Today 01:50 - 03:00
On Our Way: Recalling America's entry into World War II after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the great Laurence Olivier sheds more light on the deadliest conflict in history. [S]
57: U&Eden
Thu Oct 22
Today 03:00 - 03:55
Alone: After Dunkirk, Britain faced an onslaught. Although the RAF won the Battle of Britain, our cities were blitzed. Laurence Olivier tells us more in the landmark series on WWII. [S]
Today 03:55 - 04:55
Barbarossa: A milestone in TV history: Laurence Olivier tells the story of WWII. Hitler turns his tanks towards Russia. After a succession of victories, the Germans delay fatally. [S]
Today 04:55 - 05:20
River Tees: Kirsten O'Brien takes a 15-mile walk along the River Tees near Barnard Castle and explores the history of Upper Teesdale. [S]
Today 05:20 - 06:00
Weymouth to Lulworth: Michael Portillo travels across Dorset, beginning in Portland Harbour, the location for the 2012 Olympic sailing events. [S]
Today 06:00 - 09:00
Shopping from Home.
Today 09:00 - 10:00
The Southwest Islands: Discover more about the landscapes and wildlife on the islands of Japan. The tropical Southwest Islands in the south of Japan are home to volcanoes and fierce typhoons. [S]
Today 10:00 - 11:00
Hokkaido: Learn all about the landscapes and wildlife of Japan's islands. In the north, Hokkaido's climate can shift drastically from icy cold winters to tropical summers. [S]
Today 11:00 - 12:00
Desert Heartlands: Discover the amazing ways nature has found to survive in the extremely testing land of the wild west. [S,AD]
Today 12:00 - 13:00
The High Country: America's High Country is the land of grizzly bears, giant trees, frigid winters, scorching summers, tough ranchers and gold-rush fever. [S,AD]
Today 13:00 - 14:00
The Southwest Islands: Discover more about the landscapes and wildlife on the islands of Japan. The tropical Southwest Islands in the south of Japan are home to volcanoes and fierce typhoons. [S]
Today 14:00 - 15:00
Hokkaido: Learn all about the landscapes and wildlife of Japan's islands. In the north, Hokkaido's climate can shift drastically from icy cold winters to tropical summers. [S]
Today 15:00 - 16:00
Desert Heartlands: Discover the amazing ways nature has found to survive in the extremely testing land of the wild west. [S,AD]
Today 16:00 - 17:00
The High Country: America's High Country is the land of grizzly bears, giant trees, frigid winters, scorching summers, tough ranchers and gold-rush fever. [S,AD]
Today 17:00 - 18:00
The Southwest Islands: Discover more about the landscapes and wildlife on the islands of Japan. The tropical Southwest Islands in the south of Japan are home to volcanoes and fierce typhoons. [S]
Today 18:00 - 19:00
Hokkaido: Learn all about the landscapes and wildlife of Japan's islands. In the north, Hokkaido's climate can shift drastically from icy cold winters to tropical summers. [S]
Today 19:00 - 20:00
Desert Heartlands: Discover the amazing ways nature has found to survive in the extremely testing land of the wild west. [S,AD]
Today 20:00 - 21:00
The High Country: America's High Country is the land of grizzly bears, giant trees, frigid winters, scorching summers, tough ranchers and gold-rush fever. [S,AD]
Today 21:00 - 22:00
The Southwest Islands: Discover more about the landscapes and wildlife on the islands of Japan. The tropical Southwest Islands in the south of Japan are home to volcanoes and fierce typhoons. [S]
Today 22:00 - 23:00
Hokkaido: Learn all about the landscapes and wildlife of Japan's islands. In the north, Hokkaido's climate can shift drastically from icy cold winters to tropical summers. [S]
Today 23:00 - 00:00
Desert Heartlands: Discover the amazing ways nature has found to survive in the extremely testing land of the wild west. [S,AD]
Fri Oct 23
Tomorrow 00:00 - 01:00
The High Country: America's High Country is the land of grizzly bears, giant trees, frigid winters, scorching summers, tough ranchers and gold-rush fever. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 01:00 - 02:00
The Southwest Islands: Discover more about the landscapes and wildlife on the islands of Japan. The tropical Southwest Islands in the south of Japan are home to volcanoes and fierce typhoons. [S]
Tomorrow 02:00 - 03:00
Hokkaido: Learn all about the landscapes and wildlife of Japan's islands. In the north, Hokkaido's climate can shift drastically from icy cold winters to tropical summers. [S]
Tomorrow 03:00 - 03:50
Desert Heartlands: Discover the amazing ways nature has found to survive in the extremely testing land of the wild west. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 03:50 - 04:40
The High Country: America's High Country is the land of grizzly bears, giant trees, frigid winters, scorching summers, tough ranchers and gold-rush fever. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 04:40 - 05:30
Kensington Palace: Kensington Palace, which began life as an early 17th-century Jacobean mansion before becoming a palace fit for the monarchy, and was the brainchild of Christopher Wren. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 05:30 - 06:00
Kimmeridge to Brownsea Island: Michael Portillo visits Dorset's Jurassic Coast. He heads through Swanage, Poole and Sandbanks, before ending his journey on Brownsea Island. [S]
Tomorrow 06:00 - 09:00
Shopping from Home.
