Today 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]
57: U&Eden
Thu Nov 12
Today 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]
Today 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]
Today 03:40 - 04:05
Glasgow to Cumbrae: Michael Portillo journeys from Glasgow to Cumbrae, learning about a forgotten Scottish expedition to the Antarctic. [S]
Today 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]
Today 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]
Today 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]
Today 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]
Today 06:00 - 09:00
Shopping from Home.
Today 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]
Today 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]
Today 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]
Today 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]
Today 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]
Today 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]
Today 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]
Today 16:00 - 17:00
Monterey to Los Angeles: In the port of Monterey, Michael Portillo discovers the city's Spanish and Mexican heritage. [S]
Today 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]
Today 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]
Today 19:00 - 20:00
Plymouth to New London: Michael Portillo heads for Plymouth, where he learns about the indigenous tribes of Wampanoag people. [S]
Today 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]
Today 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]
Today 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]
Today 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
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 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]
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
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]
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 18:00 - 18:55
Classic comedy with the titular Barker and Corbett. Sketches include Psychiatrist, Johnny Be Good, The Onedin Line, and Auditions. [S]
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 19:40 - 20:35
Vintage comedy with Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker. Sketches include Edward and Phyllis, Bar Quickie and Upstairs Downstairs. [S]
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 21:35 - 22:25
Classic comedy with the titular Barker and Corbett. Sketches include Psychiatrist, Johnny Be Good, The Onedin Line, and Auditions. [S]
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 23:15 - 00:05
Vintage comedy with Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker. Sketches include Edward and Phyllis, Bar Quickie and Upstairs Downstairs. [S]
Sat Nov 14
Saturday 00:05 - 01:05
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]
Saturday 01:05 - 02:00
Classic comedy with the titular Barker and Corbett. Sketches include Psychiatrist, Johnny Be Good, The Onedin Line, and Auditions. [S]
Saturday 02:00 - 02:50
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]
Saturday 02:50 - 03:30
Vintage comedy with Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker. Sketches include Edward and Phyllis, Bar Quickie and Upstairs Downstairs. [S]
Saturday 03:30 - 04:20
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]
Saturday 04:20 - 05:10
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]
Saturday 05:10 - 06:00
Simon builds an eccentric chandelier from car headlights, and Henry makes an international set of clocks out of dashboard time pieces. [S]
Saturday 06:00 - 09:00
Shopping from Home.
Saturday 09:00 - 10:00
Summer: David Attenborough's visually stunning nature series. The sun never sets over summer in the polar regions. See how hordes of animals exploit this brief window of plenty. [S,AD]
Saturday 10:00 - 11:00
Autumn: Witness how solar landscapes change as the big freeze returns. Most animals leave on epic journeys, some battle to breed and for a few it is a time of opportunity. [S,AD]
Saturday 11:00 - 12:00
Winter: During winter most animals abandon the polar regions, but a few extreme survivors remain. This is the story of their battles to endure the planet's harshest winters. [S,AD]
Saturday 12:00 - 13:00
The Last Frontier: The penultimate part of David Attenborough's acclaimed nature series. This episode looks at us humans, one of the polar regions' most ingenious inhabitants. [S,AD]
Saturday 13:00 - 14:00
Summer: David Attenborough's visually stunning nature series. The sun never sets over summer in the polar regions. See how hordes of animals exploit this brief window of plenty. [S,AD]
Saturday 14:00 - 15:00
