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A scientist and a teacher living in a dystopian future embark on a journey of survival with a special young girl named Melanie.

The ultimate nostalgia trip through everything edible in 1960s Britain.

Laurel and Hardy, the world's most famous comedy duo, attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their swan song: a grueling theatre tour of post-war Britain.

When an English cartographer must tell a Welsh village that their mountain is only a hill, the offended community sets out to change that.

The four-or-five-times-a-week adventures of a motel owner and her son, daughter and staff. Drama was never far away from the ringing of the reception bell.

The daily challenges facing the first Woman Police Constable to join a West Midlands force in the 1950s, where sexism, chauvinism and petty grudges are rife.

Set in the 1930s, a black Jazz band rises in fame and popularity while becoming entangled in an intricate web of intrigue, mystery and suspense with the elite of London society.

Paranormal investigations into haunted locations, using psychic mediums and scientific equipment.

It tells the story of Gandhi's earliest days and his days as a lawyer, showing the lesser known stories of his life that played an important role in shaping him into a Mahatma.

A gung-ho ex-military man pursues a secret life of crime, culminating in the kidnapping of a teenage heiress.

'The Black Prince' is a story of Queen Victoria and the Last King of Punjab, Maharajah Duleep Singh. His character as it evolves, torn between two cultures and facing constant dilemmas as a result. His relationship with Queen Victoria will be the most impactful relationship in the film, the Queen representing the English culture he was drawn into. The Black Prince begins a lifelong struggle to regain his Kingdom. It takes him on an extraordinary journey across the world.

Photographer Richard Billingham returns to the squalid council flat outside of Birmingham where he and his brother were raised, in a confrontation and reconciliation with parents Ray and Liz.

After an abandoned young woman in late 19th Century England is taken in by a rural couple with three handsome sons, tragic consequences result.

Revolves around the relationship of the lead pair over the period of a decade.

A dramatised account of the early life and career of impressionist, comedian and actor Lenny Henry.

Lesley Whittle was just 17 when she was snatched by Donald Neilson - the Black Panther.

Two friends bury a body and vow to keep it a secret, but pressure from a nosy social worker forces one of them to take action while the other looks set to crack.

A documentary about the history of the most successful club in England from it's foundation in 1878 up to 2002.

15 year old Danny lives in Dudley with his foster carer, Karen. He's noticed there's something the matter with a girl at school - Emma. She's withdrawing into herself and people are starting to pick on her because of her dirty clothes and unkempt appearance. Sensing something is seriously wrong, Danny brings together his trusty band of mates. Argumentative twins Sian and Bethan, geeky Alistair, hard-man Ben, Shush (the girl who doesn't speak), and feisty Sahara all start to plan a heist. They decide to rescue Emma from the home situation she cannot escape. Her parents have been arguing for years. Alcohol, unemployment and violence are the backdrop to Emma's life. Danny recognizes this because his own past experiences mean he can understand the pain Emma's hiding from everyone. Meanwhile, Emma is coping by escaping to a wonder-world of medieval pageantry. Her imaginary Ladies-in-Waiting, Amelia (played by Amy Sanders) and Lyndella (played by a Chatback young person), try to give her lessons in self confidence, whilst in the real world things go from bad to worse. To add to Emma's misery even her big brother Scar is stealing from her.

A story about legendary football player Duncan Edwards, his Life, Death and Legacy.

Documentary series which sees Fred Dibnah touring Britain's great building feats.

Watch as Fred takes you to key factories and structures that spearheaded the industrial revolution and shows us how the machines actually worked.

Three friends try to scare one another whilst walking home through the woods that a brutal triple murder was committed in exactly three years before.

A young girl breeds racing pigeons in the Midlands during the depression of the 1930s.