New mood, new problems in Hungary (1986)

A documentary about the economic miracle and new changes that are taking place in Hungary, which explores a little of the history of the country.

Watchman (1986)

In 1984 D.G. Finley published ‘Watchman’, the first in a quartet of novels about a strange and beautiful house called ‘Lavenham’ in the Sussex village of Apuldram. In July the final book in the sequence...

Elvis ten years after [Part 1] (1987)

Another documentary special to coincide with the tenth anniversary of Elvis’ death on 16th August. The programme will concentrate on the effect Elvis had on Britain and his fans here and will include...

The Whitechapel Bell Foundry: And their months shall shout forth... (1987)

aka: The Bells of the White Chapel Bell Foundry

They have been casting bells in the East End of London since time immemorial. The first recorded casting at the White Chapel Foundry is 1404. Laurence Spicer visited this foundry, now one of the only two...

Elvis ten years after [Part 2] (1987)

Another documentary special to coincide with the tenth anniversary of Elvis’ death on 16th August. The programme will concentrate on the effect Elvis had on Britain and his fans here and includes interviews...

The Queen of the ocean (1987)

A dramatised documentary to mark the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, which was built in Belfast by the shipping company Harland and Wolff. She was the pride of Belfast city with her quality...

A postcard from Strasbourg: March 1987 (1987)

Another in the series of lighthearted documentaries which, this time, takes an irreverent look at the March session of the European Parliament.

The Moors murders: a documentary about Ian Brady (1987)

Abigail Bonnell looks at the part played by Myra Hindley and Ian Brady in helping the police in their renewed search of the Saddleworth Moors. These endeavours led to the discovery of the body of one of the...

A postcard from Strasbourg: October 1987 (1987)

The latest news about the European Parliament (the second session in this month: October 1987)

The innocents: a look at child abuse (1987)

A documentary about child abuse in Britain, with some testimony about experiences and investigations.