Tomorrow 09:00 - 10:00
New. Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien are in Wales, where they pick up and restore a dentist's table and a barber's chair, and make a coffee table out of parquet flooring. [S]
Tomorrow 10:00 - 11:00
New. Max McMurdo upcycles a brass propeller into a table lamp and Henry Cole goes all Victorian with an old pond yacht. [S]
Tomorrow 11:00 - 12:00
New. Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien attempt to restore items including an old cheese press, and a 1980s motorbike almost gets the better of Henry and his restorer Guy. [S]
Tomorrow 12:00 - 13:00
Henry Cole and Max McMurdo restore and upcycle 2CV headlamps, a children's rocking horse, a Victorian streetlamp and a high chair. [S]
Tomorrow 13:00 - 14:00
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien are in Wales, where they pick up and restore a dentist's table and a barber's chair, and make a coffee table out of parquet flooring. [S]
Tomorrow 14:00 - 15:00
Max McMurdo upcycles a brass propeller into a table lamp and Henry Cole goes all Victorian with an old pond yacht. [S]
Tomorrow 15:00 - 16:00
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien attempt to restore items including an old cheese press, and a 1980s motorbike almost gets the better of Henry and his restorer Guy. [S]
Tomorrow 16:00 - 17:00
Henry Cole and Max McMurdo restore and upcycle 2CV headlamps, a children's rocking horse, a Victorian streetlamp and a high chair. [S]
Tomorrow 17:00 - 18:00
Classic comedy, monologues and music with Ronnie Corbett and the late, great Ronnie Barker. Sketches include Just Impediment, Minister of Cuts, and Travel Gabble. [S]
Tomorrow 18:00 - 19:05
More vintage comedy with Messrs Barker and Corbett. Sketches include Chef's Special, Health, Humphrey and Godfrey, Rhyming Slang, Country Heaven, and Campers. [S]
Tomorrow 19:05 - 20:05
Classic comedy, monologues and music with Messrs Barker and Corbett. Sketches include Bank Manager, Double Identities, Sorry, Wrong Burglar, Pet Shop, and Bundle of Fun. [S]
Tomorrow 20:05 - 21:00
Laughs aplenty with one of British comedy's finest double acts. Sketches include the spoof gumshoe serial Done To Death. [S]
Tomorrow 21:00 - 22:00
Classic comedy, monologues and music with Ronnie Corbett and the late, great Ronnie Barker. Sketches include Just Impediment, Minister of Cuts, and Travel Gabble. [S]
Tomorrow 22:00 - 23:05
More vintage comedy with Messrs Barker and Corbett. Sketches include Chef's Special, Health, Humphrey and Godfrey, Rhyming Slang, Country Heaven, and Campers. [S]
Tomorrow 23:05 - 00:05
Classic comedy, monologues and music with Messrs Barker and Corbett. Sketches include Bank Manager, Double Identities, Sorry, Wrong Burglar, Pet Shop, and Bundle of Fun. [S]
Sat Oct 24
Saturday 00:05 - 00:55
Laughs aplenty with one of British comedy's finest double acts. Sketches include the spoof gumshoe serial Done To Death. [S]
Saturday 00:55 - 01:55
Merlin Bus: A father and son team battle to get their vintage buses ready for the Brooklands bus show. Plus, a man tries to bring his great grandfather's motorcycle dreams back from the dead. [S,AD]
Saturday 01:55 - 02:55
The Flying Millyard: Volunteer Mark visits bike building maestro Allen Millyard to choose wo models for Brooklands Motorcycle day. [S,AD]
Saturday 02:55 - 03:40
Skid Pan in a Vintage Bus: Bus obsessed radio DJ Ed Adoo gets the ultimate driving lesson in a double decker. Plus, a rare cutting edge bike from the past is saved by modern engineering. [S,AD]
Saturday 03:40 - 04:30
Mini Make-Over: A Mini makeover reduces its owners to tears. A replica, 1925 cycle car, that's taken six years to build, comes a cropper at Brooklands. [S,AD]
Saturday 04:30 - 05:20
Sanjeev Visits The Museum: Actor and writer Sanjeev Bhaskar visits Brooklands to re-live a past supersonic experience and the earliest ever Triumph motorcycle is unveiled. [S,AD]
Saturday 05:20 - 06:00
Southampton to Isle of Wight: Michael Portillo heads from Southampton to the Isle of Wight, where he rides the island's railway, made up of recycled London Underground trains. [S]
Saturday 06:00 - 09:00
Shopping from Home.
