Forty-somethings Elizabeth and Matt are a glamorous and successful couple – or at least they would be if either of them could actually get a job. Matt has been replaced by his assistant in the publishing house where he worked for 15 years. Meanwhile, Hollywood actress Elizabeth seems to be paying the price for choosing an English husband and swapping sunny LA for suburban London. Despite being Oscar-nominated in her youth, Elizabeth is finding it hard to get an audition. Matt, in the meantime, is thrown the occasional scrap of editing by his former assistant.
Each programme is dedicated to one of the Top Ten Great Britons voted for by the public throughout the last year. Well-known modern-day Briton try to persuade you that their choice is the one to vote for.
In a television first BBC Two goes behind the scenes of John Lewis – one of Britain's biggest and best known department stores – as it tackles the worst recession for 80 years in Inside John Lewis.
Mary Beard gives a personal and provocative take on the nude in Western art, from Ancient Greece to the present. Just why do artists and viewers seem so obsessed by nudity?
Louis Theroux returns to the USA for three documentary films exploring the alt right and its use of social media, rap artists and their often bloody and fatal vendettas, and the repercussions in the porn industry following the #MeToo movement.
Simon Reeve sets off on an extraordinary adventure across Australia. This mad adventure, involving specially adapted off-road vehicles and a chopper, is part of an ongoing effort to stop the damaging spread of up to a million feral camels across the country.
Frank Gardner and Benedict Allen journey through Papua New Guinea. Gardner is pursuing a lifelong dream to see birds of paradise, while Allen is returning to the tribe he abandoned 30 years ago.
Mary Berry draws on her wealth of cookery know-how and shares a selection of her absolute favourite Christmas recipes - seasonal dishes guaranteed to go down a treat with family and friends.
Dr Yasmin Khan explores an extraordinary collection of ship's passenger lists to trace the changing story of migration from the Indian subcontinent to Britain over three key decades.
Andi and Miquita Oliver embark on the family journey of a lifetime to reconnect with their West Indian roots. It's a revealing, poignant trip - and one hell of a good time.
Art historian Dr James Fox makes the case for a singularly British renaissance, telling the stories of the artists and artisans who changed Britain forever.