Ghost towns are both eerie reminders of what once was and useful demonstrations of how the Earth moves on without us. Filmmaker Alexander Trowbridge reflects on nature taking over after discovering Doodletown, a secret ghost town just north of New York Ci...

In a lavish and groundbreaking way of exploring history, Dr. Ian Mortimer looks back at the time of Queen Elizabeth I and explores the lives of the rich and poor. How did the peasantry survive? How did the privileged become and then stay rich? And what ch...

Scientists have recreated the face of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman - one of our closest evolutionary cousins.

Seated high above the Rhine Valley in Germany is the 13th Century Castle Frankenstein.

Jay Kay was over the moon to be back at a venue he hadn't played since 1992. He clearly had a deep affection for the place that had helped break him into stardom all those years ago.

60 million albums sold, three Grammys, two Brits Awards... there can be only one P!NK, and she joins us for a very special Radio 2 Piano Room.

American singer Anastacia performs Left Outside Alone, Now or Never and Here I Go Again (Whitesnake) in the Radio 2 Piano Room with the BBC Concert Orchestra.

Rick Astley has had quite a 2023. Making his Glastonbury debut and playing the Pyramid Stage was, he says, "a gorgeous experience". And he's ending the year with a high-energy bang. On BBC One, as part of his Rick Astley Rocks New Year's Eve concert, he...

What does bilingualism do to the brain? And are there benefits to being bilingual? Turns out there are lots of upsides. 🧠

Years 'n Years singer Olly Alexander performs ‘Sanctify’ at a very special New Years Eve party.

Her explosive arrival on the music scene aged just 16 made Britney a frequent visitor to some of TV's biggest shows.

BBCs Strictly 2023 Pros celebrate iconic moments this season with spectacular dances.

The First Snow of Winter is a British animated television film produced by Hibbert Ralph Entertainment and Link Entertainment and first aired on the BBC on 25 December 1998. The film features the voices of Miriam Margolyes, Dermot Morgan, Sorcha Cusack, K...

Troublemaker Buster attempts to involve Mrs. Brown's son Dermot in his latest scam. However, Dermot quickly notices that the maths behind Buster's fake raffle isn't up to scratch.

While on one of their "raids" Dermot and Buster run into a Lion looking for action! Oh poor Buster!