Military Service Act 1916 | Acts and Facts

2: Going for Broke | Inside Europe: Ten Years of Turmoil

Europe's leaders and top advisers reveal how the near bankruptcy of Greece threatened the euro itself – and how they...

S1E01: Identity Crisis | Darren McGarvey's Class Wars

As Darren examines how social class shapes our identities and destinies, he meets people moving between the classes onl...

1: Lifting the Lid | Inside the Commons

Presented by Michael Cockerell, this series takes an unprecedented look at the heart of British democracy.

North Korea Undercover | Panorama

Panorama reporter John Sweeney spends eight days undercover inside North Korea, the most rigidly-controlled nation on Earth.

Joining the Club | Meet the Lords

A look at the larger-than-life characters that populate the House of Lords, one of Britain's oldest, most idiosyncratic and most important ...

3: Johnson/Truss | Laura Kuenssberg: State of Chaos

Laura examines Boris Johnson’s relationship with the truth and his downfall. And when Liz Truss wreaks economic and polit...

Episode 1 | The Force: The Story of Scotland's Police

This episode tells the story of the origins of the lowest-ranking cop - the constable - a role which dates back some 40...

2: Upstairs, Downstairs | Inside the Commons

Michael Cockerell examines what goes on backstage at the state opening, when the Queen comes to open the parliamentary year.

3: Party Games | Inside the Commons

In the third episode, Michael Cockerell sees how the traditional three-party system appears to be falling apart at the seams.

Episode 1 | Blair & Brown: The New Labour Revolution

Two young MPs, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, are determined to modernise the Labour party against a backdrop of economic ...

Episode 2 | The Major Years

Tonight looks at Black Wednesday and the damage it did to Major's leadership. Both Major and Norman Lamont speak very frankly about their roles i...

Rebel Lords | Meet the Lords

Episode two of the behind-the-scenes documentary returns to the House as the government threatens to trim the Lords' powers if they rebel again....

S08E02: How to Be a Good President | Timeshift

Helped by contributors including Shirley Williams, Douglas Hurd and Simon Hoggart, journalist Jonathan Freedland attempts to d...

Trump: The Return? | Panorama

Will Donald Trump run for president again? On the eve of the US midterm elections, reporter Hilary Andersson visits Selma, North Carolina, to f...

Exploring the House of Commons

Michael Cockerell presents a programme of educational short films, taking us behind the scenes in the House of Commons. A unique way of learni...

An Idiot's Guide to Politics

Comedian Jolyon Rubinstein is on a mission. He wants to find out why young people are so disengaged from politics. Is this apathy and ignorance,...

Cabinet Confidential

One-off documentary providing an inside view of how Tony Blair and former prime ministers have run their cabinets. Featuring interviews, archive footage...

1: Making Margaret | Thatcher: A Very British Revolution

Margaret Thatcher's inner circle reveals how she managed to overcome her outsider status to become a prominent polit...

Episode 3 | The Major Years

In November 1994, John Major ordered the whip to be withdrawn from eight rebel backbenchers. By the following summer the cabinet itself was divid...

Parliamentary Ping-Pong | A to Z of Parliament

Gary Connor looks at parliamentary 'ping-pong' - the process of how the House of Commons and the House of Lords agree on the f...