What does it take to spot a pop genius? To break a global act, to book a million-selling tour or reunite music legends to great acclaim - and huge...

Series looking at how the Commonwealth of Nations, with over 50 member countries and a quarter of the world's population, has captured the...

Four extraordinary pieces of music performed in full by BBC orchestras.

In this series Suzy Klein examines how music transformed throughout the 19th century. The host discusses the political history and the industrial...

Midge Ure and Kim Appleby explore the distinct sounds that came out of different parts of Britain and Ireland in one of pop's golden decades.

In search of World Speed Records by land, air and water

The Worst Journey in the World is a 2007 BBC Television docudrama based on the memoir of the same name by polar explorer Apsley Cherry-Garrard. The...

This is the secret, and untold, history of pop and rock from the men and women who pulled the strings behind the scenes - the producers, the managers...

Psychologist Steven Pinker believes we may be living in the most peaceful period in human existence. He explores the reasons why this might be and...

Arabic scholar Tim Mackintosh-Smith journeys 75,000 miles through 40 countries in the footsteps of 14th century traveller Ibn Battutah, who was born...

A selection of memorable performances of classical music from the BBC's archives.

Documentary series that investigates a momentous event in history, the trial and execution of King Charles I, an act that changed politics and power...

Naturalist Stewart McPherson travels to all the UK Overseas Territories, exploring their wildlife, landscapes, history and people

Historian Lisa Hilton discovers how, in just fifty tempestuous days, Charles I’s rule collapsed, laying the foundations for civil war, the loss...

Répondant à l'appel de l'océan, Vaiana s'aventure pour la première fois par-delà le récif de son île...

L'Esprit d'équipe relate l'histoire de Tío Mochales, une entreprise qui, il y a quelques années, régnait en souveraine...

Vingt ans après son départ pour la guerre de Troie, le roi Ulysse rentre enfin à Ithaque, mais son voyage est parsemé...

Et si vous pouviez réaliser votre rêve le plus fou ? Un jeune introverti met la main sur un objet magique capable d’exaucer...

Un pilote de la Navy envoyé en mission secrète durant la guerre froide se retrouve piégé en territoire ennemi. Son seul...

Quatre ans se sont écoulés, Peter, désormais adulte, vit seul, s'est volontairement effacé de la vie et des souvenirs de...

Marfil, fille d'un homme d'affaires espagnol, voit sa vie new-yorkaise basculer lorsqu'elle est enlevée puis mystérieusement...

Une famille de sorcières multigénérationnelle, maudite à être sans amour pendant des siècles, tente de...