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2013
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The High Art of the Low Countries
The High Art of the Low Countries1 2013 HD
This 3 part series is presented by the British Art Critic, Andrew Graham-Dixon. He explores the Low Countries of the Netherlands and Belgium and how...
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2010
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Maps: Power, Plunder and Possession
Maps: Power, Plunder and Possession1 2010 HD
Map expert Professor Jerry Brotton uncovers how maps aren't simply about getting from A to B, but are revealing snapshots of defining moments in...
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2011
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Agony & Ecstasy: A Year with English National Ballet
Agony & Ecstasy: A Year with English National Ballet1 2011 HD
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2012
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Metalworks!
Metalworks!6.00 2012 HD
Series looking at aspects of British metalworking over the centuries, including the art of the silversmith, the history of armour and the work of the...
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2012
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Order & Disorder
Order & Disorder1 2012 HD
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2015
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Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version
Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version1 2015 HD
The cover version has always been a staple of the pop charts. Yet it's often been viewed as the poor relation of writing your own songs. This film...
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2013
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Fabric of Britain
Fabric of Britain1 2013 HD
Series of documentaries exploring Britain's relationship with fabric, featuring knitting, needlework and wallpaper.
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2020
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Age of the Image
Age of the Image8.00 2020 HD
Documentary series in which art historian James Fox explores how the power of images has transformed the modern world.
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2019
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The Yorkshire Ripper Files: A Very British Crime Story
The Yorkshire Ripper Files: A Very British Crime Story7.00 2019 HD
The case of the Yorkshire Ripper is re-examined by film-maker Liza Williams.
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2010
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Chemistry: A Volatile History
Chemistry: A Volatile History4.70 2010 HD
Jim Al-Khalili traces the story of how the elements, the building blocks that make up our entire world, were discovered and mapped.
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2015
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Rock 'n' Roll America
Rock 'n' Roll America9.00 2015 HD
A three-part series tracing the history of American rock 'n' roll music from the 1950s onwards.
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2016
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Revolution and Romance: Musical Masters of the 19th Century
Revolution and Romance: Musical Masters of the 19th Century1 2016 HD
In this series Suzy Klein examines how music transformed throughout the 19th century. The host discusses the political history and the industrial...
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2017
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Art of France
Art of France8.00 2017 HD
Andrew Graham-Dixon examines the history of French art, revealing how it emerged from a struggle between tradition and revolution, and rulers and...
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2016
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UK's Best Part-Time Band
UK's Best Part-Time Band1 2016 HD
Rhod Gilbert enlists the help of a series of musical legends to scour the country in search of the best of the UK's unsung musicians - who regularly...
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2016
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Nature's Wonderlands: Islands of Evolution
Nature's Wonderlands: Islands of Evolution1 2016 HD
Three-part series in which Professor Richard Fortey investigates why islands are natural laboratories of evolution and meets some of the unique and...
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2018
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Oceans Apart: Art and the Pacific with James Fox
Oceans Apart: Art and the Pacific with James Fox1 2018 HD
Art historian Dr James Fox traces the momentous impact of the west's contact with the peoples and cultures of the Pacific. It is a story of...
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2015
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Catching History's Criminals: The Forensics Story
Catching History's Criminals: The Forensics Story7.50 2015 HD
Catching History's Criminals: The Forensics Story
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1970
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How to Be a Composer
How to Be a Composer1 1970 HD
Journalist and critic Paul Morley spends a year learning the art of musical composition
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2010
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Al Murray's German Adventure
Al Murray's German Adventure1 2010 HD
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2018
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Handmade in the Pacific
Handmade in the Pacific1 2018 HD
A series which shows the manufacture of some traditional artefacts in Australia, Rurutu, New Zealand and Hawaii.