Autumn: Witness how solar landscapes change as the big freeze returns. Most animals leave on epic journeys, some battle to breed and for a few it is a time of opportunity. [S,AD]
Saturday 15:00 - 16:00
Winter: During winter most animals abandon the polar regions, but a few extreme survivors remain. This is the story of their battles to endure the planet's harshest winters. [S,AD]
Saturday 16:00 - 17:00
The Last Frontier: The penultimate part of David Attenborough's acclaimed nature series. This episode looks at us humans, one of the polar regions' most ingenious inhabitants. [S,AD]
Saturday 17:00 - 18:00
Summer: David Attenborough's visually stunning nature series. The sun never sets over summer in the polar regions. See how hordes of animals exploit this brief window of plenty. [S,AD]
Saturday 18:00 - 19:00
Autumn: Witness how solar landscapes change as the big freeze returns. Most animals leave on epic journeys, some battle to breed and for a few it is a time of opportunity. [S,AD]
Saturday 19:00 - 20:00
Winter: During winter most animals abandon the polar regions, but a few extreme survivors remain. This is the story of their battles to endure the planet's harshest winters. [S,AD]
Saturday 20:00 - 21:00
The Last Frontier: The penultimate part of David Attenborough's acclaimed nature series. This episode looks at us humans, one of the polar regions' most ingenious inhabitants. [S,AD]
Saturday 21:00 - 22:00
Summer: David Attenborough's visually stunning nature series. The sun never sets over summer in the polar regions. See how hordes of animals exploit this brief window of plenty. [S,AD]
Saturday 22:00 - 23:00
Autumn: Witness how solar landscapes change as the big freeze returns. Most animals leave on epic journeys, some battle to breed and for a few it is a time of opportunity. [S,AD]
Saturday 23:00 - 00:00
Winter: During winter most animals abandon the polar regions, but a few extreme survivors remain. This is the story of their battles to endure the planet's harshest winters. [S,AD]
Sun Nov 15
Sunday 00:00 - 01:00
The Last Frontier: The penultimate part of David Attenborough's acclaimed nature series. This episode looks at us humans, one of the polar regions' most ingenious inhabitants. [S,AD]
Sunday 01:00 - 02:00
Manhattan Island: Michael Portillo begins his American odyssey in New York City, starting at Grand Central Terminal. [S]
Sunday 02:00 - 03:00
Brooklyn to Montauk: Michael Portillo heads east from Manhattan to Brooklyn, and takes the Long Island Railroad to Queens. [S]
Sunday 03:00 - 03:50
New York City to Albany: Michael Portillo follows America's iconic River Hudson, beginning at New York City's Penn Station, before sampling ale and meeting the State Senator in Albany. [S]
Sunday 03:50 - 04:40
Schenectady to Niagara Falls: Michael Portillo travels across New York state, discovering how General Electric also leads the way in rail technology. [S]
Sunday 04:40 - 05:30
The Valkyrie Assassin: The underground base with the power to destroy a nation, the site linked with an attempt to kill a dictator, and an ancient world discovered in the American wilderness. [S,AD]
Sunday 05:30 - 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]
Sunday 06:00 - 09:00
Shopping from Home.
Sunday 09:00 - 10:00
Wolves in Wolves' Clothing: Deep in the forests of East Prussia, a sprawling Nazi complex becomes the nerve centre of Hitler's empire - and the site of a daring plot against the Fuhrer. [S]
Sunday 10:00 - 11:00
Vernichtungskrieg: Adolf Hitler has his mind on making Germany into a great empire by expanding eastwards, but his invasion of Poland tips the world into a violent and bloody war. [S]
Sunday 11:00 - 12:00
A Superhuman Act of Inhumanity: Betrayed, Stalin fights the German army in the Soviet states. The German occupation policies lead to the first extermination policies of 'undesirables'. [S]
Sunday 12:00 - 13:00
Moscow Is Behind Us: As Hitler's troops advance, occupants in Ukraine, Belarus and Poland take the brunt of the occupying forces cruelty; and the first concentration camps are created. [S]
Sunday 13:00 - 14:00
Wolves in Wolves' Clothing: Deep in the forests of East Prussia, a sprawling Nazi complex becomes the nerve centre of Hitler's empire - and the site of a daring plot against the Fuhrer. [S]
Sunday 14:00 - 15:00
Vernichtungskrieg: Adolf Hitler has his mind on making Germany into a great empire by expanding eastwards, but his invasion of Poland tips the world into a violent and bloody war. [S]
Sunday 15:00 - 16:00
A Superhuman Act of Inhumanity: Betrayed, Stalin fights the German army in the Soviet states. The German occupation policies lead to the first extermination policies of 'undesirables'. [S]
Sunday 16:00 - 17:00
