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What happens when a YouTuber runs for Prime Minister? Well this documentary will show you, enjoy my friends.

On the night of the 10th of July 2024, something strange happened at Bristol’s Clifton Suspension Bridge. Just over a week later, we still wanted to talk about it.

Following Professor Lee White, the Environment Minister of Gabon, and President Ali Bongo as they act to save one of Earth's most vital natural habitats in the face of cartels and corruption.

Every Rangers fan will have his or her moments to remember - great players, great goals, great matches and that applies to Rangers players too, of course. Not that the choice of just one or two memorable moments is an easy one - not when you follow a team as successful as Rangers have been over the years. For example, in the modern era alone, Rangers have completed the Treble of domestic honours on an unprecedented four occasions - in 1964, 1976, 1978 and 1993. Memories of those outstanding Rangers teams figure largely in this collection of great Rangers moments to remember, with some of the players involved, like Willie Henderson, Davie Wilson, Gordon Smith, Tom Forsyth, Bobby Russell and John Brown, revealing their favourite moments of Ibrox magic.

The building of the Channel Tunnel, one of the engineering wonders of modern times. Shows the planning, construction, completion and aftermath. In particular it shows the problems that had to be overcome and the ingenious ways these were surmounted. Also has interviews with people involved, from tunnelers to engineers and planners, giving an indication of the human side of the project.

A BAFTA award winning documentary on the basic principles and applications of hydrostatics.

A BAFTA award winning documentary describing the various types of water-based fluids and neat cutting oils, their composition and qualities and explains how they perform their function.

"Mummy's Little Murderer" is the harrowing true-crime documentary about Elliot Turner, who murdered his girlfriend and his mother covered it up.

Presented by Jim Moir, aka Vic Reeves, Bauhaus Rules brings the radical principles of the Bauhaus to a new generation, to discover if the school’s groundbreaking approach to training artists still holds its power 100 years on. Over the course of a week, six Central St Martins graduates - across fine art, fashion, graphic design and architecture - are challenged each day to create a new work of art, design or performance, sticking strictly to rules inspired by the artists who taught at the Bauhaus.

The story of eleven innocent people killed by the British Army on a Catholic estate in Belfast in 1971, and the fight by their relatives and survivors to discover the truth.

Upon fathering triplets, filmmaker Avi Zev Weider explores the nature of technology, revealing that all its discussions are about what it means to be human.

Seventy-three-year-old Mr. Pink is a retired refuse collector who came to Britain from Jamaica in the fifties. He lives alone in a ramshackle, but extraordinary house in a South East London suburb. Inspired by a mixture of dreams, memories of his childhood and his religion, he adorned his Victorian mansion with his own unique designs. Inside and out, the house is decorated with the intense colors of the Caribbean, combined with other influences such as the stained glass windows in churches. His colorful garden contributes to the over all visual effect. Mr. Pink's urge for self-expression includes recording his own music and songs and making spectacular hats of leaves and flowers which he wears with cheerful aplomb. An observer of life and a deeply spiritual man, he shares his wisdom with us.

A look at the efforts being made to prevent Venice from sinking into the mud.

In 1945 70 German POWs escaped from the high security camp in Bridgend in Wales and were tracked by a motley collection of armed soldiers, Home Guard, dogs, local children and Girl Guides. One of the largest manhunts of the whole war was dramatic, serious and comic in turn - but not tragic.

Phill Jupitus interviews Lee Evans as he undertakes his XL Tour 2005.

Contemporary artist Gillian Wearing celebrates the legacy of Victorian novelist George Eliot. Just as Eliot’s novel Middlemarch explored the lives of ordinary men and women, this experimental film is made up of a diverse cast of people from different backgrounds.

