Documentaries
Documentaries is a documentary on BBC1. Documentary which maintains that the real pioneers of space exploration were the Soviet cosmonauts, telling the story of how the Russians led us into the space age. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 204 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in February 2026.
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Michael Parkinson pays tribute to one of the world's finest actors. Alec Guinness talks about actors James Dean and Grace Kelly, playwright Alan Bennett and poet TS Eliot.
First transmitted in 1987, what is the future of manned space flight one year after the US Challenger disaster?
January 2026
Jason Mohammad and guests bring you all the goals, latest news, analysis, reaction and interviews from the afternoon’s biggest football matches.
Jason Mohammad and guests bring you all the goals, latest news, analysis, reaction and interviews from the afternoon’s biggest football matches.
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?
40:00Michael Parkinson looks back on his meeting with Ingrid Bergman - an actress he confesses to falling in love with the first time he saw her on screen at his local cinema.
Jason Mohammad and guests bring you all the goals, latest news, analysis, reaction and interviews from the afternoon’s biggest football matches.
Drama about a young ballerina torn between two creative but possessive men - one a struggling composer, the other an autocratic impresario.
Jason Mohammad and guests bring you all the stories, drama, reaction and live goals from Saturday afternoon’s FA Cup third-round ties.
Compilation of Rod Stewart's performances at the BBC. Includes The Faces performing Stay with Me, plus solo hits such as Sailing, You're in My Heart and Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?
Classic melodrama in which a young woman falls in love with a concert pianist, beginning a lifelong infatuation.
December 2025
Wartime drama. A small group of Royal Marines carry out a covert canoe raid on the docks of Bordeaux during World War II in a mission to destroy the blockade-busting Nazi ships.
Kelly Somers and guests bring all the goals, latest news, analysis, reaction and interviews from the afternoon’s biggest football matches.
A compilation of ABBA's greatest performances at the BBC, including Waterloo, Dancing Queen, Does Your Mother Know, Thank You for the Music, SOS, Fernando, Chiquitita and more.
Animated comedy. Shaun the Sheep tricks the Farmer into buying three prank-pulling llamas, but when the mischief goes too far, Shaun is forced to take action to get rid of them.
A star-studded holiday special starring Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, first broadcast in 1975. With special guests including Diana Rigg, Des O'Connor, Gordon Jackson, Diane Solomon and Robin Day.
Michael Parkinson presents the John Wilson Orchestra in a celebration of festive musical treats from the golden age of swing, with special guest Curtis Stigers.
February 9, 2026
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Documentary which maintains that the real pioneers of space exploration were the Soviet cosmonauts, telling the story of how the Russians led us into the space age.