Today 02:00 - 03:00
Georgia and Azerbaijan: Joanna Lumley follows the Silk Road from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea, travelling across the post-Soviet states of Georgia and Azerbaijan. [S]
57: U&Eden
Fri Nov 06
Today 03:00 - 03:50
Iran: Joanna Lumley travels to the Islamic Republic of Iran, where she meets many people eager to share the culture and innovations of the Persian civilisation. [S]
Today 03:50 - 04:40
Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan: As her Silk Road journey draws to a close, Joanna Lumley travels across the Central Asian states of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. [S]
Today 04:40 - 05:30
Venice, Albania and Turkey: Joanna Lumley begins her journey along the ancient trade route, travelling thousands of miles across eight countries, beginning in Venice, Italy. [S]
Today 05:30 - 06:00
Grimsby to Humberston Fitties: Michael Portillo reaches Lincolnshire, where his coastal railway journey ends. In Grimsby Town, he investigates a new stage in the town's history. [S]
Today 06:00 - 09:00
Shopping from Home.
Today 09:00 - 10:00
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien head to Newark, where items include an antique European threshing board and a ship's porthole. [S]
Today 10:00 - 11:00
Simon O'Brien creates table lamps from old theatre lights and Henry Cole finds a treat for restorer Guy. [S]
Today 11:00 - 12:00
Simon O'Brien converts a lantern into a stylish table and Henry Cole changes a fire extinguisher into a steampunk lamp as the pair visit a private railway. [S]
Today 12:00 - 13:00
Max McMurdo restores a pair of designer chairs, while Henry Cole breathes new life into a decrepit garden table, transforming it into a colourful and valuable new one. [S]
Today 13:00 - 14:00
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien head to Newark, where items include an antique European threshing board and a ship's porthole. [S]
Today 14:00 - 15:00
Simon O'Brien creates table lamps from old theatre lights and Henry Cole finds a treat for restorer Guy. [S]
Today 15:00 - 16:00
Simon O'Brien converts a lantern into a stylish table and Henry Cole changes a fire extinguisher into a steampunk lamp as the pair visit a private railway. [S]
Today 16:00 - 17:00
Max McMurdo restores a pair of designer chairs, while Henry Cole breathes new life into a decrepit garden table, transforming it into a colourful and valuable new one. [S]
Today 17:00 - 17:55
Comedy sketch show with Ronnies Barker and Corbett. Highlights include another instalment of the spoof mini serial Done to Death. [S]
Today 17:55 - 18:45
Comedy and music courtesy of the eponymous Rons and guests. Ronnie Corbett talks and talks about transport, while the spoof gumshoe serial Done to Death continues. [S]
Today 18:45 - 19:40
Join Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker for more comedy treats. Includes the continuing gumshoe spoof Done to Death and a delightfully digressive armchair anecdote from Ronnie C. [S]
Today 19:40 - 20:30
Join the much-loved double act of Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker for more vintage comedy. This time, the highlights include the classic Colditz and Vicar sketches. [S]
Today 20:30 - 21:30
Comedy sketch show with Ronnies Barker and Corbett. Highlights include another instalment of the spoof mini serial Done to Death. [S]
Today 21:30 - 22:15
Comedy and music courtesy of the eponymous Rons and guests. Ronnie Corbett talks and talks about transport, while the spoof gumshoe serial Done to Death continues. [S]
Today 22:15 - 23:15
Join Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker for more comedy treats. Includes the continuing gumshoe spoof Done to Death and a delightfully digressive armchair anecdote from Ronnie C. [S]
Today 23:15 - 00:05
Join the much-loved double act of Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker for more vintage comedy. This time, the highlights include the classic Colditz and Vicar sketches. [S]
Sat Nov 07
Tomorrow 00:05 - 01:00
Comedy sketch show with Ronnies Barker and Corbett. Highlights include another instalment of the spoof mini serial Done to Death. [S]
Tomorrow 01:00 - 01:50
Comedy and music courtesy of the eponymous Rons and guests. Ronnie Corbett talks and talks about transport, while the spoof gumshoe serial Done to Death continues. [S]
Tomorrow 01:50 - 02:45
Join Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker for more comedy treats. Includes the continuing gumshoe spoof Done to Death and a delightfully digressive armchair anecdote from Ronnie C. [S]
Tomorrow 02:45 - 03:30
Join the much-loved double act of Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker for more vintage comedy. This time, the highlights include the classic Colditz and Vicar sketches. [S]
Tomorrow 03:30 - 04:15
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien head to Newark, where items include an antique European threshing board and a ship's porthole. [S]
Tomorrow 04:15 - 05:05
Simon O'Brien creates table lamps from old theatre lights and Henry Cole finds a treat for restorer Guy. [S]
Tomorrow 05:05 - 06:00
Simon O'Brien converts a lantern into a stylish table and Henry Cole changes a fire extinguisher into a steampunk lamp as the pair visit a private railway. [S]
Tomorrow 06:00 - 09:00
Shopping from Home.
