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Camberwick Green

Camberwick Green (1966)

Camberwick Green

Monday's Watch With Mother offering which began in 1966 with the words "Here is a box, a musical box, wound up and ready to play. But this box can hide a secret inside. Can you guess what is in it today ?"

The Search Party

The Search Party (1951)

The Search Party

Another 'lost' BBC play from the early days of television. In this uproarious satire, an unhinged anarchist settles in a small Irish community, setting off a series of increasingly ridiculous events.

Bagpuss

Bagpuss (1974)

Bagpuss

Classic children's series that, in spite of only appearing in 13 adventures, was voted in a BBC poll as the most popular children's TV programme of all time.

The Irregulars

The Irregulars (2021)

The Irregulars

A crew of misfits investigate a series of supernatural crimes in Victorian London at the behest of Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes

Joan of Arc 1999 miniseries

Joan of Arc (1999)

Joan of Arc 1999 miniseries

Two-part Emmy and Golden Globe nominated Canadian miniseries - spurred by divine voices and visions, fifteenth century teenager Joan d'Arc leads French forces against the English

Murder by the Book

Murder by the Book (1987)

Murder by the Book

When Agatha Christie decides to kill off her most famous and long-running character, she has an unexpected visitor - none other than the great detective himself - Hercule Poirot

Spring and Autumn

Spring and Autumn (1973)

Spring and Autumn

Jimmy is in the autumn of his life when his home is demolished and he is forced to live with his daughter and son-in-law. When he meets Charlie, a wayward and neglected youngster, an unlikely friendship blossoms

The Wombles

The Wombles (1973)

The Wombles

Years before “recycling” and “environmentally friendly” became part of our everyday language, 'The Wombles' captured the imagination of a generation of children with their comical antics and the simple motto "Make Good Use of Bad Rubbish."

Ozark

Ozark (2017)

Ozark

When Marty Byrde's business partner is caught skimming money off a drug cartel's profits, it's Marty and his family who have to pay off the debt. Everyone else has been murdered...

Shout Aloud Salvation

Shout Aloud Salvation (1951)

Shout Aloud Salvation

This BBC Sunday Night Theatre presentation, broadcast on 15 April 1951, tells the story of two young women dispatched towards the latter part of the 19th century to introduce the Salvation Army into a bleak northern town.

Journey of a Lifetime

Journey of a Lifetime (1961)

Journey of a Lifetime

1960s travelogue series unseen for sixty years and originally broadcast in monochrome, now restored to its original colour print

Son of the Morning Star

Son of the Morning Star (1991)

Son of the Morning Star

Two-part Western miniseries telling the story of George Custer, Crazy Horse and the events prior to the battle of the Little Bighorn, from the different perspectives of two women

The Flip Wilson Show

The Flip Wilson Show (1970)

The Flip Wilson Show

Ground-breaking Golden Globe and double Emmy Award-winning sketch comedy in which the star became the first black entertainer to be the host of a successful weekly variety show on network television

Mr Selfridge

Mr Selfridge (2013)

Mr Selfridge

British drama series centred on Harry Gordon Selfridge, the flamboyant, visionary and yet flawed American founder of London's Selfridge's department store

George Washington 1984 miniseries

George Washington (1984)

George Washington 1984 miniseries

Three-part miniseries on the early life and career of the American General and President through his participation in the the American War of Independence

Our Day Out

Our Day Out (1976)

Our Day Out

Tempers flare and troubles abound when a coach load of 30 remedial kids - and their teachers - set out for an outing from Liverpool to North Wales

Marvelous Mrs Maisel review

The Marvelous Mrs Maisel (2017)

Marvelous Mrs Maisel review

Amazon Prime's award winning comedy/drama set in 1950s Manhattan, full of hilarious moments, witty dialogues and complex characters, packs a staggering amount of energy into every single episode

Broadchurch

Broadchurch (2013)

Broadchurch

A seemingly calm and friendly seaside town becomes a town wrapped in secrets when the death of an eleven-year-old boy sparks an unwanted media frenzy

Guinevere

Guinevere (1994)

Guinevere

It was her destiny to marry a King - Her duty to stand by his side in battle - And her fate to deny her true heart's desire...

Grace and Frankie

Grace and Frankie (2015)

Grace and Frankie

Netflix comedy starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as two unlikely friends who are brought together after their husbands announce they are in love with each other and plan to get married

East of Ipswich

East of Ipswich (1987)

East of Ipswich

Sitting in deckchairs and touring churches is not the holiday 17-year-old Richard wants, especially when there's a chance of romance - but his parents insist on taking him.

Westworld

Westworld (2017)

Westworld

At the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin this dark odyssey begins in a world where every human appetite can be indulged