Saturday 09:00 - 10:20
Extremes: David Attenborough reveals the extraordinary ways in which animals battle to survive in a world of extremes, from mountain summits to deserts, polar tundra to caves. [S,AD]
Saturday 10:20 - 11:40
Human: The ways in which wild animals have adapted to survive in human population centres, from cobras hunting in houses to macaques stealing mobile phones to barter with. [S,AD]
Saturday 11:40 - 13:00
Heroes: The stories of conservation heroes fighting to save the world's wildlife, from exploring remote jungles to going undercover to disrupt the illegal ivory trade. [S,AD]
Saturday 13:00 - 14:00
One Ocean: Marine life around the world, from dolphins and tusk fish in a tropical coral reef to walruses struggling to cope with the impact of climate change on the polar north. [S]
Saturday 14:00 - 15:20
Extremes: David Attenborough reveals the extraordinary ways in which animals battle to survive in a world of extremes, from mountain summits to deserts, polar tundra to caves. [S,AD]
Saturday 15:20 - 16:40
Human: The ways in which wild animals have adapted to survive in human population centres, from cobras hunting in houses to macaques stealing mobile phones to barter with. [S,AD]
Saturday 16:40 - 18:00
Heroes: The stories of conservation heroes fighting to save the world's wildlife, from exploring remote jungles to going undercover to disrupt the illegal ivory trade. [S,AD]
Saturday 18:00 - 19:00
One Ocean: Marine life around the world, from dolphins and tusk fish in a tropical coral reef to walruses struggling to cope with the impact of climate change on the polar north. [S]
Saturday 19:00 - 20:20
Extremes: David Attenborough reveals the extraordinary ways in which animals battle to survive in a world of extremes, from mountain summits to deserts, polar tundra to caves. [S,AD]
Saturday 20:20 - 21:40
Human: The ways in which wild animals have adapted to survive in human population centres, from cobras hunting in houses to macaques stealing mobile phones to barter with. [S,AD]
Saturday 21:40 - 23:00
Heroes: The stories of conservation heroes fighting to save the world's wildlife, from exploring remote jungles to going undercover to disrupt the illegal ivory trade. [S,AD]
Saturday 23:00 - 00:00
One Ocean: Marine life around the world, from dolphins and tusk fish in a tropical coral reef to walruses struggling to cope with the impact of climate change on the polar north. [S]
Sun Oct 25
Sunday 00:00 - 01:20
Extremes: David Attenborough reveals the extraordinary ways in which animals battle to survive in a world of extremes, from mountain summits to deserts, polar tundra to caves. [S,AD]
Sunday 01:20 - 01:40
Human: The ways in which wild animals have adapted to survive in human population centres, from cobras hunting in houses to macaques stealing mobile phones to barter with. [S,AD]
Sunday 01:40 - 02:45
Heroes: The stories of conservation heroes fighting to save the world's wildlife, from exploring remote jungles to going undercover to disrupt the illegal ivory trade. [S,AD]
Sunday 02:45 - 03:35
One Ocean: Marine life around the world, from dolphins and tusk fish in a tropical coral reef to walruses struggling to cope with the impact of climate change on the polar north. [S]
Sunday 03:35 - 04:00
Ealing Broadway to South Kensington: Michael Portillo reaches the capital on his rail journey. In Ealing, he is transformed for the silver screen by expert hair and make-up. [S]
Sunday 04:00 - 04:25
Piccadilly Circus to Gravesend: Michael Portillo journeys from Piccadilly Circus to Gravesend, visiting an exotic West End store that was popular among Victorian women. [S]
Sunday 04:25 - 04:50
East Malling to Rye: Michael Portillo travels from Warwick to Rye in East Sussex. En route he discovers how the Edwardians' attitude towards cultivation bears fruit even now. [S]
Sunday 04:50 - 05:15
St Bees to Maryport: Michael Portillo embarks on the last leg of his railway journey around the north-west coast of England, visiting the childhood home of William Wordsworth. [S]
Sunday 05:15 - 06:00
Bangor to Belfast: Michael Portillo makes his way from Bangor to Belfast, along the way enjoying live music on a boat and visiting the parliament building at Stormont. [S]
Sunday 06:00 - 09:00
Shopping from Home.
