Guy Martin investigates autonomous vehicles, attempts to build a robotic Ford Transit, and takes on an artificially intelligent race car. What's fastest, man or machine?
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Guy Martin investigates autonomous vehicles, attempts to build a robotic Ford Transit, and takes on an artificially intelligent race car. What's fastest, man or machine?
A century ago, 1.5 million British people worked as servants – astonishingly, more than worked in factories or farms. But while servants are often portrayed as characters in period dramas, the real stories of Britain’s servants have largely been forgotten. Presented by social historian Dr Pamela Cox – herself the great-granddaughter of servants – this three-part series uncovers the reality of servants’ lives from the Victorian era through to the Second World War.
The use of dash-cams continues to experience a meteoric rise. In this series we see the hilarious, outrageous and hazardous footage taken directly from streets around the globe.
Dinosaurs! The very word conjures up fascination and intrigue with millions of us dreaming of becoming a palaeontologist when we were younger. Yet few of us realise that over 50 different dinosaur species have been found in Britain. Dinosaur Britain tells the amazing story of many of the dinosaurs that once roamed our country revealing how they hunted, what they ate and how they died from the evidence revealed from their bones.
Jamie Oliver is taking the nation’s favourite dishes to the next level in this exciting and indulgent new six-part Channel 4 series, starting on September 1st. Jamie’s Comfort Food is packed full of reinvented British classics, nostalgic comforters, outdoor treats and scrumptious puds – all guaranteed to put a smile on your face. As well as creating the perfect burger and the ultimate cheese toastie, Jamie will be giving classics like shepherd’s pie and lasagne a lift, making grown-up versions of old favourites like chicken Kiev and Bolognese ravioli and giving old-school puds like pavlova and sticky toffee pudding a gorgeous makeover. From the tastes of childhood to guilty pleasures, the series is crammed with lip-smacking, show-stopping dishes associated with happy memories of home, weekends, holidays, celebrations and special occasions. Filmed at Jamie’s Essex home with f
Each episode features a story centred on true murder case involving the discovery of a shallow grave known as ‘deposition sites’ by police. Told from the perspective of the lead investigators, each story follows a trail of clues often employing cutting edge investigative science to catch their killer.
Dominic Sandbrook explores British post-war culture, arguing that it is a crucial part of Britain's modern identity - yet one firmly indebted to our Victorian past.
Investigative series examining a wide variety of subjects affecting the lives of people in Wales
Jonathan Meades scrutinises the 95 per cent of France that Brits drive through and don't notice en route to the 5 per cent that conforms to their expectation
The noisy commemoration, celebrated by the Germans in 1993, reached a peak. It was only a question of reconciliation between the adversaries of yesterday and reciprocal pardon. Very laudable intentions which perhaps conceal a memory problem. And if, to too much want to turn the page, the Germans did not come to lose their memories? If history, covered by noise, became mute? If the faults were changed into "details"? The grandchildren of the combatants react in front of the camera to the evocation of these questions and to the spectacle of the vast market of commemorations.
Almost two millennia after the Viking's often-terrifying reign, the modern age is used to uncover their secrets. By investigating burial sites, we discover who the Norsemen really were, what the truth was about the raids and battles, and what every-day life in a Viking settlement entailed.
The Restaurant runners-up James and Ali take on six challenging fine dining events. They have spent the last nine months training under Raymond Blanc and now they are ready to step out of the professional kitchen into the real world.
Exploring modern-day parenting though the patient visits to Birmingham Children's Hospital
Can man's best friend be trained to fly a plane? Featuring some of the cutest, most adorable contributors ever seen in a factual entertainment series, 'Dogs Might Fly' is an extraordinary series that will inform, entertain and amaze as it sets out to see if a dog can actually fly a plane.
The trials of civil servants Ricky and Sinead as they try to cope with their political bosses. Sitcom set deep in the bowels of Stormont.
Documentary revealing the weird and wonderful stories of some of the natural world's most incredible parents.
Following some of the communities taking part in one of the UK's largest annual competitions - the Royal Horticultural Society's Britain in Bloom contest.
The adventures of the last human on earth, an evolved cat, a hologram and a senile computer stuck three million years in deep space.
The Supermarine Spitfire was Britain's most successful fighter plane and remains an iconic symbol of Britain's resistance during WWII. Guy Martin joins a restoration team as it embarks on a two-year rebuild of this Spitfire.
Mary Berry has finessed many perennial dishes down to the last crumb. Here she shares savoury secrets
Series celebrating the historical and contemporary links between Scottish and Irish Gaelic song by bringing together top exponents of both traditions to sing and play with no audience except themselves, using a house band of their peers.
Dressmaker Thelma Madine, famous creator of extravagant Gypsy wedding dresses, attempts to train a group of gypsy and traveller girls to create elaborate wedding outfits.
It has uncovered some of the most shocking, scary and heart-warming footage recorded from around the globe.
Documentary series about the resurgence of steam power on the Welsh railways, including the ambitious Welsh Highland Railway in Snowdonia.