Ian Hislop looks at one of the most peculiar offices in the British establishment, that of Poet Laureate, whose long history produces a gloriously eccentric picture of who we are. Show more

Ian Hislop salutes the unsung heroes of Victorian Britain who improved cities, housing and working conditions and invented the concept of public service. Show more

Series looking back at 500 years of British diplomacy concludes with Sir Christopher Meyer exploring the troubled history behind the idea of an 'ethical foreign policy'. Show more

Documentary exploring the human quest for certainty and sound reasoning itself. Dave Cliff asks just how logical we really are and whether humans can stay ahead of computers. Show more

The series exploring workings of Church of England cathedrals continues with Southwark, mother church to its diocese and parish church in a fast-changing neighbourhood. Show more

Ian Hislop presents an entertaining and provocative look at Victorian attitudes to the poor, exploring the views of five individuals whose Victorian attitudes remain resonant. Show more

Ian Hislop investigates Britain's emotional history. He argues that we have the Victorians to thank for making the stiff upper lip a genuinely national characteristic. Show more

Documentary in which Joanna Lumley travels across the Arctic Circle and through Norway to pursue a lifelong dream of seeing the Northern Lights. Show more

The story of the most disturbing witch trial in British history and how a young girl's testimony sent her mother, brother, sister and many of her neighbours to the gallows. Show more

Suzy explores the use, abuse and manipulation of music in WWII. From swinging jazz to madcap ballets, both sides used music as a weapon in the battle for civilisation. Show more

Shocking true story of children kidnapped from the streets of Elizabethan London to perform on stage. Katherine Rundell uncovers the case of a father's fight to reclaim his son. Show more

Dr Hannah Fry uncovers the inside story of a healthcare revolution, with behind-the-scenes access to Babylon Health, who want to prove that their AI is a match for human GPs. Show more

Ian Hislop looks at the decades from the Victorian era to the First World War, when modern Britain introduced its first peacetime restrictions on immigration. Show more

Series about being Catholic in Britain today focuses on the female staff, volunteers and congregation of Westminster Cathedral, who talk about what Catholicism means to them. Show more

Series about being Catholic in Britain today, focusing on the children of a rural Lancashire primary school, six of whom are preparing to make their First Holy Communion. Show more

Suzy Klein explores how music's power to stir emotions gave it a crucial role in politics in the volatile years after the Russian Revolution and World War I. Show more

Dr Michael Mosley immerses himself on the frontline of our prescription painkiller habit. In America, it is an epidemic. Now, new evidence raises concern about the UK's use of prescription opioids. Show more

Victoria runs the postwar gamut from artist, drinker and sexual masochist Francis Bacon to the modern-day, latte-sipping hipster, and asks if we're all bohemians now. Show more

Mathematician Dr Hannah Fry presents a guide to the science of success, featuring strategies to increase the probability of winning. Show more

Victoria looks at the earliest bohemian artists in post-revolutionary Paris and explores how its subculture took root in Britain through the eccentricities of the Pre-Raphaelites. Show more