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2011
The Mountain That Had To Be Painted
The Mountain That Had To Be Painted1 2011 HD
Documentary about the painters Augustus John and James Dickson Innes who, in 1911, left London for the wild Arenig Valley in North Wales. Over three...
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2014
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II7.40 2014 HD
Deep Purple is one of the most influential and important guitar bands in history, one of the godfathers of the heavy metal genre, with over 100...
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2024
Joan Rivers at the BBC
Joan Rivers at the BBC1 2024 HD
Katherine Ryan presents a celebration of one of the biggest comedy talents to ever appear on the small screens – the razor-sharp-tongued first...
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2023
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles8.00 2023 HD
The BBC Symphony Orchestra perform a live soundtrack in this premier stage adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes thriller.
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2018
Stevie Wonder: A Musical History
Stevie Wonder: A Musical History1 2018 HD
Well-known fans celebrate Stevie Wonder and his music by selecting some of his best-loved songs. Wonder is one of the dominant figures in American...
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2018
The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci
The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci9.00 2018 HD
Janina Ramirez explores the BBC archives to create a TV history of Leonardo Da Vinci, discovering what lies beneath the Mona Lisa and even how he...
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2015
The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities
The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities4.50 2015 HD
This musical celebration charts the lives and careers of some of the biggest selling acts in Irish rock, punk and pop from Van Morrison and Thin...
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2013
4,000-Year-Old Cold Case: The Body in the Bog
4,000-Year-Old Cold Case: The Body in the Bog1 2013 HD
Documentary following the discovery and investigation of a 4,000-year-old body that was preserved in a peat bog in Cashel in the Irish midlands
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2011
The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse
The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse5.80 2011 HD
The extraordinary story of comedian Bob Monkhouse's life and career, told through the vast private archive of films, TV shows, letters and...
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2013
Mini: A Life Revisited
Mini: A Life Revisited1 2013 HD
1975 documentary about 11-year-old serial arsonist Michael 'Mini' Cooper, followed by Cooper and the film's director Franc Roddam in conversation...
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2014
Under Milk Wood
Under Milk Wood6.10 2014 HD
An all star cast unite to perform a distinctive BBC Wales Television adaptation of Dylan Thomas's radio play, presented in collaboration with...
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2009
Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop
Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop6.80 2009 HD
Fleetwood Mac are one of the biggest-selling bands of all time and still on the road. Their story, told in their own words, is an epic tale of love...
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2016
Inside Porton Down: Britain's Secret Weapons Research Facility
Inside Porton Down: Britain's Secret Weapons Research Facility1 2016 HD
Dr Michael Mosley investigates Britain's most secretive and controversial military research base, Porton Down, on its 100th anniversary. He comes...
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2018
The Dead Room
The Dead Room6.30 2018 HD
Set and filmed at the iconic Maida Vale studios, The Dead Room tells the story of a long-running radio horror series and its veteran presenter and...
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2018
The Joy of Winning
The Joy of Winning7.80 2018 HD
How to have a happier life and a better world all thanks to maths, in this witty, mind-expanding guide to the science of success with Hannah Fry. ...
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2017
The Man Who Shot Tutankhamun
The Man Who Shot Tutankhamun6.75 2017 HD
This is the story of an unsung hero of photography: Harry Burton, the man whose images of the Tutankhamun excavation created a global sensation in...
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2011
Everything and Nothing
Everything and Nothing8.50 2011 HD
what is everything, and what is nothing? Professor Jim Al-Khalili explores the true size and shape of the universe and delves into the amazing...
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2010
Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey
Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey5.50 2010 HD
Virginia Woolf said that Homer's epic poem the Odyssey was 'alive to every tremor and gleam of existence'. Following the magical and strange...
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2013
The Joy of ABBA
The Joy of ABBA8.50 2013 HD
Combining European musical influences, perfect production and lyrics of love and loss, ABBA made us fall in love with the sound of Swedish...
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2010
Forever Young: How Rock 'n' Roll Grew Up
Forever Young: How Rock 'n' Roll Grew Up1 2010 HD
Despite the mantra of 'live fast, die young', Britain's first rock 'n' roll generations are now enjoying old age. What was once about youth and...