Nature documentary looking at a post office in Antarctica that is surrounded by 3,000 gentoo penguins.
Starting: 16-10-2025 18:00:00
The quiet English village of St Mary Mead is disrupted when a Hollywood film crew introduce inflated egos and cold-blooded murder. Miss Marple, of course, investigates.
Starting: 16-10-2025 18:05:00
In a programme first broadcast in 1973, actress Angela Lansbury talks to American columnist Rex Reed and answers questions from members of the audience at London's National Film Theatre.
Starting: 16-10-2025 19:45:00
Lauren Laverne hosts the Mercury Prize 2025 from Newcastle's Utilita Arena, celebrating each of the 12 shortlisted Albums of the Year before announcing the overall winner.
Starting: 16-10-2025 20:30:00
Jake Blues and his brother Elwood have just days to save the home where they were raised. Contains very strong language.
Starting: 16-10-2025 21:45:00
Stephen Smith explores Renaissance Florence under the reign of Grand Duke Cosimo Medici, where some of the greatest painters, sculptors and craftsmen in world history served.
Starting: 16-10-2025 23:50:00
Stephen Smith explores Renaissance Florence under the reign of Grand Duke Cosimo Medici, where some of the greatest painters, sculptors and craftsmen in world history served.
Starting: 17-10-2025 00:05:00
In a programme first broadcast in 1973, actress Angela Lansbury talks to American columnist Rex Reed and answers questions from members of the audience at London's National Film Theatre.
Starting: 17-10-2025 00:50:00
In a programme first broadcast in 1973, actress Angela Lansbury talks to American columnist Rex Reed and answers questions from members of the audience at London's National Film Theatre.
Starting: 17-10-2025 01:05:00
Spain with Simon Sebag Montefiore. 2/3. Simon uncovers the truth about El Cid and investigates the Spanish Inquisition.
Starting: 17-10-2025 01:30:00
Spain with Simon Sebag Montefiore. 2/3. Simon uncovers the truth about El Cid and investigates the Spanish Inquisition.
Starting: 17-10-2025 01:45:00
Jo Whiley presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 7 August 1998 and featuring Ace of Base, Lucid, Baby Bumps, Apollo 440 and Spice Girls.
Starting: 17-10-2025 18:00:00
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 14 August 1998 and featuring Apollo 440, Hinda Hicks, Placebo, Will Smith, Fun Lovin' Criminals and Boyzone.
Starting: 17-10-2025 18:20:00
Andy Peebles presents pop chart programme, first broadcast on 11 October 1979 and featuring The Dooleys, Chic, Dr Hook, Viola Wills, Cats UK, Dave Edmunds, Dana and the Police.
Starting: 17-10-2025 18:50:00
Simon Bates and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme. First broadcast on 16 October 1986, this edition features Pet Shop Boys, Marti Webb, Paul Hardcastle and Status Quo.
Starting: 17-10-2025 19:30:00
Featuring Bobbie Gentry, Anne Murray, Emmylou Harris, Tammy Wynette, Billie Jo Spears, Crystal Gayle, Taylor Swift, Lucinda Williams with Mary Chapin Carpenter and more.
Starting: 17-10-2025 20:00:00
Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge host an evening of song. With Billy Swan and Barbara Carroll. First broadcast in 1978.
Starting: 17-10-2025 21:00:00
Tammy is joined on stage at the Maltings Concert Hall by guests Richard Harding, Johnny McEvoy, The Tennessee Gentlemen and The Bill Clarke Five.
Starting: 17-10-2025 21:45:00
Tammy is joined on stage at the Maltings Concert Hall by guests Richard Harding, Johnny McEvoy, The Tennessee Gentlemen and The Bill Clarke Five.
Starting: 17-10-2025 21:50:00
How the three country singers ended up uniting as close harmony singers on the Trio album.
Starting: 17-10-2025 22:10:00
How the three country singers ended up uniting as close harmony singers on the Trio album.
Starting: 17-10-2025 22:15:00
Featuring Bobbie Gentry, Anne Murray, Emmylou Harris, Tammy Wynette, Billie Jo Spears, Crystal Gayle, Taylor Swift, Lucinda Williams with Mary Chapin Carpenter and more.
Starting: 17-10-2025 23:10:00
Featuring Bobbie Gentry, Anne Murray, Emmylou Harris, Tammy Wynette, Billie Jo Spears, Crystal Gayle, Taylor Swift, Lucinda Williams with Mary Chapin Carpenter and more.
