BBC Manchester

A look at the creation of The Pogues' song "Fairytale of New York".

The story behind the epic Queen single.

A Liverpool tarmac gang set off for a contract in Middlesbrough. After a day of work, the group are approached by two gypsies who offer them a lucrative side job.

An affectionate portrait of the man and the musician in a week that sees the ex-Beatie playing at the Buckingham Palace concert. With contributions from Bono, Mike Myers , Dustin Hoffman , Meryl Streep , Cilia Black, Bob Geldof , Dale Winton , Travis and Richard Branson

A history of the British television comedy double act Morecambe & Wise to coincide with the BBC drama about their early lives.

This first major retrospective of Cash's life, times and music features contributions from his daughter Rosanne Cash and son John Carter Cash, his longtime manager Lou Robin and fellow musicians including Little Richard, Cowboy Jack Clement, Kris Kristofferson, Merle Haggard and Elvis Costello.

A BBC dramatization of the Pendle witch trials of Lancashire, England that occurred in 1616.

Victoria Wood presents the true story behind Britain's timeless comedy. Includes footage of the cast on location and incredible personal tales about the making of the series. Was Arthur Lowe really just like Captain Mainwaring? Why did the warden always end up in the water? And how did Corporal Jones find a bomb down his trousers? Find out why Dad's Army was the Queen Mother's favourite show.

A documentary on the history of Doctor Who (1963) featuring new interviews with cast and crew, transmitted as part of "Doctor Who Night" on BBC2.

Stewart Lee and Richard Herring, lacking the food and drink required to watch association football, end up instead watching a video tape in which Carol Vorderman counts down the 9 scariest horror creatures.

For Jack, the dream was to live in a castle with grounds big enough to ride a horse for two hours. For Lu, it was the dream of love. Shelagh Delaney's drama Charts 10 years of a marriage from wedding night to the present day

Taking a look back at the golden era of snooker in the 1970s and 80s.

Documentary looking back at the golden era of heavyweight boxing which occurred at the dawn of global television broadcasting.

Roy Orbison sings some of his greatest hits, including Only the Lonely, Crying, Penny Arcade, Blue Bayou, Running Scared, Candy Man, In Dreams, Mean Woman Blues, It's Over and Oh, Pretty Woman.

A feast of old chestnuts from the glory days of Christmasses past with this look at the rise and demise of the Christmas light-entertainment spectacular, from Christmas Night with the Stars to Val Doonican and Christmas Snowtime Special.

Stock car racing has caught on in in Lancashire, and beating the hell out of his 'mod stock' is Dave Neil's idea of a good Sunday out. The Fanatics follows Dave as he attempts to qualify for, and win, the Northern Championship race.

Documentary presented by Rageh Omaar which reveals the lives, hopes and fears of the young generation of Tehran, the most intriguing, talked about but least understood city in the world today. Omaar and director Paul Sapin spent a year arranging the permissions and contacts for the film, who include a renowned female photojournalist, a woman who is the CEO of an international transport company, the editor of a youth magazine, the staff at a drug rehab centre and a pop star.

Of all the English tug-of-war teams, none have been more successful than Bosley Wood Treatment who, for over 20 years, have sallied forth from their Cheshire valley to take on the might of the tug-of-war world - and beat them.