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Jim wants to reform local government
Jim feels local government isn't really representative, so is eager to hear more about proposals to reform the system. Sir Humphrey fears this would lead to the civil service losing its power and turns to an unlikely ally to help persuade the prime minister to think again. Political comedy first broadcast in 1988, starring Paul Eddington and Nigel Hawthorne
02:40

S01E05

The elderly sleuth is hired to find a woman's missing son
The elderly sleuth makes a determined effort to drum up more business, and is hired to find a woman's missing son. She faces a race against time to track down the troubled youngster before he decides there's no point in going on. Detective drama, starring Patricia Routledge
03:30

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19:00

Terry Wogan hosts the climax of the ballroom-dancing competition
Terry Wogan hosts the climax of the ballroom-dancing competition as the North West takes on the Midlands and West in the grand final at the Lyceum Ballroom in London. With commentary from Barri Haynes
19:40

With Lorraine Chase, Val Doonican and Elaine Stritch
20:10

S01E14

Terry looks back on his interviews with British acting talent
Terry looks back on his interview swith a selection of British acting talent, including Judi Dench, Helen Mirren, Julie Walters, Bob Hoskins, Pierce Brosnan, Christopher Lee and Kenneth Branagh. Plus, music by Sting and Kate Bush
20:55

An interview with the veteran broadcaster
An interview with the veteran broadcaster, who has become renowned for hosting programmes including his own TV chat show, the Eurovision Song Contest and Children in Need. Wogan has also had an extensive career in radio, forming part of the original line-up of Radio 1 DJs in 1967 and presenting Radio 2's breakfast show for 16 years. He discusses his upbringing in Ireland, how the occasionally ramshackle nature of early Irish television helped him learn to cope with the challenges of broadcasting live, and why his approach to the job has helped sustain his career for more than 50 years
21:55

Dramatisation of Ibsen's play, starring Eileen Atkins
A 1974 dramatisation from a translation by Michael Meyer of Henrik Ibsen's play about a woman's marriage issues and her pursuit of happiness and love elsewhere. Starring Eileen Atkins and Denholm Elliott
23:45

A performance of Arthur Benjamin's opera
A performance of Arthur Benjamin's opera, which was the first work of its type commissioned by the BBC and was originally broadcast on February 1, 1956. Frederick Sharp and Edith Coates star, with Edward Renton conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
01:00

S01E01

Singer Lesley Garrett joins Helen Czerski to examine sound
Helen Czerski investigates the science behind familiar sounds as well as those humans cannot hear. At the Palace of Westminster, she teams up with scientists to carry out measurements using state-of-the-art lasers to reveal how Big Ben vibrates to create pressure waves in the air at particular frequencies. She also explores the science of the voice, inviting soprano Lesley Garrett to sing I Dreamed A Dream inside an MRI scanner to reveal how her vocal tract acts as a resonator, amplifying and shaping the sound from her larynx
02:00

Terry Wogan hosts the climax of the ballroom-dancing competition
Terry Wogan hosts the climax of the ballroom-dancing competition as the North West takes on the Midlands and West in the grand final at the Lyceum Ballroom in London. With commentary from Barri Haynes
02:40

S01E14

Terry looks back on his interviews with British acting talent
Terry looks back on his interview swith a selection of British acting talent, including Judi Dench, Helen Mirren, Julie Walters, Bob Hoskins, Pierce Brosnan, Christopher Lee and Kenneth Branagh. Plus, music by Sting and Kate Bush
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