Twenty years ago, Britain went to war - with itself. In March 1984, Mrs Thatcher's government announced plans to close 20 coal mines, with the loss of 20,000 jobs. The Miners' leader, Arthur Scargill, led his workers out on strike. What followed was the ultimate left verses right showdown, a colossal battle for the political heart of a nation, with an epoch-making, era-defining moment of social significance unparalleled since World War II. This feature length documentary tells the story of the year-long struggle that split friends, families and the country apart, led to shocking scenes of violence, and made many fear that George Orwell's nightmare vision of a police state was becoming a reality. After this war, Britain would never be the same again.

为纪念第一次世界大战中最重要、最具戏剧性的事件之一——1915 年的加里波利战役，这部时长一小时的特别节目讲述了“加里波利信件”背后的真实故事。这封信由年轻的澳大利亚记者基思·默多克于 1915 年 9 月撰写。根据新闻界的传说，基思·默多克的这封信扳倒了一位将军，撼动了一个政府，并终结了……

The birth of modern stand-up comedy began in the Catskill Mountains - a boot camp for the greatest generation of Jewish-American Comedians.

In this feature documentary, American community organizer and writer Saul Alinsky goes to war against the conditions that keep the poor in poverty. The film shows how he helped Black ghettos in the United States find an effective, non-violent method of fighting for their rights.

The drama that unfolded at the racetrack and the tragic fate of the horse not only break people's lives, but also blur the boundary of good and evil, challenging the existing system of values. Razhev's $2 million dollar bet to win is in fact a death sentence for the horse itself, as he is skinned if he wins. This stipulation is at the whim of the other opposing party. Saving the horse, his trainer Ruslan dies, his fiancée Lena commits suicide, the horse Holstomer dies, and the fate of Razhev himself will be decided by lot and a thrown coin....

The story of Britain’s long relationship with Blondie - the part it played in helping the band to international success and the impact the band had on British fans and musicians.

The story of Muhammad Ali's visits to Britain over almost five decades - including his trainer Angelo Dundee, the boxers he fought, journalists who knew him and friends that he made.

Katherine Jenkins and Michael Aspel celebrate the heroes of the Home Front.

This documentary is the story of two Mennonite brothers from Manitoba who were forced to make a decision in 1939, as Canada joined World War II. In the face of 400 years of pacifist tradition, should they now go to war? Ted became a conscientious objector while his brother went into military service. Fifty years later, the town of Winkler dedicates its first war memorial and John begins to share his war experiences with Ted.

Documentary looking at how war has been dramatised on British television from the Second World War through the Falklands campaign to contemporary conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, examining the challenges - both financial and dramatic - in bringing war to the small screen. Why have so many of our greatest TV writers been drawn to the subject, and why has so much of their work been controversial? Should writers always respect the historical facts, or can dramatic licence reveal the greater truth about war? And in a world of 24-hour news, can drama tell us anything about war we canʼt now see for ourselves? It also looks at the lighter side of war, and why it has inspired some of our most successful sitcoms. Is there something about army life that lends itself to comedy? Soldiers who have had their exploits dramatised for television - Colonel Tim Collins, played by Kenneth Branagh in Ten Days to War, and Robert Lawrence, played by Colin Firth in Tumbledown - talk about the experience. Other contributors include historians Antony Beevor and Max Hastings, and playwrights Alan Bleasdale (The Monocled Mutineer) and Ian Curteis (The Falklands Play). Ex-MI5 chief Stella Rimington considers television's coverage of the Cold War, and comedy writers Jimmy Perry (Dad's Army) and Greg McHugh (Gary Tank Commander) discuss the rules of the war-based sitcom.