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1995
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Showstoppers
Showstoppers1 1995 HD
A series of shows featuring songs from stage and screen musicals.
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2006
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The Martians and Us
The Martians and Us1 2006 HD
Documentary series about the history of British science fiction.
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2015
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Mumbai Railway
Mumbai Railway2.00 2015 HD
From the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai, Dan Snow, Anita Rani and Robert Llewellyn explore the science behind the world's busiest railway....
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2007
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The Book Quiz
The Book Quiz1 2007 HD
The Book Quiz is a literary panel show. The first series, broadcast in 2007, was hosted by David Baddiel with a second 2008 series was hosted by...
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2016
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Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley
Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley7.30 2016 HD
Lucy Worsley travels to Russia to tell the extraordinary story of the dynasty that ruled the country for more than three centuries - the Romanovs.
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2009
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Science And Islam
Science And Islam8.00 2009 HD
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2016
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The Beginning and End of the Universe
The Beginning and End of the Universe7.20 2016 HD
Jim Al-Khalili tackles the greatest question in science - how the universe began. By recreating key experiments Jim unravels the mystery of science's...
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2019
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American History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley
American History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley8.00 2019 HD
British historian Lucy Worsley reveals how some of the biggest moments in US history are actually fibs and stories concocted by pop culture, politics...
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2004
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The Atheism Tapes
The Atheism Tapes8.00 2004 HD
The Atheism Tapes is a 2004 BBC television documentary series presented by Jonathan Miller. The material that makes up the series was originally...
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2007
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The History of the World Backwards
The History of the World Backwards1 2007 HD
The History of the World Backwards is a comedy sketch show written and starring Rob Newman. It is a mock history programme set in an alternative...
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2004
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Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief
Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief8.00 2004 HD
Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief – known in the United States as A Brief History of Disbelief – is a 2004 television documentary...
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2010
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The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea
The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea1 2010 HD
Legend has it that Queen Hatshepsut, Egypt's first female pharaoh, sent ships to the land of Punt. Cheryl Ward sets out to recreate the voyage, in...
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2020
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The Sound of TV with Neil Brand
The Sound of TV with Neil Brand1 2020 HD
Three-part documentary series that explores the history and use of music in television.
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2018
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Magic Numbers: Hannah Fry's Mysterious World of Maths
Magic Numbers: Hannah Fry's Mysterious World of Maths7.50 2018 HD
Documentary series in which Dr Hannah Fry explores the mystery of maths. Is it invented like a language or is it discovered and part of the fabric of...
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2003
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Visions of Space
Visions of Space1 2003 HD
Robert Hughes tackles the work and lives of three remarkable 20th-century architects: Albert Speer, Mies van der Rohe, and Antonio Gaudi - whose work...
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2015
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Asylum
Asylum6.50 2015 HD
Inspired by the true stories of whistle-blowers claiming asylum, Asylum is a satirical comedy about a government whistle-blower and a millionaire...
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2005
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Europe: A Natural History
Europe: A Natural History8.00 2005 HD
A series chronicling the events which shaped the continent of Europe as we now know it.
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2007
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Atom
Atom8.10 2007 HD
The story of the discovery that everything is made from atoms, one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs in history, and the brilliant minds...
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2025
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Albert Speer
Albert Speer1 2025 HD
A series of programmes about Albert Speer, Hitler's architect and armaments minister.
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2016
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Genius of the Modern World
Genius of the Modern World7.60 2016 HD
Historian Bettany Hughes retraces the lives of three great thinkers whose ideas shaped the modern world - Karl Marx, Frederick Nietzsche and Sigmund...