip Off Britain takes on some of the titans of the travel industry. Gloria, Julia and Angela ask why one couple’s all-inclusive holiday turned ou ...
06-10-2023
BBC 1
Rip Off Britain
Series 16: Episode 1
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville kick off the series from their new HQ in Salford.\n\nIn this episode, the baffling bills leaving customers confused and out ...
02-10-2023
BBC 1
The Hacienda - The Club That Shook Britain
Episode 07-09-2023
The story of Manchester’s iconic Hacienda nightclub and music venue, 40 years after it opened, mixing insightful testimony from Peter Hook and Stephen Morris (members of N ...
07-09-2023
BBC 2
Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-up Star
Series 5: Episode 8
The judges are joined by none other than the Kardashians' MUA Hrush Achemyan, master of masterclasses, and she has very high expectations for the finalists. \n \nIt’s the ...
13-08-2023
BBC 1
Made In Great Britain
Series 1: 6. Shoes
In this episode, our makers explore how Northampton became the shoe capital of Britain. From drag queens and kings to squaddies and style fans, they have all sported a pair of N ...
24-07-2023
BBC 2
Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History
A World Turned Upside Down
Dr Sam Willis takes the story of shipwrecks into the Georgian age when Britain began to rule the waves and disasters at sea imperilled its trading power.
20-07-2023
BBC 4
Made In Great Britain
Series 1: 3. Hats
In this episode, the makers discover Luton's glamourous secret. While today the town is famous for its airport, it is a little-known fact that Luton once led the world in hat-ma ...
19-07-2023
BBC 2
Made In Great Britain
Series 1: 2. Chocolate
This delectable episode traces our love affair with chocolate back to York. It was here that chocolate was transformed from a luxury drink for the rich into the nation's favouri ...
18-07-2023
BBC 2
Fred Dibnah's Made In Britain
12. A Lifetime's Achievement (part 1)
Fred Dibnah reaches the final stage of his monumental journey around Britain on his traction engine.\n\nThis episode begins in the mountains of Snowdonia, where Fred is on his w ...
03-07-2023
BBC 4
Fred Dibnah's Made In Britain
7. Mechanics And Riveters
Documentary series in which Fred Dibnah travels around Britain in his restored traction engine in search of engineering skills and technology from a bygone age, visiting ancient ...
22-06-2023
BBC 4
Lenny Henry's Caribbean Britain
Series 1: Episode 2
Lenny looks back on his coming of age and explores how he and other second- and third-generation British-born Caribbean kids begin to mesh their identity into their art.\n\nFrom ...
21-06-2023
BBC 2
Fred Dibnah's Made In Britain
6. The Road To Steel City
Documentary series in which Fred Dibnah travels around Britain in his restored traction engine in search of engineering skills and technology from a bygone age, visiting ancient ...
21-06-2023
BBC 4
Fred Dibnah's Made In Britain
5. Water And Boilers
Documentary series in which Fred Dibnah travels around Britain in his restored traction engine in search of engineering skills and technology from a bygone age, visiting ancient ...
20-06-2023
BBC 4
Fred Dibnah's Made In Britain
4. Castings
Documentary series in which Fred Dibnah travels around Britain in his restored traction engine in search of engineering skills and technology from a bygone age, visiting ancient ...
19-06-2023
BBC 4
Fred Dibnah's Made In Britain
3. The Source Of Iron
Documentary series in which Fred Dibnah travels around Britain in his restored traction engine in search of engineering skills and technology from a bygone age, visiting ancient ...
15-06-2023
BBC 4
Digging For Britain
The Greatest Discoveries: Episode 4
Professor Alice Roberts re-examines the key archaeological sites of Anglo-Saxon Britain and finds the evidence of a warrior culture and the enormous wealth of their aristocracy.
13-06-2023
BBC 4
Fred Dibnah's Building Of Britain
Victorian Splendour
Series in which Fred Dibnah explores the engineering skills that went into the building of Britain. This edition is devoted to 19th-century achievements.
