Documentaries

Documentaries is a documentary on BBC1. World War II drama relating the Battle of Britain through the eyes of the operations room of a Kent fighter station during the summer of 1940. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 203 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in March 2026.
Last broadcast:08/03/2026 at 14:40Genres: Documentaries
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New
Volume One
Compilation of hits by artists virtually unheard of again, including Peter Sarstedt, Trio, Phyllis Nelson and The New Radicals, which explores the one-hit wonder phenomenon.

New
Volume Three
Another celebration of the artists who lit up the charts exactly once before slipping mysteriously out of view. Featuring Jennifer Paige's sunlit classic Crush and Jimmy the Hoover's Tantalise.

New
Volume Two
A look into the darkest corners of the BBC’s music archives for a reminder of the one-hit wonder, with songs by the likes of The La's, The Mock Turtles, Joan Jett and Kim Carnes.
February 2026
1:00:00Laughs with the shameless youths of Runcorn. When Gaz finds Donna's toothbrush in his flat, he realises he has to stop her 'merging'.
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.
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?
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In this compilation of clips from five of his eight appearances on Parkinson, Kenneth Williams gives vent to his dislike of theatre critics.