Today 02:00 - 03:00
Wild Extremes: From whip-smart parrots to sinister snails and constellations of glowworms, learn how animals embrace radical solutions to survive in New Zealand's wildest places. [S,AD]
57: U&Eden
Fri Oct 16
Today 03:00 - 03:50
New Arrivals: How have humans changed New Zealand's landscape? Told through the experiences of its native species, including a flightless parrot, mankind's impact is assessed. [S,AD]
Today 03:50 - 04:40
Honshu: Explore Japan's natural landscapes and wildlife in this stunning series. Here the focus is on Honshu, Japan's largest island, where people and nature are drawn together. [S]
Today 04:40 - 05:30
Royal Palace of Caserta: The Royal Palace of Caserta near Naples, Italy, which was created by Luigi Vanvitelli and houses a silk factory that dates back to the 18th century. [S,AD]
Today 05:30 - 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]
Today 06:00 - 09:00
Shopping from Home.
Today 09:00 - 10:00
Henry Cole and Max McMurdo head to Wales to see who can create the most profit on items, including an oil dispenser, fire grate, chaise longue and even a catamaran. [S]
Today 10:00 - 11:00
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien are in Northamptonshire and Coventry, where Henry discovers a rare limited edition Honda Goldwing motorbike with only 65 miles on the clock. [S]
Today 11:00 - 12:00
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien head to Northamptonshire, where they find night-vision goggles, an antique snooker table and an enormous America army truck. [S]
Today 12:00 - 13:00
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien turn an old, unloved filing cabinet into a valuable and desirable storage unit and convert a Bakelite voltmeter into a retro Bluetooth speaker. [S]
Today 13:00 - 14:00
Henry Cole and Max McMurdo head to Wales to see who can create the most profit on items, including an oil dispenser, fire grate, chaise longue and even a catamaran. [S]
Today 14:00 - 15:00
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien are in Northamptonshire and Coventry, where Henry discovers a rare limited edition Honda Goldwing motorbike with only 65 miles on the clock. [S]
Today 15:00 - 16:00
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien head to Northamptonshire, where they find night-vision goggles, an antique snooker table and an enormous America army truck. [S]
Today 16:00 - 17:00
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien turn an old, unloved filing cabinet into a valuable and desirable storage unit and convert a Bakelite voltmeter into a retro Bluetooth speaker. [S]
Today 17:00 - 18:00
Laughter and music courtesy of the late, great Ronnies Barker and Corbett. Sketches include Tinker Tailor Smiley Doyle, Private Lives and Pismonouncers Unanimous. [S]
Today 18:00 - 19:00
The bespectacled comedy legends making us laugh in 1983. The classic sketches include Bushman's Holiday and Raiders of the Last Auk. [S]
Today 19:00 - 20:00
Featuring the Confusing Library sketch. Stalwarts of comedy Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett offer up more rib-tickling skits. Other gems include Big Blue Book and Party Lines. [S]
Today 20:00 - 21:00
More wry skits and puntastic comedy from the late, great Ronnies B and C. Sketches include Filling In, Martial Arts, and Office Quickie. [S]
Today 21:00 - 22:05
Laughter and music courtesy of the late, great Ronnies Barker and Corbett. Sketches include Tinker Tailor Smiley Doyle, Private Lives and Pismonouncers Unanimous. [S]
Today 22:05 - 23:05
The bespectacled comedy legends making us laugh in 1983. The classic sketches include Bushman's Holiday and Raiders of the Last Auk. [S]
Today 23:05 - 00:05
Featuring the Confusing Library sketch. Stalwarts of comedy Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett offer up more rib-tickling skits. Other gems include Big Blue Book and Party Lines. [S]
Sat Oct 17
Tomorrow 00:05 - 01:05
More wry skits and puntastic comedy from the late, great Ronnies B and C. Sketches include Filling In, Martial Arts, and Office Quickie. [S]
Tomorrow 01:05 - 02:00
Grand Prix Anniversary: An amazing pre-war race car, the Halford Special, is lined up to compete against a stunning Bugatti in a re-run of the first ever British Grand prix. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 02:00 - 03:00
Indian vs Harley Davidson: A young racing driver learns how to handle the Napier-Railton. Plus, a race winning Harrier jet, and pilot, are reunited. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 03:00 - 03:50
Classic Car Competition: The motorbike team create a new lubrication system to keep a 1930s BSA motorbike running. Plus, a Mini Metro and red Corvette turn heads at the Members Classic Car Show. [S,AD
Tomorrow 03:50 - 04:35
The Ladybird Glider: A rare Brooklands glider is given a new chance at flight. Plus, a 1930s race team is pushed to the max at Goodwood. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 04:35 - 05:25
The Napier Railton vs The Brough Superior: Two of the museum's most famous, and fastest vehicles go head-to-head. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 05:25 - 06:00
Ballymena to Carrickfergus: Michael Portillo visits a museum in Belfast Lough telling the story of Ireland's railway heritage and learns of the important role of Carrickfergus. [S]
Tomorrow 06:00 - 09:00
Shopping from Home.