Tomorrow 09:00 - 10:00
Coasts: Footage of animals that live on the coast, including sea lions hunting for tuna, puffins bringing food back to their young, and a strange species of fish that hates water. [S]
Tomorrow 10:00 - 11:00
Our Blue Planet: The impact of humans on aquatic wildlife, from albatrosses unwittingly feeding their offspring plastic to communications between animals disrupted by noise. [S]
Tomorrow 11:00 - 12:00
To the Ends of the Earth: David Attenborough reveals the vast wilderness of the polar regions. At the North Pole, polar bears court and the sun returns after six months of dark. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 12:00 - 13:00
Spring: Landmark nature series. See warmth and life return to these magical ice worlds as spring arrives in the polar regions and the sun appears after an absence of five months. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 13:00 - 14:00
Coasts: Footage of animals that live on the coast, including sea lions hunting for tuna, puffins bringing food back to their young, and a strange species of fish that hates water. [S]
Tomorrow 14:00 - 15:00
Our Blue Planet: The impact of humans on aquatic wildlife, from albatrosses unwittingly feeding their offspring plastic to communications between animals disrupted by noise. [S]
Tomorrow 15:00 - 16:00
To the Ends of the Earth: David Attenborough reveals the vast wilderness of the polar regions. At the North Pole, polar bears court and the sun returns after six months of dark. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 16:00 - 17:00
Spring: Landmark nature series. See warmth and life return to these magical ice worlds as spring arrives in the polar regions and the sun appears after an absence of five months. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 17:00 - 18:00
Coasts: Footage of animals that live on the coast, including sea lions hunting for tuna, puffins bringing food back to their young, and a strange species of fish that hates water. [S]
Tomorrow 18:00 - 19:00
Our Blue Planet: The impact of humans on aquatic wildlife, from albatrosses unwittingly feeding their offspring plastic to communications between animals disrupted by noise. [S]
Tomorrow 19:00 - 20:00
To the Ends of the Earth: David Attenborough reveals the vast wilderness of the polar regions. At the North Pole, polar bears court and the sun returns after six months of dark. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:00
Spring: Landmark nature series. See warmth and life return to these magical ice worlds as spring arrives in the polar regions and the sun appears after an absence of five months. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 21:00 - 22:15
25/12/90: Mark Goodier and Anthea Turner present a special Christmas episode featuring Kim Applebee, The Beautiful South and Elton John. [S]
Tomorrow 22:15 - 23:15
Coasts: Footage of animals that live on the coast, including sea lions hunting for tuna, puffins bringing food back to their young, and a strange species of fish that hates water. [S]
Tomorrow 23:15 - 00:20
Our Blue Planet: The impact of humans on aquatic wildlife, from albatrosses unwittingly feeding their offspring plastic to communications between animals disrupted by noise. [S]
Sun Nov 08
Sunday 00:20 - 00:50
Douglas to Port Erin: Michael Portillo returns to travel by train to more places around the British Isles, beginning by heading to the Isle of Man - a paradise for rail lovers. [S]
Sunday 00:50 - 01:15
Liverpool to Blackpool: Michael Portillo journeys to Liverpool's historic waterfront, where he visits the International Slavery Museum, before heading north towards Blackpool. [S]
Sunday 01:15 - 01:45
Morecambe to Grange-over-Sands: Michael Portillo continues his journey across the vast and beautiful Morecambe Bay, where he joins one of the town's last shrimpers. [S]
Sunday 01:45 - 02:15
Ulverston to Ravenglass: Michael Portillo travels though Cumbria, setting sail in a small craft on Lake Windermere. [S]
Sunday 02:15 - 02:55
Ravenglass: Ben Robinson discovers more about the quiet village of Ravenglass in the Lake District's National Park, which played a strategic role in the Roman empire. [S]
Sunday 02:55 - 03:45
To the Ends of the Earth: David Attenborough reveals the vast wilderness of the polar regions. At the North Pole, polar bears court and the sun returns after six months of dark. [S,AD]
Sunday 03:45 - 04:35
Spring: Landmark nature series. See warmth and life return to these magical ice worlds as spring arrives in the polar regions and the sun appears after an absence of five months. [S,AD]
Sunday 04:35 - 05:20
Disaster in the Desert: The desert town that faced a disaster of biblical proportions. Plus, vast coastal ruins that reveal a past once wiped from history. [S,AD]
Sunday 05:20 - 06:00
Ravenglass: Ben Robinson discovers more about the quiet village of Ravenglass in the Lake District's National Park, which played a strategic role in the Roman empire. [S]
Sunday 06:00 - 09:00
Shopping from Home.
