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Lucy Letby:Unanswered Questions 2024
Former nurse Lucy Letby became one of the UK’s most notorious child killers after she was convicted of harming and murdering babies in her care. The nurse was found guilty by two juries after lengthy trials, but now a growing number of experts are questioning the prosecution's evidence. Reporter Judith Moritz, who has covered the case from the start, investigates the questions that have been raised about Lucy Letby’s conviction.

The Cable That Changed the World 2024 star_border 6
The first transatlantic communications cable, traversing the ocean floor from Valentia Island, County Kerry, to Newfoundland, Canada, 165 years ago was an 8 year endeavor that helped lay the foundation of the modern technology industry and explains the fragility of undersea cables today.

The Rory Gallagher Story 2024
Rory Gallagher was the original Irish guitar hero, whose artistry with a battered ’61 Stratocaster became the stuff of legend. Bob Dylan and Muddy Waters admired him, the Rolling Stones tried to hire him - and his fans worshipped him. Clad in faded denim and a checked shirt, he sold 30 million records and became a charismatic icon of Irish music, but away from the stage, Rory was an intensely private man. His closest confidante was his brother Dónal, who accompanied Rory on his rise from their childhood Everly Brothers stage performances and the showband scene across the north and south of the Irish border, through to the deafening heart of the ‘70s rock scene in London - and far beyond. From playing bomb-shattered Belfast at the height of the Troubles to touring across America with everyone from Blind Faith to KISS, Dónal was at Rory's side to witness his greatest triumphs and, after all too brief a span of years, his decline into illness and a tragically early death.

The Secret Army 2024 star_border 6.5
The true story of a strange, lost film. In 1972, the IRA allowed an unusual documentary crew to film its members carrying out attacks. Right at the bloodiest point of the Northern Ireland conflict, IRA bombers were filmed unmasked, and most of its underground leadership appeared on camera. The film looked like a propaganda coup, before disappearing and going largely unseen for almost 50 years, with the IRA never allowing anything like it to happen again.

James Joyce’s Ulysses 2022
A hundred years after its publication, this film reveals the tawdry, shocking, poetic, uplifting and gloriously kaleidoscopic humanity of James Joyce’s masterpiece, Ulysses.

Dear Body 2022
A plus size woman addresses her body in a mirror and asks for forgiveness for the hate, anger and disgust she's shown it in the past.

Ardal O'Hanlon: Tomb Raider 2022 star_border 8
Ardal O’Hanlon explores a 1930s quest to find the first Irish men and women using archaeology, answering his deepest questions about what it means to be Irish.

Belfast's Victory in Vienna: A Footballing Odyssey 2022
Presenter Holly Hamilton tells the feelgood story of the Glentoran team who left Belfast on a European football adventure just before the First World War to win the Vienna Cup, the first ever European Cup.

Les héros de la Somme 2022

Ryan McMullan: Debut 2021
Documentary charting singer-songwriter Ryan McMullan's journey to music stardom. Includes a look at some of the key moments of Ryan's career to date, including his first meeting with Foy Vance in Washington and how he connected with long-term collaborators Hammy and Foy as his management team, his support tour with Ed Sheeran and his growing links to leading Northern Irish band Snow Patrol.

Heist: The Northern Bank Robbery 2021
In 2004 armed men coerced two bank employees into stealing £26.5 million from the Northern Bank in Belfast. Now, almost two decades later, two journalists revisit the unsolved case and look at the police investigation, legal prosecution, and how suspected ties to the IRA influenced the Northern Ireland peace process.

Ode 2021
Using Arthur O'Shaughnessy's poem as inspiration, Naomi Waring's film celebrates the confidence, pride and beauty that disco dancing brings to a working-class community in Northern Ireland. Commissioned by BBC as part of the Two Minute Masterpiece Programme.

Peter Taylor: My Journey Through the Troubles 2019 star_border 8.5
In a uniquely personal journey on the 50th anniversary of the deployment of British troops in August 1969, Peter Taylor reflects on almost a half century of covering the Northern Ireland conflict.

Ups and Downs 2019
A young man with Down's Syndrome tricks his sister into a road trip to go to a concert, while being pursued by their mum. With no phones, no money and no plan, can they make it?

Counsel 2019 star_border 6
An alpha female barrister complicates her professional and personal life when she falls for a client.

Border Country: When Ireland Was Divided 2019
The border between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland has meandered across rural Irish farmlands since its creation in 1922. Throughout this time film crews and journalists have descended upon the border, attempting to understand its absurdities and contradictions – and the turmoil it can cause. At yet another crucial moment in its history, Border Country: When Ireland Was Divided brings almost 100 years of archival footage together with the stories of people whose lives have been affected by the border.

