BBC Archive: 1975: A Nun’s Life
Tuesday Documentary: Chastity, Poverty and Obedience, originally broadcast on BBC One, 27 May, 1975.
99% Invisible: 100 Objects #11: Brannock Device
In 1925, the world saw the birth of what just might be the greatest gadget in American History: the Brannock Device. The metal contraption transformed the way we measure feet…
A Stitch in Time
Fashion historian Amber Butchart fuses biography, art and the history of fashion as she explores the lives of historical figures by examining the clothes that they wore.
Full Steam Ahead
Victorian Railways: The Age of Steam was an era of extraordinary change which utterly transformed every aspect of British life from trade and transportation to health and recreation. This series…
BBC Earth: Uncovering the Secret Lives of Forest Elephants
What do elephant vocalisations mean, and how do elephants socialise? Andrea reveals how these intelligent animals learn to be elephants and how culture is passed down.
BBC Archive: 1976: DAVID HOCKNEY
Hockney has written a personal account of his own work, entitled Hockney on Hockney. Autobiographical in tone - with a wealth of archival material provided by his mother - it…
1966: Night People | Man Alive | BBC Archive
Jeremy James reports on the 'night people', those people who work night shifts. From the steel industry to computer operators, printers, cleaners, nurses, doctors and strippers.
Edwardian Farm
Edwardian Farm is a British historical documentary TV series in twelve parts, first shown on BBC Two from November 2010 to January 2011. As the third series on the BBC…
99% Invisible: 100 Objects #1: The Century Safe
In 1876, Americans filled an iron safe with objects meant to tell their story — to be opened a century later. Roman Mars and historian Jill Lepore trace its long…
In Our Time: M.C. Escher
Misha Glenny and guests discuss the work of Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972), the graphic artist and printmaker best known for his impossible buildings, paradoxical perspectives, and repeating geometric patterns. Born…