Sunday 09:00 - 10:00
Himmler's Occult Castle: In 1933, Heinrich Himmler signed a 100-year lease for Wewelsburg castle in Buren, Germany. The space became a clandestine training space for the SS. [S]
Sunday 10:00 - 10:55
Into the Wolf's Den: Allied forces stumble across a sprawling complex in the French countryside. What did the Nazis have planned for this mysterious Nazi stronghold? [S]
Sunday 10:55 - 11:50
Run Silent Run Deep: A chilling discovery in the furthest reaches of Eastern Canada hints at the true depths of the Nazis' seafaring capabilities. [S]
Sunday 11:50 - 12:45
Terror out of Sight: Scientists in Kamienna Gora work to keep the Luftwaffe flying but are they also building Hitler's next revenge weapon? [S]
Sunday 12:45 - 13:40
Himmler's Occult Castle: In 1933, Heinrich Himmler signed a 100-year lease for Wewelsburg castle in Buren, Germany. The space became a clandestine training space for the SS. [S]
Sunday 13:40 - 14:35
Into the Wolf's Den: Allied forces stumble across a sprawling complex in the French countryside. What did the Nazis have planned for this mysterious Nazi stronghold? [S]
Sunday 14:35 - 15:30
Run Silent Run Deep: A chilling discovery in the furthest reaches of Eastern Canada hints at the true depths of the Nazis' seafaring capabilities. [S]
Sunday 15:30 - 16:25
Terror out of Sight: Scientists in Kamienna Gora work to keep the Luftwaffe flying but are they also building Hitler's next revenge weapon? [S]
Sunday 16:25 - 17:20
Himmler's Occult Castle: In 1933, Heinrich Himmler signed a 100-year lease for Wewelsburg castle in Buren, Germany. The space became a clandestine training space for the SS. [S]
Sunday 17:20 - 18:15
Into the Wolf's Den: Allied forces stumble across a sprawling complex in the French countryside. What did the Nazis have planned for this mysterious Nazi stronghold? [S]
Sunday 18:15 - 19:10
Run Silent Run Deep: A chilling discovery in the furthest reaches of Eastern Canada hints at the true depths of the Nazis' seafaring capabilities. [S]
Sunday 19:10 - 20:10
Terror out of Sight: Scientists in Kamienna Gora work to keep the Luftwaffe flying but are they also building Hitler's next revenge weapon? [S]
Sunday 20:10 - 21:05
Himmler's Occult Castle: In 1933, Heinrich Himmler signed a 100-year lease for Wewelsburg castle in Buren, Germany. The space became a clandestine training space for the SS. [S]
Sunday 21:05 - 22:00
Into the Wolf's Den: Allied forces stumble across a sprawling complex in the French countryside. What did the Nazis have planned for this mysterious Nazi stronghold? [S]
Sunday 22:00 - 23:00
Run Silent Run Deep: A chilling discovery in the furthest reaches of Eastern Canada hints at the true depths of the Nazis' seafaring capabilities. [S]
Sunday 23:00 - 23:55
Terror out of Sight: Scientists in Kamienna Gora work to keep the Luftwaffe flying but are they also building Hitler's next revenge weapon? [S]
Sunday 23:55 - 00:50
Himmler's Occult Castle: In 1933, Heinrich Himmler signed a 100-year lease for Wewelsburg castle in Buren, Germany. The space became a clandestine training space for the SS. [S]
Mon Oct 26
Monday 00:50 - 01:50
Into the Wolf's Den: Allied forces stumble across a sprawling complex in the French countryside. What did the Nazis have planned for this mysterious Nazi stronghold? [S]
Monday 01:50 - 02:45
Run Silent Run Deep: A chilling discovery in the furthest reaches of Eastern Canada hints at the true depths of the Nazis' seafaring capabilities. [S]
Monday 02:45 - 03:30
Terror out of Sight: Scientists in Kamienna Gora work to keep the Luftwaffe flying but are they also building Hitler's next revenge weapon? [S]
Monday 03:30 - 04:15
Himmler's Occult Castle: In 1933, Heinrich Himmler signed a 100-year lease for Wewelsburg castle in Buren, Germany. The space became a clandestine training space for the SS. [S]
Monday 04:15 - 05:00
