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1. Who Do You Think You Are? (2004– )
60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Celebrities study their lineages and family trees, usually learning surprising secrets they never knew about their families.
Stars: Mark Strong, Phil Davis, Cherie Lunghi, David Morrissey
Votes: 1,224
2. Martin Clunes: Islands of the Pacific (2022–2023)
60 min | Documentary
Inspired by reading a book about the Kon-Tiki expedition, Martin Clunes embarks on an epic ocean-wide adventure in search of the real Pacific. He begins in French Polynesia and ends in the Galapagos Islands.
Star: Martin Clunes
Votes: 80
3. Long Lost Family (2011– )
TV-PG | Reality-TV
This series helps people reunite with long-lost family members. Investigators pick up the search when the trail has gone cold.
Stars: Davina McCall, Nicky Campbell, Peter Arundel, Elsie Brockbank
Votes: 258
4. Martin Clunes: Islands of Australia (2016)
Documentary
Martin Clunes presents an Australian documentary series exploring the lesser known islands off of mainland Australia.
Star: Martin Clunes
Votes: 93
5. Omnibus (1967–2003)
Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Arts documentary series with concerts and experimental dramatizations.
Stars: Humphrey Burton, Kirsty Wark, David Collings, Michael Hordern
Votes: 294
6. Martin Clunes: Horsepower (2010– )
Not Rated | Documentary
An investigation into man's relationship with horses. Diligently researched, the documentary goes to all four corners of the globe showing how man and horse became connected.
Star: Martin Clunes
Votes: 80
7. Martin Clunes: A Man and His Dogs (2008 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
Martin Clunes takes a wry look at why we are prepared to take the risk of sharing our homes with dogs who are genetically still 99.8 percent like wolves. This epic journey takes Martin to ... See full summary »
Director: Ian Leese | Star: Martin Clunes
Votes: 133
8. Secrets of the Mona Lisa (2015 TV Movie)
53 min | Documentary
Behind the enigmatic smile, the Mona Lisa remains a mystery, fuelling endless speculation.
Director: Ian Leese | Stars: Andrew Graham-Dixon, Giuseppe Pallanti, Jean-Pierre Isbouts, Chiara Matteucci
Votes: 139
9. The Cameron Years (2019)
60 min | Documentary
A look at Great Britain during the term of Prime Minister David Cameron.
Stars: David Cameron, Michael Gove, Ann Widdecombe, Nick Clegg
Votes: 74
10. The Art of Gothic: Britain's Midnight Hour (2014)
59 min | Documentary
Documentary of architecture on ghothic buildings, the makeup and the evolution to the perpendicular (British) gothic architecture that we see much of in Britain today.
Star: Andrew Graham-Dixon
Votes: 61
11. Art of America (2011– )
Not Rated | Documentary, History
Andrew Graham-Dixon, a leading UK art critic, crosses the Atlantic to explore the story of American art.
Star: Andrew Graham-Dixon
Votes: 99
12. Joanna Lumley: Catwoman (2009)
Documentary
Joanna Lumley travels the world in search of how cats have come to cohabit with humans since ancient times, what has changed (or not), and what bonds domestic cats to their large, wild cousins.
Star: Joanna Lumley
Votes: 58
13. The Art of Scandinavia (2016)
Documentary
An examination of the relationship between art, history and landscape in Norway, Denmark and Sweden from the Middle Ages to the present.
Stars: Andrew Graham-Dixon, Søren Malling, Alexander Ahndoril, Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril
Votes: 122
14. The Queen's Palaces (2011– )
TV-PG | 171 min | Documentary
Fiona Bruce fronts this eye-opening new three-part series on the stories behind Britain's official royal residences: Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Palace of Holyroodhouse.
Stars: Fiona Bruce, Kathryn Jones, Ian Mortimer, Hugh Roberts
Votes: 90
15. Not Forgotten (2005–2009)
60 min | Documentary, History, War
An exploration of how World War One changed British society. The stories behind some of the names listed on war memorials are investigated by tracking down the descendants of the soldiers.