05-06-2023
BBC 2
Fred Dibnah's Building Of Britain
Building The Canals
In his exploration of the engineering skills that went into the building of Britain, Fred Dibnah looks at the construction of the canal network.
01-06-2023
BBC 2
Fred Dibnah's Building Of Britain
Scottish Style
The series in which Fred Dibnah explores the engineering skills that went into the building of Britain focuses on Scottish baronial style.
31-05-2023
BBC 2
Britain's Biggest Warship
Series 1: 1. Crewing Up
It is early 2016 and sailors begin to arrive at Rosyth dockyard in Scotland where HMS Queen Elizabeth is still under construction. Captain Jerry Kyd and his 700 sailors assemble ...
29-05-2023
BBC 2
Fred Dibnah's Building Of Britain
The Art Of Castle Building
Fred Dibnah explores the skills that went into building Britain. He examines the construction of the great chain of castles on the coast of North Wales.
29-05-2023
BBC 2
Fred Dibnah's Building Of Britain
Mighty Cathedrals
Series revealing the skills that went into the building of Britain over the centuries. Fred looks at the 11th-century building programme of the Normans.
25-05-2023
BBC 2
James Martin's Food Map Of Britain
Original Series: 2. South Wales
Britain is not just our home, it is also our larder. Chef James Martin takes to the skies to explore how the beautiful and unique landscape of the British Isles produces distinc ...
23-05-2023
BBC 2
Building Britain's Biggest Nuclear Power Station
Series 1: Episode 1
With unique behind-the-scenes access, this series follows the construction workers at Hinkley Point C, Britain’s biggest and newest nuclear power station, which is being b ...
15-05-2023
BBC 2
Cunk On Britain
Series 1: 5. The Arse End Of History
In this insightful mockumentary series from Charlie Brooker, Philomena Cunk takes us on a journey right up Britain's history, to discover who we really are, how we got here and ...
28-04-2023
BBC 2
Cunk On Britain
Series 1: Episode 4
In this insightful mockumentary series from Charlie Brooker, Philomena Cunk takes us on a journey right up Britain's history, to discover who we really are, how we got here and ...
21-04-2023
BBC 2
Cunk On Britain
Series 1: Episode 3
In this insightful mockumentary series from Charlie Brooker, Philomena Cunk takes us on a journey right up Britain's history, to discover who we really are, how we got here and ...
14-04-2023
BBC 2
Rip Off Britain
Holidays Series 11: Episode 7
The Rip Off Britain team are here with more advice to keep the sun shining on your holidays. In this programme: visa chaos – how one switch of the rules left many with the ...
13-04-2023
BBC 1
Britain's Biggest Warship
Goes To Sea: 3. Manhattan Ahoy!
HMS Queen Elizabeth is Britain's biggest ever warship. It took nine years to build her at a cost of £3.5 billion. Nearly 1,500 sailors, marines and aviators have left for ...
02-04-2023
BBC 2
Cunk On Britain
Series 1: Episode 2
In this insightful mockumentary series from Charlie Brooker, Philomena Cunk takes us on a journey right up Britain's history, to discover who we really are, how we got here and ...
31-03-2023
BBC 2
Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-up Star
Series 4: Episode 8
It’s the Glow Up final. Over the past seven weeks, the three finalists have shown they have what it takes to become Britain’s Next Make-Up Star, but there can only b ...
31-03-2023
BBC 1
Britain's Biggest Warship
Goes To Sea: 2. Don't Feed The Birds
HMS Queen Elizabeth is Britain’s biggest ever warship. It took nine years to build her at a cost of £3.5 billion. Nearly 1,500 sailors, marines and aviators have lef ...
26-03-2023
BBC 2
Cunk On Britain
Series 1: Episode 1
In this insightful mockumentary series from Charlie Brooker, Philomena Cunk takes us on a journey right up Britain's history, to discover who we really are, how we got here and ...
24-03-2023
BBC 2