Sunday 09:00 - 09:55
Darkened Turrets: As Hitler's shadow engulfs Europe, ancient castles across the continent fall under Nazi control and are transformed to serve the ambitions of the Third Reich. [S]
Sunday 09:55 - 10:55
A Secret to Win the War: In 1942, a mysterious technology is facilitating a deadly Blitz. Desperate for answers, British intelligence sets its sights on an installation in Bruneval, France. [S]
Sunday 10:55 - 11:50
Vengeance Under the Dome: As Allied bombing raids escalate, a massive concrete dome rises from the French countryside, reportedly concealing a crucial component of Hitler's plan. [S]
Sunday 11:50 - 12:50
Island Battleship: After the Allied landing in Normandy, France falls city after city - but a small island fortress off the coast becomes the stage for a harrowing act of Nazi defiance. [S]
Sunday 12:50 - 13:45
Darkened Turrets: As Hitler's shadow engulfs Europe, ancient castles across the continent fall under Nazi control and are transformed to serve the ambitions of the Third Reich. [S]
Sunday 13:45 - 14:40
A Secret to Win the War: In 1942, a mysterious technology is facilitating a deadly Blitz. Desperate for answers, British intelligence sets its sights on an installation in Bruneval, France. [S]
Sunday 14:40 - 15:35
Vengeance Under the Dome: As Allied bombing raids escalate, a massive concrete dome rises from the French countryside, reportedly concealing a crucial component of Hitler's plan. [S]
Sunday 15:35 - 16:35
Island Battleship: After the Allied landing in Normandy, France falls city after city - but a small island fortress off the coast becomes the stage for a harrowing act of Nazi defiance. [S]
Sunday 16:35 - 17:30
Darkened Turrets: As Hitler's shadow engulfs Europe, ancient castles across the continent fall under Nazi control and are transformed to serve the ambitions of the Third Reich. [S]
Sunday 17:30 - 18:25
A Secret to Win the War: In 1942, a mysterious technology is facilitating a deadly Blitz. Desperate for answers, British intelligence sets its sights on an installation in Bruneval, France. [S]
Sunday 18:25 - 19:20
Vengeance Under the Dome: As Allied bombing raids escalate, a massive concrete dome rises from the French countryside, reportedly concealing a crucial component of Hitler's plan. [S]
Sunday 19:20 - 20:20
Island Battleship: After the Allied landing in Normandy, France falls city after city - but a small island fortress off the coast becomes the stage for a harrowing act of Nazi defiance. [S]
Sunday 20:20 - 21:15
Darkened Turrets: As Hitler's shadow engulfs Europe, ancient castles across the continent fall under Nazi control and are transformed to serve the ambitions of the Third Reich. [S]
Sunday 21:15 - 22:10
A Secret to Win the War: In 1942, a mysterious technology is facilitating a deadly Blitz. Desperate for answers, British intelligence sets its sights on an installation in Bruneval, France. [S]
Sunday 22:10 - 23:05
Vengeance Under the Dome: As Allied bombing raids escalate, a massive concrete dome rises from the French countryside, reportedly concealing a crucial component of Hitler's plan. [S]
Sunday 23:05 - 00:05
Island Battleship: After the Allied landing in Normandy, France falls city after city - but a small island fortress off the coast becomes the stage for a harrowing act of Nazi defiance. [S]
Mon Nov 09
Monday 00:05 - 01:00
Darkened Turrets: As Hitler's shadow engulfs Europe, ancient castles across the continent fall under Nazi control and are transformed to serve the ambitions of the Third Reich. [S]
Monday 01:00 - 02:00
A Secret to Win the War: In 1942, a mysterious technology is facilitating a deadly Blitz. Desperate for answers, British intelligence sets its sights on an installation in Bruneval, France. [S]
Monday 02:00 - 02:55
Vengeance Under the Dome: As Allied bombing raids escalate, a massive concrete dome rises from the French countryside, reportedly concealing a crucial component of Hitler's plan. [S]
Monday 02:55 - 03:45
Island Battleship: After the Allied landing in Normandy, France falls city after city - but a small island fortress off the coast becomes the stage for a harrowing act of Nazi defiance. [S]
Monday 03:45 - 04:30
Mission: Space: The eerie world of abandoned Space Age projects. What became of the HARP gun in Barbados and the mountainside Barcroft Observatory in California? Find out today. [S,AD]
Monday 04:30 - 04:55
Carlingford to Dublin: Michael Portillo makes his way from the vast beaches of the Carlingford Peninsula to the capital of the Republic of Ireland, Dublin. [S]
Monday 04:55 - 05:20
Dun Laoghaire to Rosslare: Michael Portillo travels from the capital of the Republic of Ireland, Dublin, on the DART suburban railway to the harbour town of Dun Laoghaire. [S]
Monday 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]
Monday 06:00 - 09:00
Shopping from Home.
