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  • 2010
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    The Boats That Built Britain

    The Boats That Built Britain

    1 2010 HD

    Sailor and writer Tom Cunliffe takes a voyage through the history of British seafaring and puts some of the vessels featured in the programme through...

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  • 2014
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    Castles: Britain's Fortified History

    Castles: Britain's Fortified History

    10.00 2014 HD

    Historian Sam Willis traces the story of Britain's castles and their unique role in our history, art and literature.

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  • 1970
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    How to Be a Composer

    How to Be a Composer

    1 1970 HD

    Journalist and critic Paul Morley spends a year learning the art of musical composition

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  • 2012
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    How does It Work?

    How does It Work?

    1 2012 HD

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  • 2009
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    Art Deco Icons

    Art Deco Icons

    1 2009 HD

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  • 1970
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    Legends

    Legends

    1 1970 HD

    A look at some true legends from the world of music.

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  • 2010
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    The First Men in the Moon

    The First Men in the Moon

    1 2010 HD

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  • 2019
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    Rhythms of India

    Rhythms of India

    1 2019 HD

    Composer Soumik Datta travels around India exploring the country's rich and diverse culture and history through its music.

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  • 2007
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    Travels with a Tangerine

    Travels with a Tangerine

    1 2007 HD

    Arabic scholar Tim Mackintosh-Smith journeys 75,000 miles through 40 countries in the footsteps of 14th century traveller Ibn Battutah, who was born...

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  • 2015
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    Britain's Outlaws: Highwaymen, Pirates and Rogues

    Britain's Outlaws: Highwaymen, Pirates and Rogues

    1 2015 HD

    Dr Sam Willis charts the history of the British outlaws.

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  • 2021
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    Lights Up

    Lights Up

    1 2021 HD

    A virtual theatre festival staged in lockdown. Household names join groundbreaking new talent - pushing the boundaries of what theatre can be when...

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  • 2003
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    Meades Eats

    Meades Eats

    1 2003 HD

    Meades asks if Britain really has suffered a "Gastronomic Revolution", and offers an A-Z of British food.

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  • 2019
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    Charles I: Downfall of a King

    Charles I: Downfall of a King

    8.00 2019 HD

    Historian Lisa Hilton discovers how, in just fifty tempestuous days, Charles I’s rule collapsed, laying the foundations for civil war, the loss...

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  • 2018
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    Hits, Hype & Hustle: An Insider's Guide to the Music Business

    Hits, Hype & Hustle: An Insider's Guide to the Music Business

    1 2018 HD

    What does it take to spot a pop genius? To break a global act, to book a million-selling tour or reunite music legends to great acclaim - and huge...

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  • 2009
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    Culture Fix

    Culture Fix

    1 2009 HD

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  • 2016
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    Masters of the Pacific Coast: The Tribes of the American Northwest

    Masters of the Pacific Coast: The Tribes of the American Northwest

    8.00 2016 HD

    Dr Jago Cooper explores the extraordinary and resilient culture of the American Northwest, revealing one the most inspiring stories in human history.

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  • 2018
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    What We Were Watching

    What We Were Watching

    7.50 2018 HD

    Join Grace Dent on a televisual trip back in time.

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  • 2018
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    Turtle, Eagle, Cheetah: A Slow Odyssey

    Turtle, Eagle, Cheetah: A Slow Odyssey

    1 2018 HD

    Riding onboard with a cheetah, a green turtle and a white-tailed sea eagle as they show us around their homes, with natural sounds and embedded...

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    Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

    Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

    1 1970 HD

    Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! is a 2006 BBC Four television play starring Michael Sheen as the English comic actor Kenneth Williams, based on...

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  • 2010
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    Shooting the War

    Shooting the War

    6.00 2010 HD

    Series looking at how WW2 was documented by German and British amateur home movie makers.

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