BBC - Programmes categorised as Docudramas - All Programmes Homepage Accessibility links * Skip to content * Accessibility Help BBC Account Notifications * Home * News * Sport * Weather * iPlayer * Sounds * Bitesize * CBeebies * CBBC * Food * Home * News * Sport * Business * Technology * Health * Culture * Arts * Travel * Earth * Audio * Video * Live More menu Search BBC * Home * News * Sport * Weather * iPlayer * Sounds * Bitesize * CBeebies * CBBC * Food * Home * News * Sport * Business * Technology * Health * Culture * Arts * Travel * Earth * Audio * Video * Live Close menu Programmes * Home * A-Z * Genres * Formats Main content Categories: Docudramas - All Programmes * Available now * All programmes * The Ulster John O'Neill gets to the heart of The Ulster Hospital in Belfast BBC Radio Ulster * At War with Wellington Docudrama Peter and Dan Snow investigate the diaries of Wellington's forces in the Peninsular War BBC Radio 4 * Writing the Century - Omnibus Drama series, exploring the 20th century through real correspondence and diaries BBC Radio 4 Extra * Home Front Drama serial charting life on the home front during the First World War. BBC Radio 4 Show available episodes * Armada: 12 Days to Save England Dan Snow tells the story of how England came within a whisker of disaster in summer 1588. BBC Two * The Moth Radio Hour True stories told live in the USA BBC Radio 4 Extra * 999 Dramatic reconstructions of real-life rescues and acts of bravery. BBC One * Disaster Reconstructions of events at the heart of technological disasters. BBC Two * Fighting For A Gentle Peace A series of programmes marking the 50th anniversary of the outbreak of World War Two BBC World Service Show available episodes * Medical Notes A series looking at the debilitating conditions suffered by some of the great composers BBC World Service Show available episodes * Monarchs How relevant are global monarchies in the late 20th Century? BBC World Service Show available episodes * Luther Historical docudrama series about the life of the revolutionary 16th-century German monk. BBC Two * Turning Points Drama-documentary series for children BBC Two * Space Race Series revealing the untold true story behind the Cold War race to put man into space BBC Two * House of Saddam Charting the rise and fall of one of the most significant political figures in history BBC Two * D-Day to Berlin Drama-documentary about the decisive struggle to defeat Hitler's Third Reich BBC Two * Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth The story of how Homo sapiens survived its not-too-distant past, against all the odds. BBC One * Cymry ar Brawf Drama ddogfen gyda Betsan Powys. Historical drama documentary with Betsan Powys. BBC Radio Cymru * Versailles The story of the rise and fall of one of Europe's most splendid palaces. BBC Two * Robert Harris - Selling Hitler The most sensational publishing fraud in history - the forging of Adolf Hitler's diaries BBC Radio 4 Extra * After Bannockburn Two-part historical docudrama BBC Two Northern Ireland * The Gospel of John The story of Jesus based on the word-for-word account taken from the Gospel of John. BBC Two * Larkin and Dale's Takeaway Revolution Dale Williams and Larkin Cen attempt to to set up a chain of Asian takeaways BBC One Wales * John Mortimer Presents: The Trials of Marshall Hall Tom Baker stars in reconstructions of dramatic courtroom tales from the past BBC Radio 4 Extra * Music for Misfits: The Story of Indie A look at the birth of the British indie scene and its impact on the music industry. BBC Four * John Hersey - Hiroshima Recollections of six survivors of the world's first atomic bomb drop. BBC Radio 4 Extra * Six Wives with Lucy Worsley Documentary series dramatically reconstructing events in the lives of Henry VIII's wives. BBC One Show available episodes * The Divine Michelangelo Docu-drama tracing the life of artist Michelangelo. BBC One * Walking with Monsters Part documentary series looking at the story of evolution. BBC Three * The Falklands Play Dramatisation of how the Thatcher government went to war against Argentina. BBC Four * Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore Drama documentary on the life of theatre critic and impresario Kenneth Tynan. BBC Four * Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! Dramatised portrait of the popular but troubled comic actor Kenneth Williams. BBC Four * The Age of Genius Andrew Marr explains how Edinburgh was transformed into a beacon of intellectual thought. BBC Two * Samuel Johnson: The Dictionary Man Drama documentary telling the story of the creation of the first English dictionary. BBC Four * The Last Duel Drama-documentary telling the story of one of the last trials by battle fought in Europe. BBC Four * Culloden Historical documentary about the Battle of Culloden in 1746. BBC Four * John Buchan: Master of Suspense Docudrama about the life of author John Buchan, best known for his novel The 39 Steps. BBC Four * The Real Mr Pooter Documentary about George Grossmith, author of classic comic novel The Diary of a Nobody. BBC Four * Nuremberg Trials Docudrama about the 1945 war crimes trial featuring eyewitness accounts. BBC Radio 4 Extra * The Secretary who Stole Four Million Pounds Drama-documentary about Joyti De-Laurey, the PA at Goldman Sachs who stole 4.5 million. BBC Two * The Thieving Headmistress Drama-documentary based on the true story of Colleen McCabe. BBC Two * The Double Life of Saki Drama-documentary which explores the life and work of the writer Hector Hugh Munro. BBC Four * The Somme: From Defeat to Victory How the British Army learnt modern warfare from the Battle of the Somme. BBC One * Maxwell Drama telling the final stages of media tycoon Robert Maxwell's life. BBC Four * The Double Life of Saki Drama-documentary which explores the life and work of the writer Hector Hugh Munro. BBC Four * Supergrass The story of the supergrass system, from its emergence in 1972 through to its heyday. BBC One * Playing For Time - Three Days In May 1940 Facing defeat in Dunkirk, the War Cabinet challenges Winston Churchill. BBC Radio 4 Extra * The Day India Burned - Partition Documentary about the effects of Britain's withdrawal from India in 1947. BBC Two * Air Mhuinnteareas Documentary. Three ladies reminisce about their working lives in domestic service. BBC ALBA * Wilfred Owen: A Remembrance Tale Jeremy Paxman tells the tragic story of World War One poet Wilfred Owen. 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