Jon Snow

Live from London's Royal Festival Hall, join us for a unique celebration of John le Carré’s work as he discusses the full breadth of his career, and reflects on the continuing story of his most famous creation, the tubby, bespectacled spy, George Smiley. Featuring readings from his new novel A Legacy of Spies, and a rare question and answer session, this will be an unmissable opportunity to experience the author direct and in his own words.

Despite the 1960s free-love and alternative culture, many women found that their lives and expectations had barely altered. But by the 1970s, the Women's Liberation Movement was causing seismic shifts in the march of the world's events, and women's creativity and political consciousness was soon to transform everything - including the face of publishing and literature. In 1973 a group of women got together and formed Virago Press; an imprint, they said, for 52 per cent of the population. These women were determined to make change - and they would start by giving women a voice, by giving them back their history and reclaiming women's literature.

This documentary reaches to the depth of Somali history, starting from the strong kingdoms that ruled areas far away into Africa, passing by the Portuguese raids and ending with its division into five colonies ruled by different European forces, leaving the people of the same race and language separated by geographical borders. It addresses problems of civil war, chaos, theft, and mass destruction. It also focuses on valuable attempts by national organizations to resist occupation and foster peace.

In this personal journey for BBC Three, Russell Brand sets out to find out how other countries are tackling their problems of drug abuse and to explore how the framework of criminalization implicit in the 'war on drugs' produces enormous harm in the treatment of addicts.

El pequeño Tom descubre a Santa Claus en el cobertizo de su jardín. Ha tenido un accidente probando su nuevo trineo y tiene que regresar a Laponia. Pero la policía londinense lo arresta antes de conseguirlo poniendo en peligro unas navidades llenas de regalos.

Documentary about the rise and fall and rise again of the legendary John Otway.

Gadget aficionado Stephen Fry chooses and presents his 100 all-time favourite contraptions, from the tin opener, trouser press and answering machine to the apple peeler, iron and iPod

One of the most graphic television documentaries ever shown in the United Kingdom, this documentary outlines atrocities which were committed during the final months of the Sri Lankan Civil War and features amateur video footage from the conflict zone filmed by civilians and Sri Lankan soldiers.

Interviewees discuss the memories, tastes and experiences that they associate with Africa for a personal vision of the continent.

Told through documentary, drama and first-hand accounts, this revealing film is a unique account of the most ruthless IRA bombing campaign ever to hit mainland Britain.

Film sobre la compleja relación política y privada entre Tony Blair y Gordon Brown desde su primer encuentro en 1983, con especial atención al trato que hicieron con respecto a la dirección del Partido Laborista después de la muerte de John Smith en 1994.

La historia de cómo una periodista alemana y un abogado sueco descubren la verdad acerca de la tragedia del ferry Estonia. El barco naufragó en mitad del mar Báltico en 1994, y en esta catástrofe murieron más de 800 personas. Hasta el día de hoy ésta se considera una de las mayores catástrofes ocurridas en aguas europeas...

Blackball follows the fortunes of Cliff Starkey, a working-class fine of lawn bowls with an exceptional talent. Wanting to take on the Aussies he manages to become regional champion, only to get banned. Sports agent Rich Schwartz picks him up and makes him so popular the Bowls Committee deem to lift the ban. Now the question is whether he can regain his form and his friends to beat the Aussies.

El Centro de Ocio John Nike en West Staines va a cerrar por falta de fondos. A Ali G le preocupa el destino del club alternativo de boy scouts que ha estado dirigiendo hasta ese momento. Decidido a salvar el centro se encadena a una estación de autobuses de Staines. Así­ consigue llamar la atención del primer ministro, que andaba buscando a un joven intelectual que le ayudase a ganar las elecciones en Staines, y que cree haber encontrado en él al hombre que necesitaba. El político convence a Ali de que la mejor forma de salvar el centro es presentarse a las elecciones para el Gobierno, y Ali le toma la palabra.

With freshly rechristened characters and brand-new dialogue, this British TV production of Othello is a "rethinking" of Shakespeare's play, albeit still retaining the original's power and potency. The story is set in the London of the near future, a crime-ridden metropolis virtually torn apart by racial hostilities. By order of the Prime Minister, black police officer John Othello (Eamonn Walker) is promoted to Commissioner, a post dearly coveted by Othello's friend, mentor and fellow officer Ben Jago (Christopher Eccleston). Seething with jealousy, Jago contrives to discredit Othello in the eyes of the public, and to destroy John's interracial marriage to the lily-white Dessie (Keeley Hawes). Among those used as unwitting dupes to gain Jago's ends are Othello's trusted lieutenant, Michael Cass (Richard Coyle), scrupulously honest police constable Alan Roderick (Del Synnott), and Jago's own wife, Lulu (Rachael Stirling).