Eye to eye with the unknown - the world's wildest continent.

Professor Brian Cox explores the globe to reveal how a few fundamental laws of science gave birth to the most complex and unique feature of the universe - life.

Examining the inventions that led to the electrical, the transport and the communication revolutions that shaped the modern world.

The story of life, from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that now live around us.

Series in which Steve Backshall looks at some of the world's most iconic ecosystems

Documentary filming the work of the neurosurgeons at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital over seven months and meeting the patients whose lives depend on their skill.

Dr Janina Ramirez follows the momentous and nation-shaping war between England and France.

Penguins - Spy in the Huddle spends nearly a year in their close company of penguins, deploying 50 spycams to capture as never before the true character of these birds.

Professor Marcus du Sautoy explores why we are driven to measure and quantify the world around us and why we have reduced the universe to just a handful of fundamental units of measurement.

How could a mediocre city in central Italy come to dominate such a huge area? What held the empire together and tore it apart? Mary Beard takes in the history and archaeology of the ancient world.

Classicist Dr Michael Scott journeys to Athens to explore how drama first began.

Documentary celebrating the extraordinary Professor Stephen Hawking, written and narrated by the man himself

Series telling the story of how an exceptional generation of British architects, led by Norman Foster and Richard Rogers, conquered the globe with their high-tech vision.

Documentary series examining recent scandals that have shaken the financial sector, and the revelations of complacency, greed and recklessness that shattered trust in the system.

Author Adam Nicolson takes an intimate look at the 17th century's diarists and letter writers and how they produced the first great age of self-depiction.

Dr Richard Miles seeks our ancient treasures and explores our relationship with the past.

Capturing a single day in the NHS, filmed by 100 camera crews spread across the country. In just this one day, 1300 people will die, 2000 will be born and 1.5 million will be treated.

The big players from Washington, London and Baghdad tell the inside story of the war in Iraq, revealing how they wrestled with the big decisions - and with each other.

Professor Iain Stewart reveals how our iconic continents were created, and how their tumultuous past has shaped our life today.

Professor Brian Cox introduces Britain's science heroes.

Michael Mosley tells the story of the creation of our most useful and valuable drugs.

A portrait of the spectacular, dynamic nature of Britain over the course of one year.

Series in which historian and author Helen Castor explores how the people of the Middle Ages handled the most fundamental moments of transition in life - birth, marriage and death.

Immerse yourself in the lives of extraordinary characters that stand a few inches tall. From chipmunks to mice, be entertained and spellbound by the creatures that call the Hidden Kingdoms home.

Evolutionary biologist and master skeleton builder Ben Garrod presents a six-part series looking at how bones have enabled vertebrates to colonise and dominate practically every habitat on Earth.

Simon Russell Beale presents a radical reappraisal of the place of the symphony in the modern world and explores the surprising way in which it has shaped our history and identity

Meet the primates - Your animal family as you've never seen it before.

Why do we buy what we buy? Jacques Peretti investigates consumerism and the people who try and shape the public's appetites

Series following a team of more than 10,000 engineers and construction workers as they race to build a brand new railway under London - Crossrail - London's new Underground.

Following students in their first year of university.