The secret behind the remarkable sticking power of the gecko's foot, which could offer truly futuristic ways of sticking objects together.
Starting: 28-08-2025 18:00:00
Documentary series which celebrates earth in all its natural glory. This edition looks at caves, including Deer Cave in Borneo, a daytime retreat for five million bats.
Starting: 28-08-2025 18:15:00
Celia Imrie explores the story behind Francis Ford Coppola's acclaimed Godfather series.
Starting: 28-08-2025 19:15:00
Oscar-winning adaptation of Mario Puzo's epic bestseller. Contains prolonged violent scenes.
Starting: 28-08-2025 20:00:00
Michael Corleone strives to steer the criminal enterprises his father Vito founded. Contains some strong language and some violent scenes.
Starting: 28-08-2025 22:45:00
Explorer Bruce Parry takes part in the initiation rite of the Babongo tribe of Gabon. Contains graphic scenes of drug use.
Starting: 29-08-2025 02:00:00
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 1 May 1998 and featuring The Mavericks, Usher, Tori Amos, Catatonia and Boyzone.
Starting: 29-08-2025 18:00:00
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 8 August 1998 and featuring Boyzone, Freak Power, Steps, The Jungle Brothers, LeAnn Rimes and All Saints.
Starting: 29-08-2025 18:30:00
Superstar Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra bring Mahler's epic symphony with its famous Adagietto to the Proms, alongside Berio's Rendering.
Starting: 29-08-2025 19:00:00
David Jensen presents the pop chart programme, featuring Secret Affair, Dollar, Nick Lowe, The Gibson Brothers, Gary Numan, Johnny Mathis, The Stranglers and Cliff Richard.
Starting: 29-08-2025 21:00:00
A celebration of R&B superstar Mary J Blige that spans the highlights of her groundbreaking career and features the very best of her appearances on a selection of BBC shows.
Starting: 29-08-2025 21:40:00
The women pioneers of hip-hop reveal the story of their role in the genre's creation. Contains strong language.
Starting: 29-08-2025 22:40:00
The story of how women in hip-hop fought for their voices to be heard. Contains very strong language.
Starting: 29-08-2025 23:40:00
From the 1990s onwards, hip-hop women reached the very top, from Lauryn Hill and Eve to Nicki Minaj and beyond. Contains very strong language.
Starting: 30-08-2025 00:40:00
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 1 May 1998 and featuring The Mavericks, Usher, Tori Amos, Catatonia and Boyzone.
Starting: 30-08-2025 01:40:00
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 8 August 1998 and featuring Boyzone, Freak Power, Steps, The Jungle Brothers, LeAnn Rimes and All Saints.
Starting: 30-08-2025 02:10:00
David Attenborough on the peregrine falcon - the fastest animal on Earth. With RAF jet fighter footage and shots of falcons in action.
Starting: 30-08-2025 18:00:00
Travelling on the 4.50 from Paddington, Mrs McGillicuddy witnesses a murder on a passing train - but where is the body.
Starting: 30-08-2025 18:10:00
Zaid no longer trusts the French but fears for his life at the hands of Isis. Contains some strong language, some violence and upsetting scenes.
Starting: 30-08-2025 20:00:00
Zaid is arrested by Moktar, and Sab takes the opportunity to attempt an escape. Contains some strong language and some upsetting scenes.
Starting: 30-08-2025 20:50:00
Michael Parkinson with guests Billy Connolly, Anna Raeburn, Rod Hull & Emu and Frank Evans. First transmitted in 1976.
Starting: 30-08-2025 21:45:00
As the global financial crisis mounts, Helen is plunged into freefall when a gossip journalist threatens an exposé about her troubled past. Contains strong language.
Starting: 30-08-2025 22:50:00
Hype is building for 1988 bicentenary. The News at Six team produce a patriotic promo. Contains some strong language.
Starting: 30-08-2025 23:45:00
It's embarrassing enough when Tom and Barbara find themselves with fleas. But how can they stop these unwanted guests from catching on with Jerry and Margo.
Starting: 31-08-2025 00:35:00
Travelling on the 4.50 from Paddington, Mrs McGillicuddy witnesses a murder on a passing train - but where is the body.
Starting: 31-08-2025 01:05:00
Monty Don visits the world's 80 most inspiring gardens. In Mexico, Monty visits the ancient water gardens of Mexico City. In Cuba, Monty finds a green revolution.
Starting: 31-08-2025 18:00:00
Tom Service curates a special compilation of new music, featuring two world premieres, a dazzling trumpet concerto, cinematic soundscapes and insightful interviews with composers.
Starting: 31-08-2025 19:00:00
Want to Do When You Grow Up?. imagine. The creation of composer Sir George Benjamin's opera Lessons in Love and Violence.
