Britain

The host walks through different cities of Great Britain

Rob Rinder uncovers a secret history of Britain going back centuries hidden behind our prison walls - from petty crooks to infamous gangsters, hangmen, extreme brutality and explosive riots.

Landmark mockumentary-maker Philomena Cunk traces the history of Britain and Earth.

Asterix crosses the channel to help second-cousin Anticlimax face down Julius Caesar and invading Romans.

The story of the Polish fliers who found themselves fighting for the freedom of their own country in foreign skies. Seen through the eyes of a Polish fighter ace and adventurer, it tells how the Poles—driven across Europe by the German war machine—finally make their last stand. Flying Hurricanes for the RAF over Britain, they became a key component in the legend of ‘The Few’. Up against the might of the Luftwaffe they hoped that, by saving Great Britain from Nazi invasion, they were keeping the dream of a free Poland alive.

A look at how four iconic British-built planes became masters of the sky and pioneered a new era of flight, making heroes of the pilots who flew them. Military experts, historians and pilots reveal what made each aircraft so influential.

‘Panthera Britannia’ is a feature-length documentary exploring the unusual phenomenon of the United Kingdom’s population of mysterious large cats, which are alleged to be prowling the wilderness and countryside of rural Britain. Britain has a long, colourful and complicated history of having a diverse exotic pet trade; from the days of the old British Empire, until the mid-20th century, it was deemed an indicator and symbol of status, wealth and fashion to own exotic pets, (especially big cats). Incidents and reports spiralled out of control in the 1960s; and with the later introduction of the Dangerous Wild Animals Act in 1976, the situation only intensified, as some exotic cat owners who were unable to afford the new licences required to legally retain their pets, set about deliberately releasing their privately owned big cats in preference of having them terminated. Reports and sightings of big cats in Britain continue to this day.

A tribute to the courage and resiliency of Britons during the darkest days of the London Blitz.

Over two years in the making, Standing with Stones is a remarkable feature length documentary film that takes the viewer on an epic journey of discovery, uncovering the true extent and variety of megalithic Britain and Ireland. Featuring 100 of the most significant megalithic monuments in England, Wales, Ireland, N. Ireland & Scotland, the adventure starts near Land's End in Cornwall and ends out on the Scottish isles, on Orkney, at the Tomb of the Eagles.

A look at some of the best known railways of the South, including the Bluebell Railway, the Great Central Railway, the Severn Railway and more, finishing with the South Devon Railway.

A look at the best of Britain's preserved railways, focusing on Wales and such railways as the Welsh Highland railway, amongst others.

Brothers Colin and Ewan McGregor follow up their documentary The Battle of Britain with a film exploring Bomber Command, a rarely told story from the Second World War. The film focuses primarily on the men who fought and died in the skies above occupied Europe, with numerous examples of individual heroism and extraordinary collective spirit, and Colin learns to fly the key aircraft of the campaign: the Lancaster bomber. But this is also the story of a controversy that has lasted almost 70 years. The program covers six years of wartime operations, and traces the obstacles and challenges that were overcome as the RAF developed and deployed the awesome fighting force that was Bomber Command.

A sports documentary about association football that follows a week in the life of West Bromwich Albion football club.

Educational film on the problem of litter.

3.5 million children are growing up in poverty in the UK. It’s one of the worst rates in the industrialised world and successive governments continue to struggle to bring it into line. Struggling & without a voice, 'Poor Kids' shines a light on this pressing issue.

Fiona Phillips goes behind the scenes at Sainsbury's.

Two case studies highlighting the work of the National Council of Social Service: the conversion of a barn into a village hall in South Cerney, Gloucestershire, and the building of an occupational centre in the depressed mining village of Pentre in the Rhondda Valley, Wales.

By fateful chance, Grigory – an elderly playwright from occupied Ukraine – ends up in conservative Europe as a refugee. Faced with an absurd, unexpected, new reality, he begins to write a comedy play about the real life circumstances of refugees. Despite the fact that he finds shelter in a Jewish dormitory, he gets a job as a chess teacher in a Catholic school, and even receives temporary EU citizenship documents. Throughout his ordeal, he desperately searches for a way to return to his homeland, Ukraine, the epicenter of war.

Britain welcomes children liberated from the notorious Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.

First outing for an imperial airship, traveling from Bedfordshire to London and back again.