Documentaries
Documentaries is a documentary on BBC1. A compilation of classic songs from the Great American Songbook written by brothers George and Ira Gershwin for Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 212 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in December 2025.
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Documentaries
Compilation of songs from the Great American Songbook sung by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in their films. Includes songs written by the Gershwins and Irving Berlin.
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A compilation of classic songs from the Great American Songbook written by brothers George and Ira Gershwin for Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
Musical starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. A lawyer is worried because his fiancee keeps postponing their wedding day, so he arranges for her to see a psychiatrist.
Dougie visits Lochwinnoch wetlands to see winter-visiting birds. As the climate changes, weather presenter Chris Blanchett heads up the high-level Lecht Road looking for snow.
A compilation of the best of Sammy Davis Jr's 1960s performances for the BBC, including classic songs like My Funny Valentine and impersonations of some well-known stars.
Professor Alice Roberts on the natural history of the woolly mammoth, revealing adaptations that helped the species evolve from their origins in the tropics to surviving in Siberia
Kelly Somers and guests bring you all the goals, latest news, analysis, reaction and interviews from the afternoon’s matches.
Animated film based on the much-loved children's picture book. Stick Man tells the tale of a happy-go-lucky father's epic journey to make it home in time for Christmas.
The story of Timbuktu and its legacy of ancient manuscripts, proof that reading and writing books have been as important to Africans as to Europeans.
November 2025
Dougie visits Doune Castle near Stirling as it comes under attack from climate change. Meanwhile, Cammy is at home on his farm preparing his favourite bull calf for a top livestock show.
Jason Mohammad and guests bring you all the goals, latest news, analysis, reaction and interviews from the afternoon’s biggest football matches.
Ensemble comedy drama. An opera star arrives at a performers' retirement home amidst fraught preparations for a fundraising concert. Her presence offers an opportunity to reunite a successful quartet.
Three years have passed since Heathcliff's disappearance, and Cathy is peacefully married to Edgar Linton.
Adaptation of the classic novel by Emily Bronte. After eloping with Heathcliff, Isabella is living wretchedly at Wuthering Heights.
Heathcliff has imprisoned Catherine at Wuthering Heights, refusing to release her until she marries Linton.
1801: A social visit becomes a night of terror for Lockwood and a journey into the past for Heathcliff.
Heathcliff is determined on revenge for the ill-treatment he receives from Hindley. He is only sustained by his love for Cathy.
Martha Kearney, novelist Helen Oyeyemi and journalist Lucy Mangan travel to Haworth Parsonage, the home of Charlotte Brontë and her sisters, Emily and Anne.
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.
Featuring highlights from some of the most successful shows made by one of the greatest comedy duos of all time. Guest stars are Tom Jones, Des O'Connor, Cliff Richard and Diana Rigg.