Moscow Is Behind Us: As Hitler's troops advance, occupants in Ukraine, Belarus and Poland take the brunt of the occupying forces cruelty; and the first concentration camps are created. [S]
Sunday 17:00 - 18:00
Wolves in Wolves' Clothing: Deep in the forests of East Prussia, a sprawling Nazi complex becomes the nerve centre of Hitler's empire - and the site of a daring plot against the Fuhrer. [S]
Sunday 18:00 - 19:00
Vernichtungskrieg: Adolf Hitler has his mind on making Germany into a great empire by expanding eastwards, but his invasion of Poland tips the world into a violent and bloody war. [S]
Sunday 19:00 - 20:00
A Superhuman Act of Inhumanity: Betrayed, Stalin fights the German army in the Soviet states. The German occupation policies lead to the first extermination policies of 'undesirables'. [S]
Sunday 20:00 - 21:00
Moscow Is Behind Us: As Hitler's troops advance, occupants in Ukraine, Belarus and Poland take the brunt of the occupying forces cruelty; and the first concentration camps are created. [S]
Sunday 21:00 - 22:00
Wolves in Wolves' Clothing: Deep in the forests of East Prussia, a sprawling Nazi complex becomes the nerve centre of Hitler's empire - and the site of a daring plot against the Fuhrer. [S]
Sunday 22:00 - 23:00
Vernichtungskrieg: Adolf Hitler has his mind on making Germany into a great empire by expanding eastwards, but his invasion of Poland tips the world into a violent and bloody war. [S]
Sunday 23:00 - 00:00
A Superhuman Act of Inhumanity: Betrayed, Stalin fights the German army in the Soviet states. The German occupation policies lead to the first extermination policies of 'undesirables'. [S]
Mon Nov 16
Monday 00:00 - 01:00
Moscow Is Behind Us: As Hitler's troops advance, occupants in Ukraine, Belarus and Poland take the brunt of the occupying forces cruelty; and the first concentration camps are created. [S]
Monday 01:00 - 02:00
Wolves in Wolves' Clothing: Deep in the forests of East Prussia, a sprawling Nazi complex becomes the nerve centre of Hitler's empire - and the site of a daring plot against the Fuhrer. [S]
Monday 02:00 - 02:30
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]
Monday 02:30 - 03:00
Liverpool to Blackpool: Michael Portillo journeys to Liverpool's historic waterfront, where he visits the International Slavery Museum, before heading north towards Blackpool. [S]
Monday 03:00 - 03:25
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]
Monday 03:25 - 03:50
Ulverston to Ravenglass: Michael Portillo travels though Cumbria, setting sail in a small craft on Lake Windermere. [S]
Monday 03:50 - 04:15
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]
Monday 04:15 - 04:40
Middlesborough to Boulby: Michael Portillo hunts for dark matter in the deepest mine in Britain in Boulby, North Yorkshire, then visits Middlesbrough's Transporter Bridge. [S]
Monday 04:40 - 05:05
Whitby to Robin Hood's Bay: Michael Portillo travels from Whitby, where he explores the port's shipbuilding and seafaring heritage, to Robin Hood's Bay, a former smuggling haven. [S]
Monday 05:05 - 05:30
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 05:30 - 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]
Monday 06:00 - 09:00
Shopping from Home.
Monday 09:00 - 09:40
20/12/90: Bruno Brookes hosts the edition first aired on December 20. With performances by Snap, Cliff Richard, Vanilla Ice, the Carpenters, INXS, Enigma and MC Hammer. [S]
Monday 09:40 - 10:20
21/02/91: Mark Goodier presents the edition first aired on February 21 1991, featuring performances by Chris Rea, Kenny Thomas, DJH featuring Stefy, Thunder, Xpansions and MC Hammer. [S]
Monday 10:20 - 11:00
28/02/91: Jackie Brambles presents the edition first aired on February 28 1991, featuring performances by N-Joi, Massive Attack and Jesus Jones. [S]
Monday 11:00 - 11:40
14/03/91: Simon Mayo and Lenny Henry present the edition first aired on March 14 1991, featuring performances by Chesney Hawkes, Ride, Queen, Massive Attack and Happy Mondays. [S]
Monday 11:40 - 12:20
28/03/91: Bruno Brookes presents the edition first aired on March 28 1991, featuring performances by Dannii Minogue, Gary Clail On-U Sound System, Chesney Hawkes and James. [S]
Monday 12:20 - 13:00
Carla Lane's Liverpudlian sitcom, one of the most popular programmes of the 1980s. Joey claims an incontinence allowance for Grandad. The first ever episode! [S]
Monday 13:00 - 13:40
Carla Lane of the 'Liver Birds' turned her attention back to Liverpool in the 1980s sitcom. Billy soon learns that opals are bad luck when he buys a ring for girlfriend Julie. [S]
Monday 13:40 - 14:20
Laughs and some outrageous 80s fashions with the close-knit Liverpudlian family. Freddie's mistress leaves him, but he decides to pay her a visit anyway. [S]
Monday 14:20 - 15:00