Monday 09:00 - 09:35
08/03/90: Featuring Gloria Estefan, Innocence, Erasure, Bros, and Beats International Feat. Lindy Layton. Bruno Brookes presents. [S]
Monday 09:35 - 10:15
29/03/90: Featuring Heart, Inspiral Carpets, The Family Stand, Snap, and Queen Latifah & De La Soul. Nicky Campbell presents. [S]
Monday 10:15 - 10:55
31/05/90: Simon Mayo hosts, with performances by Black Box, Sam Brown, Erasure, Chad Jackson and Adamski. [S]
Monday 10:55 - 11:35
05/07/90: Nicky Campbell hosts, with performances by Inspiral Carpets, Poison, Double Trouble and Massivo feat. Tracy. [S]
Monday 11:35 - 12:15
19/07/90: Mark Goodier hosts, with performances by Craig McLachlan, Partners In Kryme, Dream Warriors and F.A.B. feat. MC Parker. [S]
Monday 12:15 - 12:55
09/08/90: Gary Davies hosts, with performances by Bombalurina, Craig McLachlan, Hothouse Flowers and Partners In Kryme. [S]
Monday 12:55 - 13:35
13/09/90: Gary Davies hosts, with performances by Londonbeat, Janet Jackson, Sonia, Bass-O-Matic and Faith No More. [S]
Monday 13:35 - 14:15
20/09/90: Nicky Campbell hosts, with performances by Snap, The Charlatans and The Farm. [S]
Monday 14:15 - 14:55
13/12/90: Featuring The Righteous Brothers, Malandra Burrows, Enigma, The Carpenters, and Seal. Simon Mayo presents. [S]
Monday 14:55 - 15:30
08/03/90: Featuring Gloria Estefan, Innocence, Erasure, Bros, and Beats International Feat. Lindy Layton. Bruno Brookes presents. [S]
Monday 15:30 - 16:10
29/03/90: Featuring Heart, Inspiral Carpets, The Family Stand, Snap, and Queen Latifah & De La Soul. Nicky Campbell presents. [S]
Monday 16:10 - 16:50
31/05/90: Simon Mayo hosts, with performances by Black Box, Sam Brown, Erasure, Chad Jackson and Adamski. [S]
Monday 16:50 - 17:30
05/07/90: Nicky Campbell hosts, with performances by Inspiral Carpets, Poison, Double Trouble and Massivo feat. Tracy. [S]
Monday 17:30 - 18:10
19/07/90: Mark Goodier hosts, with performances by Craig McLachlan, Partners In Kryme, Dream Warriors and F.A.B. feat. MC Parker. [S]
Monday 18:10 - 18:50
09/08/90: Gary Davies hosts, with performances by Bombalurina, Craig McLachlan, Hothouse Flowers and Partners In Kryme. [S]
Monday 18:50 - 19:30
13/09/90: Gary Davies hosts, with performances by Londonbeat, Janet Jackson, Sonia, Bass-O-Matic and Faith No More. [S]
Monday 19:30 - 20:10
20/09/90: Nicky Campbell hosts, with performances by Snap, The Charlatans and The Farm. [S]
Monday 20:10 - 20:50
13/12/90: Featuring The Righteous Brothers, Malandra Burrows, Enigma, The Carpenters, and Seal. Simon Mayo presents. [S]
Monday 20:50 - 21:25
08/03/90: Featuring Gloria Estefan, Innocence, Erasure, Bros, and Beats International Feat. Lindy Layton. Bruno Brookes presents. [S]
Monday 21:25 - 22:05
29/03/90: Featuring Heart, Inspiral Carpets, The Family Stand, Snap, and Queen Latifah & De La Soul. Nicky Campbell presents. [S]
Monday 22:05 - 22:45
31/05/90: Simon Mayo hosts, with performances by Black Box, Sam Brown, Erasure, Chad Jackson and Adamski. [S]
Monday 22:45 - 23:25
05/07/90: Nicky Campbell hosts, with performances by Inspiral Carpets, Poison, Double Trouble and Massivo feat. Tracy. [S]
Monday 23:25 - 00:05
19/07/90: Mark Goodier hosts, with performances by Craig McLachlan, Partners In Kryme, Dream Warriors and F.A.B. feat. MC Parker. [S]
Tue Nov 10
Tuesday 00:05 - 00:45
09/08/90: Gary Davies hosts, with performances by Bombalurina, Craig McLachlan, Hothouse Flowers and Partners In Kryme. [S]
Tuesday 00:45 - 01:25
13/09/90: Gary Davies hosts, with performances by Londonbeat, Janet Jackson, Sonia, Bass-O-Matic and Faith No More. [S]
Tuesday 01:25 - 02:05
20/09/90: Nicky Campbell hosts, with performances by Snap, The Charlatans and The Farm. [S]
Tuesday 02:05 - 02:45
13/12/90: Featuring The Righteous Brothers, Malandra Burrows, Enigma, The Carpenters, and Seal. Simon Mayo presents. [S]
Tuesday 02:45 - 03:15
08/03/90: Featuring Gloria Estefan, Innocence, Erasure, Bros, and Beats International Feat. Lindy Layton. Bruno Brookes presents. [S]
Tuesday 03:15 - 03:45
29/03/90: Featuring Heart, Inspiral Carpets, The Family Stand, Snap, and Queen Latifah & De La Soul. Nicky Campbell presents. [S]
Tuesday 03:45 - 04:15
31/05/90: Simon Mayo hosts, with performances by Black Box, Sam Brown, Erasure, Chad Jackson and Adamski. [S]
Tuesday 04:15 - 04:50
05/07/90: Nicky Campbell hosts, with performances by Inspiral Carpets, Poison, Double Trouble and Massivo feat. Tracy. [S]
Tuesday 04:50 - 05:20
