A personal portrait of the crofting calendar on South Uist, past and present.
Made from rock as old as the moon, Uist has been shaped by winds, tides and the people who have continuously worked this landscape for 5,000 years. The traditional crofting methods enable rare species of birds and flowers to thrive that are extinct elsewhere in the British Isles. Conflicts arise from the dramatic weather system and the front-line cycles of life and death, and from the flocking geese.

Follows Steve McQueen's efforts to make his passion project, the 1971 film Le Mans, revealing the true extent of the troubled production process. Throughout filming, Steve would lose his marriage, close friendships, control of his film and endangered lives, as he risked everything in pursuit of his dream.

Aldo Kane is on a mission to expose the shocking secrets of the illegal tiger trade in south east Asia and those who profit. Working alongside fearless wildlife crime investigators and covertly filming tiger traffickers, Aldo embarks on a perilous journey along key trafficking routes connecting Malaysia, China, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. He reveals how the breeding and farming of captive tigers drives consumer demand for tiger products and fuels the poaching of wild tigers. Aldo's secretly filmed evidence is presented to international decision-makers at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in the hope that it will bring about change. With fewer than 4,000 tigers left in the wild, Aldo's investigation also highlights the plight of a majestic species on the brink of extinction.

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Breakthrough Coronavirus: Combating the Outbreak
Officially designated as a pandemic, it seems as if COVID-19 has taken over the world. Lucky for us, this isn't the first time we've had to deal with a serious virus outbreak. Experts share the methods currently in place to slow down this infectious disease.

Rachel Nguyen tells the story of the Vietnamese Boat People who came to Britain in the 70s and 80s. British-born Rachel, whose parents fled post-war Vietnam, discovers how a new community came to exist in Britain when Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher eventually agreed to take in 10,000 Vietnamese refugees.

Coronavirus is now spreading around the world as governments scramble to contain it. The outbreak began in the Chinese city of Wuhan, which has been locked down since late January. With exclusive access to two film-makers inside the city, Our World tells the story of life under lockdown. It is a film which takes you from the deserted streets to the homes of those battling the virus. How do you survive when daily life gets shut down?

2016 saw the 50th anniversary of the Severn Bridge, which completed the motorway link between England and Wales. Timeshift tells the inside story of the design and construction of 'the most perfect suspension bridge in the world', and how its unique slimline structure arose by accident.

As Covid-19 becomes a global pandemic, this programme tackles the big questions head-on and examines how the NHS will cope. Matt Frei talks to some of the leading healthcare and virology experts, including those on the frontline, to ascertain whether enough is being done. He looks at the lessons from the countries already in lockdown and assesses whether Britain should be acting quicker to stop things from spiralling out of control.

After a lifetime of worrying about her weight, 78-year-old actress Miriam Margolyes embarks on a journey to work out why the nation is getting ever fatter.

In 1928 and at the age of eleven, Harry Birrell was given his first cine camera. 'The greatest toy a child could ever receive,' he would say. His obsession with making movies would span the rest of his life, despite the onset of blindness.