Tomorrow 09:00 - 10:20
Ocean: The wildlife inhabiting the world's oceans, from the shallow seas of the tropics where predators become the prey, to the greatest depths, captured on film. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 10:20 - 11:40
Deserts and Grasslands: Life in some of the many deserts and grasslands around the world, including in the Namib desert, where ostriches raise their family in the searing heat. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 11:40 - 13:00
Fresh Water: Footage of animals that live in freshwater environments, from gliding treefrogs in the Costa Rican rainforest to mugger crocodiles in Sri Lanka. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 13:00 - 14:20
Forests: David Attenborough journeys into the hidden world of forests, from the temperate rainforests of Canada, to the teak forests of India. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 14:20 - 15:40
Ocean: The wildlife inhabiting the world's oceans, from the shallow seas of the tropics where predators become the prey, to the greatest depths, captured on film. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 15:40 - 17:00
Deserts and Grasslands: Life in some of the many deserts and grasslands around the world, including in the Namib desert, where ostriches raise their family in the searing heat. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 17:00 - 18:20
Fresh Water: Footage of animals that live in freshwater environments, from gliding treefrogs in the Costa Rican rainforest to mugger crocodiles in Sri Lanka. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 18:20 - 19:40
Forests: David Attenborough journeys into the hidden world of forests, from the temperate rainforests of Canada, to the teak forests of India. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 19:40 - 21:00
Ocean: The wildlife inhabiting the world's oceans, from the shallow seas of the tropics where predators become the prey, to the greatest depths, captured on film. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 21:00 - 22:20
Deserts and Grasslands: Life in some of the many deserts and grasslands around the world, including in the Namib desert, where ostriches raise their family in the searing heat. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 22:20 - 23:40
Fresh Water: Footage of animals that live in freshwater environments, from gliding treefrogs in the Costa Rican rainforest to mugger crocodiles in Sri Lanka. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 23:40 - 01:00
Forests: David Attenborough journeys into the hidden world of forests, from the temperate rainforests of Canada, to the teak forests of India. [S,AD]
Sun Oct 18
Sunday 01:00 - 02:20
Ocean: The wildlife inhabiting the world's oceans, from the shallow seas of the tropics where predators become the prey, to the greatest depths, captured on film. [S,AD]
Sunday 02:20 - 03:30
Deserts and Grasslands: Life in some of the many deserts and grasslands around the world, including in the Namib desert, where ostriches raise their family in the searing heat. [S,AD]
Sunday 03:30 - 04:30
Fresh Water: Footage of animals that live in freshwater environments, from gliding treefrogs in the Costa Rican rainforest to mugger crocodiles in Sri Lanka. [S,AD]
Sunday 04:30 - 05:35
Forests: David Attenborough journeys into the hidden world of forests, from the temperate rainforests of Canada, to the teak forests of India. [S,AD]
Sunday 05:35 - 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 - 09:55
The Secrets of Nazi Future Tech: Hidden in a remote mountainous forest is a structure nicknamed the Fly Trap or Hitler's Stonehenge. Researchers still have no definitive idea what it is. [S]
Sunday 09:55 - 10:55
Fuelling Evil: Outside the town of Politz lie the ruins of what was once one of Germany's most important assets - a place that kept the German war machine moving. [S]
Sunday 10:55 - 11:50
Secrets of Hitler's Castle: When the Nazis took Ksiaz Castle, it wasn't for the view. Secret staircases and lifts were built, while underneath, a vast network of tunnels was taking form. [S]
Sunday 11:50 - 12:45
