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- An orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world.
- Harry Potter lives his second year at Hogwarts with Ron and Hermione when a message on the wall announces that the legendary Chamber of Secrets has been opened. The trio soon realize that, to save the school, it will take a lot of courage.
- Nineteen-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.
- Rich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her three daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. The two eldest daughters are the title opposites.
- In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.
- In the aftermath of World War II, a writer forms an unexpected bond with the residents of Guernsey Island when she decides to write a book about their experiences during the war. Then she learns the secret they are afraid to reveal.
- As his kingdom is being threatened by the Turks, young prince Vlad Tepes must become a monster feared by his own people in order to obtain the power needed to protect his own family, and the families of his kingdom.
- Lucy Honeychurch (Helena Bonham Carter) shares a brief romance with George Emerson in Florence. Yet as she tries to move on with her life and look for marriage elsewhere, can she truly forget the events of that summer?
- An unruly class of gifted and charming teenage boys are taught by two eccentric and innovative teachers, as their headmaster pushes for them all to get accepted into Oxford or Cambridge.
- A butler who sacrificed body and soul to service in the years leading up to World War II realizes too late how misguided his loyalty was to his lordly employer.
- A psychosomatically blind, deaf, and mute boy becomes a master pinball player and, subsequently, the figurehead of a cult.
- A scientist and a teacher living in a dystopian future embark on a journey of survival with a special young girl named Melanie.
- The now adult Antichrist plots to eliminate his future divine opponent while a cabal of monks plot to stop him.
- An American girl, sent to the English countryside to stay with relatives, finds love and purpose while fighting for her survival as war envelops the world around her.
- The theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, who penned Shakespeare's plays. Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I and the Essex rebellion against her.
- Torn between faith and science, and suffering hallucinations, English naturalist Charles Darwin struggles to complete 'On the Origin of Species' and maintain his relationship with his wife.
- JC thinks surfing is everything. His girlfriend Chloe wants him to settle down. When he decides to go surfing one night with friends from London, she throws JC out. Surfing or Chloe?
- A priest on the lam takes up with a traveling band of actors, who then discover a murder has occurred and try to solve it by recreating the crime in a play.
- Composer Gustav Mahler's (Robert Powell) life, told in a series of flashbacks as he and his wife (Georgina Hale) discuss their failing marriage during a train journey.
- Set in 1929, and based upon Arthur Ransome's immortal children's novel, "Swallows and Amazons" is the story of a group of children who man two sailing dinghies,'Swallow' and 'Amazon', and plan mock 'sea-battles'.
- During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.
- Sherlock Holmes comes to the aid of his friend Henry Baskerville, who is under a family curse and menaced by a demonic dog that prowls the bogs near his estate and murders people.
- British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill (Sir Michael Gambon) suffers from a stroke in the summer of 1953, which is consequently kept a secret from the rest of the world.
- Bobby Platt is a mentally slow young man who escapes an abusive, hateful stepfather who has killed his pets one by one. To save himself, Bobby runs away and meets a strange old man who wanders the highways to bury roadkill animals. Bobby becomes the old man's apprentice and learns to see the world of nature in a strange idyllic way. But soon the shadow of his stepfather catches up to him and Bobby's world explodes into a grotesque nightmare.
- Bob and Terry find their lifelong friendship beginning to change as Terry becomes involved with a new woman. Bob is dismayed, but his wife sees the opportunity to get Terry married off and put a wedge between the friends.
- A teenage boy forms a friendship with a park ranger in the Yorkshire Dales after the death of his father.
- A chronicle of the life of William Friese-Greene, a British inventor and early pioneer in cinema.
- A biography looking at the character and reign of King Charles II.
- Scripted drama-documentary based upon diaries, journals and letters, about the life of the woman many blame for the biggest Royal crisis in the last century, Wallis Simpson.
- From award winning director Naeem Mahmood, comes Brash Young Turks, a bold debut feature telling a fast paced struggle of love, crime and power, against all odds. Best UK Movie winner at the 10th Movie Video and Screen Awards 2016.
- A young lad attempts to climb Eagle Rock by himself and learns the hard way that sometimes teamwork is the best way to do things.