Star: Ian Hislop
Votes: 15
16. Lost Buildings of Britain (2004– )
300 min | Documentary
Stars: Simon Thurley, Jason Watkins, David Wilmore, David Thomas
17. The High Art of the Low Countries (2013)
Not Rated | 59 min | Documentary
This 3 part series is presented by the British Art Critic, Andrew Graham-Dixon. He explores the Low Countries of the Netherlands and Belgium and how history has influenced the area's art, ... See full summary »
Star: Andrew Graham-Dixon
Votes: 94
18. Empire's Children (2007– )
60 min | Documentary, History
British celebrities discover how the legacy of imperialism has affected modern Britain and their sense of national identity.
Stars: Richard Armitage, Diana Rigg, Adrian Lester, Shobna Gulati
Votes: 13
19. One Foot in the Past (1993–2000)
30 min | Documentary, History
Series looking at England's history and heritage.
Stars: Kirsty Wark, Dan Cruickshank, Lucinda Lambton, Gavin Stamp
Votes: 13
20. How to Get Ahead... (2014)
Documentary
Writer and broadcaster Stephen Smith finds out what it took to survive and prosper in the most artistic, decadent and dangerous royal courts in history: Richard II of England's Medieval ... See full summary »
Stars: Stephen Smith, David Tennant, Clarissa Dickson Wright
Votes: 29
22. Joanna Lumley and the Human Swan (2021 TV Special)
Documentary
Director: Ian Leese | Star: Joanna Lumley
23. All Mod Cons (1997)
30 min | Documentary
Documentary series that charts how do-it-yourself has transformed interior design in Britain's homes during the last 50 years.
Stars: Zoë Wanamaker, Michael McClain, Paula Wilcox, Peter Dickson
25.
Who Do You Think You Are? (2004– )
Episode:
Moira Stuart
(2004)
Documentary, Biography, History
Stuart's family history traces back to Edinburgh. Her father and grandfather both studied medicine. Her family also had to deal with racism but were able to fight through it and become a thriving family in the UK.
Director: Ian Leese | Stars: Moira Stuart, Nick Barratt, Adrian Chiles, David Morrissey
Votes: 41
26.
Not Forgotten (2005–2009)
Episode:
Survivors
(2005)
60 min | Documentary, History, War
The program remembers the five million men who fought in the First World War and survived.
Director: Ian Leese | Star: Ian Hislop
27.
Empire's Children (2007– )
Episode:
Shobna Gulati
(2007)
60 min | Documentary, History
Director: Ian Leese | Stars: Richard Armitage, Shobna Gulati
28.
The Cameron Years (2019)
Episode:
A Huge Fight on My Hands
(2019)
Documentary
Detailing the events that led David Cameron to call, and lose, the 2016 EU referendum. Cameron and other key players tell their version of what occurred.
Director: Ian Leese | Stars: David Cameron, Gabby Bertin, Nick Clegg, Lynton Crosby
Votes: 12
29.
The Cameron Years (2019)
Episode:
The Best Is Yet to Come
(2019)
Documentary
David Cameron's leadership is examined. Starting in 2005 with his rise to the top of the Conservative Party and ending with his last 'sweetest' victory' at the 2015 election.
Director: Ian Leese | Stars: David Cameron, Danny Alexander, Gabby Bertin, Graham Brady
Votes: 10
30.
Who Do You Think You Are? (2004– )
Episode:
Esther Rantzen
(2008)
Documentary, Biography, History
Rantzen, thought of her family history is a upper class, high society type of family that ran the same path. She found out about her great-grandfather who abandoned his family and became involved with the darker side of life.
Director: Ian Leese | Stars: Esther Rantzen, Mark Strong
Votes: 42
31.
Joanna Lumley: Catwoman (2009)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2009)
Documentary
Joanna Lumley explores the history of cats and asks the question, why do cats divide us? While there are a great many cat lovers in the world, there are also many that don't like them. She ... See full summary »
Director: Ian Leese | Star: Joanna Lumley
Votes: 7
32.
Joanna Lumley: Catwoman (2009)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2009)
Documentary
Joanna Lumley asks 'do cats take orders'? Most think cats are far too independent to be trained but the owner of a Chicago circus act says otherwise. She says cats can be trained to do ... See full summary »
Director: Ian Leese | Star: Joanna Lumley
Votes: 7
33.