Starting: 17-10-2025 23:15:00
Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge host an evening of song. With Billy Swan and Barbara Carroll. First broadcast in 1978.
Starting: 18-10-2025 00:10:00
Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge host an evening of song. With Billy Swan and Barbara Carroll. First broadcast in 1978.
Starting: 18-10-2025 00:15:00
Jo Whiley presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 7 August 1998 and featuring Ace of Base, Lucid, Baby Bumps, Apollo 440 and Spice Girls.
Starting: 18-10-2025 00:55:00
Jo Whiley presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 7 August 1998 and featuring Ace of Base, Lucid, Baby Bumps, Apollo 440 and Spice Girls.
Starting: 18-10-2025 01:05:00
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 14 August 1998 and featuring Apollo 440, Hinda Hicks, Placebo, Will Smith, Fun Lovin' Criminals and Boyzone.
Starting: 18-10-2025 01:20:00
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 14 August 1998 and featuring Apollo 440, Hinda Hicks, Placebo, Will Smith, Fun Lovin' Criminals and Boyzone.
Starting: 18-10-2025 01:30:00
Andy Peebles presents pop chart programme, first broadcast on 11 October 1979 and featuring The Dooleys, Chic, Dr Hook, Viola Wills, Cats UK, Dave Edmunds, Dana and the Police.
Starting: 18-10-2025 01:50:00
Andy Peebles presents pop chart programme, first broadcast on 11 October 1979 and featuring The Dooleys, Chic, Dr Hook, Viola Wills, Cats UK, Dave Edmunds, Dana and the Police.
Starting: 18-10-2025 02:00:00
Simon Bates and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme. First broadcast on 16 October 1986, this edition features Pet Shop Boys, Marti Webb, Paul Hardcastle and Status Quo.
Starting: 18-10-2025 02:25:00
A celebration of the classic children's series. Created in Paris in the early 1960s, The Magic Roundabout was brought to the British screen by actor Eric Thompson.
Starting: 18-10-2025 18:00:00
Classic trippy animation from the Swinging Sixties. Florence and Brian help Dougal search for a four-leaf clover.
Starting: 18-10-2025 19:00:00
Siegfried and James are left to Calum's cooking while their wives visit London. James meets Basil Courtenay, a rather upper-class cowhand.
Starting: 18-10-2025 19:05:00
James renews his acquaintance with an old farmer called Mr Potts, whose unfortunate demise coincides with that of King George VI.
Starting: 18-10-2025 19:55:00
Paula is arrested on suspicion of murder. Having apprehended some long-held secrets, Jerome decides he wants a divorce, as Tess continues to weave her web in the family home.
Starting: 18-10-2025 20:45:00
Paula is on Tess's trail, locating the places where she grew up. Contains some strong language and some violent scenes.
Starting: 18-10-2025 21:35:00
Michael Parkinson in conversation with Patricia Routledge, Morgan Freeman and Gary Lineker.
Starting: 18-10-2025 22:25:00
The Goods find new ways to put their loom to good use, while Margo and Jerry are preparing for an important dinner party at which Jerry's boss will announce his retirement.
Starting: 18-10-2025 23:20:00
Hacker prepares to make his first broadcast as prime minister, announcing his grand new defence policy, but he finds it is not so easy to speak on camera.
Starting: 18-10-2025 23:50:00
Siegfried and James are left to Calum's cooking while their wives visit London. James meets Basil Courtenay, a rather upper-class cowhand.
Starting: 19-10-2025 00:20:00
James renews his acquaintance with an old farmer called Mr Potts, whose unfortunate demise coincides with that of King George VI.
Starting: 19-10-2025 01:10:00
Documentary following pioneering young penguins as they invade a busy South African beach resort in an attempt to establish a new colony.
Starting: 19-10-2025 18:00:00
Film about Jane Goodall, whose work with chimps transformed our understanding of them. Contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.
Starting: 19-10-2025 18:15:00
Terry Wogan talks to Jane Goodall and Adrian Edmondson, with music by Eurythmics.
Starting: 19-10-2025 19:15:00
Luminous choral music on the theme of peace performed by one of the world's finest choirs in the glorious Peterborough Cathedral. Presented by Hannah French.
Starting: 19-10-2025 19:45:00
Former governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King looks back on the BBC's 1977 series on the history of economic thinking, The Age of Uncertainty.