Into the Wolf's Den: Allied forces stumble across a sprawling complex in the French countryside. What did the Nazis have planned for this mysterious Nazi stronghold? [S]
Monday 05:00 - 05:25
Lee-on-the-Solent to Bosham: Michael Portillo explores Lee on the Solent in Hampshire, the maritime city of Portsmouth, and Chichester's vast, natural harbour. [S]
Monday 05:25 - 06:00
Ballarena to Giant's Causeway: Michael Portillo heads to Northern Ireland's Causeway coast beginning a new journey along the north and east coasts through Ulster and Leinster. [S]
Monday 06:00 - 09:00
Shopping from Home.
Monday 09:00 - 10:00
The presenter looks at the nation's childhood love affair with the model plane and attempts the first cross-channel flight ever achieved by an engineless toy. [S]
Monday 10:00 - 11:00
The Top Gear presenter sets another supersize challenge when he tries to build the longest-ever model railway track once again and has a race along it. [S]
Monday 11:00 - 12:00
The presenter attempts to build a motorbike and sidecar entirely out of Meccano to take him and passenger Oz Clarke round the Isle of Man's famous TT circuit. [S]
Monday 12:00 - 13:00
The presenter attempts to see if it's possible for Action Man to do what no toy has ever managed before - travel faster than the speed of sound. [S]
Monday 13:00 - 14:00
The presenter looks at the nation's childhood love affair with the model plane and attempts the first cross-channel flight ever achieved by an engineless toy. [S]
Monday 14:00 - 15:00
The Top Gear presenter sets another supersize challenge when he tries to build the longest-ever model railway track once again and has a race along it. [S]
Monday 15:00 - 16:00
The presenter attempts to build a motorbike and sidecar entirely out of Meccano to take him and passenger Oz Clarke round the Isle of Man's famous TT circuit. [S]
Monday 16:00 - 17:00
The presenter attempts to see if it's possible for Action Man to do what no toy has ever managed before - travel faster than the speed of sound. [S]
Monday 17:00 - 17:35
29/06/89: Featuring Queen, Donna Allen, Waterfront, and M. Anthea Turner presents. [S]
Monday 17:35 - 18:15
06/07/89: Featuring Gladys Knight, Karyn White, Pet Shop Boys, and Soul II Soul. Nicky Campbell presents. [S]
Monday 18:15 - 19:00
27/07/89: Featuring Gloria Estefan, Kirsty Maccoll, Paul Mccartney, and Simple Minds. Mark Goodier and Simon Parkin present. [S]
Monday 19:00 - 19:35
03/08/89: Featuring Martika, Alice Cooper, Wendy & Lisa, and Kylie Minogue. Jenny Powell and Steve Wright present. [S]
Monday 19:35 - 20:10
31/08/89: Featuring Debbie Gibson, Black Box, Eurythmics, and Tears For Fears. Gary Davies presents. [S]
Monday 20:10 - 21:00
14/09/89: Featuring Madonna, Tears For Fears, London Boys, and Wasp. Andy Crane and Simon Mayo present. [S]
Monday 21:00 - 21:35
29/06/89: Featuring Queen, Donna Allen, Waterfront, and M. Anthea Turner presents. [S]
Monday 21:35 - 22:20
06/07/89: Featuring Gladys Knight, Karyn White, Pet Shop Boys, and Soul II Soul. Nicky Campbell presents. [S]
Monday 22:20 - 23:00
27/07/89: Featuring Gloria Estefan, Kirsty Maccoll, Paul Mccartney, and Simple Minds. Mark Goodier and Simon Parkin present. [S]
Monday 23:00 - 23:35
03/08/89: Featuring Martika, Alice Cooper, Wendy & Lisa, and Kylie Minogue. Jenny Powell and Steve Wright present. [S]
Monday 23:35 - 00:15
31/08/89: Featuring Debbie Gibson, Black Box, Eurythmics, and Tears For Fears. Gary Davies presents. [S]
Tue Oct 27
Tuesday 00:15 - 01:05
14/09/89: Featuring Madonna, Tears For Fears, London Boys, and Wasp. Andy Crane and Simon Mayo present. [S]
Tuesday 01:05 - 01:45
29/06/89: Featuring Queen, Donna Allen, Waterfront, and M. Anthea Turner presents. [S]
Tuesday 01:45 - 02:25
06/07/89: Featuring Gladys Knight, Karyn White, Pet Shop Boys, and Soul II Soul. Nicky Campbell presents. [S]
Tuesday 02:25 - 03:05
27/07/89: Featuring Gloria Estefan, Kirsty Maccoll, Paul Mccartney, and Simple Minds. Mark Goodier and Simon Parkin present. [S]