All Mod Cons (1997)
Episode:
The Pad
(1997)
Documentary
In the 1960s, a whole generation let their imaginations run wild to break all the rules of interior design, liberating themselves from the formality of their parents' lifestyles.
Director: Cheryl Farthing | Stars: Michael McClain, Zoë Wanamaker, Paula Wilcox
34.
Omnibus (1967–2003)
Episode:
Fascinatin' Rhythm: The History of Tap
(2001)
Not Rated | Documentary, Biography, Music
Director: Ian Leese | Stars: Fred Astaire, Ray Bolger, Sammy Davis Jr., Rusty Frank
35.
The Queen's Palaces (2011– )
Episode:
Buckingham Palace
(2011)
TV-PG | 51 min | Documentary
Buckingham Palace, the British monarch's present principal official residence, in London, was originally built as a hunting lodge by Tudor King Henry VIII. Thde mighty general duke of ... See full summary »
Director: Ian Leese | Stars: Fiona Bruce, Winston Churchill, Andrew Gant, Juliet Gardiner
Votes: 30
36.
The Queen's Palaces (2011– )
Episode:
Windsor Castle
(2011)
TV-PG | 51 min | Documentary
Windsor Castle was built not as a palace but retains the massive walls of a major military fortification, erected while Anglo-Norman England absorbed its Celtic neighbors. Favored by ... See full summary »
Director: Ian Leese | Stars: Fiona Bruce, Martin Clayton, Steven Davidson, Kathryn Jones
Votes: 22
37.
Long Lost Family (2011– )
Episode:
Episode #2.5
(2012)
TV-PG | 42 min | Reality-TV
Tammy is searching for her two younger brothers, who completely vanished from her life when the siblings were separated as children. Tineke hopes that meeting her biological mother will at ... See full summary »
Directors: Ian Leese, Kate Scholefield | Stars: Davina McCall, Nicky Campbell
38.
The High Art of the Low Countries (2013)
Episode:
Dream of Plenty
(2013)
Not Rated | 54 min | Documentary
In part one of this three part series, Andrew Graham-Dixon tours Europe as he reviews the paintings of Bosch, van Eyck, Breughel and Rubens taking you through their art and the history of ... See full summary »
Director: Ian Leese
Votes: 13
39.
The High Art of the Low Countries (2013)
Episode:
Boom and Bust
(2013)
Not Rated | 53 min | Documentary
Andrew Graham Dixon discovers how two peaceful countries, Holland and Belgium, lands of windmills and tulips, mussels and chips, were forged amongst conflict and division. Plus, how it affected the art of the Golden Age.
Director: Ian Leese
Votes: 15
40.
Omnibus (1967–2003)
Episode:
Sir Nigel Hawthorne: Remembered
(2002)
Not Rated | 42 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Sir Nigel Hawthorne: Remembered.
Director: Ian Leese | Stars: Nigel Hawthorne, Helen Mirren, Imogen Stubbs
Votes: 7
41.
The Art of Gothic: Britain's Midnight Hour (2014)
Episode:
Liberty Diversity Depravity
(2014)
Documentary
Director: Ian Leese | Star: Andrew Graham-Dixon
Votes: 15
42.
The Art of Gothic: Britain's Midnight Hour (2014)
Episode:
The City and the Soul
(2014)
Documentary
Director: Ian Leese | Star: Andrew Graham-Dixon
43.
The Art of Scandinavia (2016)
Episode:
Dark Night of the Soul
(2016)
TV-G | 50 min | Documentary
This program explores the dark and often torturous history of Norwegian art, most notably that of Edvard Munch.
Director: Ian Leese | Star: Andrew Graham-Dixon
Votes: 19
44.
How to Get Ahead... (2014)
Episode:
At Versailles
(2014)
Documentary
Writer and broadcaster Stephen Smith explores the flamboyant Baroque court of the Sun King, Louis XIV. Louis created the Palace of Versailles so he could surround himself with aristocrats, ... See full summary »
Director: Ian Leese | Star: Stephen Smith
Votes: 6