Episodes categorised as 'Factual' available now on BBC iPlayer

The team is in York, where the experts hope to find some hidden gems.

In Anglesey, Neil Oliver takes to the sky with an instructor from the RAF's pilot factory.

6/8. Nigella Lawson explores the history of her Jewish immigrant family.

6/15. Ben Fogle and Kate Humble meet some big cats, and Lord Bath jumps out of a plane.

6/7. Hollywood star Danny Glover rides the oldest line in Africa, the Bamako Express.

2/6. By boat and by foot, Julia Bradbury visits Derwent Water and the Lakeland town of Keswick.

An unconventional look at the best of Steve Coogan's television work and character comedy.

6/7. The Top Gear gang attempt to drive from the heart of Bolivia to the coast of Chile.

In Cork, Neil Oliver explores Titanic's last port of call.

Malaika has been kicked out of the lions' den as her mum has a new litter to care for.

Documentary telling the story of caravanning in Britain from the 1950s to the present day.

Nicola Heywood Thomas looks back at this year's cultural highlights in Wales.

The story of Laurel and Hardy, one of the best-loved comedy duos of all time.

Clive Anderson accompanies us through the most embarrassing chat moments on TV.

6/6. James May attempts to build the longest ever model railway track.

The Mystic Nativity is a vision of maternal love, but the painting has a dark side too.

Her Majesty the Queen's Christmas message to the nation and the Commonwealth.

A team of British engineers attempts to break the longest standing land speed record.

Scientists try to find out if the star of Bethlehem was a real astronomical event.

5/7. Nick Hancock crosses Cuba, battling hurricanes as well as the crumbling infrastructure.

1/6. Julia Bradbury sets off to the summit of Helvellyn via Striding Edge in the Lake District.

3/3. Ruth Goodman and food historian Ivan Day try their hand at making a Christmas pudding.

Nicholas Crane canoes the treacherous Menai Straits.

4/7. Rick Stein crosses Mexico from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean.

4/4. Julia Bradbury faces the ultimate challenge: Scafell Pike, England's highest peak.

Bogey, Bacall and Mitchum play it tough as Matthew Sweet celebrates film noir.

Jonathan reflects on his journey before completing his exploration in Vladivostok.

Jules Hudson helps a couple looking for a character property in the Norfolk countryside.

3/6. Ruth has a go at some traditional remedies, and Alex and Peter join a pheasant hunt.

3/7. Series in which celebrities trace their ancestry.

3/4. Julia Bradbury travels to Borrowdale Valley, to climb to the summit of Castle Crag.

Rick Stein answers the important Christmas dilemma - what to do with that cold turkey.

Documentary celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Open University, with Lenny Henry.

The Culture Show re-evaluates Michael Jackson's impact on modern music and culture.

The Top Gear team attempt to race from Northern Canada to the North Pole, 450 miles away.

Clive Anderson guides us through the best and worst moments in Christmas television.

Eileen McCallum helps look after her grandchildren with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Neil Oliver visits the hidden remains of a fortress built by Henry VIII on Cap Gris-Nez.

A couple from Staffordshire are shown an 18th-century farmhouse and a barn conversion.

Claire Sweeney and Mandy Muden bring comedy and magic to the red and green kitchens.

2/6. As autumn ends, winterproofing begins in earnest: essential work against cold and frost.

1/8. Barbara Windsor traces her maternal grandfather to the East London docks.

2/7. Michael Portillo explores his roots in a trek across the railway networks of Spain.

2/4. Julia Bradbury sets off to climb her first mountain, Blencathra, and tackles Sharp Edge.

7/14. A young Frenchman has created Radio Kalaweit to raise awareness of the gibbons' plight.

Victoria Wood looks back at her hugely successful television career.

A madcap journey through the verses of one of the most popular Christmas songs.

Oz Clarke and Hugh Dennis take on a seasonal challenge to sample every Christmas tipple.

5/7. The team attempts to prove that cars can be art, and Jeremy test-drives the Noble M600.

5/6. James May attempts to build a full-size house out of Lego.

2/3. The team tackle their biggest project yet: restoring the village blacksmith's forge.

6/14. The wildlife of the Scottish Highlands, seen through the eyes of filmmaker Fergus Beeley.

1/4. Thousands of applicants are reduced to just 12 who will exhibit work for Charles Saatchi.

1/3. In Shropshire there's harvesting to be done before Christmas, and mince pies to be made.

8/8. Ted and wife Hilda belong to a choir made up of Alzheimer's sufferers and their spouses.

5/14. Natural World investigates the vital bond between animal mothers and their babies.

4/7. Jeremy Clarkson travels to Belfast to test the Renaultsport Twingo 133.

7/8. Frederick has moved in with his 80-year-old mother to help sort out her cluttered house.

4/14. A look at the lethal black mamba snakes in Swaziland and an unusual snake removal service.

3/7. Jeremy and Richard decide on the greatest car company, and DJ Chris Evans joins the team.

6/8. Documentary in which nine very different adults attempt to learn to swim.

3/14. Film following marine biologist Andrea Marshall as she studies manta rays up close.

2/7. Europe takes on the USA as Jeremy pits the Corvette ZR1 against Audi's R8 V10.

5/8. Documentary about Emma and Ben, a young couple with Down's syndrome, who hope to marry.

2/14. A tale of life on the Zambezi River, set against the epic backdrop of Victoria Falls.

4/6. James attempts to build a three-mile-long Scalextric track at Brooklands in Surrey.

1/7. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May investigate a famous Romanian road.

4/8. Following the fate of seven puppies as their owner tries to find new homes for them.

3/6. James teams up with Edwina Currie to build a full-size bridge from nothing but Meccano.

3/8. How life has played out for previous winners of the quiz show for the nation's big brains.

2/6. James tries to make a garden entirely out of Plasticine for the Chelsea Flower Show.

2/8. On the rugged Isle of Skye, Donald Angus Maclean collects the locals' ghost stories.

2/10. A look at the strategies used by reptiles and amphibians to conquer their shortcomings.

1/8. British couples talk with disarming frankness about sex, infidelity, love and marriage.

1/14. A portrait of the lives of black bears in northern Minnesota, with biologist Lynn Rogers.

1/6. James May tries to make a full-size Spitfire out of Airfix. Are the pieces strong enough?

3/3. Richard Bilton speaks to leading figures from the shadowy world of secret intelligence.

2/3. Richard Bilton meets those who have made our private lives their business.

1/3. Richard Bilton explores the hidden world of surveillance.