The gripping story of how, 40 years ago, the Mary Rose, King Henry VIII’s flagship, was raised from the bottom of the sea in a desperate race against time.

When convoy ONS.5 enters the most perilous part of its journey, an area beyond the reach of conventional air cover, Admiral Karl Donitz unleashes his U-boat wolf-packs.

The untold story of the members of the Women’s Royal Naval Service, whose brilliant tactics defeat a massive convoy of German U-boats in WWII.

An elephant is brought into A&E with the suspected deadly herpes virus, and Paul helps the vets to try and save his life by attempting a blood transfusion.

Thailand’s largest hospital devoted solely to treating elephants. In this episode the team of vets give an elephant an endoscopy and Paul O’Donoghue helps an elephant arriving in A&E with chronic diarrhoea.

Documentary following the fortunes of iconic car manufacturer, Lotus, as a new investor and managing director combine to build its first new road car in over a decade.

An epic legal battle between Odyssey Marine Exploration and Spain to decide the fate of half-a-billion dollars worth of gold and silver coins recovered from the North Atlantic seabed.

Britain’s biggest independent chocolate maker prepare for a Royal visit, open a second store in New York, and launch a milk chocolate suitable for all tastes, including vegans.

Archaeologist Allan Maca leads a team of experts on an epic adventure to solve the mysteries of Kublai Khan’s legendary city of Xanadu.

Built in the 19th century to look like a medieval fortress, Julie Montagu meets the family who calls Eastnor Castle home and finds out what it takes to maintain a 97-room castle.

New discoveries are causing astronomers to question if the Big Bang really happened, and using the latest science, they investigate if it wasn't just the start of our universe but many mysterious multiverses.

Neutron stars are strange and violent phenomena that defy the laws of physics, and new discoveries reveal that these bizarre nightmares are far more deadly than we ever thought, with the power to destroy planets and even other stars.

Come along on a voyage through history and take an in-depth look at the world's most iconic technological inventions that have shaped today's world. These include: the car, the aeroplane, the smartphone, the rocket, the robot and the telescope.

Take a mind-blowing journey through human history, told through six iconic objects that modern people take for granted, and see how science, invention and technology built on one another to change everything.

Spacetime is the secret structure that controls our universe, and this strange four-dimensional substance controls time, light, and energy. It will also determine how our universe will end.

Quasars are the brightest and most powerful objects in our universe, and though they have shaped the cosmos, they might ultimately destroy everything that exists.

John Bishop narrates the second of this two-part celebration of the Clarkson, May and Hammond years. Part two of a romp through some of the most amazing Top Gear moments of the last 22 seasons. Highlights include a road trip through the southern United States, Jeremy driving a Peel P50 though the corridors of the BBC and a race to the magnetic North Pole.

Islamic State has declared war on the most important and romantic ancient architectural sites in the world. Jihadi fighters seek the total destruction of the wonders of the ancient world that gave us writing, the wheel and the first cities. Dan Cruickshank charts the likely course of Islamic State's destructive advance and asks how this can be happening and what we can do to stop them.

Since its launch in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has captured thousands of stunning images of space, revolutionised our understanding of the universe and become a global icon. To mark its 25th anniversary, National Geographic Channel tells the definitive story of NASA's most successful science project ever, in Hubble's Cosmic Journey, narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Passionate flying enthusiast and broadcaster John Sergeant celebrates the plane that some believe won the war - the Lancaster. The film tells the story of this mighty aircraft and the ordinary people whose lives were made extraordinary through their association with it.

This episode follows the fortunes of a business that was born in a garage twenty years ago and grew into a 100 billion pound global giant.

Alastair Sooke concludes the epic story of Egyptian art by looking at how, despite political decline, the final era of the Egyptian Empire saw its art enjoy revival and rebirth. From the colossal statues of Rameses II that proclaimed the pharaoh's power to the final flourishes under Queen Cleopatra, Sooke discovers that the subsequent invasions by foreign rulers, from the Nubians and Alexander the Great to the Romans, produced a new hybrid art full of surprise.

Longer than 4 football pitches and capable of carrying over 18,000 containers, the world's biggest ocean going cargo vessel sets sail. The first port of call will also be the first time that the crew are faced with the challenge of loading this number of containers.

Keeping the cargo and crew safe in the event of a collision or fire is a huge challenge. Engineers must also find a better way to fight a fire on the scale of the Triple-E than simply positioning lots of extinguishers all over the vessel. Will the evacuation and emergency response technologies work when tested under the pressure of a drill at sea?

This is a story of a group of British amateur engineers who are willing to risk life and limb on their home-made machines - six very different vehicles, six very different reasons for coming to Bonneville. This episode follows the men and their machines for a week of land speed racing on the Utah salt flats. It is a place where either parts or records are broken.

