Documentaries
Documentaries is a documentary on BBC1. In his favourite city, Alexander Armstrong explores the secret underground treasures that made Rome the powerhouse of the ancient world. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 200 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in November 2025.
Last episode
Documentaries
In his favourite city, Alexander Armstrong explores the secret underground treasures that made Rome the powerhouse of the ancient world.
Catching up on Documentaries?
Don't want to miss an episode anymore? Set up a free alarm and receive an email when new episodes are available. Handy!
It’s National Tree Week, and Dougie is in the woods on the Speyside Way looking for aspen. Meanwhile, Arlene is on a dairy farm in Stirlingshire, where she meets the two women transforming the herd.
New Adventures' innovative dance performance recorded live on stage. Set in a world of fairies and vampires, the timeless tale of good v evil is turned upside down.
Jason Mohammad and guests bring you all the goals, latest news, analysis, reaction and interviews from the afternoon’s biggest football matches.
Western. A group of Mormons head west in search of the promised land, encountering fugitive gunfighters and Native Americans on the way. With Ben Johnson and Ward Bond.
An exploration of the BBC's love affair with the lives and works of the Bronte sisters - Charlotte, Emily and Anne - which has proved irresistible to drama and documentary makers.
Richard Fortey explores the strange and surprising science of fungi, unlocking the story of their evolution, their mysterious life cycle and their value to both the planet and us.
Dougie, Cammy and Anne are bound for the Isle of Islay. Dougie visits some of the island's world-famous distilleries, and Anne catches up with Glenn Campbell.
Simple Minds take to the stage at the Hackney Empire to perform stripped-down and reimagined versions of songs spanning their career. Hosted by Jo Whiley.
Kate Humble and Helen Czerski reveal the inner workings of the sun and investigate why scientists think changes in the sun's behaviour may have powerful effects on our climate.
In this autumn special, Dougie is on Ben Alder Estate to track stags for the annual deer rut. Meanwhile, Rosie is in an Aberdeenshire orchard picking apples to make champagne-style cider.
1:00:00Michael Parkinson looks back at his 1974 interview with Richard Burton. Parkinson persuaded him to talk candidly about his career, love life and drink problems.
Jason Mohammad and guests bring you all the goals, latest news, analysis, reaction and interviews from the afternoon’s biggest football matches.
Family comedy drama about an angel who assumes human form to help a bishop repair his marriage and build his dream cathedral.
Marcus du Sautoy demystifies the hidden world of algorithms, revealing where these 2,000-year-old problem-solvers came from, how they work and what they have achieved.
It’s tupping time on Cammy’s farm and the beginning of the yearly cycle for sheep farmers. Dougie is near Alva in Clackmannanshire, where he visits some pedigree American Highland cattle.
Kelly Somers and guests bring you all the goals, latest news and reaction from the afternoon’s Premier League, Championship and Scottish Premiership matches, as well as the FA Cup first round.
October 2025
1:00:00
1:00:00Rick Stein explores the food of Shanghai - Shanghai is one of the biggest cities in the world and is rapidly expanding, but has it hung on to its culinary roots?
Dougie is in Fife, meeting the farming sisters selling their range of winter veg direct to customers. Meanwhile, Anne is on the wild and remote island of Gometra meeting its shepherd.
1970: The Lost Tape
Expected on
As a treat for comedy fans, this is a complete episode of The Morecambe and Wise Show that had been considered lost for over 50 years.