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A portrait of the life, popular art and remarkable engineering of Carters Steam Fair.
25 May 2011,·28 mins
Big Up Bradford: Brighter Still
Arzu Dutta rounds off the year with a final celebration as BD25 comes to a close.
21 Dec 2025,·8 mins
How 3 months in rural Devon influenced one of the greatest chroniclers of urban New York
18 Feb 2016,·28 mins
Lilies
A look at the lily and the folklore surrounding it
21 May 1993,·27 mins
Agnes Poirier explores the role of the body which protects the French language.
23 Dec 2011,·30 mins
Uncovering the life and work of a pioneering and under-appreciated British painter
13 Sep 2012,·30 mins
Kate Mosse celebrates the magical voice of Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar.
31 Oct 1998,·28 mins
The Wind Cries Mary
Jimi Hendrix's former girlfriend Kathy Etchingham reveals the origins of the classic song.
31 May 2005,·10 mins
A centenary celebration of Richmal Crompton’s Just William books.
01 May 2022,·28 mins
The Business of Showing
Opening weekend is crucial to a film, but there are pitfalls to watch out for.
08 Mar 2015,·30 mins
Matthew Sweet on the life and work of the sensationally modern figure - Wilkie Collins.
31 Dec 2023,·28 mins
What's the secret to Casablanca's longevity?
28 Jan 1992,·41 mins
Elizabeth I
Why didn't Queen Elizabeth l marry? A handwritten speech offers clues as to why
22 Dec 1995,·12 mins
Leprechauns, sprites, imps and elves - Ian Sansom is searching for the diminutive other.
23 Sep 2016,·30 mins
Croatia - The Kuna
How the kuna (or pine marten) became the Croatian national emblem in 1941
07 May 1995,·8 mins
163 Days
163 Days is a 6-month diary based on Hannah Hodgson's experiences and medical conditions
19 Jan 2022,·20 mins
Dancers, designers, police and parade-goers experience the Leeds West Indian Carnival.
03 Oct 2014,·30 mins
Series 1
Episode 2
Mongolia's remarkable rise to being an opera superpower.
18 Jan 2018,·28 mins
Modern Teenagers
How teenagers have developed, including interviews with a large number of adolescents
19 Nov 1994,·29 mins
People all over the world share their memories of going to the cinema
25 Mar 1993,·28 mins
Dan Rebellato explores the life and work of playwright Sarah Kane.
19 Feb 2009,·30 mins
Asia
Asian monarchies and their divine origins: Japan, Malaysia and Thailand.
09 Aug 1989,·28 mins
Audrey Gillan meets the 'Samson girls' of Joan Eardley's famous paintings.
11 Apr 2023,·28 mins
Musician Justin Currie reflects on the impact of Parkinson's on his work as a performer.
10 Mar 2024,·28 mins
Sarfraz Manzoor explores Johnny Cash's interest in Scotland after tracing his Fife roots.
13 Feb 2010,·30 mins
Val McDermid presents a history of same-sex relationships in Britain.
09 Aug 2017,·44 mins
Soprano, broadcaster and inveterate whistler Catherine Bott on the art of whistling
23 Feb 2015,·28 mins
Cinema's great love story - UK director Michael Powell and US editor Thelma Schoonmaker.
20 Oct 2016,·30 mins
4. The Run Through
Sir Antonio Pappano gets ready for the Royal Opera's new staging of Puccini's La Bohème.
21 Sep 2017,·15 mins
The Merthyr man who founded a Ukrainian city
How the city of Donetsk started with a Welsh engineer. First broadcast in 2011.
11 Jun 2025,·12 mins