Air Ambulance and the Flying Doctors 2018
In July 2017, Northern Ireland's Air Ambulance finally took to the skies. This documentary reveals the remarkable and poignant story of the doctor who was determined to make this critical service a reality and follows the air ambulance team as they respond to emergency calls during their first weeks of service.

Captain Jack and the Furious Few 2018
The remarkable story of a pioneering aviator from Ulster during World War I.

Searching for Shergar 2018
Documentary in which Alison Millar sets out to unearth the secrets behind the mystery of Shergar's disappearance in 1983, at the height of the Troubles

My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw 2018 star_border 6
Award-winning Irish actor Gabriel Byrne explores the life, works and passions of George Bernard Shaw, a giant of world literature, and - like Byrne - an emigrant Irishman with the outsider's ability to observe, needle and puncture.

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Anna Haugh's Big Irish Food Tour 2025
Celebrity chef Anna Haugh is embarking on a culinary journey from Ballycastle in County Antrim to Cork city for Anna Haugh's Big Irish Food Tour. Anna will be travelling around Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, exploring the culture and cuisine of her home. In each episode, Anna will be joined by a celebrity guest to meet the people behind some local produce and sample an array of ingredients and flavours the island of Ireland has to offer.

Oul Treasures 2024
Four-part series for BBC Northern Ireland, following presenter Lolly Spence as she tracks down family heirlooms and prized possessions from Ulster’s bygone days in desperate need of repair.

Ireland's Unidentified Bodies 2021
In this series forensic experts attempt to join the dots and identify some of the unidentified remains that lie in mortuaries, forensic labs and graveyards across Ireland.

The Troubles: A Secret History 2019 star_border 8
In a landmark 7-part series, Spotlight - Northern Ireland’s leading team of investigative journalists - reveal important new discoveries about the conflict known as the Troubles, in the 50th anniversary of the deployment of British troops to Northern Ireland.

Paula 2017 star_border 5.7
A chemistry teacher's life is turned upside down after a one-night stand with James. They become locked in a dance of destruction. Only one can survive.

Wild Ireland: The Edge of the World 2017 star_border 8.3
Professional nature photographer Colin Stafford-Johnson takes a year-long journey up the west coast of Ireland, once thought to be "the edge of the world." As he winds he leisurely way up the coast he stops to appreciate some of the natural wonders the area offers, both biological and geographical.

My Mother and Other Strangers 2016 star_border 6.7
Drama series set in 1943 following the Coyne family and their neighbours as they struggle to maintain a normal life after a US Army Air Force base is set up in the middle of their rural parish.

Walk the Line 2014
Barra Best sets out to uncover and explore some of Northern Ireland's lost railways.

Taisce Shean Uladh - Treasures of Ancient Ulster 2014
Cormac Ó hÁdhmaill explores the history of Ulster.

Hidden 2011 star_border 6.4
Hidden is a 2011 British television drama starring Philip Glenister, Thekla Reuten, Anna Chancellor, Michael Winder, Andrew Scarborough and David Suchet which debuted on BBC One on 6 October 2011. The four part series was directed by Niall MacCormick, produced by Christopher Hall and written by Ronan Bennett.

Belfast FM 2011
DJ Steeky and Pablo run anarchic pirate radio station, Belfast FM, from a high-rise tower block in the city.

Sunday Morning Live 2010
Start Sunday off with the big talking points of the week, with comment from around the UK and instant audience reaction.

Occupation 2009
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.

How the Celts Saved Britain 2009
Dan Snow shines a light into the Dark Ages after the collapse of the Roman Empire in Britain

Nice Guy Eddie 2002

Messiah 2001 star_border 7.2
Crime drama series following the investigations of DCI Red Metcalfe.

Rebel Heart 2001 star_border 6
The move towards independence in Ireland, from the 1916 Easter Rising until the 1922 civil war is seen through the eyes of a naive idealistic young man

Eureka Street 1999 star_border 6.7
Eureka Street is a BBC Northern Ireland 1999 adaptation to mini-series of Robert McLiam Wilson's 1996 novel of the same name. Set in Belfast in the six months before and after the 1994 ceasefire, it commences with an anonymous hand typing the words, "All stories are love stories." The novel opens with the same text. The story follows the lives of two friends: the Catholic Jake Jackson – struggling with a failed relationship, his job as a repossession agent and the effect of the Troubles on the world around him – and the Protestant Chuckie Lurgan, "fat" and unemployed until circumstances and a previously untapped entrepreneurial spirit lead him to a world very different from Eureka Street. The adaptation was scripted by Donna Franceschild, directed by Adrian Shergold and starred Vincent Regan as Jake and Mark Benton as Chuckie.

Safe And Sound 1996
Belfast-set comedy series about best mates and colleagues, Catholic Tommy and protestant Dougy, who own and run the Safe And Sound garage