The Future of Evil: Built in 1934, Ordensburg Vogelsang, a virtual Nazi Castle was constructed with the intention of building the New German; elite future leaders of the Reich. [S]
Sunday 12:45 - 13:40
The Secrets of Nazi Future Tech: Hidden in a remote mountainous forest is a structure nicknamed the Fly Trap or Hitler's Stonehenge. Researchers still have no definitive idea what it is. [S]
Sunday 13:40 - 14:40
Fuelling Evil: Outside the town of Politz lie the ruins of what was once one of Germany's most important assets - a place that kept the German war machine moving. [S]
Sunday 14:40 - 15:35
Secrets of Hitler's Castle: When the Nazis took Ksiaz Castle, it wasn't for the view. Secret staircases and lifts were built, while underneath, a vast network of tunnels was taking form. [S]
Sunday 15:35 - 16:30
The Future of Evil: Built in 1934, Ordensburg Vogelsang, a virtual Nazi Castle was constructed with the intention of building the New German; elite future leaders of the Reich. [S]
Sunday 16:30 - 17:25
The Secrets of Nazi Future Tech: Hidden in a remote mountainous forest is a structure nicknamed the Fly Trap or Hitler's Stonehenge. Researchers still have no definitive idea what it is. [S]
Sunday 17:25 - 18:25
Fuelling Evil: Outside the town of Politz lie the ruins of what was once one of Germany's most important assets - a place that kept the German war machine moving. [S]
Sunday 18:25 - 19:20
Secrets of Hitler's Castle: When the Nazis took Ksiaz Castle, it wasn't for the view. Secret staircases and lifts were built, while underneath, a vast network of tunnels was taking form. [S]
Sunday 19:20 - 20:15
The Future of Evil: Built in 1934, Ordensburg Vogelsang, a virtual Nazi Castle was constructed with the intention of building the New German; elite future leaders of the Reich. [S]
Sunday 20:15 - 21:10
The Secrets of Nazi Future Tech: Hidden in a remote mountainous forest is a structure nicknamed the Fly Trap or Hitler's Stonehenge. Researchers still have no definitive idea what it is. [S]
Sunday 21:10 - 22:10
Fuelling Evil: Outside the town of Politz lie the ruins of what was once one of Germany's most important assets - a place that kept the German war machine moving. [S]
Sunday 22:10 - 23:05
Secrets of Hitler's Castle: When the Nazis took Ksiaz Castle, it wasn't for the view. Secret staircases and lifts were built, while underneath, a vast network of tunnels was taking form. [S]
Sunday 23:05 - 00:05
The Future of Evil: Built in 1934, Ordensburg Vogelsang, a virtual Nazi Castle was constructed with the intention of building the New German; elite future leaders of the Reich. [S]
Mon Oct 19
Monday 00:05 - 01:00
The Secrets of Nazi Future Tech: Hidden in a remote mountainous forest is a structure nicknamed the Fly Trap or Hitler's Stonehenge. Researchers still have no definitive idea what it is. [S]
Monday 01:00 - 01:55
Fuelling Evil: Outside the town of Politz lie the ruins of what was once one of Germany's most important assets - a place that kept the German war machine moving. [S]
Monday 01:55 - 02:50
Secrets of Hitler's Castle: When the Nazis took Ksiaz Castle, it wasn't for the view. Secret staircases and lifts were built, while underneath, a vast network of tunnels was taking form. [S]
Monday 02:50 - 03:35
The Future of Evil: Built in 1934, Ordensburg Vogelsang, a virtual Nazi Castle was constructed with the intention of building the New German; elite future leaders of the Reich. [S]
Monday 03:35 - 04:20
The Secrets of Nazi Future Tech: Hidden in a remote mountainous forest is a structure nicknamed the Fly Trap or Hitler's Stonehenge. Researchers still have no definitive idea what it is. [S]
Monday 04:20 - 05:10
Fuelling Evil: Outside the town of Politz lie the ruins of what was once one of Germany's most important assets - a place that kept the German war machine moving. [S]
Monday 05:10 - 05:35
Scarborough to Bridlington: Michael Portillo is in the North Yorkshire seaside resort of Scarborough to explore one of the greatest royal fortresses in England. [S]
Monday 05:35 - 06:00
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 06:00 - 09:00
Shopping from Home.
