Documentaries
Documentaries is a documentary on BBC1. Featuring household names performing exclusively for Radio 2, and classic sets from the BBC vaults. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 206 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in April 2026.
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The Cure play an intimate performance with a selection of classics, fan favourites and tracks from the album Songs of a Lost World.
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Uninterrupted and unspoiled by voiceover or music, the birdsong of sunrise in all its glory. Three different habitats, Britain's woodland, heathland and parkland, burst into song.
Drama based on a true story. Belfast punk impresario Terri Hooley becomes the unlikely leader of a motley band of kids and punks sharing his mission to bring his city back to life.
Romantic comedy about a high-powered career woman who forces her put-upon PA to marry her when she is threatened with deportation to Canada. Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds star.
When the wicked Pitch Black threatens to reign, a crack team including Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and Jack Frost come together to defeat him.
Documentary telling the story of an extraordinary 1960s experiment in which a scientist and a young woman try to teach a dolphin to speak English in a flooded house.
A revealing portrait of one of the most celebrated broadcasters of the 20th century, Alistair Cooke, whose Radio 4 programme Letter from America spanned 58 years.
The surprising tales behind treasures such as the Tara Brooch, the Broighter Hoard, the Waterford Charter Roll and others that have helped to shape and create modern Ireland.
Jason Mohammad and guests bring you all the goals, latest news, analysis, reaction and interviews from the afternoon’s biggest football matches.
Documentary charting the story of Irish rock and pop music, which is grounded in the very different musical traditions of the two main cities of the island, Belfast and Dublin.
Comedy. Local radio DJ and former talk show presenter Alan Partridge ends up in a siege when a disgruntled colleague decides to take the staff hostage.
The BBC Radio theatre opens its doors to Sir Van Morrison. The Celtic soul troubadour takes to the stage for an intimate Radio 2 In Concert hosted by Jo Whiley.
1:05:00Laughs with the shameless youths of Runcorn. When Gaz finds Donna's toothbrush in his flat, he realises he has to stop her 'merging'.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Jason Mohammad and guests bring you all the goals, latest news, analysis, reaction and interviews from the afternoon’s biggest football matches.