Documentary which tells the story of evolution theory since Darwin postulated it in 1859 in 'On the Origin of Species'. The theory of evolution by natural selection is now scientific orthodoxy, but when it was unveiled it caused a storm of controversy, from fellow scientists as well as religious people. They criticised it for being short on evidence and long on assertion and Darwin, being the honest scientist that he was, agreed with them. He knew that his theory was riddled with 'difficulties', but he entrusted future generations to complete his work and prove the essential truth of his vision, which is what scientists have been doing for the past 150 years.

A documentary of burgeoning popstar Frimann's last gig in Liverpool before moving back home to Norway

Love them or hate them, there are 33,000 urban foxes roaming Britain's suburbia. For the residents of the Copse in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire - as for so many other suburbanites - the urban fox provides evenings of enchantment. A cul-de-sac of neighbours compete to offer the tastiest snacks for their bushy-tailed visitors, with one couple even setting up their own CCTV system to provide happy evenings of Fox TV.

Interviews with ex-soldiers who have served in recent conflicts, many of them now suffering PTSD. But they survived while their mates were killed. They are The Not Dead. After listening to their experiences and their problems, Simon Armitage writes a poem about their experiences which they then read out on camera.

The Falklands War - A Military History. It is over twenty years since Argentine forces invaded the Falkland Islands. Within three days, a British task force had been mobilised and was on its way to the South Atlantic on a mission to restore the islands to British control. Soon, harrowing images that demonstrated the terrible realities of war were being beamed back to the United Kingdom. This twentieth anniversary commemorative programme is a powerful record of a war that cost more than a thousand lives. It features remarkable archive footage of the fight for the Falkland Islands, atmospheric battle reconstructions and 3D animated graphics that provide a unique perspective on famous battles such as Goose Green, Tumbledown Mountain and Wireless Ridge. ‘The Falklands War’ also features the memories and recollections of British and Argentine servicemen who went to war in the South Atlantic more than twenty years ago.

All the young drivers stepping up to the sport have impressive junior careers behind them – but Formula 1 is the toughest prospect any of them will ever have faced. Meet the rookies who join the grid this year.

Phillip and Holly present a special edition of the show from Buckingham Palace and welcome singing superstar Barry Manilow and Eurovision 2022 sensation Sam Ryder for interviews.

Bingo is not just a hobby in Dundee, but the life-blood of a city dominated by working women and house-husbands. She Toon tells the fascinating story of a gambling obsession set against the historical backdrop of a city where the gender roles are reversed.

A retrospective of actor Philip Madoc's many roles as a Doctor Who villain.

The creation of the Megget Valley reservoir and dam.

Traditional games, dancing and music among the people of Sikkim - in vivid colour.

A house. A shelter. A man the last one left in the homeland. A woman returns to her community every year. The daughters and husband who have lost all traditions. A rapper who raps in the old language. In 1990 Susanna marries Udo. Their wedding is the last one celebrated between two Saxons in their village. After that the couple emigrated like half a million of Transylvanian Saxons. After 30 years in Germany the relationship between Susi and Udo has gone stale and they haven't taught their native language to their daughters that feel just German. Georg on the other hand is proud of his identity. He hopes with his rap to spread the young generations about the heritage to make them proud of being a Saxon. This is the choral story of a family who is learning to change in order not to disappear.

The chat logs of Wikileaks activist soldier Chelsea Manning rendered in the visual equivalent of chiptune.

A month-by-month tour through 1994's most bizarre events from around the world. Including a shoal of fish falling on a pub in Australia and an outbreak of fainting Egyptian schoolgirls.

Glorious colour footage of the famous Lambeth college.

Children and childhood fascinated Benjamin Britten throughout his life and inspired some of his greatest music. John Bridcut's compelling film sheds light on the composer's own inner child throiugh interviews with several of Britten's former companions and muses.

This short film documentary features Shaw Desmond, founder of the International Institute for Psychical Research. Shaw relates several famous British hauntings.

This programme looks at the origins, development and running of the London Underground "Tube" system. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of The Tube, London Underground are organising for an old Metropolitan steam loco to haul trains along the first section of line to open, the Metropolitan Railway from Paddington to Farringdon, and at Farringdon they are preparing for a royal visit by Prince Charles and Camilla.

