The World at War (1973–74) is a 26-episode British television documentary series chronicling the events of the Second World War.

The White Season was a series of documentaries shown in March 2008 on BBC 2 dealing with issues of race and the changing nature of the white working class in Britain.

Virtual Revolution charts two decades of profound change since the invention of the World Wide Web, weighing up the huge benefits and the unforeseen downsides

2008 has seen a staggering number of teenage gang and knife attacks on Britain's streets with a death toll comparable to that of our troops fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq.

The Street Weapons Commission, chaired by Cherie Booth, has toured the country to find out why so many young people now carry guns and knives. These are highlights of each hearing.

Three-part series by Michael Cockerell going behind the scenes at Whitehall

Michael Mosley embarks on an informative and ambitious journey exploring how the evolution of scientific understanding is intimately interwoven with society's historical path.

Documentary series exploring the lives of Romanians trying to make a new life in Britain.

Updated documentary series using computer animations, archive footage and interviews to examine our current knowledge and contact with the bodies of our solar system.

The history, wildlife and exploration of the River Nile.

Documentary series examining how a cultured nation at the heart of Europe allowed Hitler to come to power

A look at the natural history of birds, narrated by David Attenborough.

The History Of Football - The Beautiful Game takes you beyond great goals and classic match action to focus on every aspect of the game. On and off the pitch, along the corridors of power, from its humble beginnings to the billion pound industry it is today.

Series investigating the geological forces which shaped East Africa's Great Rift Valley and which make it one of the world's most wildlife-rich landscapes

Series in which reporter Michael Cockerell uncovers the secret world of Whitehall, showing what the trio of great offices - Home, Foreign and Treasury - are really like

Six passionate polemics - delivered by presenters ranging from David Starkey to Janet Street Porter - demonstrate how British art has shaped and forged Britain and British identity

Series which tells the story of how big business feeds us by transforming simple commodities into everyday necessities and highly profitable brands

Kirsty Young looks at British working lives since the Second World War

David Attenborough narrates a natural history of the oceans

Series in which mathematician Marcus du Sautoy explores the stories behind some of the most familiar scientific diagrams

Series combining human stories, expert interviews, book illustrations and historic archive to reveal the beauty of books

Taking a close look at how the Beatles personified the huge changes that the 1960s witnessed. The Beatles decade began with a chance encounter in Liverpool.

Bettany Hughes' definitive history of the ancient world and classical civilisation

Supersized Earth traces the spectacular story of how humans have transformed our world in a generation.

David Attenborough investigates arguably the most important issue of the 21st century - the future of life on Earth

This innovative series tells the story of eight battles to design and build the fastest cars, ships, planes, boats and trains

Series of lectures on a single topic, presenting scientific subjects to a general audience in an informative and entertaining manner

Series of lectures on a single topic, presenting scientific subjects to a general audience in an informative and entertaining manner

David Attenborough celebrates the amazing variety of the natural world in this epic documentary series, filmed over four years across 64 different countries.

Four marine experts explore the planet's greatest wilderness - the oceans. They reveal the hidden stories of the deep through archaeology, geology, marine biology and anthropology.