Laughs and japes in the show about the Liverpudlian family scraping a living any way they can. A photographer takes advantage of Aveline, while Jack dabbles in art. [S]
Monday 15:00 - 15:40
20/12/90: Bruno Brookes hosts the edition first aired on December 20. With performances by Snap, Cliff Richard, Vanilla Ice, the Carpenters, INXS, Enigma and MC Hammer. [S]
Monday 15:40 - 16:20
21/02/91: Mark Goodier presents the edition first aired on February 21 1991, featuring performances by Chris Rea, Kenny Thomas, DJH featuring Stefy, Thunder, Xpansions and MC Hammer. [S]
Monday 16:20 - 17:00
28/02/91: Jackie Brambles presents the edition first aired on February 28 1991, featuring performances by N-Joi, Massive Attack and Jesus Jones. [S]
Monday 17:00 - 17:40
14/03/91: Simon Mayo and Lenny Henry present the edition first aired on March 14 1991, featuring performances by Chesney Hawkes, Ride, Queen, Massive Attack and Happy Mondays. [S]
Monday 17:40 - 18:20
28/03/91: Bruno Brookes presents the edition first aired on March 28 1991, featuring performances by Dannii Minogue, Gary Clail On-U Sound System, Chesney Hawkes and James. [S]
Monday 18:20 - 19:00
Carla Lane's Liverpudlian sitcom, one of the most popular programmes of the 1980s. Joey claims an incontinence allowance for Grandad. The first ever episode! [S]
Monday 19:00 - 19:40
Carla Lane of the 'Liver Birds' turned her attention back to Liverpool in the 1980s sitcom. Billy soon learns that opals are bad luck when he buys a ring for girlfriend Julie. [S]
Monday 19:40 - 20:20
Laughs and some outrageous 80s fashions with the close-knit Liverpudlian family. Freddie's mistress leaves him, but he decides to pay her a visit anyway. [S]
Monday 20:20 - 21:00
Laughs and japes in the show about the Liverpudlian family scraping a living any way they can. A photographer takes advantage of Aveline, while Jack dabbles in art. [S]
Monday 21:00 - 21:40
20/12/90: Bruno Brookes hosts the edition first aired on December 20. With performances by Snap, Cliff Richard, Vanilla Ice, the Carpenters, INXS, Enigma and MC Hammer. [S]
Monday 21:40 - 22:20
21/02/91: Mark Goodier presents the edition first aired on February 21 1991, featuring performances by Chris Rea, Kenny Thomas, DJH featuring Stefy, Thunder, Xpansions and MC Hammer. [S]
Monday 22:20 - 23:00
28/02/91: Jackie Brambles presents the edition first aired on February 28 1991, featuring performances by N-Joi, Massive Attack and Jesus Jones. [S]
Monday 23:00 - 23:40
14/03/91: Simon Mayo and Lenny Henry present the edition first aired on March 14 1991, featuring performances by Chesney Hawkes, Ride, Queen, Massive Attack and Happy Mondays. [S]
Monday 23:40 - 00:20
28/03/91: Bruno Brookes presents the edition first aired on March 28 1991, featuring performances by Dannii Minogue, Gary Clail On-U Sound System, Chesney Hawkes and James. [S]
Tue Nov 17
Tuesday 00:20 - 01:00
Carla Lane's Liverpudlian sitcom, one of the most popular programmes of the 1980s. Joey claims an incontinence allowance for Grandad. The first ever episode! [S]
Tuesday 01:00 - 01:40
Carla Lane of the 'Liver Birds' turned her attention back to Liverpool in the 1980s sitcom. Billy soon learns that opals are bad luck when he buys a ring for girlfriend Julie. [S]
Tuesday 01:40 - 02:20
Laughs and some outrageous 80s fashions with the close-knit Liverpudlian family. Freddie's mistress leaves him, but he decides to pay her a visit anyway. [S]
Tuesday 02:20 - 03:00
Laughs and japes in the show about the Liverpudlian family scraping a living any way they can. A photographer takes advantage of Aveline, while Jack dabbles in art. [S]
Tuesday 03:00 - 03:30
20/12/90: Bruno Brookes hosts the edition first aired on December 20. With performances by Snap, Cliff Richard, Vanilla Ice, the Carpenters, INXS, Enigma and MC Hammer. [S]
Tuesday 03:30 - 04:05
21/02/91: Mark Goodier presents the edition first aired on February 21 1991, featuring performances by Chris Rea, Kenny Thomas, DJH featuring Stefy, Thunder, Xpansions and MC Hammer. [S]
Tuesday 04:05 - 04:35
28/02/91: Jackie Brambles presents the edition first aired on February 28 1991, featuring performances by N-Joi, Massive Attack and Jesus Jones. [S]
Tuesday 04:35 - 05:10
14/03/91: Simon Mayo and Lenny Henry present the edition first aired on March 14 1991, featuring performances by Chesney Hawkes, Ride, Queen, Massive Attack and Happy Mondays. [S]
Tuesday 05:10 - 05:35
Stretched To The Limit: Sir David Attenborough looks at some amazing quirks of evolution. This time, we focus on the giraffe's neck and the chameleon's tongue. [S,AD]
Tuesday 05:35 - 06:00
A Curious Hoax?: The great Sir David Attenborough reveals nature's evolutionary anomalies. Here he looks at the platypus and the curious case of the male midwife toad. [S,AD]
Tuesday 06:00 - 09:00
Shopping from Home.
