Sandi Toksvig presents a brand-new competition series that puts the miniature making skills of 10 amateur crafters from across Britain to the test. Over eight episodes, the crafters must transform a derelict mini mansion into the ultimate fantasy house.
Time Team is a British television series which has been aired on British Channel 4 from 1994. Created by television producer Tim Taylor and presented by actor Tony Robinson, each episode featured a team of specialists carrying out an archaeological dig over a period of three days, with Robinson explaining the process in layman's terms. This team of specialists changed throughout the series' run, although has consistently included professional archaeologists such as Mick Aston, Carenza Lewis, Francis Pryor and Phil Harding. The sites excavated over the show's run have ranged in date from the Palaeolithic right through to the Second World War.
The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures are a series of lectures on a single topic, which have been held at the Royal Institution in London each year since 1825. The lectures present scientific subjects to a general audience, including young people, in an informative and entertaining manner. Michael Faraday initiated the first Christmas Lecture series in 1825. This came at a time when organised education for young people was scarce. Faraday presented a total of nineteen series in all.
Television presenter Matt Baker receives a call that leads him to move his wife and two children north to run his family's sheep farm in the Durham hills after his mum had a serious accident.
Ten home potters from around the country head to Stoke-on-Trent, the home of pottery, in their quest to become Top Potter.
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb looks at the roles the press, parliament and the public have played in generating outrage and spreading scandalous royal rumours.
From across the world, from four continents and every ocean, come tales of triumph and tragedy at sea, each story featuring cutting edge maritime archaeology.
Britain's busiest air ambulance teams race to bring the hospital emergency department to where it's urgently needed
Jonathan Ross goes in search of Britain's fantastical forgotten fables, mythical mysteries and lost local legends
Showcasing the best of international feature documentaries.
This series follows Phil and Luna as they walk the best bits of one of the country's most beautiful and iconic walking routes, Alfred Wainwright's Coast to Coast Path. From the beach at St Bees in Cumbria to the North Sea shore at Robin Hood's Bay, Phil and Luna are joined on this epic route by some well-known faces and their canine companions, for some fascinating conversation.
Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen and her family realise their ambitious vision of renovating a derelict farmhouse in the picturesque Yorkshire Dales
Filmed simultaneously with ambulance crews across the West Midlands, this series shows in real time the range of cases paramedics attend to.
Matt Baker: Travels with Mum and Dad will take viewers on a breathtaking trip around the North East, where the Bakers are lucky enough to have some of the country’s most beautiful sites on their doorstep. They’ll be reliving old memories, making new ones, and most importantly, making time for each other. With the demands of rural life and their animals, Janice and Mike have barely spent a night away from the farm so Matt’s keen to give them day trips to remember within easy reach of the home.
Using the latest research across the course of Hitler’s life, world-renowned experts investigate the man behind the monster and pinpoint the key moments in his meteoric rise and ultimate downfall.
Ken Bruce brings the formidable quiz to our tellies, as he challenges music fans to recall chart-topping facts and stats in a battle to become PopMaster TV champion
The comedian, musician and nature lover takes fellow comedian Alan Davies to the Peak District National Park, walking the Monsal Trail to Derbyshire's highest pub, Abney Moor and Mam Tor. These two have been friends for 30 years and Bill was Alan's best man. As they walk, they chat about the perils of ageing, the stresses of modern life and the loss of their friend Sean Lock
World's Most Extreme takes you to the most jaw-dropping and extreme places anywhere in the world.
Exclusive behind-the-scenes access to Alnwick Castle as The Duchess of Northumberland sets out to create a giant magical kingdom - Lilidorei - for little and big kids alike.
A look at life in the protected countryside of the national parks of the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales.
