Archive journey through Eric Clapton’s performing life at the BBC, including the Yardbirds, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith and Derek and the Dominoes.
Series of unique concerts featuring musicians from around the world. Loudon Wainwright III plays tracks from his latest album Here Come The Choppers alongside such classics as One Man Guy and Hard Day on the Planet to an enthusiastic audience. Footage shot during his recent British tour is at once hilarious and moving, revealing a complex and talented character who has spent decades turning everyday personal matters into public art
Selected highlights of performances by the American singer-songwriter, from shows such as Later?with Jools Holland, The Old Grey Whistle Test, Wogan and The Late Show. Classics such as Swimming Song contrast with other revered moments including Unhappy Anniversary and Hitting Her. This BBC compilation confirms Loudon’s witty, self-mocking style, and an engaging stage persona made that him a cult figure and a concert favourite
Archive journey through Eric Clapton’s performing life at the BBC, including the Yardbirds, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith and Derek and the Dominoes.
Documentary telling the story of what happened when one and a half million children, evacuated from towns around Britain during World War Two in the biggest movement of people the country has ever seen, returned home and how they adjusted to both home and school life
Robert Lindsay narrates a series on Britain’s historic Royal Palaces, filmed over a year with access to all areas. Curators tread carefully while staging exhibitions about Diana in Kensington Palace and George III in Kew
Five-part documentary series examining life in the Sussex village of Ditchling. Some of the village’s older residents candidly share the memories of their long and remarkable lives, including recollections of French lessons during the First World War and some of Dame Vera Lynn’s Second World War anecdotes. The stories of the past are told against a backdrop of their everyday lives, which in turn provides a thoughtful portrait of old age and its reflections on death and the afterlife
Spoof documentary series looking at Middle England through the eyes of fly-on-the-wall film-maker Roy Mallard. Roy visits a comprehensive school in Kent
Comedy series about a rich dysfunctional family. With the company in dire financial straits and the Bluths no longer the primary shareholders, Michael must turn to old family friend Uncle Jack Dorso for financial assistance. Uncle Jack, however, wants something in return
Documentary telling the story of what happened when one and a half million children, evacuated from towns around Britain during World War Two in the biggest movement of people the country has ever seen, returned home and how they adjusted to both home and school life