Radio & Television

Paul Merton On Hitchcock, Picture Book, Just Read, Why Reading Matters, How Reading Made Us Modern, The Lost Libraries Of Timbuktu, The Golden Age Of Steam Season, Ian Hislop Goes Off The Rails, Time Shift, In Between The Lines: Railways In Fiction And Film, British Transport Films – A Nation On Film Special, Railway Walks, Storyville, Roman Polanski: Wanted And Desired, Blast!, Armistice, The Joy Of Motoring, The Department Store

Prog Rock Britannia, The Story Of The American Folk Revival, The Swing Thing, Gergiev Conducts Mahler, Classical Legends, Neil Young – Don’t Be Denied

The Art Of Italy Season shines a light on some of the powerful individuals who funded, crafted and inspired the masterpieces behind arguably the most influential period in the history of art, changing its course forever.

Infant psychologist Laverne Antrobus explores pregnancy and its role in determining human development and behaviour.
As part of a season across BBC One, BBC Two and BBC Four to mark the life and work of Charles Darwin, two specially commissioned documentaries explore the impact of the great naturalist upon the modern scientific landscape.
Professor Jim Al-Khalili traces the lives and achievements of the great scientisits of the medieval Islamic world in a new three-part documentary.
Marcus du Sautoy, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, takes viewers through the fascinating 30,000-year-old history of maths.

From Charles Darwin’s fervent pursuit of his theory of evolution to the latest developments in technology that allows us to take a fresh look at pregnancy in the womb, this autumn and winter BBC Four presents an illuminating and rewarding collection of programmes that celebrate mankind’s pursuit of scientific knowledge.

Simon Schama presents The American Future: A History starting on BBC Two this autumn.

In What is an American? Simon looks at the bitter conflict over immigration in American history.

BBC Four is screening a series of eight intimate and pioneering portraits of great musicians on consecutive Friday evenings over eight weeks during the autumn.

In a series of week-long programmes and seasons, BBC Daytime will cover subjects ranging from missing people to organ donation and the property slump.

This six-part series is a compelling new way of seeing the most secret and dramatic events of the Second World War.