A Look at Liv (1979)

With a diverse set of hosts from all facets of music and pop culture, A Year in Music examines each year from a unique perspective. Not only does A Year in Music dive into the year's biggest band albums, breakups and breakthroughs, but also the political and social relevance of the time. Each episode puts the year's relevance in a bigger context of its overall effect on music.

For centuries, humans have been drawing what they see in the night sky through telescopes. But there is something about a photograph that can make you feel you are right there, up close to the moon, planet, star or galaxy you are looking at. Having the light from those distance objects, fixed in an image, has meant scientists can analyse and understand the beautiful universe around us. So, this month, the Sky at Night is looking at the wonderful world of astrophotography.

Gripped by sexual desire, nuns pleasure themselves and each other in fear of the Mother Superior. One night, a wounded man is found on the grounds, and becomes connected to a mysterious pagan statue on the premises.

A look at the way Handel's MESSIAH became popular in 1750 as a benefit for the newly-created Foundling Hospital in London.

In the first of two programmes to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Moon landings, the Sky at Night team take a look at the latest plans to return to the Moon. Recently, China, Israel and India have all sent major missions to the Moon. The Europeans and Americans are planning to build a space station in permanent orbit around the Moon. And NASA has just announced that they plan to land astronauts on the Moon’s surface within five years. It all suggests that we are on the verge of a new golden age in lunar exploration.

A look at two missions attempting one of the most difficult feats of space exploration - to collect a rock from another world. This episode checks in on the US and Japanese attempts to bring a piece of an asteroid back to Earth. The missions have taken decades of planning, but the results will be worth it. We find out how studying these space rocks can teach us about the origins of our solar system and may one day help save Earth from a catastrophic collision.

David Jason narrates a look at the origins and legacy of the iconic aircraft that played a pivotal role in the Second World War.

Five rare full colour films featuring the submarine HMS Artemis voyaging the Arctic Circle, the aircraft carrier Ark Royal in the Mediterranean, a fast-paced review of RN forces in the 1970s, a look at Artificers in the Navy and a career guide for prospective officers. A highly collectable and totally unique series. Many of the films featured have never been made public before. The films feature a wealth of rare footage of RN ships, weaponry, exercises, tactics, training and facilities.

A boy and his brother don't get along well. In order to let their ill mother rest, they're separated and sent each one with their relatives.

A documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms grew. We enjoy a trip through the comedy archive in the company of the people who made some of the very best British sitcoms. From The Likely Lads to I'm Alan Partridge, we find out the inspiration behind some of the most-loved characters and how they reflect the times in which they were living.