Le début de la vie de la reine Victoria, de son arrivée sur le trône à l'âge de 18 ans en passant par ses premiers émois et son mariage avec le prince Albert.
Dans un univers où le Royaume-Uni est sous l'occupation l'Allemande pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, un détective du nom de Archer enquête sur un meurtre qui finit par l'entraîner dans les hautes sphères de la Résistance.
À son réveil, le Royaume-Uni découvre le plus gros vol de l'histoire du pays. Un train a été détourné et dérobé à 56 km de son point d'arrivée : le centre de Londres.
Des hautes plaines écossaises aux terres du Pays de Galles en passant par les cités londoniennes, la série dresse un portrait au vitriol du Royaume-Uni et de ses habitants. Le tout à travers de nombreux personnages plus excentriques les uns que les autres, interprétés par Matt Lucas et David Walliams, les créateurs de la série.
Cette série utilise de nouveaux éléments pour décrire comment la famille royale britannique a survécu à un siècle d'impitoyables jeux de pouvoir, de politique et d'amour.
En 1958, alors que l’Algérie s’embrase et que la France traverse une crise grave, Charles de Gaulle est aux abonnés absents. Lassé de l’ingratitude des Français, le général de Gaulle prend des vacances au bord de la mer. Une série d'animation humoristique et tendre au ton décalé, d’après la BD éponyme de Jean-Yves Ferri.
Stretching from the Stone Age to the year 2000, Simon Schama's Complete History of Britain does not pretend to be a definitive chronicle of the turbulent events which buffeted and shaped the British Isles. What Schama does do, however, is tell the story in vivid and gripping narrative terms, free of the fustiness of traditional academe, personalising key historical events by examining the major characters at the centre of them. Not all historians would approve of the history depicted here as shaped principally by the actions of great men and women rather than by more abstract developments, but Schama's way of telling it is a good deal more enthralling as a result.
Schama successfully gives lie to the idea that the history of Britain has been moderate and temperate, passing down the generations as stately as a galleon, taking on board sensible ideas but steering clear of sillier, revolutionary ones. Nonsense. Schama retells British history the way it was--as bloody, convulsive, precarious, hot-blooded and several times within an inch of haring off onto an entirely different course. Schama seems almost to delight in the goriness of history. Themes returned to repeatedly include the wars between the Scots and the Irish and the Catholic/Protestant conflicts--only the Irish question remains unresolved by the new millennium. As Britain becomes a constitutional monarchy, Schama talks less of Kings and Queens but of poets and idea-makers like Orwell. Still, with his pungent, direct manner and against an evocative visual and aural backdrop, Schama makes history seem as though it happened yesterday, the bloodstains not yet dry.
Well-known faces don their aprons in this charity special. Who has got what it takes to go all the way and compete for the Great Sport Relief Bake Off crown?
Les tatoueurs super stars Sketch, Lou et Jay, avec la réceptionniste Paisley, doivent réparer et transformer les tatouages les plus extrêmes, ridicules et hilarants qui débarquent dans leur studio.
Celebrities take a stroll in the great British outdoors with their faithful hound.
A gripping eight-part series about a state-of-the-art law enforcement team whose unswerving mission is to hunt down some of Britain’s most dangerous criminals. The Interceptor delves into the adventures of a dedicated surveillance team known as the UNIT. Keeping their quarries under ultra-tight surveillance, they take us into the real world inhabited by the criminals of today. And it’s easy to recognize because it’s the same world the rest of us inhabit.
Actor Julie Walters rides upon the UK's most beautiful coastal railways.
HMS Queen Elizabeth is the largest and most advanced warship ever constructed in Britain. As she embarks on gruelling sea trials we see ship and crew pushed to breaking point.
The story of the NHS in unprecedented times.
A cultural exchange as Filipino director (Rav) and British scriptwriter (Adam) discuss topics such as the film industry, food and other things.
While three politicians try to reform Britain’s brutal prison system, the tabloid press publish exposés of their scandalous private lives, leaving their careers in peril.
Architectural designer Charlie Luxton embarks on a nationwide journey to visit some of Britain's best homes by the sea and find out what makes the perfect coastal property.
Fred Dibnah reveals the genius, the vision and the sheer bloody graft that went into creating some of Britain's greatest national monuments. All six episodes look at Britain's architectural heritage. In 'Mighty Cathedrals' Fred examines the innovations in building techniques which allowed the Normans to build some of the nation's most remarkable cathedrals. 'The Art of Castle Building' has Fred take a look at the castles of the North Wales coastline. 'The Age of the Carpenter' sees Fred learn all about the way that carpenters have used their skills to transform medieval castles into homes. In 'Scottish Style' Fred visits Glamis Castle and learns about the Scottish Baronial Style. 'Building the Canals' has Fred visit Bolton and learn about the construction of the first canals. Finally, 'Victorian Splendour' sees Fred looking at the achievements of architects in the 19th century and discovering the story behind the building of the Palace of Westminster and Big Ben.
Comedian Lenny Henry sets out on a journey to discover what makes us laugh and what role humour plays in our lives
Exploring the hidden corners of the UK in search of the best the countryside has to offer.