Tuesday 03:05 - 03:45
03/08/89: Featuring Martika, Alice Cooper, Wendy & Lisa, and Kylie Minogue. Jenny Powell and Steve Wright present. [S]
Tuesday 03:45 - 04:15
31/08/89: Featuring Debbie Gibson, Black Box, Eurythmics, and Tears For Fears. Gary Davies presents. [S]
Tuesday 04:15 - 04:50
14/09/89: Featuring Madonna, Tears For Fears, London Boys, and Wasp. Andy Crane and Simon Mayo present. [S]
Tuesday 04:50 - 06:00
The presenter looks at the nation's childhood love affair with the model plane and attempts the first cross-channel flight ever achieved by an engineless toy. [S]
Tuesday 06:00 - 09:00
Shopping from Home.
Tuesday 09:00 - 10:00
Inside the Ambulance at Christmas: Heavy snow in the West Midlands wreaks chaos, and two separate crews treat patients, both called John, who have both broken their hips after falling. [S]
Tuesday 10:00 - 11:00
Inside the Ambulance at Christmas: Aaron and Chris are called to a man who has been stabbed, while Deena and Mike help an elderly lady who has fallen in the street. [S]
Tuesday 11:00 - 12:00
Inside the Ambulance at Christmas: Lee and Nicole help a baby with a seizure, while Ash and Toni treat a young man with breathing difficulties who doesn't want to go to hospital. [S]
Tuesday 12:00 - 13:00
Inside the Ambulance at Christmas: It's Christmas Day and Richard and Adam help a family who face a tragic loss, while Dan and Becky are called out to a baby with a high temperature. [S]
Tuesday 13:00 - 14:00
Inside the Ambulance at Christmas: Heavy snow in the West Midlands wreaks chaos, and two separate crews treat patients, both called John, who have both broken their hips after falling. [S]
Tuesday 14:00 - 15:00
Inside the Ambulance at Christmas: Aaron and Chris are called to a man who has been stabbed, while Deena and Mike help an elderly lady who has fallen in the street. [S]
Tuesday 15:00 - 16:00
Inside the Ambulance at Christmas: Lee and Nicole help a baby with a seizure, while Ash and Toni treat a young man with breathing difficulties who doesn't want to go to hospital. [S]
Tuesday 16:00 - 17:00
Inside the Ambulance at Christmas: It's Christmas Day and Richard and Adam help a family who face a tragic loss, while Dan and Becky are called out to a baby with a high temperature. [S]
Tuesday 17:00 - 18:00
David Jason examines British innovations in the history of engineering, beginning with a look at wheeled vehicles like the Penny Farthing and Stephenson's rocket. [S]
Tuesday 18:00 - 19:00
David Jason examines British innovations in the history of flight, from the first glider to the modern jet suit, and discovers how Britain contributed to the moon landing. [S]
Tuesday 19:00 - 20:00
David Jason operates one of the world's biggest hydraulic cranes, gets behind the wheel of a tank, and discovers the story behind the invention of the hovercraft. [S]
Tuesday 20:00 - 21:00
The actor examines British innovations in the home from the lightbulb to the lawnmower, and discovers the role Queen Victoria played in creating the telephone. [S]
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00
Documentary examining how Winston Churchill brought together a group of scientists and engineers to come up with ingenious secret weapons during the Second World War. [S]
Tuesday 22:00 - 23:00
David Jason examines British innovations in the history of engineering, beginning with a look at wheeled vehicles like the Penny Farthing and Stephenson's rocket. [S]
Tuesday 23:00 - 00:00
David Jason examines British innovations in the history of flight, from the first glider to the modern jet suit, and discovers how Britain contributed to the moon landing. [S]
Wed Oct 28
Wednesday 00:00 - 01:00
David Jason operates one of the world's biggest hydraulic cranes, gets behind the wheel of a tank, and discovers the story behind the invention of the hovercraft. [S]
Wednesday 01:00 - 02:00
