Really glad to know I am not alone in liking this channel as both my wife and I tend to turn to this more than any other now. What is great about it is the unexpected gems of newsreels and filmed 'glimpses' of life that don't feature in the printed TV schedules in the papers or TV mags.
Ian mentions the old television serials and these change intermittently. Earlier on in the year a series of the Invisible Man was aired complete with much footage of him driving his Austin Healey 3000 - mainly on empty arterial roads.
Also really liked 'The Magnet' Ian. Charming film with great location footage of Merseyside showing its broader diversity.