19/07/90: Mark Goodier hosts, with performances by Craig McLachlan, Partners In Kryme, Dream Warriors and F.A.B. feat. MC Parker. [S]
Tuesday 05:20 - 06:00
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]
Tuesday 06:00 - 09:00
Shopping from Home.
Tuesday 09:00 - 09:30
Janine and Adam assist a woman who is threatening to jump out of a first-floor window, and husband and wife team Ann and Kevin are called out to help Ann's sick Dad! [S]
Tuesday 09:30 - 10:00
In Dudley, a man collapses while playing bingo two days before his wedding, while in Stoke, crews are called to help an elderly man who has had an unexplained fall. [S]
Tuesday 10:00 - 10:30
Jo and Ash deal with a patient whose chronic cough leaves him struggling to breathe, while Joel and Nic treat a man who's fallen from a ladder while wielding a hedge trimmer. [S]
Tuesday 10:30 - 11:00
Today in Stoke, newly-wed paramedics Mick and Rachel help a young man who has hurt his back. In Dudley, paramedics help a 74-year-old who had a shock from his internal defibrillator. [S]
Tuesday 11:00 - 11:30
Paramedics are sent to help a 49-year-old who has fallen in the street after a night out in Stoke, while in Dudley, paramedics visit a 5-month-old who has a temperature and isn't drinking. [S]
Tuesday 11:30 - 12:00
West Midlands paramedics assess a man police have found acting erratically on a busy dual carriageway and believe has taken the powerful psychoactive Monkey Dust. [S]
Tuesday 12:00 - 12:30
Paramedics are called to a 67-year-old with a lung condition who can't breathe. Plus, crews help a 53-year-old who's had several seizures. [S]
Tuesday 12:30 - 13:00
Paramedics are sent to help a woman whose foot was run over by a bin lorry, and a team is sent to assess a man suffering from an agonizing headache that has been going on for days. [S]
Tuesday 13:00 - 13:30
Janine and Adam assist a woman who is threatening to jump out of a first-floor window, and husband and wife team Ann and Kevin are called out to help Ann's sick Dad! [S]
Tuesday 13:30 - 14:00
In Dudley, a man collapses while playing bingo two days before his wedding, while in Stoke, crews are called to help an elderly man who has had an unexplained fall. [S]
Tuesday 14:00 - 14:30
Jo and Ash deal with a patient whose chronic cough leaves him struggling to breathe, while Joel and Nic treat a man who's fallen from a ladder while wielding a hedge trimmer. [S]
Tuesday 14:30 - 15:00
Today in Stoke, newly-wed paramedics Mick and Rachel help a young man who has hurt his back. In Dudley, paramedics help a 74-year-old who had a shock from his internal defibrillator. [S]
Tuesday 15:00 - 15:30
Paramedics are sent to help a 49-year-old who has fallen in the street after a night out in Stoke, while in Dudley, paramedics visit a 5-month-old who has a temperature and isn't drinking. [S]
Tuesday 15:30 - 16:00
West Midlands paramedics assess a man police have found acting erratically on a busy dual carriageway and believe has taken the powerful psychoactive Monkey Dust. [S]
Tuesday 16:00 - 16:30
Paramedics are called to a 67-year-old with a lung condition who can't breathe. Plus, crews help a 53-year-old who's had several seizures. [S]
Tuesday 16:30 - 17:00
Paramedics are sent to help a woman whose foot was run over by a bin lorry, and a team is sent to assess a man suffering from an agonizing headache that has been going on for days. [S]
Tuesday 17:00 - 18:00
Concorde: Brookland's Concorde 'Delta Golf' has a makeover, in time for a visit from Concorde royalty. [S]
Tuesday 18:00 - 19:00
Le Mans: A volunteer is tasked with restoring a legendary Le Mans racer. A decommissioned bomb proves difficult, and can the experts revive the dormant engines of a transatlantic flyer? [S]
Tuesday 19:00 - 20:00
Morris 8: Racing driver Billy Monger gives a fellow double amputee a driving lesson and a fire engine gets pumping for the first time in years. [S]
Tuesday 20:00 - 21:00
100 Year Old Bike: The legendary Railton Napier has a service and some treasure is found in the museum tower whilst a 100-year-old push bike gets a wooden wheel built. [S]
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00
Barnes Wallis: A Barnes Wallis catapult is fixed by volunteers, but can they bounce bombs on water like the dam busters? A Triumph car is put through its paces in a road test. [S]
Tuesday 22:00 - 23:00
Concorde: Brookland's Concorde 'Delta Golf' has a makeover, in time for a visit from Concorde royalty. [S]
Tuesday 23:00 - 00:00