Starting: 31-08-2025 21:00:00
Want to Do When You Grow Up?. imagine. The creation of composer Sir George Benjamin's opera Lessons in Love and Violence.
Starting: 31-08-2025 21:15:00
Sir George Benjamin conducts the world premiere of his darkly dramatic opera based on the life of Edward II. Presented by Clemency Burton-Hill.
Starting: 31-08-2025 22:25:00
Sir George Benjamin conducts the world premiere of his darkly dramatic opera based on the life of Edward II. Presented by Clemency Burton-Hill.
Starting: 31-08-2025 22:40:00
Darkness, A Day's Sail - Omnibus. A film, first broadcast in 1970, that celebrates the life and work of author Virginia Woolf through the memories of her friends and relations.
Starting: 31-08-2025 23:55:00
Darkness, A Day's Sail - Omnibus. A film, first broadcast in 1970, that celebrates the life and work of author Virginia Woolf through the memories of her friends and relations.
Starting: 01-09-2025 00:10:00
Want to Do When You Grow Up?. imagine. The creation of composer Sir George Benjamin's opera Lessons in Love and Violence.
Starting: 01-09-2025 00:45:00
What Do You Want to Do When You Grow Up?. The creation of composer Sir George Benjamin's opera Lessons in Love and Violence.
Starting: 01-09-2025 01:00:00
David Attenborough looks at deserts around the world from Namibia to Chile, unravelling the secrets behind desert survival and revealing their ephemeral nature.
Starting: 01-09-2025 18:00:00
How experts are learning more about those who wrote the texts of the ancient Egyptians.
Starting: 01-09-2025 19:00:00
Discover the maverick behind some of the most iconic images of the past century.
Starting: 01-09-2025 20:00:00
Martin Parr travels around the country to look at the English and how they see themselves. Contains strong language.
Starting: 01-09-2025 21:05:00
A bank holiday celebration of the history of the British seaside holiday experience.
Starting: 01-09-2025 21:55:00
The life story of Laura Ashley, the girl from Dowlais whose flair for design made her a multimillionaire. Narrated by Philip Madoc.
Starting: 01-09-2025 22:40:00
The Hairdos that Made Britain. 3/7. A look back at the iconic hairdos of British men and women over the past 60 years.
Starting: 01-09-2025 23:10:00
David Attenborough looks at deserts around the world from Namibia to Chile, unravelling the secrets behind desert survival and revealing their ephemeral nature.
Starting: 02-09-2025 00:10:00
Discover the maverick behind some of the most iconic images of the past century.
Starting: 02-09-2025 01:05:00
Documentary series which celebrates earth in its natural glory. How the advance and retreat of the ice in the polar regions becomes a real challenge to the animals.
Starting: 02-09-2025 18:00:00
Classic sitcom. Barbara tries to remain a woman despite her work-worn hands and a ruined dress.
Starting: 02-09-2025 19:00:00
Political sitcom. Jim Hacker has to balance conflicting moral demands when he travels to Qumran to ratify a British electronics firm's contract.
Starting: 02-09-2025 19:30:00
The first of three films presenting a portrait of one of the world's greatest comic actors, tracing his life from childhood to a successful post-war career with the Goons and more.
Starting: 02-09-2025 20:00:00
The second of three film portraits of one of the world's greatest comic actors. The years between 1959 and 1964 saw the peak of his career and his second marriage to Britt Ekland.
Starting: 02-09-2025 21:05:00
In 1964, Peter Sellers was at his peak, with his films packing cinemas the whole world over, when a heart attack in California nearly killed him.
Starting: 02-09-2025 22:15:00
Michael Parkinson looks back on his interview with wayward genius Peter Sellers.
Starting: 02-09-2025 23:25:00
Six weeks into the trial of Oscar Pistorius, he takes the stand. Contains very strong language and some upsetting scenes.
Starting: 03-09-2025 00:05:00
Monty Don visits the world's 80 most inspiring gardens. In Mexico, Monty visits the ancient water gardens of Mexico City. In Cuba, Monty finds a green revolution.
Starting: 03-09-2025 01:45:00
David Attenborough looks at the world's great plains. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.
Starting: 03-09-2025 18:00:00
Scientists uncover the secrets of the Mandrin Cave in France, where the remains of a Neanderthal were found in 2015. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.
Starting: 03-09-2025 19:00:00
At the jungle animal hospital in Guatemala, the wards are full of exotic patients, many of them orphans rescued from the illegal pet trade.
Starting: 03-09-2025 19:55:00
The Darhad herders of Mongolia are some of the last nomadic people on the planet. Explorer Bruce Parry joins a family for their arduous winter migration.
