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The Duke of Edinburgh may have been the longest living Royal Consort in British history, carrying out thousands of official duties and supporting The...

Scottish comedy sensation Paul Black performs his feelgood stand-up show Nostalgia.

A tribute to Liverpudlian comic Ken Dodd, in which he discusses his career and the influences of his comedy style.

Documentary in which black British people of West Indian heritage share memories of the front parlour, a room kept pristine and only for strangers...

BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner returns for the first time to Riyadh, the city in Saudi Arabia where he was shot by Al Qaeda in 2004 and...

First transmitted in 1969, this programme shows the life and career of military musicians. It follows young bandsmen recruiting as junior musicians...

Marking the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush to British shores in 1948, this documentary follows a remarkable project...

The BBC '2' takes on a variety of roles; a pouncing creature, a pin in a bowling alley, a cuckoo clock, a spy, a sneeze, and roaming a corridor....

Shinty’s ancient origins date as far back as the 5th century, when it was believed to be the traditional battle game of the Highlands clans. By...

1974 Beirut. It's the height of the Cold War. A Yemeni politician is shot dead in his car. Almost 50 years later, his granddaughter Mai Noman, a BBC...

An animated cartoon with an anti nuclear theme made by David Stone while a student at the Royal College of Art.

A look at the hidden world of girls in gangs and the extent to which teenage girls are being criminally and sexually exploited.

A documentary charting the early years of the Aztec civilization in ancient Mexico.

Augustus Northmore Welby Pugin is far from being a household name, yet he designed the iconic clock tower of Big Ben as well as much of the Palace of...

Born in 1914, Dylan Thomas was an unruly and undisciplined child who was interested only in English at school and was determined from childhood to...

Architectural historian Jon Cannon goes in search of the clues that shed light on how our medieval forebears were able to build the wonders of their...

A look at parrots, birds with a playful nature and remarkable mimicry skills that have endeared them to pet owners worldwide. Included: the largest...

Who was the real Noah? According to the Bible, Noah was a holy man who saved humankind and all the animals in a wooden ark two-thirds the size of...