Le Mans: A volunteer is tasked with restoring a legendary Le Mans racer. A decommissioned bomb proves difficult, and can the experts revive the dormant engines of a transatlantic flyer? [S]
Wed Nov 11
Wednesday 00:00 - 01:00
Morris 8: Racing driver Billy Monger gives a fellow double amputee a driving lesson and a fire engine gets pumping for the first time in years. [S]
Wednesday 01:00 - 02:00
100 Year Old Bike: The legendary Railton Napier has a service and some treasure is found in the museum tower whilst a 100-year-old push bike gets a wooden wheel built. [S]
Wednesday 02:00 - 03:00
Barnes Wallis: A Barnes Wallis catapult is fixed by volunteers, but can they bounce bombs on water like the dam busters? A Triumph car is put through its paces in a road test. [S]
Wednesday 03:00 - 03:45
Concorde: Brookland's Concorde 'Delta Golf' has a makeover, in time for a visit from Concorde royalty. [S]
Wednesday 03:45 - 04:35
Le Mans: A volunteer is tasked with restoring a legendary Le Mans racer. A decommissioned bomb proves difficult, and can the experts revive the dormant engines of a transatlantic flyer? [S]
Wednesday 04:35 - 05:25
Peles Castle: A visit to Peles Castle in Romania, which was built in a medieval style in 1914 but is filled with modern technological innovations, including a hydro-electric power plant. [S,AD]
Wednesday 05:25 - 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
Inside the Reich: Laurence Olivier narrates this 26-part series, a milestone in TV history. Germany's progress loses momentum as the tide of the war turns in favour of the Allies. [S]
Wednesday 10:00 - 11:00
Morning: England became a supply dump as the British and Americans assembled the largest invasion fleet in history for Operation Overlord on 6 June 1944. Laurence Olivier tells all. [S]
Wednesday 11:00 - 12:00
Occupation: Hear how the Netherlands lived under Nazi rule for four years and how its people decided where their loyalties lay. Narrated by the late, great Laurence Olivier. [S]
Wednesday 12:00 - 13:00
Pincers: Laurence Olivier provides the narration to this World War II retrospective. Hear how 1944 saw the steady disintegration of the German war machine, as the Allies advanced. [S]
Wednesday 13:00 - 14:10
Inside the Reich: Laurence Olivier narrates this 26-part series, a milestone in TV history. Germany's progress loses momentum as the tide of the war turns in favour of the Allies. [S]
Wednesday 14:10 - 15:20
Morning: England became a supply dump as the British and Americans assembled the largest invasion fleet in history for Operation Overlord on 6 June 1944. Laurence Olivier tells all. [S]
Wednesday 15:20 - 16:30
Occupation: Hear how the Netherlands lived under Nazi rule for four years and how its people decided where their loyalties lay. Narrated by the late, great Laurence Olivier. [S]
Wednesday 16:30 - 17:40
Pincers: Laurence Olivier provides the narration to this World War II retrospective. Hear how 1944 saw the steady disintegration of the German war machine, as the Allies advanced. [S]
Wednesday 17:40 - 18:55
Inside the Reich: Laurence Olivier narrates this 26-part series, a milestone in TV history. Germany's progress loses momentum as the tide of the war turns in favour of the Allies. [S]
Wednesday 18:55 - 20:05
Morning: England became a supply dump as the British and Americans assembled the largest invasion fleet in history for Operation Overlord on 6 June 1944. Laurence Olivier tells all. [S]
Wednesday 20:05 - 21:15
Occupation: Hear how the Netherlands lived under Nazi rule for four years and how its people decided where their loyalties lay. Narrated by the late, great Laurence Olivier. [S]
Wednesday 21:15 - 22:25
Pincers: Laurence Olivier provides the narration to this World War II retrospective. Hear how 1944 saw the steady disintegration of the German war machine, as the Allies advanced. [S]
Wednesday 22:25 - 23:35
Inside the Reich: Laurence Olivier narrates this 26-part series, a milestone in TV history. Germany's progress loses momentum as the tide of the war turns in favour of the Allies. [S]
Wednesday 23:35 - 00:45
Morning: England became a supply dump as the British and Americans assembled the largest invasion fleet in history for Operation Overlord on 6 June 1944. Laurence Olivier tells all. [S]
Thu Nov 12
Thursday 00:45 - 01:45
Occupation: Hear how the Netherlands lived under Nazi rule for four years and how its people decided where their loyalties lay. Narrated by the late, great Laurence Olivier. [S]