Bill Nighy narrates a story about how, every year, thousands of petrol heads descend upon a dried-up salt lake bed in Bonneville, Utah. Men from all over the world come to this truly unique setting with their bespoke vehicles with just one plan - to drive them as fast as they can and hopefully join an elite group: the fastest men on earth. The first episode looks at the men behind the machines and this obsession. 

Alastair Sooke follows in the footsteps of Rome's mad, bad and dangerous emperors in the second part of his celebration of Roman art. He dons a wetsuit to explore the underwater remains of the Emperor Claudius's pleasure palace and ventures into the cave where Tiberius held wild parties. He finds their taste in art chimes perfectly with their obsession with sex and violence. 

In the second episode of this three-part series, Dr Thomas Asbridge offers a piercing examination of the Third Crusade and the two renowned figures who have come to embody Crusader war: Richard the Lionheart, king of England, and the mighty Muslim sultan Saladin, unifier of Islam. Drawing on fascinating eyewitness accounts and contemporary records, Dr Asbridge constructs an insightful and nuanced picture of these men and their fiercely fought struggle for the Holy Land. 

With extraordinary access to one of the country's most secretive companies, this shows how Formula One racing team McLaren is now building a road car using some of their F1 technology. To build the car the company also had to build a brand new facility. The film follows events as production starts and discovers if the huge investment - and gamble - looks like paying off.

We all know that where there is pleasure, pain can't be far behind, and Michael gamely exposes himself to some painful experiments to show why the two are so interlinked. Why is pain so important and how can we measure it? How much pain are we prepared to put up with if the reward is right and what would happen if we couldn't feel pain at all?

Ronnie O'Sullivan and Jimmy White join the many stars featured in a 60-minute journey through the life of snooker's rock-and-roll star which includes some incredible archive and a story which at times is sad and desperate, but often inspirational and uplifting.

In a rare interview, John Inverdale talks to the Princess Royal about the many facets of her life, from being a member of the Royal family, a former Olympic athlete and a figurehead for Scottish rugby union, to her tireless work as a patron for over 200 charities and member of the London 2012 Olympic organising committee.

Simon Russell Beale travels through the urban and rural landscapes of France to explore the story behind Faure's Requiem, one of the best-loved pieces of sacred music ever written. With Harry Christophers and The Sixteen, he goes on to discover how this work laid the foundations for a distinctively French style, a tradition continued by the compelling music of the outrageously fashionable Francis Poulenc, working in the heart of jazz-age Paris.

The Queen, by Rolf, brought BBC cameras into Buckingham Palace to observe Rolf Harris painting an 80th birthday portrait of the Queen - one of the more remarkable combinations of access, cast and occasion to feature on British TV during the year.

Professor Robert Winston introduces this hour-long special focusing on the real-life story of husband and wife Rajesh and Varsha as they undergo a living donor kidney transplant operation. The film follows their family going through the incredibly moving and worrying experience of living donation with Varsha being the kidney donor and Rajesh the recipient.

Christina and Dee Georgiou live with their children Stefan, Renos and Nicola, Nicola being the problem child. Tanya has just four weeks to restore peace to the Georgiou family.

After plenty of head scratching, particularly from mentors Colin Jackson and Sally Gunnell, it's down to 10 boys and 10 girls. The competitors have been jetted out to the stunning surroundings of St Anton in Austria where they will compete in a number of physical and mental events.

A serious sports competition for 16 to 18 year olds from across Britain and Northern Ireland who weren't already paid professionals. There was sweat and tears over a number of selection processes, including aptitude and physical tests and trials in Loughborough.

Michael Berkley focuses on one of the greatest orchestral works of the 20th century. Featuring the Richard Alston Dance Company & the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

Dan Cruickshank examines attempts and plans to invade Britain and Ireland over the years by exploring coastal fortresses and defensive structures around the coast of the country to discover their military heritage. In episode two, The Bogeyman Is Coming, Cruickshank looks at Britain's response to the threat of French invasion by Napoleon's army in 1804.

Profile of the sculptor Antony Gormley, well known for his monumental public sculpture outside Gateshead, The Angel of the North, as he prepares to unveil an even more gargantuan work. Quantum Cloud is one-and-a-half times the size of the Angel, and overlooks the Thames at Greenwich in London.

The life and work of Elizabeth Gaskell, Victorian novelist and author of ‘Wives and Daughters’

To coincide with an exhibition at London's Royal Academy, Omnibus explored the effect Sir Anthony Van Dyck, royal painter to King Charles I, had on portraiture - transforming it from stiff formality to sensuous beauty. With contributions from Earl Spencer and Mario Testino.

Exploring the life and legacy of Claude Monet who has been dubbed the world's most popular painter.

Will the public still accept the ‘Peter Pan of Pop’ as he reaches middle age?

Exploring the Drum & Bass music of Mercury Music Prize winners Roni Size and Reprazent. Winner of RTS Craft Award 1997/98 Tape & Film Editing - Documentary/Factual.

Psychoanalyst Darian Leader examines the tortured life of artist Francis Bacon.