Tuesday 09:00 - 09:30
Crews are sent to a 70-year-old with breathing problems who requires immediate surgery. Plus, paramedics are called to treat a seriously ill man who is showing signs of sepsis. [S]
Tuesday 09:30 - 10:00
Paramedics help a man suffering from anxiety who discovered he might have been exposed to HIV. Meanwhile, crews attend to a man found unconscious in the stairwell of a block of flats. [S]
Tuesday 10:00 - 10:30
Chris and Tom go to the home of a young woman who is having suicidal thoughts. Ash becomes a passenger in his own ambulance when his grandad is taken ill. [S]
Tuesday 10:30 - 11:00
In Dudley, Ash and Jamie blue light to a frightened young woman with severe chest pains. Rachel and Mick are called to assist the police with a prisoner in Stoke. [S]
Tuesday 11:00 - 11:30
Anna and Stuart rush to the home of a former soldier who has fallen down some stairs and has a potential spinal injury. Ben and Laura attend a young boy with suspected appendicitis. [S]
Tuesday 11:30 - 12:00
V and Ollie blue light to a rugby pitch to help a man who had a seizure. Plus, Stef and Lee treat an excitable 6-year-old Spider-Man fighting an asthma attack. [S]
Tuesday 12:00 - 12:30
Anna and Darren treat a woman suffering from terminal cancer. Laura and Kerry are called to attend a young man with a painful abscess in his throat. [S]
Tuesday 12:30 - 13:00
Sam and Tony are called to a woman suffering excruciating stomach pains, but soon find themselves dealing with a sudden seizure. Dino and Dave try to help a baby. [S]
Tuesday 13:00 - 13:30
Crews are sent to a 70-year-old with breathing problems who requires immediate surgery. Plus, paramedics are called to treat a seriously ill man who is showing signs of sepsis. [S]
Tuesday 13:30 - 14:00
Paramedics help a man suffering from anxiety who discovered he might have been exposed to HIV. Meanwhile, crews attend to a man found unconscious in the stairwell of a block of flats. [S]
Tuesday 14:00 - 14:30
Chris and Tom go to the home of a young woman who is having suicidal thoughts. Ash becomes a passenger in his own ambulance when his grandad is taken ill. [S]
Tuesday 14:30 - 15:00
In Dudley, Ash and Jamie blue light to a frightened young woman with severe chest pains. Rachel and Mick are called to assist the police with a prisoner in Stoke. [S]
Tuesday 15:00 - 15:30
Anna and Stuart rush to the home of a former soldier who has fallen down some stairs and has a potential spinal injury. Ben and Laura attend a young boy with suspected appendicitis. [S]
Tuesday 15:30 - 16:00
V and Ollie blue light to a rugby pitch to help a man who had a seizure. Plus, Stef and Lee treat an excitable 6-year-old Spider-Man fighting an asthma attack. [S]
Tuesday 16:00 - 16:30
Anna and Darren treat a woman suffering from terminal cancer. Laura and Kerry are called to attend a young man with a painful abscess in his throat. [S]
Tuesday 16:30 - 17:00
Sam and Tony are called to a woman suffering excruciating stomach pains, but soon find themselves dealing with a sudden seizure. Dino and Dave try to help a baby. [S]
Tuesday 17:00 - 18:00
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]
Tuesday 18:00 - 19:00
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]
Tuesday 19:00 - 20:00
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
Tuesday 20:00 - 21:00
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]
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00
The Napier Railton vs The Brough Superior: Two of the museum's most famous, and fastest vehicles go head-to-head. [S,AD]
Tuesday 22:00 - 23:00
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]
Tuesday 23:00 - 00:00
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]
Wed Nov 18
Wednesday 00:00 - 01:00
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
Wednesday 01:00 - 02:00
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]
Wednesday 02:00 - 03:00
The Napier Railton vs The Brough Superior: Two of the museum's most famous, and fastest vehicles go head-to-head. [S,AD]
Wednesday 03:00 - 03:45
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]
Wednesday 03:45 - 04:35
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]
Wednesday 04:35 - 05:20
Royal Palace of Stockholm: The Royal Palace of Stockholm, constructed on the site of a former castle called Tre Kronor, has been the official residence of the monarchy for over 250 years. [S,AD]
Wednesday 05:20 - 06:00
Young Wrinklies: Sir David Attenborough examines amazing animals. A look at two creatures with very wrinkly skin: the mole rat and the elephant. [S,AD]
Wednesday 06:00 - 09:00
Shopping from Home.
