Explore TV Series

Bettany Hughes searches out the real truth about the birth of democracy in ancient Athens 2500 years ago

Four short documentaries made for Channel 4, each about preparing for the worst.

Documentary films tackling viable means of reducing or preventing the impact of extreme weather.

Street Doctor is a prime-time health series which was first shown in January 2007 on BBC One television. The format involves four GPs who take to the streets to diagnose, advise and treat people wherever they might be—at work or out and about. Locations have included high streets, ferries, restaurants, factories, markets, theatres, sports grounds, the Great North Run, race courses and the ballet. The four GPs who appear in the show are Dr Ayan Panja, Dr Jonty Heaversedge, Dr Barbara Murray, and BMA council member Dr George Rae. They are all full-time GPs practising in the United Kingdom. The second series visited Nottingham, the Isle of Man, Manchester, London, Bristol, Bangor, Edinburgh and York, using locations such as Covent Garden and the Royal Exchange Theatre. A spin-off from the show called Beach Doctor was also commissioned and was shown as part of BBC One's The One Show in August 2007. Street Doctor had originally been made as a pilot and was commissioned independently of The One Show despite being promoted on it in 2006. Many elements of Street Doctor 's format have been emulated by various strands and shows on both the BBC and other channels. The show has been estimated to attract around 4 million viewers and was re-commissioned for 2008. The third series started on Wednesday 2 April 2008 in Chester, the 9 April 2008 episode was in Sheffield, and on 16 April 2008 the doctors visited Oxford.

In a landmark two-part series, the policies and personality of the man who ruled Britain for a decade are examined by Andrew Rawnsley, one of the most authoritative chroniclers of New Labour.

Light-hearted look at the absurd behaviour displayed by British parents desperate to get it right for their offspring.

TV DIY star Tommy Walsh is set the challenge of a lifetime. In this series we see Tommy and his team push their talents right to the edge, going beyond anything he has previously attempted on TV.....to build an eco-friendly house in 60 days for £60K!

London Ink is a reality show on Discovery Real Time that follows Louis Molloy and three other tattoo artists. Each of the artists brings a different style to London Ink. Louis Molloy, is an expert in parallel and straight lines and other difficult shapes, and has tattooed David Beckham. Dan Gold is an avid graffiti artist in the freehand new wave graffiti style. New Zealand artist Nikole Lowe specializes in Japanese, Tibetan and Indian-themed art. American Phil Kyle brings a new wave old school style with his own twist over to England. The show is a spin-off of Miami Ink and premiered on September 23, 2007. The first series was filmed at London Tattoo, 332 Goswell Rd, Islington, London The shop lives on as a day to day tattoo studio London Tattoo at the Islington location Glamour model Emily Scott appeared in the first episode of London Ink, in which she had a Koi fish tattooed on her right arm by Dan Gold.

Adam Curtis' short films from Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe and Newswipe programmes.

Director Gerry Troyna, painting an affectionate portrait of the Indian railway culture.

Businessman Sir Gerry Robinson believes any organisation can be made to run well. To prove it, he attempts to bring down waiting times at Rotherham General Hospital in six months.

The Likeaballs is a cartoon created by Jim Quick that airs on BBC One and CBBC. It began production in 2006. It was produced by Cosgrove Hall until they were absorbed into ITV plc in 2009 and is now produced and distributed by HIT Entertainment.

When Will I Be Famous? was a British variety television show hosted by Graham Norton which first aired on BBC One on Saturday 3 February 2007.

Last Man Standing and latterly Last Woman Standing is a BBC reality TV show that was first aired on 26 June 2007. Each series featured a group of athletic individuals travelling around the globe to take part in different tribal or traditional sports. Whoever physically outperforms the rest in the most challenges is declared the winner. Series 1 was narrated by Richard Hammond, with series 2 being narrated by Ralf Little. 1st Last Man Standing: Jason Bennett from the United States 2nd Last Man Standing: Wolé Adesemoye from the United Kingdom The Last Woman Standing: Anna Campbell from Lamu, Kenya

Contestants have to answer the truth to a tailored set of increasingly personal questions about their life in order to win a jackpot of £50,000.

Thirties in Colour: Countdown to War takes black-and-white films from the era and colourises the footage, bringing the past vividly back to life.

Premier League All Stars was a televised charity football tournament, which was broadcast live on Sky1 on consecutive nights between 23 September and 30 September 2007. The innovative format features football teams representing all 20 Premier League clubs, each playing to win a share of the £300,000 prize money for distribution among their chosen charities. All matches were played in front of a live audience at Premier League All Star Arena which was built inside the David Beckham Academy in Greenwich, London.

This mini series follows the adventures of Hector and his friends on a series of amazingly imaginative adventures on their way to school each morning.

How should art depict the relationship between man and God? How can art best express eternal values? Can you, and should you, portray the face of Christ? For over a thousand years these were some of the questions which taxed the minds of the greatest artists of the early West. In this three-part series, art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon sets out to unravel the mysteries of the art of the pre-perspective era. Why has this world been so frequently misunderstood and underrated? His journey takes him from the mysterious catacombs of ancient Rome to Coptic Egypt, to the Orthodox Christian world of Istanbul and then onwards to medieval Italy and France. This programme was first broadcast on BBC Four in 2007, and later repeated on BBC Two.