Thursday 01:45 - 02:50
Pincers: Laurence Olivier provides the narration to this World War II retrospective. Hear how 1944 saw the steady disintegration of the German war machine, as the Allies advanced. [S]
Thursday 02:50 - 03:15
Belfast to Portrush: On a journey from Belfast to Portrush, Michael Portillo investigates the work of author and Narnia creator CS Lewis, and visits the Royal Portrush Golf Club. [S]
Thursday 03:15 - 03:40
Larne to Dumfries: Michael Portillo journeys from Northern Ireland across the water to Scotland. Leaving from the seaport of Larne, he reaches Stranraer and the Mull of Galloway. [S]
Thursday 03:40 - 04:05
Glasgow to Cumbrae: Michael Portillo journeys from Glasgow to Cumbrae, learning about a forgotten Scottish expedition to the Antarctic. [S]
Thursday 04:05 - 04:30
Hillhead to Connel Ferry: Michael Portillo visits the University of Glasgow's Officer Training Corps, then heads to Helensburgh, finding a group of artists known as the Glasgow Boys. [S]
Thursday 04:30 - 04:55
Warwick to Radley: Michael Portillo sets off on the first leg of a journey from the Midlands to Rye in East Sussex, beginning by travelling from Warwick to Radley in Oxfordshire. [S]
Thursday 04:55 - 05:20
Reading to Taplow: Michael Portillo picks up his journey from Warwick to Rye. In Reading, he traces the origins of education for workers. In Cliveden he explores an Italianate mansion. [S]
Thursday 05:20 - 06:00
Belfast to Portrush: On a journey from Belfast to Portrush, Michael Portillo investigates the work of author and Narnia creator CS Lewis, and visits the Royal Portrush Golf Club. [S]
Thursday 06:00 - 09:00
Shopping from Home.
Thursday 09:00 - 10:00
Zambia: Fly above the far-western reaches of the Zambezi, experience the largest mammal migration on earth, and explore Victoria Falls, the largest waterfall on the planet. [S]
Thursday 10:00 - 11:00
Mozambique: Explore palm-fringed sands, parks and seafaring traditions, and discover the melting pot of African, Arabic and Portuguese traditions in one of Africa's most enigmatic countries. [S]
Thursday 11:00 - 12:00
Cameroon: Fly over the spectacular landscapes of this sovereign nation renowned for its diversity, from the breathtaking coastal regions on the Atlantic to the shores of Lake Ossa. [S]
Thursday 12:00 - 13:00
Botswana: Explore the landscapes of Botswana, from the salt pans of the Makgadikgadi, over the maze of marshlands and floodplains of the Okavango Delta, to the Kalahari desert. [S]
Thursday 13:00 - 14:00
Reno To The Napa Valley: Michael Portillo travels from Reno, Nevada to California's Napa County, taking to the skies over the Sierra Nevada mountain range. [S]
Thursday 14:00 - 15:00
San Francisco: Michael Portillo's journey's to San Francisco, where he travels through the city's streets by cable car, before heading across the bay to Sausalito. [S]
Thursday 15:00 - 16:00
Berkeley to Santa Cruz: Michael Portillo visits Yosemite National Park in California, beholding its granite cliffs, sequoia trees and waterfalls. [S]
Thursday 16:00 - 17:00
Monterey to Los Angeles: In the port of Monterey, Michael Portillo discovers the city's Spanish and Mexican heritage. [S]
Thursday 17:00 - 18:00
Los Angeles to San Diego: Michael Portillo discovers the secrets of backyard oil drilling in Los Angeles and joins the locals for Mexican Independence Day. [S]
Thursday 18:00 - 19:00
Boston to Concord: Michael Portillo visits Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, learning how surgery was first made bearable in 1846 by a miraculous new substance. [S]
Thursday 19:00 - 20:00
Plymouth to New London: Michael Portillo heads for Plymouth, where he learns about the indigenous tribes of Wampanoag people. [S]
Thursday 20:00 - 21:00
New Haven to Plattsburgh: Michael Portillo's rail voyage continues through Connecticut heading north through the scenic New England states, where he takes a crash course in rowing. [S]
Thursday 21:00 - 22:00
Documentary going behind the scenes at the car company's plant as work gets underway on a range of 4x4s, from the factory floor to the world's most exclusive car showroom. [S]
Thursday 22:00 - 23:00
India: Michael travels to India to uncover how the British East India Company - the world's first multinational corporation - raised a private army to create an empire. [S]
Thursday 23:00 - 00:00