Starting: 19-10-2025 21:00:00
John Kenneth Galbraith tells the story of the men who laid the foundations of economics, including Adam Smith, David Ricardo and Thomas Malthus.
Starting: 19-10-2025 21:15:00
John Kenneth Galbraith tells the story of the men who laid the foundations of economics, including Adam Smith, David Ricardo and Thomas Malthus.
Starting: 19-10-2025 21:20:00
Professor Galbraith looks at the ideas that sustained the rich in the 19th century and how they still affect our attitudes today.
Starting: 19-10-2025 22:10:00
Professor Galbraith looks at the ideas that sustained the rich in the 19th century and how they still affect our attitudes today.
Starting: 19-10-2025 22:15:00
Delve into the world of Philip Pullman and explore the author's own dark materials.
Starting: 19-10-2025 23:05:00
Delve into the world of Philip Pullman and explore the author's own dark materials.
Starting: 19-10-2025 23:10:00
Luminous choral music on the theme of peace performed by one of the world's finest choirs in the glorious Peterborough Cathedral. Presented by Hannah French.
Starting: 20-10-2025 00:10:00
Luminous choral music on the theme of peace, performed by one of the world's finest choirs in the glorious Peterborough Cathedral. Presented by Hannah French.
Starting: 20-10-2025 00:15:00
Film about Jane Goodall, whose work with chimps transformed our understanding of them. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.
Starting: 20-10-2025 01:30:00
Film about Jane Goodall, whose work with chimps transformed our understanding of them. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.
Starting: 20-10-2025 01:35:00
Fred Dibnah indulges his personal passion for the achievements of the builders of the 19th century.
Starting: 20-10-2025 18:00:00
The next batch of wannabe shuttle drivers has just arrived for the first round of testing.
Starting: 20-10-2025 18:30:00
The theft of two Turners on loan from the Tate in 1994 starts a high-stakes game of cat and mouse across Europe from London to Belgrade, deep into the world of Serbian war lords.
Starting: 20-10-2025 19:00:00
Robert Robinson presides as Frank Muir, Jilly Cooper and Prof Quentin Bell compete with Patrick Campbell, Lesley Ann Down and Anthony Valentine in a duel of words and wit.
Starting: 20-10-2025 20:00:00
Question master Joseph Cooper invites viewers to match their musical wits against Patricia Owen, John Julius Norwich and David Attenborough. With guest musician Imogen Cooper.
Starting: 20-10-2025 20:30:00
Documentary about Hollywood star Bette Davis, spanning her life and career from the 1920s to the 1980s, on stage and on screen, including an interview with the actress herself.
Starting: 20-10-2025 21:00:00
Writer George Melly talks about the influence of surrealism on his early life. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.
Starting: 20-10-2025 21:45:00
Bryan Magee and Bernard Williams discuss the work of French philosopher René Descartes.
Starting: 20-10-2025 22:10:00
Bryan Magee discusses the work of Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, the German philosopher, with his guest, Anthony Quinton.
Starting: 20-10-2025 22:55:00
Fred Dibnah indulges his personal passion for the achievements of the builders of the 19th century.
Starting: 20-10-2025 23:45:00
The next batch of wannabe shuttle drivers has just arrived for the first round of testing.
Starting: 21-10-2025 00:15:00
Question master Joseph Cooper invites viewers to match their musical wits against Patricia Owen, John Julius Norwich and David Attenborough. With guest musician Imogen Cooper.
Starting: 21-10-2025 00:45:00
The theft of two Turners on loan from the Tate in 1994 starts a high-stakes game of cat and mouse across Europe from London to Belgrade, deep into the world of Serbian war lords.
Starting: 21-10-2025 01:15:00
The story of a year in the life of Bodnant Garden in north Wales, and how it is being revamped with the aim of making it one of the top ten gardens in the world.
Starting: 21-10-2025 18:00:00
Keeping Up Appearances. Dame Patricia recalls how the character of Hyacinth Bucket first entered her life.
Starting: 21-10-2025 18:30:00
Hyacinth is in a sunny disposition, which mystifies Richard. The real horror of his situation dawns on him when he realises that he has forgotten their anniversary.
Starting: 21-10-2025 18:45:00
Miss Pym's Day Out. Dame Patricia recalls Miss Pym's Day Out, in which she portrayed author Barbara Pym.