Children's documentary series examining issues that affect the natural world featuring clips of animals with a common theme.

Dawn French interviews more than thirty of her favourite male comedians.

Celebrity chef James Martin shares his love of puddings with the nation, giving viewers the most comprehensive guide yet to desserts, puddings and cakes

"A Queer Try" is an inspiring three-part documentary series that unfolds the remarkable journey of the Ulster Titans, Northern Ireland's pioneering gay-friendly rugby team. From their humble beginnings in 2007 with no kit, no playing grounds, and no opponents, the series captures the transformative evolution of this diverse group of individuals into a formidable team of 25 members, both gay and straight.

Go inside the human body to discover its true potential and examine whether some people are pushing it too far.

Boowa and Kwala follows the simple adventures of Boowa, a blue dog, and Kwala, a yellow koala, as they and their family explore life's everyday experiences, such as playing games, gardening, creating music, or solving problems like what to do with the wind. Each episode focuses on a different lesson, often in a whimsical and colorful world, teaching children about kindness, teamwork, and learning through exploration and play.

Documentary following a wildebeest calf making a spectacular year-long journey, an arduous 3,000km round trip across Tanzania's Serengeti and Kenya's Masai Mara

Documentary series that charts the history of France's capital and its emergence as the world's most stylish and romantic city.

Railway crash victims still searching for their loved ones, even in death. A terrifyingly strong poltergeist that physically arms visitors. A ghost who sings the baby to sleep. Extreme Ghost Stories will leave you trembling and will cause even the most staunch skeptic to ask: Do ghosts really exist?

Documentary spanning a calendar year on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne with contributions from the island’s residents.

Retracing the steps taken by some of Britian's greatest explorers

Dumped is a British reality television programme which started on 2 September 2007 and aired nightly until 5 September 2007 on Channel 4. It involved 11 contestants living for three weeks on a rubbish dump next to a landfill site near Croydon, Surrey. The contestants who "survived" the 21 days and used only what they found on the dump were awarded £20,000 to share equally between them. The working title of the programme was Eco-Challenge. One contestant, Darren Lumsden, voluntarily left the programme on Day 3. The series was promoted with a large publicity campaign, which included advertisements on websites and a concert by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The programme achieved a peak of 2.4 million viewers, although this was marginally less than the number of people watching other channels at the same time. The programme was criticised because it was filmed on an artificial landfill and for its choice of "fame hungry" contestants.

French Food at Home is a James Beard Foundation Award-winning cooking show presented by Laura Calder. It is filmed in Halifax, Nova Scotia and airs on Food Network Canada, the Asian Food Channel, and the Cooking Channel. French Food at Home is a lifestyle series featuring simple French home cooking which anyone, anywhere, can make. All 78 episodes were shot in a home kitchen in Canada and include scenes of France such as trips to the market and glimpses of everyday French food life. Music for the show was composed by Mike O'Neill.

This is a story of a revolution which has affected every person in the West, and nearly every country in the world. It is a revolution which influences the very fabric of existence – from what we do for a living, to who we vote for, who we go to war with and how we see ourselves as individuals and as nations. The series investigates the scientific, cultural, economic and political aspects of the movement with the aid of key academic witnesses, and concludes that the reach of Protestantism is so profound that it is impossible to imagine the modern world without it.

Chaos at the Chateau was a television program that ran from March to May 2007 on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. The show follows the lives of Ann and David Darrell, originally from Essex, who decided to renovate an old chateau in Slovakia and turn it into a luxury boutique hotel. As well as looking at the problems the couple faced in finding, renovating and running the hotel, it also deals with their relationship. Chaos at the Chateau is a prime-time continuation of the series A Place in Slovakia, which followed the couple's attempts to find a suitable chateau. The show has been described as a "real life Fawlty Towers", with incompetent hoteliers – a vulgar bossy wife and tetchy henpecked husband – aided and abetted in their comedy escapades by clueless staff. Controversy surrounded David Darrell when it was revealed, following the transmission of the programme, that he was being pursued for £950,000 for alleged fraudulent practices that occurred during his time as an Insolvency Practitioner. He was removed from the Register of Insolvency Practitioners in 2003 because of concerns regarding work that he had invoiced for, but allegedly not carried out. In March 2008, the Darrells put their Slovak chateau on the market for €3,000,000.

The Museum is British television documentary series. It is a behind-the-scenes look at the British Museum, narrated by Ian McMillan and first broadcast on BBC Two on Thursdays at 7.30pm from 10 May 2007. It is produced by BBC Wales. It is in 10 half-hour parts. There is an accompanying hardback book by Rupert Smith.

How Sci-Fi Saved My Life investigates the many fascinating projects of real life that were inspired by sci-fi hits, and examines how they might change life on earth - and beyond - as we now know it. A mini-series in 4 1-hour episodes: "Terminator Saved My Life" "The Matrix Saved My Life" "Stargate Saved My Life" "Men in Black Saved My Life"

Arabic scholar Tim Mackintosh-Smith journeys 75,000 miles through 40 countries in the footsteps of 14th century traveller Ibn Battutah, who was born in Tangiers, North Africa, and travelled the world for thirty years.

No overview available