Documentaries
Documentaries is a documentary on BBC1. Ian Hislop takes a look at the notorious Beeching Report of 1963, which led to the closure of a third of the nation's railway lines and forced thousands of people onto the road. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 202 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in May 2026.
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Documentaries
New
May 15, 2026
Compilation of Hot Chocolate's BBC performances and rare interview extracts, including Every 1's a Winner, Emma, So You Win Again, It Started With a Kiss and You Sexy Thing.
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1:00:00Rick Stein shows us the unique flavours and sounds of a Cornish Christmas, joining in the tradition of wassailing, cooking his own goose and trying local tipples.
Dougie heads for Ben Ledi in the Trossachs to help with some high-altitude fieldwork. And 25 years on from the foot-and-mouth outbreak, Arlene finds out about a legacy that is helping today's farmers.
New
May 10, 2026
A short compilation of clips from Fred Astaire's days at the RKO studio, where he formed an unforgettable partnership with Ginger Rogers.
Jason Mohammad and guests bring you all the goals, latest news, analysis, reaction and interviews as the race for Europe hots up in the Premier League.
Martin Shaw separates the fact from the myth as he takes to the skies to retrace the route of the 1943 raid by 617 Squadron which used bouncing bombs to destroy German dams.
Michael Mosley investigates Porton Down, Britain's most secretive and controversial military research base. He comes face to face with chemical and biological weapons old and new.
Ealing comedy about a group of villagers who battle to preserve the local railway line by running it themselves, until they are sabotaged in a midnight raid by a rival bus company.
Dougie visits a dairy farm near Torthorwald in Dumfriesshire for spring calving on a grand scale. Meanwhile, Cammy is on home turf in Ayrshire as early potato planting gets under way.
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.
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.
April 2026
Jason Mohammad and guests bring you all the goals, latest news, analysis, reaction and interviews from the afternoon’s biggest football matches.
Documentary charting the life of snooker legend Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins. Contributors include Jimmy White, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Dennis Taylor and Barry Hearn.
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.
Landward explores depopulation, one of the biggest issues facing Scotland’s fragile rural communities. The team meets the people battling to reverse the trend.
Jason Mohammad and guests bring you all the goals, latest news, analysis, reaction and interviews from the afternoon’s biggest football matches.
Performances by African-American artists of the 1980s from the BBC archives, featuring Cameo, Shalamar, Salt-n-Pepa, Chaka Khan, Kid Creole, Whitney Houston and Luther Vandross.
Dougie is in Argyle to find out more about the fire that devastated Inveraray Castle in 1975. Elsewhere, Cammy is at the Stirling Bull Sales to follow the top-priced animals through the ring.