Documentaries
Documentaries is a documentary on BBC1. Classic Bee Gees studio performances, including rare 60s ones from European TV, the big hits of the 70s and some late performances from the 90s, with the trio in perfect harmony. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 196 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in September 2026.
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Documentaries
A biographical drama about the life and rise to fame of the American soul singer Aretha Franklin.
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Classic Bee Gees studio performances, including rare 60s ones from European TV, the big hits of the 70s and some late performances from the 90s, with the trio in perfect harmony.
In his favourite city, Alexander Armstrong explores the secret underground treasures that made Rome the powerhouse of the ancient world.
August 2026
Documentary looking into what killed King Tutankhamun, the boy pharaoh. Dallas Campbell reveals new scientific research and carries out unique experiments to get to the truth.
1:00:00The theme tune to this classic sitcom spells out its title in Morse code! Frank rushes to the rescue when Betty's Mum falls ill. Michael Crawford stars.
1:00:00Classic sitcom with Michael Crawford as that one-man disaster area, Frank Spencer. Frank spends the weekend wrecking his brother-in-law's hi-tech house.
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?
Jason Mohammad and guests bring you all the goals, latest news, analysis, reaction and interviews from all the games in the top flight, EFL and Scottish Premiership.
Wartime drama. Despatched to destroy the Nazis' latest battleship, the British submarine Sea Tiger finds herself short of fuel and food, a long way from home.
World War II drama relating the Battle of Britain through the eyes of the operations room of a Kent fighter station during the summer of 1940.
Performances and interviews from the golden age of jazz, featuring Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie and Ella Fitzgerald.
July 2026 39:51
39:51Frank struggles while Betty is in hospital, blowing himself up with a steak and kidney pudding, but the fun really starts when he visits Betty in the ward.
40:00Michael Crawford stars as the hapless, one-man disaster area that is Frank Spencer. Frank and Betty head to the seaside for their second honeymoon.
Richard Fortey explores the strange and surprising science of fungi, unlocking the story of their evolution, mysterious life cycle and value to both the planet and us.
Psychological thriller starring Al Pacino and Robin Williams. A veteran LA detective investigates a murder in a small Alaskan town during the perpetual daylight of summer.
45:00Slapstick mayhem with the hapless but friendly buffoon immortalised by Michael Crawford. Frank and Betty contemplate leaving England and emigrating to Australia.
45:00Michael Crawford is the hapless but amiable Frank Spencer. The local labour exchange puts him to work as a motorbike courier - with disastrous consequences.
40:00Ooh, Betty! It's Michael Crawford as Frank Spencer - the well-meaning and enthusiastic dunce. Frank's grandad arrives from Australia to find his grandson in drag.
The mysterious Katie moves to a quiet village in North Carolina, where she is slowly letting love back into her life. But then the secrets from her past come to the surface.