Monday 09:00 - 10:00
Scalextric: James May continues his quest to show what is possible with old-fashioned toys - here he tries to build the world's biggest Scalextric track at nearly three miles long. [S]
Monday 10:00 - 11:00
Lego: James May tackles supersize projects using traditional toys - in one of his biggest undertakings yet, James here attempts to build a full-size house out of Lego. [S]
Monday 11:00 - 12:00
Hornby: James May subjects traditional toys to supersize challenges - here he attempts to build the longest ever model railway track - a whopping ten miles long. [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
Scalextric: James May continues his quest to show what is possible with old-fashioned toys - here he tries to build the world's biggest Scalextric track at nearly three miles long. [S]
Monday 14:00 - 15:00
Lego: James May tackles supersize projects using traditional toys - in one of his biggest undertakings yet, James here attempts to build a full-size house out of Lego. [S]
Monday 15:00 - 16:00
Hornby: James May subjects traditional toys to supersize challenges - here he attempts to build the longest ever model railway track - a whopping ten miles long. [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 - 17:40
The Psychiatrist: Michael Crawford in the classic comedy. Convinced he is a failure, Frank visits a psychiatrist. By the end of his story, the doctor can only agree. [S]
Monday 17:40 - 18:20
The Employment Exchange: More fun with Michael Crawford's immortal comic creation. The new manager of the labour exchange refuses to believe that Frank is unemployable. [S]
Monday 18:20 - 19:00
27/04/89: Featuring Natalie Cole, Fine Young Cannibals, The Beatmasters With Merlin, and Bangles. Gary Davies presents. [S]
Monday 19:00 - 19:40
25/05/89: Featuring Tone Loc, Robert Palmer, Cappella, and Wasp. Simon Mayo presents. [S]
Monday 19:40 - 20:20
01/06/89: Featuring Natalie Cole, Double Trouble & Rebel Mc, Neneh Cherry, and Fuzzbox. Gary Davies and Anthea Turner present. [S]
Monday 20:20 - 21:00
08/06/89: Featuring Cliff Richard, The Beautiful South, D Mob Featuring Lrs, and Jason Donovan. Nicky Campbell presents. [S]
Monday 21:00 - 21:40
The Psychiatrist: Michael Crawford in the classic comedy. Convinced he is a failure, Frank visits a psychiatrist. By the end of his story, the doctor can only agree. [S]
Monday 21:40 - 22:20
The Employment Exchange: More fun with Michael Crawford's immortal comic creation. The new manager of the labour exchange refuses to believe that Frank is unemployable. [S]
Monday 22:20 - 23:00
27/04/89: Featuring Natalie Cole, Fine Young Cannibals, The Beatmasters With Merlin, and Bangles. Gary Davies presents. [S]
Monday 23:00 - 23:40
25/05/89: Featuring Tone Loc, Robert Palmer, Cappella, and Wasp. Simon Mayo presents. [S]
Monday 23:40 - 00:20
01/06/89: Featuring Natalie Cole, Double Trouble & Rebel Mc, Neneh Cherry, and Fuzzbox. Gary Davies and Anthea Turner present. [S]
Tue Oct 20
Tuesday 00:20 - 01:00
08/06/89: Featuring Cliff Richard, The Beautiful South, D Mob Featuring Lrs, and Jason Donovan. Nicky Campbell presents. [S]
Tuesday 01:00 - 01:40
The Psychiatrist: Michael Crawford in the classic comedy. Convinced he is a failure, Frank visits a psychiatrist. By the end of his story, the doctor can only agree. [S]
Tuesday 01:40 - 02:20
The Employment Exchange: More fun with Michael Crawford's immortal comic creation. The new manager of the labour exchange refuses to believe that Frank is unemployable. [S]
Tuesday 02:20 - 03:00
27/04/89: Featuring Natalie Cole, Fine Young Cannibals, The Beatmasters With Merlin, and Bangles. Gary Davies presents. [S]
Tuesday 03:00 - 03:30
25/05/89: Featuring Tone Loc, Robert Palmer, Cappella, and Wasp. Simon Mayo presents. [S]
Tuesday 03:30 - 04:05
01/06/89: Featuring Natalie Cole, Double Trouble & Rebel Mc, Neneh Cherry, and Fuzzbox. Gary Davies and Anthea Turner present. [S]
Tuesday 04:05 - 04:35
08/06/89: Featuring Cliff Richard, The Beautiful South, D Mob Featuring Lrs, and Jason Donovan. Nicky Campbell presents. [S]
Tuesday 04:35 - 05:05