Starting: 21-10-2025 19:15:00
Dramatised documentary about the writer Barbara Pym, depicting one day in her life - 23 November 1977 - when she travelled to London to attend the Booker Prize ceremony.
Starting: 21-10-2025 19:20:00
Talking Heads. Dame Patricia discusses her roles in Alan Bennett's acclaimed series of tele-plays.
Starting: 21-10-2025 20:05:00
Drama monologue by Alan Bennett. Irene Ruddock lives alone. Her habit of writing letters to the appropriate authorities gets ridiculously out of hand.
Starting: 21-10-2025 20:15:00
How thousands of strange nocturnal birds make their home on the island of Bardsey in north Wales, and an exploration of the history of the island itself.
Starting: 21-10-2025 20:50:00
Storyville documentary. A bittersweet and surreal summer unfolds inside a crumbling Soviet-era wellness resort in Odesa, where guests seek healing, love and distraction.
Starting: 21-10-2025 21:00:00
Spain with Simon Sebag Montefiore. 3/3. Spain's golden age under Philip II through to the Civil War and Franco's dictatorship.
Starting: 21-10-2025 22:25:00
The story of a year in the life of Bodnant Garden in north Wales, and how it is being revamped with the aim of making it one of the top ten gardens in the world.
Starting: 21-10-2025 23:25:00
Hyacinth is in a sunny disposition, which mystifies Richard. The real horror of his situation dawns on him when he realises that he has forgotten their anniversary.
Starting: 21-10-2025 23:55:00
Dramatised documentary about the writer Barbara Pym, depicting one day in her life - 23 November 1977 - when she travelled to London to attend the Booker Prize ceremony.
Starting: 22-10-2025 00:25:00
Delve into the world of Philip Pullman and explore the author's own dark materials.
Starting: 22-10-2025 01:15:00
A year in the life of the spectacular Bodnant Garden in north Wales. Head gardener Troy Scott Smith and his team give Bodnant a facelift.
Starting: 22-10-2025 18:00:00
Narrowboater Robbie Cumming begins a 170-mile journey across the north of England and soon runs into difficulty with a problem with his craft's propeller in Wigan.
Starting: 22-10-2025 18:30:00
Richard Miles shows how 18th- and 19th-century discoveries overturned ideas of when and where civilisation began as empires competed to own the past.
Starting: 22-10-2025 19:00:00
As Mrs Thatcher's government transforms the British economy, tensions erupt within her inner circle, and personal relationships in her own family are exposed.
Starting: 22-10-2025 20:00:00
Drama about Margaret Thatcher's fall from power. As Thatcher prepares for the Lord Mayor's banquet, Geoffrey Howe pens the resignation speech that will seal her fate.
Starting: 22-10-2025 21:00:00
Stephen Smith explores the Baroque court of Louis XIV, who created the Palace of Versailles to surround himself with artists, designers, gardeners, chefs and musicians.
Starting: 22-10-2025 22:55:00
A year in the life of the spectacular Bodnant Garden in north Wales. Head gardener Troy Scott Smith and his team give Bodnant a facelift.
Starting: 22-10-2025 23:55:00
Narrowboater Robbie Cumming begins a 170-mile journey across the north of England and soon runs into difficulty with a problem with his craft's propeller in Wigan.
Starting: 23-10-2025 00:25:00
Richard Miles shows how 18th- and 19th-century discoveries overturned ideas of when and where civilisation began as empires competed to own the past.
Starting: 23-10-2025 00:55:00
As Mrs Thatcher's government transforms the British economy, tensions erupt within her inner circle, and personal relationships in her own family are exposed.
Starting: 23-10-2025 01:55:00
A year in the life of Bodnant Garden in north Wales. Troy Scott Smith struggles to preserve one of the largest collections of rhododendrons in the country.
Starting: 23-10-2025 18:00:00
Robbie Cumming crosses the Pennines on the picturesque Leeds and Liverpool Canal, and lends a hand to hire boaters in Gargrave, North Yorkshire.
Starting: 23-10-2025 18:30:00
A power repairman has an encounter with a spacecraft and is obsessed with seeing it again. Contains language which some may find offensive.
Starting: 23-10-2025 19:00:00
Infamous in the annals of the haunted, Hill House has attracted a group of four investigators, who spend the night to uncover the terrifying truth. Contains horror.
Starting: 23-10-2025 21:10:00
In 1977, the police encounter activity in Enfield that remains hard to explain.