Jamaica: Michael visits Jamaica, the Caribbean capital of the Empire, heading to Fort Charles where the Empire enlisted the help of pirates to defend the new territory from the Spanish. [S]
Fri Nov 13
Friday 00:00 - 01:00
South Africa: Michael travels to South Africa to explore how the lure of riches led Britain into barbaric wars, dividing the country along racial lines with devastating consequences. [S]
Friday 01:00 - 02:00
Documentary going behind the scenes at the car company's plant as work gets underway on a range of 4x4s, from the factory floor to the world's most exclusive car showroom. [S]
Friday 02:00 - 03:00
India: Michael travels to India to uncover how the British East India Company - the world's first multinational corporation - raised a private army to create an empire. [S]
Friday 03:00 - 03:50
Jamaica: Michael visits Jamaica, the Caribbean capital of the Empire, heading to Fort Charles where the Empire enlisted the help of pirates to defend the new territory from the Spanish. [S]
Friday 03:50 - 04:40
South Africa: Michael travels to South Africa to explore how the lure of riches led Britain into barbaric wars, dividing the country along racial lines with devastating consequences. [S]
Friday 04:40 - 05:30
Documentary going behind the scenes at the car company's plant as work gets underway on a range of 4x4s, from the factory floor to the world's most exclusive car showroom. [S]
Friday 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]
Friday 06:00 - 09:00
Shopping from Home.
Friday 09:00 - 10:00
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien search for more gems hidden among unwanted possessions, trying to make a profit from church organ pipes and old leather sports car seats. [S]
Friday 10:00 - 11:00
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien visit Cheshire and Wirral, where items include a 1920s dancehall lighting system, an antique butter churn and an old enamel advertising sign. [S]
Friday 11:00 - 12:00
Simon builds an eccentric chandelier from car headlights, and Henry makes an international set of clocks out of dashboard time pieces. [S]
Friday 12:00 - 13:00
Simon O'Brien and Henry Cole are close to the Malvern Hills, converting a pair of saddles into bar stools and hoping to make a profit on a 1960s kitchen cupboard. [S]
Friday 13:00 - 14:00
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien search for more gems hidden among unwanted possessions, trying to make a profit from church organ pipes and old leather sports car seats. [S]
Friday 14:00 - 15:00
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien visit Cheshire and Wirral, where items include a 1920s dancehall lighting system, an antique butter churn and an old enamel advertising sign. [S]
Friday 15:00 - 16:00
Simon builds an eccentric chandelier from car headlights, and Henry makes an international set of clocks out of dashboard time pieces. [S]
Friday 16:00 - 17:00
Simon O'Brien and Henry Cole are close to the Malvern Hills, converting a pair of saddles into bar stools and hoping to make a profit on a 1960s kitchen cupboard. [S]
Friday 17:00 - 18:00
Classic comedy and variety show. Featuring the sketches Dr Volener and Magic Ring, plus a dance routine from Pan's People and a song from pop group Design. [S]
Friday 18:00 - 18:55
Classic comedy with the titular Barker and Corbett. Sketches include Psychiatrist, Johnny Be Good, The Onedin Line, and Auditions. [S]
Friday 18:55 - 19:40
More vintage comedy with Ronnies Barker and Corbett, here in their 1970s heyday. This time, the classic sketches include Ask No Questions, Continental Cinema, and Mind Reader. [S]
Friday 19:40 - 20:35
Vintage comedy with Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker. Sketches include Edward and Phyllis, Bar Quickie and Upstairs Downstairs. [S]
Friday 20:35 - 21:35
Classic comedy and variety show. Featuring the sketches Dr Volener and Magic Ring, plus a dance routine from Pan's People and a song from pop group Design. [S]
Friday 21:35 - 22:25
Classic comedy with the titular Barker and Corbett. Sketches include Psychiatrist, Johnny Be Good, The Onedin Line, and Auditions. [S]
Friday 22:25 - 23:15
More vintage comedy with Ronnies Barker and Corbett, here in their 1970s heyday. This time, the classic sketches include Ask No Questions, Continental Cinema, and Mind Reader. [S]
Friday 23:15 - 00:05
Vintage comedy with Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker. Sketches include Edward and Phyllis, Bar Quickie and Upstairs Downstairs. [S]