Wednesday 09:00 - 10:00
Genocide: How did Heinrich Himmler plan to realise Hitler's vision of a pure Aryan Germany? Actor Laurence Olivier explains as he narrates the acclaimed documentary series about WWII. [S]
Wednesday 10:00 - 11:00
Nemesis: The final death throes of the Third Reich described by Laurence Olivier. Hitler retreats to his bunker as Germany crumbles around him and Allied troops arrive in Berlin. [S]
Wednesday 11:00 - 12:00
Japan: Japan's involvement in World War II is the focus of this watershed in documentary-making. Narrated by the great Laurence Olivier, incredible interviews also help set the scene. [S]
Wednesday 12:00 - 13:00
Pacific: World War II in revealing detail, narrated by the great actor Laurence Olivier. Hear how the Americans fought their way across the Pacific towards Japan and the Philippines. [S]
Wednesday 13:00 - 14:10
Genocide: How did Heinrich Himmler plan to realise Hitler's vision of a pure Aryan Germany? Actor Laurence Olivier explains as he narrates the acclaimed documentary series about WWII. [S]
Wednesday 14:10 - 15:20
Nemesis: The final death throes of the Third Reich described by Laurence Olivier. Hitler retreats to his bunker as Germany crumbles around him and Allied troops arrive in Berlin. [S]
Wednesday 15:20 - 16:30
Japan: Japan's involvement in World War II is the focus of this watershed in documentary-making. Narrated by the great Laurence Olivier, incredible interviews also help set the scene. [S]
Wednesday 16:30 - 17:40
Pacific: World War II in revealing detail, narrated by the great actor Laurence Olivier. Hear how the Americans fought their way across the Pacific towards Japan and the Philippines. [S]
Wednesday 17:40 - 18:50
Genocide: How did Heinrich Himmler plan to realise Hitler's vision of a pure Aryan Germany? Actor Laurence Olivier explains as he narrates the acclaimed documentary series about WWII. [S]
Wednesday 18:50 - 20:00
Nemesis: The final death throes of the Third Reich described by Laurence Olivier. Hitler retreats to his bunker as Germany crumbles around him and Allied troops arrive in Berlin. [S]
Wednesday 20:00 - 21:10
Japan: Japan's involvement in World War II is the focus of this watershed in documentary-making. Narrated by the great Laurence Olivier, incredible interviews also help set the scene. [S]
Wednesday 21:10 - 22:20
Pacific: World War II in revealing detail, narrated by the great actor Laurence Olivier. Hear how the Americans fought their way across the Pacific towards Japan and the Philippines. [S]
Wednesday 22:20 - 23:30
Genocide: How did Heinrich Himmler plan to realise Hitler's vision of a pure Aryan Germany? Actor Laurence Olivier explains as he narrates the acclaimed documentary series about WWII. [S]
Wednesday 23:30 - 00:40
Nemesis: The final death throes of the Third Reich described by Laurence Olivier. Hitler retreats to his bunker as Germany crumbles around him and Allied troops arrive in Berlin. [S]
Thu Nov 19
Thursday 00:40 - 01:50
Japan: Japan's involvement in World War II is the focus of this watershed in documentary-making. Narrated by the great Laurence Olivier, incredible interviews also help set the scene. [S]
Thursday 01:50 - 03:00
Pacific: World War II in revealing detail, narrated by the great actor Laurence Olivier. Hear how the Americans fought their way across the Pacific towards Japan and the Philippines. [S]
Thursday 03:00 - 03:25
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]
Thursday 03:25 - 03:50
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]
Thursday 03:50 - 04:15
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]
Thursday 04:15 - 04:40
Newcastle to County Durham: Beginning in Jarrow, Michael uncovers the desperation which led 200 men to march 300miles to Westminster in order to petition the Government for work. [S]
Thursday 04:40 - 05:05
Kielder Forest to Edinburgh: Michael Portillo is in Northumbria, discovering what lay behind a national initiative to plant one of the largest manmade woodlands in Europe. [S]
Thursday 05:05 - 05:30
Falkirk to Dundee: Michael Portillo reaches the Westerglen Transmitting Station in Falkirk, before visiting Gleneagles and Berry Town on route to the city of Dundee. [S]
Thursday 05:30 - 06:00
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]
Thursday 06:00 - 09:00
Shopping from Home.