Starting: 23-10-2025 23:00:00
When Andrea Perron moves into her new home in Rhode Island, she and her family start to experience multiple disturbances, hearing whispers and seeing visions.
Starting: 23-10-2025 23:45:00
A year in the life of Bodnant Garden in north Wales. Troy Scott Smith struggles to preserve one of the largest collections of rhododendrons in the country.
Starting: 24-10-2025 00:30:00
Robbie Cumming crosses the Pennines on the picturesque Leeds and Liverpool Canal, and lends a hand to hire boaters in Gargrave, North Yorkshire.
Starting: 24-10-2025 01:00:00
Spain with Simon Sebag Montefiore. 3/3. Spain's golden age under Philip II through to the Civil War and Franco's dictatorship.
Starting: 24-10-2025 01:30:00
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 21 August 1998 and featuring Simply Red, Sweetbox, Cleopatra, Savage Garden, Babybird and Boyzone.
Starting: 24-10-2025 18:00:00
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 28 August 1998 and featuring Spice Girls, Sheryl Crow, Foo Fighters, The Corrs, Robbie Williams and Boyzone.
Starting: 24-10-2025 18:30:00
Ed Stewart presents the pop chart programme, featuring Paul Nicholas, John Miles, Demis Roussos, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel and the Climax Blues Band.
Starting: 24-10-2025 19:10:00
Steve Wright and Caron Keating present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 20 October 1988 and featuring The Christians, Erasure, Whitney Houston and Kylie Minogue.
Starting: 24-10-2025 19:40:00
A look back at some of Dolly Parton's finest performances at the BBC, incorporating her greatest moments and hits such as Jolene, 9 to 5, Islands in the Stream and Here You Come Again.
Starting: 24-10-2025 20:10:00
A concert performance from 1975 by American country star Charley Pride, backed by his band, The Pridesmen. Songs include San Antone, All I Have to Offer You and Kaw-Liga.
Starting: 24-10-2025 21:10:00
Tammy Wynette sings some of her favourite songs, with guests Charlie Justice, George Hamilton IV and the Tennessee Gentlemen.
Starting: 24-10-2025 21:40:00
Country singer-songwriter John Denver performs in concert at Wembley Arena in 1979, featuring hits including Rocky Mountain High and Take Me Home, Country Roads.
Starting: 24-10-2025 22:05:00
A triumphant performance from the queen of country-pop, Shania Twain, live from Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2017.
Starting: 24-10-2025 22:45:00
Jools takes a look back at some of the stars of the country music scene who have performed on the show over the years, including Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris and Taylor Swift.
Starting: 24-10-2025 23:10:00
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 21 August 1998 and featuring Simply Red, Sweetbox, Cleopatra, Savage Garden, Babybird and Boyzone.
Starting: 25-10-2025 00:10:00
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 28 August 1998 and featuring Spice Girls, Sheryl Crow, Foo Fighters, The Corrs, Robbie Williams and Boyzone.
Starting: 25-10-2025 00:40:00
Ed Stewart presents the pop chart programme, featuring Paul Nicholas, John Miles, Demis Roussos, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel and the Climax Blues Band.
Starting: 25-10-2025 01:20:00
Steve Wright and Caron Keating present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 20 October 1988 and featuring The Christians, Erasure, Whitney Houston and Kylie Minogue.
Starting: 25-10-2025 01:50:00
Chris Beardshaw meets keen gardeners Jane and Chris Goodrick from Rhuddland, Wales, and helps turn their garden into an impressive mixture of plants and shrubs.
Starting: 25-10-2025 18:00:00
Calum has an article published in the Veterinary Record, much to James's delight, but Siegfried finds it galling. He takes Calum to meet Mrs Bond and her cats.
Starting: 25-10-2025 18:20:00
James castrates Lord Hulton's pigs and wins the pools, but Siegfried wins the day with Mr Hopps, who has a digestive problem.
Starting: 25-10-2025 19:10:00
1930s Paris. A penniless aspiring actress accused of murder is persuaded by her equally impoverished roommate that a sensational trial could give her career a much-needed boost.
Starting: 25-10-2025 20:00:00
Michael Parkinson interviews American actress Shirley MacLaine.
Starting: 25-10-2025 21:40:00
Hyacinth is in a sunny disposition, which mystifies Richard. The real horror of his situation dawns on him when he realises that he has forgotten their anniversary.
Starting: 25-10-2025 22:05:00