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A swan's egg ends up at a duck's nest. Not only that, but when he hatched, the animals on the farm were surprised as well.

Based on his book, American writer Stewart Brand takes a look at the life history of buildings - how they're shaped by their architects, and how they're further shaped by their inhabitants.

Examining real-life mysteries.

The Blobs is an animated television series based on the books by DC Thomson, published in 1980. It tells the story of a community of colorful paint-splash characters who live in Paintbox Land. The 26-episode series, narrated originally by Jane Horrocks, was produced in 1997 by Siriol Animation in Wales, in association with DC Thomson & Co., Sianel Pedwar Cymru and Scottish Television. The series was purchased by TV Ontario in 1999, and was re-voiced by Julie Zwillich for the North American market. A Welsh-language version was also produced for S4C, entitled Y Blobs.

50/50 was a British children's game show that was broadcast on BBC1. It was broadcast from 7 April 1997 to 12 July 2005. Two schools in the UK put forward 50 students, each child given a number from 1–50 which they wear during the show, before each round a random number generator picks which students will take part in the next game. The t-shirt colours were originally green and orange but this was changed to blue and yellow. They sit opposite each other in raised seating while the game takes place in between them. Most of the children will not get an opportunity to play in a game, but there are question rounds and observation rounds where points are won by the number of correct answers. The games usually consist of inflatable obstacle courses similar to those found in Get Your Own Back, Fun House and Run the Risk.

Land of the Tiger is a BBC nature documentary series exploring the natural history of the Indian subcontinent, first transmitted in the UK on BBC Two in 1997. The production team covered the breadth and depth of India, from the Himalayan mountains in the north to the reef-fringed islands of the Indian Ocean, to capture footage of the country's wild places and charismatic wildlife. Land of the Tiger was co-produced by the BBC Natural History Unit and the WNET/13 network. It was produced by Mike Birkhead and presented by leading Indian naturalist Valmik Thapar. The series is characterised by scenes of Thapar riding on an elephant in locations across the country. The series forms part of the Natural History Unit's Continents strand. It was preceded by Spirits of the Jaguar in 1996 and followed three years later by Andes to Amazon.

Documentary looking at the experiences young adults have in the hedonistic resort of Ibiza.

A four-part documentary about the "Tangentopoli" scandal, which shook the Italian political system in the early 1990s.

Natural History series.

An anthology series with each episode focused on the life of a renowned composer.

Milkshake! is presented by a number of different presenters who introduce children's TV shows every morning on Channel 5.

Channel 5 Nature Documentary

Channel 5 Nature Documentary covering the Oceans

Four-part spoof "rockumentary" written by and starring Graham Fellows. At the age of 55, Sheffield-born former security guard and now "versatile singer/songwriter" John Shuttleworth, realises he must hit the big time before it's too late, and sets off on a rock tour of Britain with his portable organ and neighbour and agent Ken Worthington.

My name is Jonathan Meades and this Series is called 'Even Further Abroad'. It peels off the drab grey overcoat of preconception to reveal the lime green posing pouch of reality beneath.

Driving School is a docusoap that was broadcast on BBC One in the summer of 1997, which followed a group of learner drivers around Bristol and South Wales. Made on a reduced budget but shown in primetime, it created one of the first reality TV stars in Maureen Rees. It was narrated by Quentin Willson, who would later present the similar Britain's Worst Driver.

Two teams of celebrities battles for the best jokes.

100% is a television game show that ran in the United Kingdom from 31 March 1997 to 24 December 2001. The Reg Grundy production was often billed as "The game show without a host" but it did, however, have a presenter in its announcer, former Thames Television newsreader Robin Houston. He read the questions off-screen throughout the show and was never seen by the viewers. In its original format, three players would take three seconds or less to push buttons on the set corresponding to the multiple-choice answers of 100 general-knowledge questions. Although pulling in reasonable ratings for the channel, it was dropped as part of a station revamp just before 2002.

The 1997 Seniors Pot Black was a one-off invitational snooker tournament of the popular series Pot Black. Recording took place during early 1997 and broadcast in March. The tournament was held at Goodwood House in Chichester, Sussex. It featured 12 veteran players in a knock-out system both aged over 40. All matches until the final were one-frame shoot-outs and the final being contested over the best of three frames. The players were all over 40 years of age. Some had retired from the game and some were still competing in tournaments. All the previous Pot Black champions over 40 were there including Ray Reardon, John Spencer and Eddie Charlton.

The Jack Docherty Show was a nightly comedy chat show which aired on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom between 1997 and 1999. Presented by comedian Jack Docherty the programme was one of the first to air on the channel, doing so as part of its opening night schedule on 30 March 1997. The show was recorded at London's Whitehall Theatre during the early evening and would then be broadcast in a late-night slot. It featured a mixture of chat with celebrity guests, comedy, and music, and followed a similar format to shows such as NBC's Late Night with David Letterman in the United States.

Mainly contain sketches from Allen's earlier shows and he also talks about his long career with the BBC.

The Rhythm of Life is a 1997–1998 BBC three-part documentary series presented by Sir George Martin, exploring the fundamental components of music—rhythm, melody, and harmony. Martin interviews influential artists like Paul McCartney, Brian Wilson, Céline Dion, and Billy Joel, examining the creation of music, its universality and why it means so much to us.

From the jungles of India to the rivers of Ireland, David the Gnome travels the world with his nephew Tomte to protect places and species in danger.

Each week, comic Phil Kay will take a different theme.

A short Natural History series

Frances Pye intervenes in a street fight. During the fight she receives a blow to the head causing memory loss. Due to her amnesia family members try to take advantage of her illness. Will she get wise to their schemes? Will she identify the people from the fight?

Stand-up comedy from one of London's top comedy clubs.

A Comedy-Magic show introduced by John Lenahan and featuring a variety of magicians from around the world. Jerry Sadowitz is a regular and David Williamson appears in several episodes. Most of the magic is fast and modern with the emphasis on humour. When it originally aired it achieved record ratings for it's time slot.

BBC Documentary on America's Wildlife

Simon King films a year in the life of Duma the cheetah in South Kenya.