Bird's Eye View - Beside the Seaside

John Betjeman visits various churches in the Diocese of Norwich.

A profile of actor John Wayne, whose screen image was at odds with his personal beliefs.

John Betjeman hears from the railway men who are facing the end of the steam age. (1962)

Celebrating 150 years of rail transportation with a look at India's rail network. (1975)

The Harris family put aside their problems and make the best of the summer of 1976.

The summer that baked, burned and simmered with tensions that transformed a generation

Exploring Britain’s architectural soul, in the footsteps of historian Nikolaus Pevsner

Behind the scenes at the Public Carriage Office as taxi drivers take The Knowledge. (1996)

Clive Anderson meets nomadic tribes, visits a Buddhist cave, and devours chicken feet.

Examining perceptions of good and bad taste in the British home.

Fred Dibnah looks at the construction of the canal network.

Voices of a generation uprooted by war, with tales from Michael Aspel and Jonathan Miller