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Blankety Blank is a British comedy game show based on the 1977–1979 Australian game show Blankety Blanks. The British version ran from 18 January 1979 to 12 March 1990 on BBC One, hosted first by Terry Wogan and later by Les Dawson. Regular members of the celebrity panel on this version included Kenny Everett, Lorraine Chase, Gareth Hunt, Gary Davies, and Cheryl Baker. A revival fronted by Lily Savage was produced by the BBC from 26 December 1997 to 28 December 1999, followed by ITV from 7 Jan

Yves Auberson, a former professional golfer, has Parkinson's disease since he was 35. As he suffers dyskinesia, he sets himself a challenge : walk all around the Swiss Alps, travelling more than 1000 kilometers, to prove that his disease didn't doom him to inactivity.

Disillusioned after a long career at Sunshine Desserts, Perrin goes through a mid-life crisis and fakes his own death. Returning in disguise after various attempts at finding a 'new life', he gets his old job back and finds nothing has changed. He is eventually found out, and in the second series has success with a chain of shops selling useless junk. That becomes so successful that he feels he has created a monster and decides to destroy it. In the third and final series he has a dream of formi

A story about a mostly normal young man who makes the most out of fitting in when he obviously doesn't.

From Hamilton to Wicked, this celebration of musical theatre is packed full of performances from the nation's best-loved shows. Hosted by Jason Manford. [S]

In a concert recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, Howard Keel talks about his varied career and sings some memorable favourites from the many musical productions in which he starred. [S]

Recorded from the West End, Kiss Me Kate follows a pair of divorced actors brought together to participate in a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a great deal like the characters they play, and they must work together when mistaken identities get them mixed up with the mafia.

Celia Imrie celebrates the cinema's marvellous movie musicals, venturing back through the BBC's archives to look at film's most joyous and arguably enduring genre. Also in HD. [S]

Ten years on from the original Frozen Planet, this documentary series takes audiences back to the wildernesses of the Arctic and Antarctica and tells the complete story of the entire frozen quarter of our planet that’s locked in ice and blanketed in snow.

Series tracking down lost, hidden, and misattributed paintings from local museums and galleries across Britain.

Art critic and journalist Alastair Sooke explores Greek art and sheds light on its unique style and the cultural richness it embodies.

David Olusoga looks back on the 1986 BBC drama documentary Artists and Models. [S] [HD]