The Psychiatrist: Michael Crawford in the classic comedy. Convinced he is a failure, Frank visits a psychiatrist. By the end of his story, the doctor can only agree. [S]
Tuesday 05:05 - 06:00
Scalextric: James May continues his quest to show what is possible with old-fashioned toys - here he tries to build the world's biggest Scalextric track at nearly three miles long. [S]
Tuesday 06:00 - 09:00
Shopping from Home.
Tuesday 09:00 - 10:00
A newborn baby has breathing problems, paramedics treat an elderly lady who's fallen and hit her head, and crewmates investigate the worrying symptoms of a potential stroke victim. [S]
Tuesday 10:00 - 11:00
Paramedics help a patient who fears he's having his third heart attack, and an elderly woman who had a fall at home and may have been lying on the floor all night. [S]
Tuesday 11:00 - 12:00
Paramedics need to get a sick baby to hospital. They also treat a man who suffers from epilepsy and has had a suspected stroke, and an elderly lady who needs to take her medication. [S]
Tuesday 12:00 - 13:00
Inside the Ambulance at Christmas: Following the West Midlands Ambulance Service during the festive period. Laura and Anna are called to a man who has fallen off a roof and hit his head. [S]
Tuesday 13:00 - 14:00
A newborn baby has breathing problems, paramedics treat an elderly lady who's fallen and hit her head, and crewmates investigate the worrying symptoms of a potential stroke victim. [S]
Tuesday 14:00 - 15:00
Paramedics help a patient who fears he's having his third heart attack, and an elderly woman who had a fall at home and may have been lying on the floor all night. [S]
Tuesday 15:00 - 16:00
Paramedics need to get a sick baby to hospital. They also treat a man who suffers from epilepsy and has had a suspected stroke, and an elderly lady who needs to take her medication. [S]
Tuesday 16:00 - 17:00
Inside the Ambulance at Christmas: Following the West Midlands Ambulance Service during the festive period. Laura and Anna are called to a man who has fallen off a roof and hit his head. [S]
Tuesday 17:00 - 18:00
Battle for the Skies: For the first time, the theatre of war takes place mainly in the air. From the invention of radar to Hitler's 'Wonder Weapons', all means are good to bring the enemy down. [S]
Tuesday 18:00 - 19:00
Nazi War Machine: Using cutting edge drone technology, experts revisit some of the key sites across the former Third Reich to understand how the Nazi war machine operated. [S]
Tuesday 19:00 - 20:00
David Jason reveals the secret places, the people and the tales behind Britain's spy history, beginning with the origins of the British Secret Service. [S]
Tuesday 20:00 - 21:00
David Jason examines stories of heroism in the Second World War and explores a world of assassins, saboteurs, commandos, real-life super-villains and the ultimate femmes fatales. [S]
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00
From hi-tech intelligence to undercover ops, David Jason reveals how masterminds of the Second World War defeated Hitler with their problem-solving. [S]
Tuesday 22:00 - 23:00
Battle for the Skies: For the first time, the theatre of war takes place mainly in the air. From the invention of radar to Hitler's 'Wonder Weapons', all means are good to bring the enemy down. [S]
Tuesday 23:00 - 00:00
Nazi War Machine: Using cutting edge drone technology, experts revisit some of the key sites across the former Third Reich to understand how the Nazi war machine operated. [S]
Wed Oct 21
Wednesday 00:00 - 01:00
David Jason reveals the secret places, the people and the tales behind Britain's spy history, beginning with the origins of the British Secret Service. [S]
Wednesday 01:00 - 02:00
David Jason examines stories of heroism in the Second World War and explores a world of assassins, saboteurs, commandos, real-life super-villains and the ultimate femmes fatales. [S]
Wednesday 02:00 - 03:00
From hi-tech intelligence to undercover ops, David Jason reveals how masterminds of the Second World War defeated Hitler with their problem-solving. [S]
Wednesday 03:00 - 03:50
