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- Biography of William Morris (1834-1896), regarded as a pioneer of Socialist thought and a founder of the ecological movement.
- The adventures of tough lady cop Maggie Forbes.
- Channel 4's long-running, award-winning investigative current affairs documentary series. Particularly noted for its undercover reporting.
- A survey of the ethnic history of the Irish population in the the United States of America.
- A documentary series focusing on current affairs.
- Documentary about T. Rex includes concert footage and staged sequences. Sir Ringo Starr's directorial work is mindful of touches used on Magical Mystery Tour (1967).
- The geniality of the mythical Kubrick's masterpiece "2001: A Space Odyssey" is explored and debated here by scholars, author Arthur C. Clarke and some members of the cast and crew who were part of the magnificent experience that would become one of the landmarks of science fiction movies, still fascinating audiences with its mystery, its visual and its messages.
- The tragic life and career of two-time Oscar winner Viviemn Leigh, who battled tuberculosis and manic-depression but always remained a star.
- A BBC documentary film strand, with the focus on investigative journalism.
- Stanley Kubrick's masterful classic A Clockwork Orange and its controversy through the years are discussed by contemporary film directors (like Sam Mendes, Mary Harron and Tony Kaye), critics and lead actor Malcolm McDowell, in this fascinating documentary about one of the greatest films ever made and also one of those most debated and controversial works of cinema of all time.
- When a badly beaten young boy refuses to name his attackers. DI Maggie Forbes and DS Fenton's enquiries lead them to suspect that they are dealing with something far more alarming than child cruelty.
- Arts documentary series with concerts and experimental dramatizations.
- A Biography presentation of Roger Moore.
- An examination of the craft of Marlon Brando, narrated by professionals of the film industry. The film follows his career from the stage with "A Streetcar Named Desire", through the Actors Studio and professional relationships with Elia Kazan and Stella Adler to Hollywood. An actor who redefined the limits to which a professional may go in becoming the character not only intellectually but emotionally, Brando changed the meaning of film acting. Bedeviled by personal tragedy (a murder charge to his son Christian) and a serious late career weight problem, Brando remains a towering figure in American film history.
- The life stories of various historical figures and celebrities are told.
- A five part drama series based on historical events in the lives of notable South Pacific castaways.
- 1988–19938.0 (5)TV EpisodeAn insight into how central heating has transformed the ways to keeping many houses warm as well as the history of it all.
- 1988–19938.0 (6)TV EpisodeA look into the history and changes of the refrigerator as well as how the refrigerator has changed so many lives and indeed how a vast majority of homes and business keep food fresher for longer periods of time.
- 1988–19938.0 (5)TV EpisodeA look into the way the sewing machine started out and how it has developed into one of the world's most popular inventions. There is also a little bit on how it works as well.
- An investigation into the crash of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.
- 1987– 1h 30m8.1 (104)TV EpisodeDocumentary chronicling the history of World War II's "Battle of the Bulge", when the German army launched a major surprise counteroffensive against the American forces that caught them almost completely off-guard, sweeping away major portions of the front line, pushing deep into the rear areas and causing tens of thousands of casualties before it was finally halted.
- 1988–19938.2 (5)TV EpisodeA look into the history of the television set and many of the changes that it has gone through and how it became a world wide communication tool.
- 1988–19938.2 (8)TV EpisodeThis is a very informative look at how the vacuum cleaner started out and how it came to be such a well known appliance. It also has a look into how it works.
- Provides a panorama of 2000 years of architecture, painting and sculpture, and studies the art masterpieces as reflections of the Western culture that produced them.
- When a series of robberies with violence - all bearing a similar pattern, and all carried out by woman - break out on Maggie's patch, the detective must decide whether the crimes were committed by a team, or one woman in several disguises.