The actor examines British innovations in the home from the lightbulb to the lawnmower, and discovers the role Queen Victoria played in creating the telephone. [S]
Wednesday 02:00 - 03:00
Documentary examining how Winston Churchill brought together a group of scientists and engineers to come up with ingenious secret weapons during the Second World War. [S]
Wednesday 03:00 - 03:50
David Jason examines British innovations in the history of engineering, beginning with a look at wheeled vehicles like the Penny Farthing and Stephenson's rocket. [S]
Wednesday 03:50 - 04:40
David Jason examines British innovations in the history of flight, from the first glider to the modern jet suit, and discovers how Britain contributed to the moon landing. [S]
Wednesday 04:40 - 05:30
David Jason operates one of the world's biggest hydraulic cranes, gets behind the wheel of a tank, and discovers the story behind the invention of the hovercraft. [S]
Wednesday 05:30 - 06:00
Fishbourne to Seaford: The final leg of Michael Portillo's South Coast adventure begins in Fishbourne. He also visits Brighton, and the South Downs. [S]
Wednesday 06:00 - 09:00
Shopping from Home.
Wednesday 09:00 - 10:00
The Desert: Laurence Olivier narrates this exhaustive account of World War II. In the deserts of North Africa, the 8th Army battles against Rommel's Afrika Korps. [S]
Wednesday 10:00 - 11:00
Stalingrad: An epic timeline of WWII, as told by Laurence Olivier. After Hitler's initial territorial gains in Russia, his relentless advance was decisively stopped at Stalingrad. [S]
Wednesday 11:00 - 12:00
Wolf Pack: The definitive guide to World War II, narrated by the late, great Laurence Olivier. Hear how German U-boats caused havoc among Allied merchant shipping in the Atlantic. [S]
Wednesday 12:00 - 13:00
Red Star: Following Operation Barbarossa in 1941, the Soviet Army battled the Germans almost alone for two years. Laurence Olivier recounts their efforts as the epic series continues. [S]
Wednesday 13:00 - 14:10
The Desert: Laurence Olivier narrates this exhaustive account of World War II. In the deserts of North Africa, the 8th Army battles against Rommel's Afrika Korps. [S]
Wednesday 14:10 - 15:20
Stalingrad: An epic timeline of WWII, as told by Laurence Olivier. After Hitler's initial territorial gains in Russia, his relentless advance was decisively stopped at Stalingrad. [S]
Wednesday 15:20 - 16:30
Wolf Pack: The definitive guide to World War II, narrated by the late, great Laurence Olivier. Hear how German U-boats caused havoc among Allied merchant shipping in the Atlantic. [S]
Wednesday 16:30 - 17:40
Red Star: Following Operation Barbarossa in 1941, the Soviet Army battled the Germans almost alone for two years. Laurence Olivier recounts their efforts as the epic series continues. [S]
Wednesday 17:40 - 18:50
The Desert: Laurence Olivier narrates this exhaustive account of World War II. In the deserts of North Africa, the 8th Army battles against Rommel's Afrika Korps. [S]
Wednesday 18:50 - 20:00
Stalingrad: An epic timeline of WWII, as told by Laurence Olivier. After Hitler's initial territorial gains in Russia, his relentless advance was decisively stopped at Stalingrad. [S]
Wednesday 20:00 - 21:10
Wolf Pack: The definitive guide to World War II, narrated by the late, great Laurence Olivier. Hear how German U-boats caused havoc among Allied merchant shipping in the Atlantic. [S]
Wednesday 21:10 - 22:25
Red Star: Following Operation Barbarossa in 1941, the Soviet Army battled the Germans almost alone for two years. Laurence Olivier recounts their efforts as the epic series continues. [S]
Wednesday 22:25 - 23:40
The Desert: Laurence Olivier narrates this exhaustive account of World War II. In the deserts of North Africa, the 8th Army battles against Rommel's Afrika Korps. [S]
Wednesday 23:40 - 00:50
Stalingrad: An epic timeline of WWII, as told by Laurence Olivier. After Hitler's initial territorial gains in Russia, his relentless advance was decisively stopped at Stalingrad. [S]
