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The Many Primes Of Muriel Spark
Episode 17-01-2024
Kirsty Wark celebrates the life and work of Dame Muriel Spark, author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and one of the 20th century's most enigmatic cultural figures, on the one- ...
17-01-2024
BBC 4
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
Between The Covers
Series 7: Episode 5
Sara is joined by comedians Nish Kumar and Laura Smyth and actors and comedians Ben Miller and Kerry Godliman. They share their favourite books and review the two book club choi ...
11-01-2024
BBC 2
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
Berlin 1933
Series 1: Episode 3
Hitler stages a grand celebration at Nuremberg, while Germany becomes increasingly isolated abroad. Political opposition is outlawed, and an incensed Göring takes the stand ...
12-12-2023
BBC 4
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
Villages By The Sea
Series 4: 4. Holkham
Ben Robinson makes an amazing discovery at Norfolk’s impressive Holkham estate - its lost medieval village, seen for the first time since its disappearance some 200 years ...
01-12-2023
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
Great British Railway Journeys
Series 12: 15. Aberystwyth To Newtown
Armed with his 1930s Bradshaw’s Guide, Michael travels from Aberystwyth into the Cambrian Mountains at Devil’s Bridge and finishes in Newtown, Powys.\n\nIn the elega ...
16-11-2023
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
Richard Osman's House Of Games
Series 7: Week 7: Friday
Every day this week, celebrity contestants Jimi Famurewa, William Hanson, Sinitta and Maisie Smith take on a series of quiz rounds selected by the host, quiz legend Richard Osma ...
10-11-2023
BBC 2
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
Richard Osman's House Of Games
Series 7: Week 7: Thursday
Every day this week, celebrity contestants Jimi Famurewa, William Hanson, Sinitta and Maisie Smith take on a series of quiz rounds selected by the host, quiz legend Richard Osma ...
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
Upstart Crow
Series 1: 1. Star Crossed Lovers
Comedy starring David Mitchell as William Shakespeare. Will starts to make a name for himself in London while also trying to be a husband and father for his family in Stratford- ...
08-11-2023
BBC 2
Richard Osman's House Of Games
Series 7: Week 7: Wednesday
Every day this week, celebrity contestants Jimi Famurewa, William Hanson, Sinitta and Maisie Smith take on a series of quiz rounds selected by the host, quiz legend Richard Osma ...
08-11-2023
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
Richard Osman's House Of Games
Series 7: Week 7: Tuesday
Every day this week, celebrity contestants Jimi Famurewa, William Hanson, Sinitta and Maisie Smith take on a series of quiz rounds selected by the host, quiz legend Richard Osma ...
07-11-2023
BBC 2
Richard Osman's House Of Games
Series 7: Week 7: Monday
Every day this week, celebrity contestants Jimi Famurewa, William Hanson, Sinitta and Maisie Smith take on a series of quiz rounds selected by the host, quiz legend Richard Osma ...
06-11-2023
BBC 2
Antiques Roadshow
Series 45: 6. Wollaton Hall 2
Antiques Roadshow comes from the beautiful grounds of Wollaton Hall, an imposing Elizabethan mansion in Nottingham.\n\nHaving once served as Wayne Manor in the Dark Knight trilo ...
05-11-2023
BBC 2
Cbeebies As You Like It
Cbeebies As You Like It
When the Globe’s new owner Archibald Frost threatens to knock down the theatre to build a skyscraper, William Shakespeare and his players spring into action to convince hi ...
04-11-2023
CBeebies
Shakespeare In Love
Episode 03-11-2023
William Shakespeare hasn't written a hit in years, and theatre owner Henslowe is counting on Shakespeare's promised comedy, Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter, to keep his w ...
03-11-2023
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
Great British Railway Journeys
Series 12: 3. West Ruislip To Windsor
Michael Portillo heads for leafy Hatch End, where he investigates an illustrator whose work was so popular in the 1920s and 30s that his name entered the English dictionary. Wil ...
26-10-2023
BBC 2
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
Gregory Doran Remembers... Shakespeare Live! From The Rsc
Episode 08-10-2023
Gregory Doran, former artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, looks back on the challenges he faced bringing together a cast of acclaimed actors and even members of ...
08-10-2023
BBC 4
The Exorcist
Episode 05-10-2023
When a charming 12-year-old girl takes on the characteristics and voices of others, doctors say there is nothing they can do. As people begin to die, the girl's mother realises ...
05-10-2023
BBC 2
Great Coastal Railway Journeys
Series 2: 12. Ballymena To Carrickfergus
Michael Portillo is in the glens of Antrim, where Ireland’s folklore and magical myths flourish and he is transfixed by tales of fairies and legends of the sea. \n\nAt th ...
13-09-2023
BBC 2
Britain's Top Takeaways
Series 1: 1. Fish And Chips
Five of the nation’s top-rated chip shops roll into Manchester for the ultimate fry-off.\n\nCompeting tonight from Scotland are Hugh and William from Tony’s Chippy i ...
09-09-2023
BBC 2
Oceans Apart: Art And The Pacific With James Fox
Series 1: 2. Polynesia
Continuing his exploration of the collision of the West and Pacific culture, James Fox explores how, ever since Captain Cook's voyages 250 years ago, the West has created a myth ...
29-08-2023
BBC 4
Bbc Proms
2023: Mindful Mix At The Proms
Mindful Mix at the Proms offers an evening of exquisite harmonies, tranquil tones and soothing soundscapes from a gloriously lit Royal Albert Hall.\n\nThe perfectly blended voca ...
27-08-2023
BBC 2
Bbc Proms
John Wilson Celebrates Rachmaninov At The Proms
Legendary conductor John Wilson and his orchestral supergroup, the Sinfonia of London, continue the 150th anniversary celebrations of Rachmaninov. His much-loved Second Piano Co ...
25-08-2023
BBC 2
Mastermind
2020/21: Episode 30
John Humphrys 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 a place i ...
24-08-2023
BBC 2
Rick Stein's Cornwall
Series 2: Episode 9
Rick is in Falmouth, discovering that far from being 'that bit on the end of Britain’, Cornwall used to be at the very heart of the British Empire’s communication sy ...
17-08-2023
BBC 2
Flog It!
Series 17: Episode 16
Today Flog It! comes from Tilbury Docks in Essex. Antique experts Elizabeth Talbot and Philip Serrell hunt for items to take off to auction. Phillip finds a rare Romany oil lamp ...
06-08-2023
BBC 1
Mastermind
2020/21: Episode 2
John Humphrys presents the second heat of the classic quiz. The specialist subjects are Manchester United, the novels of Toni Morrison, Berthe Morisot and William Tyndale.
18-07-2023
BBC 2
Horrible Histories
Series 3 - Episode 10
Historical sketch show. First World War soldiers try some unusual ways to cure frostbite in the winter. Also, the not-at-all romantic movie starring William the Conqueror.
17-07-2023
CBBC
Bargain Hunt
Series 56: Gloucester 4
Charlie Ross is in Gloucester for today’s Bargain Hunt, which comes from the Gloucester Antiques Centre. The reds and blues are shopping for antiques with experts Kate Bli ...
13-07-2023
BBC 1