How did Britain come to rule the world? asks Niall Ferguson in Empire. What would today's world be like now if it hadn't? Could such an organisation – run by, according to Winston Churchill, 'the greedy trader, the inopportune missionary, the ambitious soldier and the lying spectator' – ever have been a force for good?
Entrepreneur Eric Collins offers his expertise, unrivalled business acumen and his own capital investment to small, struggling British businesses, to help turn their fortunes around.
Eighty-seven-year-old adventurer Tim Slessor sets out to recreate his own 1955 record-breaking drive from London to Singapore - in the same badly behaved old Land Rover. What could possibly go wrong?
Tony Robinson's Crime and Punishment is a British documentary for Channel 4.
In a four-part series, Tony Robinson goes on a fascinating and sometimes bizarre journey to discover the origins of our laws and what we do to people when they break them. From trials by boiling water, through the decapitation of a king, to the emergence of our modern democracy, it is a journey that starts two thousand years ago and remains unfinished today.
It aired on Australian screens in 2009 on ABC1.
Series re-examining the evidence from British au pair Louise Woodward's murder trial 25 years ago. Includes unprecedented access to witnesses, the defence team, the prosecution and members of the jury who decided her fate.
Kevin McCloud follows households as they embark on an epic mission to construct their own homes, creating brand-new streets in Britain's biggest self-build project
Explorer Levison Wood sets out to trek 1800 miles from Mexico to Colombia, through fascinating, beautiful and diverse regions, and meets people living everywhere from violent cities to deep jungle.
Paddy McGuinness and a team of celebs head to the Alps to train for a world-first highwire walk for Stand Up To Cancer. And they'll do well to remember one key bit of advice: don't look down!
George Clarke explores some of the UK's most impressive historic homes, as he delves into their hidden recesses and takes in their stunning surroundings.
An extraordinary look at what happens when people have the experience of fear removed through the use of a powerful new drug. Derren examines the psychology of religious belief, performs a satanic rite and attempts to give an atheist a religious conversion.
The Family Gorgeous, a drag collective from Manchester, travel around Britain helping ordinary people overcome their fears and embrace their inner drag.of the day and night. Little did she know the nightmare that was about to take place.
In this series Tony Robinson explores the true story of the factory workers whose blood, sweat and toil forged the Industrial Revolution. He finds out how they rose up to launch a wave of social change that laid the foundation for the country we know today. His investigation focuses on Quarry Bank Mill in Cheshire – the inspiration for Channel 4s drama series The Mill. Quarry Banks buildings and machinery are remarkably well preserved and its original records from the 19th century are almost entirely intact. Together, these unique resources reveal the stories of the men, women and children who toiled in the mill.