Thu Oct 29
Thursday 00:50 - 02:00
Wolf Pack: The definitive guide to World War II, narrated by the late, great Laurence Olivier. Hear how German U-boats caused havoc among Allied merchant shipping in the Atlantic. [S]
Thursday 02:00 - 03:10
Red Star: Following Operation Barbarossa in 1941, the Soviet Army battled the Germans almost alone for two years. Laurence Olivier recounts their efforts as the epic series continues. [S]
Thursday 03:10 - 04:10
The Desert: Laurence Olivier narrates this exhaustive account of World War II. In the deserts of North Africa, the 8th Army battles against Rommel's Afrika Korps. [S]
Thursday 04:10 - 05:05
Stalingrad: An epic timeline of WWII, as told by Laurence Olivier. After Hitler's initial territorial gains in Russia, his relentless advance was decisively stopped at Stalingrad. [S]
Thursday 05:05 - 06:00
Wolf Pack: The definitive guide to World War II, narrated by the late, great Laurence Olivier. Hear how German U-boats caused havoc among Allied merchant shipping in the Atlantic. [S]
Thursday 06:00 - 09:00
Shopping from Home.
Thursday 09:00 - 10:00
Restless Shores: Discover the powerful earth forces that shape the coastline of the wild west, from the mysterious Sea of Cortez to the wild and elemental Pacific Ocean. [S,AD]
Thursday 10:00 - 11:00
Sir David Attenborough chooses his favourite recordings from the natural world that have revolutionised our understanding of song. [S]
Thursday 11:00 - 12:00
South Africa: From dramatic coasts that teem with wildlife to bustling, vibrant cities, this epic adventure explores the people, places and wildlife of this fascinating country. [S]
Thursday 12:00 - 13:00
Kenya: Beginning high above the Kenyan Highlands, head across the country's vast savannahs, finally arriving at the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean. [S]
Thursday 13:00 - 14:00
Restless Shores: Discover the powerful earth forces that shape the coastline of the wild west, from the mysterious Sea of Cortez to the wild and elemental Pacific Ocean. [S,AD]
Thursday 14:00 - 15:00
Sir David Attenborough chooses his favourite recordings from the natural world that have revolutionised our understanding of song. [S]
Thursday 15:00 - 16:00
South Africa: From dramatic coasts that teem with wildlife to bustling, vibrant cities, this epic adventure explores the people, places and wildlife of this fascinating country. [S]
Thursday 16:00 - 17:00
Kenya: Beginning high above the Kenyan Highlands, head across the country's vast savannahs, finally arriving at the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean. [S]
Thursday 17:00 - 18:00
Restless Shores: Discover the powerful earth forces that shape the coastline of the wild west, from the mysterious Sea of Cortez to the wild and elemental Pacific Ocean. [S,AD]
Thursday 18:00 - 19:00
Sir David Attenborough chooses his favourite recordings from the natural world that have revolutionised our understanding of song. [S]
Thursday 19:00 - 20:00
South Africa: From dramatic coasts that teem with wildlife to bustling, vibrant cities, this epic adventure explores the people, places and wildlife of this fascinating country. [S]
Thursday 20:00 - 21:00
Kenya: Beginning high above the Kenyan Highlands, head across the country's vast savannahs, finally arriving at the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean. [S]
Thursday 21:00 - 22:00
Restless Shores: Discover the powerful earth forces that shape the coastline of the wild west, from the mysterious Sea of Cortez to the wild and elemental Pacific Ocean. [S,AD]
Thursday 22:00 - 23:00
Sir David Attenborough chooses his favourite recordings from the natural world that have revolutionised our understanding of song. [S]
Thursday 23:00 - 00:00
South Africa: From dramatic coasts that teem with wildlife to bustling, vibrant cities, this epic adventure explores the people, places and wildlife of this fascinating country. [S]