Secrets of Britain

Great British Garden Revival

2025

Britain’s rich horticultural history is being lost. More and more front and back gardens are paved over - for development, for parking spaces, or because families don’t have the time or inclination to manage these spaces. The trend for easy-to-maintain lawns, patios and paving has also led to a decline in traditional gardens full of flowers, plants and trees to the extent that some of our most iconic flora and fauna have all but disappeared. Step forward the BBC’s most-loved gardening experts, who are determined to turn us back into a green-fingered nation once again.

If We Built It Today

2025

They are some of the world’s all-time greatest building projects. Most have stood the test of time, but with today’s technology, could they be duplicated and done better?

Une Maison, Un Artiste

2025

The Railway: Keeping Britain On Track

2025

Documentary series revealing the inner workings of Britain's railways, introducing the track-workers, train guards, drivers, police officers and management teams determined to keep the country moving.

To Build or Not to Build

2025

Simon O'Brien travels the United Kingdom meeting people building their own homes.

Grand Designs

2025

British television series which features unusual and often elaborate architectural homebuilding projects.

Grand Designs Finland

2025

Under the leadership of architect Samppa Lappalainen, we follow the passion projects of house builders from the beginning, from the design table through construction stages and challenges to the finished dream home. Where did the old dreams start and what kind of work must be done to fulfill the dreams? And was all the hard work worth it?

Futuropolis: Mapping the City of Tomorrow

2025

Discover how Singapore's architects and futurists plan to radically transform the city in response to the daunting challenges it faces.

proStory

2025

Britain at the Bookies

2025

Documentary examining the winners and losers in Britain's booming gambling revolution.

Building Sights

2025

Personal reflections on the best of 20th Century architecture.

Secret Society

2025

A politically charged mini-series researched and written by Duncan Campbell which saw dramatic Special Branch raids on BBC Scotland. An entire production office was loaded into transit vans and confiscated by the police. + One: 'The Secret Constitution' about secret Cabinet committees that amount to a secret decision making system at the highest levels of power in the United Kingdom. + Two: 'In Time of Crisis' about secret preparations for war that began in 1982 within every NATO country. This programme revealed what Britain would do. + Three: 'A Gap In Our Defences' about bungling defence manufacturers and incompetent military planners who have botched every new radar system that Britain has installed since World War II. + Four: 'We're All Data Now' about the Data Protection Act. + Five: 'Association of Chief Police Officers' and how Government policy and actions are determined in the fields of law and order. + Six: 'Communications' with particular reference to Zircon spy satellites ...

The Art of Architecture

2025

An exploration of some of the world's most famous structures and the inspirations of the architects behind them.

Secret Britain

2025

Exploring the hidden corners of the UK in search of the best the countryside has to offer.

Espaces

2025

Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse meets people who know and care about architecture, real estate and design, and finds out what guided their choices in the design and construction of their homes.