- It's the morning after the biggest party of the summer - the animal fancy dress party up at the big house and the aftermath is strewn all over town. Kids, still in their costumes, finally making their way home. Benny wakes up in the back of a car in a deserted car park high up in the hills, as the sun rises. He remembers the drugs, the drink, the dancing and Aaron's stupid Zebra suit. How could they both be wearing the same costume? But there's something else? Something to do with Unicorns, kissing, Lions and cupboards.
- ShortA short film parable on love, loss and child bereavement.
- Wildlife encounters the most challenging time of the year. The nights may be longer, but winter is far from a season of slumber. Live, breathtaking animal life from around the UK.
- Mist is one of three pups born at Borough Farm. From the moment she opens her eyes, she dreams of one day becoming a real sheepdog. Can Mist prove herself worthy of a place on the team of sheepdogs?
- Historian Bettany Hughes looks at the struggles between man and the environment on the British Isles since 6000 BCE. In collaboration with some of the country's top archaeologists and historians, here's the unofficial history of Britain.
- Lucy Worsley gets into bed with our past monarchs to uncover the Tales from the Royal Bedchamber. She reveals that our obsession with royal bedrooms, births and succession is nothing new. In fact, the rise and fall of their magnificent beds reflects the changing fortunes of the monarchy itself.
- Three young women learn about loss over the course of one Bonfire Night that takes them on surreal journey into the depths of the English countryside.
- Documentary looking at the role of the toilet in our culture, exploring its social history in Britain and abroad, and finding possible future solutions to global sanitation issues.
- Join Kate as she explores some of Britain's beautiful coastal destinations on foot. As the naturalist walks the coastal paths she visits places of interest along the way and meets some of the people who live and work there.
- Suzannah Lipscomb takes a tour of the Victorian home and unveils the hidden dangers that posed a deadly threat to Victorian life.
- The Second World War is experienced through the journey of Private Cole, a dramatic study of the contrasting nature between the innocence of childhood and the reality of war, and the emotional struggle that accompanies it.
- Imagine finding a pterodactyl alive and nesting on an obscure island. Rare Bird is the true story of a 15-year-old boy who helped find a bird believed extinct and solve the mystery of its existence. Like the myth of the phoenix, the Cahow bird is resurrected on the island paradise of Bermuda at the dawn of its development, returning to teach humanity an important lesson in perseverance. Threatened by manmade development, invasive species, and the pesticide DDT, the Cahow has been on the brink of extinction for over 4 centuries .This against all odds story about a man, a ghost bird and a struggle for survival takes a dramatic turn, when the bird faces a greater threat: global warming. Ravaged by a recent hurricane what will David and his successor Jeremy do to save the species once again from oblivion? Rare Bird is their tale of hope, inspiration and commitment to the future of all species. This true story is both a miracle and a mystery, and will keep you riveted as the destiny of an "extinct" species plays out in a race against time.
- A British Army Captain's struggle to find a French prisoner, illegally captured in the recently ended Seven Years War. However, he must first overcome other, more personal, trials before confronting the truth.
- Caitlin (Megan Cooper) is a wild thirteen year old, who has ruled the house since the mysterious death of her mother a decade before. Now everything is about to change as, she finds herself suddenly on the move with her father and new young step-mother Fiona, (Emma Fletcher) to the village of Avebury, with its ancient stone circle and secrets that have been hidden for millenniums. As her true identity emerges, she is flung into the gravest of danger involving the legend of the Wild Hunt and the forgotten magic that belongs to ancient Britain. The local village doctor (Patrick O'Connor ) is a man frustrated by thwarted ambition and the lack of appreciation for his genius. He has operated as trusted public servant and confident in the village for many years in order to research the ancient magic that lies dormant in its stone circle. Now the time is perfect and he is prepared to use unspeakable evil in order to call upon long forgotten forces and Caitlin is right in the centre of his plan.
- A black comedy, based on the accounts of a day in the life of the Rev. Dr. Skipton in his asylum in 1860. Dr, Arthur Uwins, arriving to be interviewed for a job, is introduced to treatments - all based on documented evidence - ranging from the bizarre to the barbaric.
- Dr Xand van Tulleken and Raksha Dave tell the dramatic story of the Boxing Day Tsunami of 2004 and how events unfolded.