Thursday 09:00 - 10:00
Highlands and Hummingbirds: Nigel Marven explores the wild sides of Colombia. He begins his journey in the capital, Bogota, and visits a garden with a blizzard of hummingbirds. [S,AD]
Thursday 10:00 - 11:00
Lands of the Anaconda: Anacondas are the biggest snakes in Colombia. Nigel searches for these awe-inspiring serpents in the flooded forests of the mighty Amazon. [S,AD]
Thursday 11:00 - 12:00
Creatures of the Caribbean: Nigel Marven explores the wild sides of Colombia. Santa Marta is the world's tallest coastal mountain, and home to many species found nowhere else. [S,AD]
Thursday 12:00 - 13:00
Pacific Paradise: Final part of the wildlife presenter's epic adventure. On Colombia's Pacific coast, Nigel finds giant geckos, glowing beetles, and colourful frogs. [S,AD]
Thursday 13:00 - 14:00
Highlands and Hummingbirds: Nigel Marven explores the wild sides of Colombia. He begins his journey in the capital, Bogota, and visits a garden with a blizzard of hummingbirds. [S,AD]
Thursday 14:00 - 15:00
Lands of the Anaconda: Anacondas are the biggest snakes in Colombia. Nigel searches for these awe-inspiring serpents in the flooded forests of the mighty Amazon. [S,AD]
Thursday 15:00 - 16:00
Creatures of the Caribbean: Nigel Marven explores the wild sides of Colombia. Santa Marta is the world's tallest coastal mountain, and home to many species found nowhere else. [S,AD]
Thursday 16:00 - 17:00
Pacific Paradise: Final part of the wildlife presenter's epic adventure. On Colombia's Pacific coast, Nigel finds giant geckos, glowing beetles, and colourful frogs. [S,AD]
Thursday 17:00 - 18:00
Highlands and Hummingbirds: Nigel Marven explores the wild sides of Colombia. He begins his journey in the capital, Bogota, and visits a garden with a blizzard of hummingbirds. [S,AD]
Thursday 18:00 - 19:00
Lands of the Anaconda: Anacondas are the biggest snakes in Colombia. Nigel searches for these awe-inspiring serpents in the flooded forests of the mighty Amazon. [S,AD]
Thursday 19:00 - 20:00
Creatures of the Caribbean: Nigel Marven explores the wild sides of Colombia. Santa Marta is the world's tallest coastal mountain, and home to many species found nowhere else. [S,AD]
Thursday 20:00 - 21:00
Pacific Paradise: Final part of the wildlife presenter's epic adventure. On Colombia's Pacific coast, Nigel finds giant geckos, glowing beetles, and colourful frogs. [S,AD]
Thursday 21:00 - 22:00
The US and Canada: Michael explores how British rule led to armed rebellion in America, and a loyalty in Canada that lasted until the very end of the Empire. [S]
Thursday 22:00 - 23:00
Wallace in Borneo: Bill Bailey learns how Alfred Russel Wallace came to discover evolution separately from Darwin, travelling from the rainforests of Borneo to Indonesia. [S,AD]
Thursday 23:00 - 00:00
Wallace in the Spice Islands: In the Indonesian archipelago the Moluccas, Bill encounters boggle-eyed tarsiers and birds of paradise as he reveals how Wallace cracked evolution. [S,AD]