Starting: 03-09-2025 20:00:00
Harold Pinter's screen adaptation of Franz Kafka's enigmatic masterpiece. Contains some scenes of a sexual nature and some violent scenes.
Starting: 03-09-2025 21:00:00
Documentary in which novelist James Hawes attempts to demolish a number of myths and misconceptions about the life and work of cult writer Franz Kafka. Contains some scenes of a sexual nature.
Starting: 03-09-2025 23:00:00
David Attenborough looks at the world's great plains. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.
Starting: 03-09-2025 23:30:00
A bank holiday celebration of the history of the British seaside holiday experience.
Starting: 04-09-2025 00:30:00
The Darhad herders of Mongolia are some of the last nomadic people on the planet. Explorer Bruce Parry joins a family for their arduous winter migration.
Starting: 04-09-2025 01:15:00
David Attenborough's natural history series. This episode looks at the tropical rainforests, which are home to a staggering 50 per cent of the world's species.
Starting: 04-09-2025 18:00:00
Comic masterpiece from Billy Wilder. Musicians Joe and Jerry accidentally witness the St Valentine's Day massacre and attempt to make a getaway by joining an all-girl jazz band.
Starting: 04-09-2025 19:00:00
Film about Peter Sellers's rise from radio star to one of the world's top comic actors. Contains strong language and some scenes of a sexual nature.
Starting: 04-09-2025 21:00:00
A landmark in the history of cinema, telling the story of newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane in a series of flashbacks. Starring Orson Welles.
Starting: 04-09-2025 22:55:00
Discover the maverick behind some of the most iconic images of the past century.
Starting: 05-09-2025 00:55:00
Martin Parr travels around the country to look at the English and how they see themselves. Contains strong language.
Starting: 05-09-2025 02:00:00
Jo Whiley presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 15 May 1998 and featuring All Saints, The Corrs, Simply Red, LeAnn Rimes, Wyclef Jean, Adam Garcia and Aqua.
Starting: 05-09-2025 18:00:00
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 22 May 1998 and featuring The Mavericks, Steps, Imaani, The Tamperer feat Maya, Shed Seven and All Saints.
Starting: 05-09-2025 18:30:00
Edith Bowman presents a night of frighteningly great film music at the Royal Albert Hall.
Starting: 05-09-2025 19:00:00
Jakki Brambles presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 6 September 1991 and featuring The Prodigy, Salt-N-Pepa, Martika and Utah Saints.
Starting: 05-09-2025 20:50:00
Peter Powell introduces the pop programme, with The Teardrop Explodes, OMD, Modern Romance, Dollar, Soft Cell, Gary Numan and Funkapolitan, and a dance performance from Legs & Co.
Starting: 05-09-2025 21:20:00
A collection of hits from the BBC archives that highlight how films and movie stars have always influenced the biggest singers, songwriters and bands.
Starting: 05-09-2025 22:00:00
Performances of Bond theme tunes from the BBC archive, featuring Tina Turner, Dame Shirley Bassey, Matt Monro, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Adele, Sheena Easton, Garbage and a-ha.
Starting: 05-09-2025 23:50:00
Jo Whiley presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 15 May 1998 and featuring All Saints, The Corrs, Simply Red, LeAnn Rimes, Wyclef Jean, Adam Garcia and Aqua.
Starting: 06-09-2025 00:50:00
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 22 May 1998 and featuring The Mavericks, Steps, Imaani, The Tamperer feat Maya, Shed Seven and All Saints.
Starting: 06-09-2025 01:20:00
Jakki Brambles presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 6 September 1991 and featuring The Prodigy, Salt-N-Pepa, Martika and Utah Saints.
Starting: 06-09-2025 01:50:00
Peter Powell introduces the pop programme, with The Teardrop Explodes, OMD, Modern Romance, Dollar, Soft Cell, Gary Numan and Funkapolitan, and a dance performance from Legs & Co.
Starting: 06-09-2025 02:20:00
Mystery with Agatha Christie's amateur sleuth. Miss Marple is sent to recuperate in the lush green tropical paradise of Barbados - but a murderer strikes.
Starting: 06-09-2025 18:15:00
Kevlar and Martin devise a plan to have Sab sent to a clinic outside Mosul for treatment. Contains some strong language, prolonged violence and upsetting scenes.
Starting: 06-09-2025 20:00:00
The DGSE and COS wait for presidential permission to launch the operation to free Sab. Contains some strong language, prolonged violence and upsetting scenes.
Starting: 06-09-2025 20:50:00
Terry Wogan chats to Donald Pleasance, Martin Shaw, Alan Bleasdale and Debbie Rennard. With music from Kate Bush and pianist Steve Ross.
Starting: 06-09-2025 21:40:00