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Parkinson Meets Morecambe & Wise (1972)
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44 minutes. BBC. Michael Parkinson looks back at his 1972 interview with comedy duo Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, who he describes as 'the funniest double act we ever produced. The interview, which Parkinson cites as the wittiest he ever conducted, sees Morecambe and Wise at their absolute best, speaking about their pasts, their heroes and their friendship.

Living (2022)
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1h 42m In 1950s London, a humorless bureaucrat decides to take time off work to experience life after receiving a grim diagnosis.

10 Best Elgar (2007)
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1 hour. BBC. From 2007, a line-up of star performers celebrate the very best of Edward Elgar's music in the 150th anniversary year of his birth.

Australia (2008)
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Directed by Baz Luhrmann. With Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Shea Adams, Eddie Baroo. Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by Japanese forces firsthand.

Hannah Fry: Electric Cars (2023)
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1 hour BBC. Electric Car

Revolutionary Road (2008)
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Directed by Sam Mendes. With Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Christopher Fitzgerald, Jonathan Roumie. A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children.

The Rise and Fall of Boris Johnson (2024)
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4x50min episodes. Channel 4. From scandal, cunning and betrayal to a disgraced downfall, we explore how Boris Johnson's career has shaped the future of Britain.

Bob Marley: One Love (2024)
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1h 47m The story of how reggae icon Bob Marley overcame adversity, and the journey behind his revolutionary music.

The War Lords (1976)
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6 x 30 min lectures by AJP Taylor.

The Ascent of Man (1973)
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The Ascent of Man is a 13-part British documentary television series produced by the BBC and Time-Life Films first broadcast in 1973. It was written and presented by British mathematician and historian of science Jacob Bronowski, who also authored a book adaptation. Intended as a series of "personal view" documentaries in the manner of Kenneth Clark's 1969 series Civilisation, the series received acclaim for Bronowski's highly informed but eloquently simple analysis, his long, elegant monologues, and its extensive location shoots. The programme began broadcasting on BBC2 at 9 pm on Saturday, 5 May 1973 and was released in the US 7 January 1975.

Fisherman's Friends: One and All (2022)
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1h 51m Following the success of their first album, the Fisherman's Friends struggle to adjust to their new-found fame and work towards a second album.

Logan (2017)
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Directed by James Mangold. With Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen, Boyd Holbrook. In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X, somewhere on the Mexican border. However, Logan's attempts to hide from the world, and his legacy, are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces.