Documentaries
Documentaries is a documentary on BBC1. An exploration of the BBC's love affair with the lives and works of the Bronte sisters - Charlotte, Emily and Anne - which has proved irresistible to drama and documentary makers. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 198 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in November 2025.
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Richard Fortey explores the strange and surprising science of fungi, unlocking the story of their evolution, their mysterious life cycle and their value to both the planet and us.
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An exploration of the BBC's love affair with the lives and works of the Bronte sisters - Charlotte, Emily and Anne - which has proved irresistible to drama and documentary makers.
Dougie, Cammy and Anne are bound for the Isle of Islay. Dougie visits some of the island's world-famous distilleries, and Anne catches up with Glenn Campbell.
Simple Minds take to the stage at the Hackney Empire to perform stripped-down and reimagined versions of songs spanning their career. Hosted by Jo Whiley.
Kate Humble and Helen Czerski reveal the inner workings of the sun and investigate why scientists think changes in the sun's behaviour may have powerful effects on our climate.
In this autumn special, Dougie is on Ben Alder Estate to track stags for the annual deer rut. Meanwhile, Rosie is in an Aberdeenshire orchard picking apples to make champagne-style cider.
1:00:00Michael Parkinson looks back at his 1974 interview with Richard Burton. Parkinson persuaded him to talk candidly about his career, love life and drink problems.
Jason Mohammad and guests bring you all the goals, latest news, analysis, reaction and interviews from the afternoon’s biggest football matches.
Family comedy drama about an angel who assumes human form to help a bishop repair his marriage and build his dream cathedral.
Marcus du Sautoy demystifies the hidden world of algorithms, revealing where these 2,000-year-old problem-solvers came from, how they work and what they have achieved.
It’s tupping time on Cammy’s farm and the beginning of the yearly cycle for sheep farmers. Dougie is near Alva in Clackmannanshire, where he visits some pedigree American Highland cattle.
Kelly Somers and guests bring you all the goals, latest news and reaction from the afternoon’s Premier League, Championship and Scottish Premiership matches, as well as the FA Cup first round.
October 2025
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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?
Dougie is in Fife, meeting the farming sisters selling their range of winter veg direct to customers. Meanwhile, Anne is on the wild and remote island of Gometra meeting its shepherd.
A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorised by a new killer, who targets the girl and her friends by using horror films as part of a deadly game.
British comedy about a born loser who enrols at the College of Lifemanship and turns his life around by learning how to charm and cheat his way to the top with little effort.
Jason Mohammad and guests bring you all the goals, latest news, analysis, reaction and interviews from the afternoon’s biggest football matches.
Action adventure. A rookie FBI agent infiltrates the Californian surfing scene in order to catch a gang of bank robbers who disguise themselves as former US presidents.
Drama about Margaret Thatcher's fall from power. As Thatcher prepares for the Lord Mayor's banquet, Geoffrey Howe pens the resignation speech that will seal her fate.
45:00David finally has his wicked way with Louise. Janet tries to be sexy for Jonny, and Gaz sends Donna out for a night so he can entertain himself.