Documentary examining the medieval myth of the Philosopher's Stone, a Holy Grail-type relic which supposedly held the key to alchemy and immortality. Many noted alchemists and adventurers searched obsessively for the artifact hoping to learn its powerful secrets, a quest which allegedly drove some to madness and others to celestial encounters.

Madeira Island. Portugal is a cinematic travel short capturing the landscapes of Madeira, a Portuguese archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, filmed on digital cameras and styled to emulate Super 16 film. Told without narration, it focuses on atmosphere and texture to create a quiet, immersive experience.

A film exploring the buried wealth beneath the soil of Cornwall, from its famous tin mines to the flourishing industries built on granite, stone and china clay.

The Scottish writer Eric Linklater discusses his work.

An enterprising family make the most of, not one, but eight seaside beaches dotted around the north of England, all in one summer.

Twenty-six-year-old Shani Warren was found drowned in Taplow Lake, Buckinghamshire, with her hands tied and feet bound together in 1987. Revealing how it took a forensic breakthrough to solve the 35-year mystery of the death of The Lady in the Lake.

In 1979 filmmaker John Samson went on the road with a 22-year-old Eric Bristow, one of the rising stars of British darts. This film depicts Bristow between major competitions as he travels around the pubs and working men's clubs of Britain, challenging the local heroes and playing exhibition matches. Bristow takes on all-comers and breezily faces down a belligerent local radio host.

A look into the lives of fishermen and the background of the trawler industry.

A glimpse into the practices of Scotland Yard's Murder Squad as they go about their job.

In his studio, in his car, Gérald Fox follows the elusive Boltanski who, in his installations, makes use of portraits, newspaper clippings, magazines, family albums. The photographic approach, endlessly recomposed, proceeds by juxtaposition and accumulation. Each shot, framed in black, is lit by visible bulbs, the mass effect restoring the individual: walls of votive images that question the memory, our dark side, the inevitable passage of time, the traces left behind. Between autofiction and reality, Boltanski: artist or maker (of beauty)?

"Climate: The Movie" highlights a different perspective on the climate change debate and is supported by scientists who have signed the Clintel's World Climate Declaration. This group of researchers seeks to present an alternative narrative in the face of the dominant discourse.

Discover a tale of unrelenting human spirit, beyond limits. Find out just how much sport can change lives.

We take to the air in planes and helicopters with a look at the increasing number in Britain's airspace; including a glimpse of the businessmen, jockeys, and models taking off.

Jon Richardson, one of Britain's most cautious men, is sent on a mission by his wife Lucy Beaumont, to investigate the things they are most scared about.

A brief look into the personal lives and ambitions of music duo JamReki amidst the release of their sophomore album, 'Boys Dont Cry'

A documentary about The Smiths.

A look into the appeal of the four hundred castles halls and mansions in Britain that are open to the public.

A documentary about the making of the tenth series of Red Dwarf (1988).

We follow the constantly shifting Thames downstream, in all its infinite richness, acknowledging how human intervention has shaped it, but also how the river continues to influence the lives of those who live around it, from source to mouth.

Sex and technology come together to probe what's pleasurable and what's possible as two inventors compete to build the world's first sex robot.

The story of the investigation into the disappearance of a five-year-old and the challenges the police faced in trying to convict a local suspect.

Journalist Peter Taylor reveals the story of how a former undercover MI5 officer put his life and career on the line to encourage the IRA to end its violent campaign and embrace politics.

A Christian take on 'Edenless' India, where heathens are unafraid of snakes, and build 'interesting' temples to their gods.

A documentary on the ways in which the symbolism of the breast is expressed in film, fashion and filth, how the bosom is idealised and the means by which it is trivialised and denigrated. Contributors include Barbara Windsor, Jane Russell, Marina Warner, Sheila Kitzinger, American poet Audre Lorde, Vivienne Westwood, Anna Raeburn and Russ Meyer.