Bump is known to be very clumsy, a trait that is emphasised by a bandage on his forehead. Birdie often gives Bump advice on how he could become more graceful. Bump and Birdie regularly encounter animals that have a problem, and helps them to find a solution.
A young British nanny, Clare Rigby, is accused of arson and the attempted murder of the child she looked after. Incarcerated in the San Stephano prison in Naples, desperate and alone, she turns to top advocate Alessandra Locatelli.
Victoria's Empire is a three-part British travel series that was first broadcast on BBC One in 2007. It was fronted by comedienne and actress Victoria Wood. Wood travelled around the world in search of the history, cultural impact and customs which the British Empire placed on the parts of the world it ruled. The documentary was called Victoria's Empire after the presenter, as Wood herself is named after the ruler of the British Empire, Queen Victoria. Wood specifically looked at places named after the monarch.
In total Wood visited nine countries:
She departed from London Victoria station for:
⁕Programme One: Calcutta, Hong Kong and Borneo
⁕Programme Two: Ghana, Jamaica and Newfoundland, Canada
⁕Programme Three: New Zealand, Australia and Zambia, finishing at the Victoria Falls.
Office Gossip is a British sitcom that aired on BBC One in 2001. Starring Pauline Quirke, it was written by Paul Mayhew-Archer, who co-wrote The Vicar of Dibley, and George Pritchett.
Recently, it has been aired in the United States on various PBS stations as part of 'One Season Wonders.
Wild, Wild Women was a British sitcom that aired on BBC from 1968 to 1969. Made in black-and-white, it starred Barbara Windsor and was written by Ronald Wolfe and Ronald Chesney.
Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook: London finds the acclaimed cook and food writer living back in the city where she was born and bred, getting re-acquainted with one of the world’s most exciting capitals and its fantastic food. Rachel meets people that share her lifelong culinary passion and uncovers new trends and the colourful diversity of the capital’s cooking. She sketches, snaps pictures and records what she discovers in her notebook along the way, to inspire new dishes in her own kitchen. The series provides an inspirational insight into Rachel’s London life and a wonderful selection of new recipes that reflect her creativity and the multi-cultural gamut of the capital’s vibrant food scene.
The greenhouse effect has plunged the near-future world into recession and the Stark Corporation is making billions from the crisis; an eco protester ends caught up in a global conspiracy involving some Australian land, toxic waste, and a mysterious beauty called Rachel. Based on the novel Stark by Ben Elton.
As Good Cooks Go was a black-and-white British sitcom that aired on BBC1 from 1969 to 1970. Written by John Warren and John Singer, it starred Tessie O'Shea and Frank Williams.
A powerful, affecting drama that spans the five years following the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Follow the lives of three soldiers and friends as they deal with the war in Iraq and life back home.
When the 20th century opened, Britain dominated world affairs, and America stood on the sidelines. Now their positions are reversed. This is the story of how it happened.
Agony Again is a British sitcom that aired on BBC1 in 1995. Starring Maureen Lipman, it is the sequel to Agony, an ITV sitcom that aired from 1979 to 1981. Agony Again was written by Carl Gorham, Michael Hatt and Amanda Swift.
The Artful Dodger was a short-lived black-and-white British sitcom starring Dave Morris and Gretchen Franklin. It ran for one series in 1959. It was written by Frank Roscoe and Dave Morris.
A darkly comic and unconventional drama about what it means to be part of a crime family. It chooses not to focus on the usual suspects – the godfather or the heavy – preferring instead to follow the kids, the mum and the grandma in the family. It’s a story about the love, darkness, humour, heartbreak and plain weirdness of living alongside that world, and what happens when you’re forced to take control of it.
A collection of stories and monologues by well-known comedian Jasper Carrott. Taken from his BBC series, Jasper tell us all about his attempts at scuba diving, his encounters with Newcastle curries, and the joys of spending his wedding anniversary in Bali