Plot: After a falling out, two rival antique dealers engage in a continuous game of one-upmanship, but are forced to deal with the romantic relationship between their children.
Plot: Actor and comedian Griff Rhys Jones sets out on a journey across the United Kingdom to explore the different ways rivers have influenced, nurtured and powered life. He begins his travels in Scotland, from Kinlockleven to Perth, and goes canyoning. The next leg of his trip takes him along Britain's...
Plot: Veteran TV presenter Griff Rhys Jones is featured in this series in which he follows four routes across Britain, each one associated with the historic movement of people, trade or commodities. During the journey, he provides his perspective on contemporary British life. Griff explores the country's...
Plot: First aired in 2003, the four-part miniseries dramatizes the notorious actions of four Cambridge University students who are recruited in 1934 to spy for Russia. The larger-than-life Englishmen - Donald Maclean, Guy Burgess, Harold `Kim' Philby and Anthony Blunt - betray their country by passing vital...
Plot: This historical drama series is an adaptation of the international best-selling novel by Susanna Clarke. The story is set in 19th-century England during the Napoleonic Wars, a time when practical magic has largely fallen by the wayside. But the practice is resuscitated by two men -- Gilbert Norrell,...
Plot: Theatre Night is the umbrella title under which adaptations of classic and contemporary stage plays were usually broadcast on BBC 2 between 15 September 1985 and 21 July 1990. Wikipedia
Plot: Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Show was a British sketch show starring Harry Enfield. It was first broadcast on Sky 1 in 2000 for one series. The series followed Enfields first project Harry Enfield's Television Programme. Seven years later Enfield return with Harry and Paul once again on the BBC...
Plot: Dylan Thomas, the famous Welsh poet, spends the days leading up to his death, perpetually drunk and lost in the reminisces of his wife and deceased father.
Plot: The Sound of Musicals was a 2006 four part BBC series starring several different musical theatre actors and some other professional singers who performed acts from different musicals. Each week the standard cast was joined by a celebrity guest host who also performed their favourite numbers. Wikipedia...
Plot: In a six-part series, architectural historian Dan Cruickshank visits houses in Britain never before open to public view, including South Wraxall Manor, Kinross House in Scotland, Easton Neston, Wentworth Woodhouse, Clandeboye in Northern Ireland, and Marshcourt. Cruickshank roams the corridors and rummages...
Plot: Railway expert and train enthusiast Tim Dunn explores the stunning architecture that lines the railway network in `The Architecture the Railways Built'. He visits stations made up of simple stone buildings, decorative Victorian grandeur, and striking glass and concrete structures, but he doesn't stop...
Plot: Actress Elaine Paige, who has been called "The First Lady of Musical Theatre", presents this programme that celebrates the world of musical theatre. She welcomes top performers and crew members from the West End and Broadway for a mixture of performances and interviews. Actress Leigh Zimmerman, Tony...
Plot: British architectural historian Dan Cruickshank explores the world's most unusual and interesting buildings, structures and sites, believing that architecture and a culture's aspirations and beliefs are intertwined. Among his visits are the Leshan Giant Buddha in China, St. Catherine's Monastery in...