Britain

After the fall of France, Hitler occupied the whole of the Western European coastline and his forces were massed across the channel, facing the southern coast of Britain only twenty miles across the sea. This WWII documentary examines the epic defense of Great Britain led by less than a thousand young pilots of the Royal Air Force in the summer of 1940.

Military historian Howard Tuck travels along the south coast uncovering forgotten traces of one of the most terrifying planned invasions of Britain. Howard knocks on doors and takes metal detectors into the countryside to unearth untold stories of bravery, tragedy and guilt lain buried for 70 years.

Battle Line: Battle of Britain (1963, 21 mins.) Battle Line: Battle of Britain is one instalment in a series of government-produced war films. Some of these films served as military education tools, while others were meant to inform the public.

Part of the 'Steaming Around' series, this documentary shows the history of British Steam in the North East of England focusing on the key railways within the region. The film shows both archive film and current footage of preserved steam engines plus a short summary of the role of the railway in the region today. The main areas visited include Newcastle and Sunderland, Teeside, York, Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, North Yorkshire Moors Railway, and the National Railway Museum, York.

Transport documentary following classic steam trains on journeys around London and the South East, including footage from London stations in the 60s, Redhill to Ashford in the 60s, the Bluebell railway, the Kent and East Sussex Railway, the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway, the North Norfolk railway, and the Channel Tunnel.

Transport documentary following classic steam trains on journeys around the South West, with footage from Axminster to Exeter in the 60s, Weston-Super-Mare to Fowey in the 60s, the West Somerset Railway, the Paignton and Dartmouth Railway, the South Devon Railway, the Bodmin and Wenford Railway, Steam around Dawlish, and China Clay Traffic.

With the UK warmer than the Caribbean and the Western Sahara, Brits flocked to beaches in our millions, but delight turned to fear as the dream summer quickly became dangerous.

Jacques Peretti travels to the Cayman Islands to investigate the controversial British tax haven - a place with the population of Bognor Regis but a trillion pounds in the bank.

A compilation of interviews with some of Britains's toughest characters from the true crime world - gangsters, taxmen, bank robbers and hitmen. Interviewed by writer and Youtuber Shaun Attwood, this series brings you the best bits from Shaun's conversations with these notorious hard men. Featuring Stephen 'The Devil' French, Peter 'Wildman' Mahoney, Stephen Graham, Dominic Negus, Ray Hill and others.

How the Celts Saved Britain is a two-part BBC4 series the influence of Celtic culture on Britain after the decline and fall of the Roman Empire there. It is presented by Dan Snow.

A journey through the Lake District - by hot air balloon.

Guests including Joan Bakewell and Andrew Marr join Andrew Neil to examine the Queen's life and legacy and what may happen next for the monarch, the UK and the Commonwealth

Fern Britton, Ore Oduba and Sunetra Sarker visit the UK's best places to live.

Celebrating the UK's iconic and best-selling rock songs and exploring their stories.

Julie Etchingham hosts ITV's debate between the five candidates battling to succeed Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and become Britain's next Prime Minister.

Inside Oxfordshire-based Bicester Village, a unique retail hub attracting royalty and celebrities with the promise of massive savings. Revealing where some of the stock really comes from - and the surprising truth about some of those bargains.

Katharine Birbalsingh is happy to be labelled Britain's Strictest Headmistress. She runs the Michaela Community School in Wembley. It's a culturally diverse school in one of London's most deprived boroughs, and yet the children are perfectly behaved.

Cerrie Burnell presents a history of disabled people's struggle for human rights in Britain. She also shares inspiring stories of pioneering campaigners for social change, and looks at the challenges still to be faced in the future.

Charting key moments that shaped the history of Britain's black queer community, this film reveals how the largely undocumented struggles of activists created the platforms black LGBTQIA+ people enjoy today.

The story of Britain’s long relationship with Blondie - the part it played in helping the band to international success and the impact the band had on British fans and musicians.