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Arabic scholar Tim Mackintosh-Smith journeys 75,000 miles through 40 countries in the footsteps of 14th century traveler Ibn Battutah, who was born...

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...

Wide Sargasso Sea is a British television adaptation of Jean Rhys's 1966 novel of the same name. Produced by Kudos Film & Television for BBC Wales,...

Midge Ure and Kim Appleby explore the distinct sounds that came out of different parts of Britain and Ireland in one of pop's golden decades.

Former director and chief curator of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Edmund Capon explores the story of Australian art through the country's rich...

This series looks at the career of the multiple Grammy-award winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, as Nile Rodgers shares a lifetime of experience...

What Darwin Didn't Know is a documentary show on BBC Four presented by Armand Marie Leroi which charts the progress in the field of Evolutionary...

100 Years of Girl Guides is a BBC television documentary. It was shown on the digital television station BBC Four on Sunday 16 August 2009 at 21:00....

What does it take to spot a pop genius? To break a global act, to book a million-selling tour or reunite music legends to great acclaim - and huge...

Take a gentle walk as familiar faces explore landscapes in the north of England in this series of immersive and intimate documentaries.

Light Fantastic is the title of a television documentary series that explores the phenomenon of light and aired in December 2004 on BBC Four. The...

The Battle That Made Britain is a 2006 BBC Television documentary telling the Battle of Culloden.

Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! is a 2006 BBC Four television play starring Michael Sheen as the English comic actor Kenneth Williams, based on...

A look at the development of British indie music, born in the 1970s when the music industry was controlled by the major record labels and releasing a...

Documentary series shot at the Royal Military Academy over the course of a year, following the journey of one intake of cadets through the...

Rhod Gilbert enlists the help of a series of musical legends to scour the country in search of the best of the UK's unsung musicians - who regularly...

Venice 24/7 is a British documentary series about the emergency services in Venice. It is shown on BBC Four and comprises six episodes.

This is the secret, and untold, history of pop and rock from the men and women who pulled the strings behind the scenes - the producers, the managers...