Battle for the Skies: For the first time, the theatre of war takes place mainly in the air. From the invention of radar to Hitler's 'Wonder Weapons', all means are good to bring the enemy down. [S]
Wednesday 03:50 - 04:40
Nazi War Machine: Using cutting edge drone technology, experts revisit some of the key sites across the former Third Reich to understand how the Nazi war machine operated. [S]
Wednesday 04:40 - 05:30
David Jason reveals the secret places, the people and the tales behind Britain's spy history, beginning with the origins of the British Secret Service. [S]
Wednesday 05:30 - 06:00
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]
Wednesday 06:00 - 09:00
Shopping from Home.
Wednesday 09:00 - 10:00
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]
Wednesday 10:00 - 11:00
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]
Wednesday 11:00 - 12:00
Banzai!: December 7, 1941 saw the infamous Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Laurence Olivier revisits this pivotal moment of World War II in the much-praised documentary series. [S]
Wednesday 12:00 - 13:00
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]
Wednesday 13:00 - 14:10
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]
Wednesday 14:10 - 15:20
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]
Wednesday 15:20 - 16:30
Banzai!: December 7, 1941 saw the infamous Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Laurence Olivier revisits this pivotal moment of World War II in the much-praised documentary series. [S]
Wednesday 16:30 - 17:40
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]
Wednesday 17:40 - 18:55
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]
Wednesday 18:55 - 20:00
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]
Wednesday 20:00 - 21:10
Banzai!: December 7, 1941 saw the infamous Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Laurence Olivier revisits this pivotal moment of World War II in the much-praised documentary series. [S]
Wednesday 21:10 - 22:20
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]
Wednesday 22:20 - 23:30
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]
Wednesday 23:30 - 00:40
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]
Thu Oct 22
Thursday 00:40 - 01:50
Banzai!: December 7, 1941 saw the infamous Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Laurence Olivier revisits this pivotal moment of World War II in the much-praised documentary series. [S]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 06:00 - 09:00
Shopping from Home.
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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
Friday 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]
Friday 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]
Friday 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]
Friday 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]
Friday 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]
Friday 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]
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 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]
Friday 10:00 - 11:00
Max McMurdo upcycles a brass propeller into a table lamp and Henry Cole goes all Victorian with an old pond yacht. [S]
Friday 11:00 - 12:00
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]
Friday 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]
Friday 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]
Friday 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]
Friday 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]
Friday 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]
Friday 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]
Friday 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]
Friday 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]
Friday 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]
Friday 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]
Friday 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]
Friday 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]