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  • 2011
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    Romancing the Stone: The Golden Ages of British Sculpture

    Romancing the Stone: The Golden Ages of British Sculpture

    1 2011 HD

    Alastair Sooke examines three periods in the history of British sculpture and the masterpieces they produced.

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  • 2018
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    Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village

    Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village

    3.00 2018 HD

    Archaeologist Ben Robinson explores the story of the village from Norman times to the present day. With ancient churches, castles, market places and...

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  • 2014
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    How to Get Ahead

    How to Get Ahead

    1 2014 HD

    What you had to say, do and dress in order to get ahead at various times in history

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  • 2014
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    The Wonder of Bees with Martha Kearney

    The Wonder of Bees with Martha Kearney

    1 2014 HD

    Series which follows Martha Kearney's bee-keeping year and explores the science, art and culture of the honeybee, the most ingenious insect known to...

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  • 1970
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    Heist

    Heist

    1 1970 HD

    Heist is a one-off 2008 television comedy-drama, written by Peter Harness and directed by Justin Hardy. It was completed at the end of 2006 and first...

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  • 2011
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    Agony & Ecstasy: A Year with English National Ballet

    Agony & Ecstasy: A Year with English National Ballet

    1 2011 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Brian Epstein Story: The Sun Will Shine Tomorrow Part 1

    The Brian Epstein Story: The Sun Will Shine Tomorrow Part 1

    5.00 1970 HD

    Documentary on the life of Brian Epstein, the man who brought The Beatles to fame. First in a two-part documentary examining the turbulent life and...

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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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  • 2022
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    How the BBC Began

    How the BBC Began

    1 2022 HD

    The often-hilarious stories of the BBC's first 50 years. The corporation's pioneers describe its evolution – which was often by accident rather...

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  • 2008
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    The Thirties In Colour

    The Thirties In Colour

    1 2008 HD

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  • 2010
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    Maps: Power, Plunder and Possession

    Maps: Power, Plunder and Possession

    1 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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  • 2015
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    The Inca: Masters of the Clouds

    The Inca: Masters of the Clouds

    7.50 2015 HD

    Dr Jago Cooper travels through Peru and Ecuador to reassess the origins, accomplishments and nature of one of the greatest empires the world has ever...

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  • 2013
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    Mothers, Murderers and Mistresses: Empresses of Ancient Rome

    Mothers, Murderers and Mistresses: Empresses of Ancient Rome

    8.00 2013 HD

    Professor Catharine Edwards explores the dramatic story of the women who tasted power in the Roman Empire.

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  • 2011
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    British Masters

    British Masters

    1 2011 HD

    British Masters is a three-part BBC television series on 20th century British art, presented by Dr James Fox and first broadcast in July 2011 on BBC...

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  • 2009
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    Feasts

    Feasts

    1 2009 HD

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  • 2002
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    Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy

    Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy

    6.30 2002 HD

    Over three episodes, Dawn French interviewed some of the most prolific and celebrated female comedians of the time. Later in 2006, several of the...

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  • 2009
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    I've Never Seen Star Wars

    I've Never Seen Star Wars

    1 2009 HD

    I've Never Seen Star Wars is a comedy chat show broadcast on BBC Four and BBC Two, first broadcast on 12 March 2009. Created and produced by Bill...

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  • 1970
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    Living with Modernism

    Living with Modernism

    1 1970 HD

    Living with Modernism is a television documentary series first broadcast on BBC Four in 2006. It is a companion series to Marvels of the Modern Age...

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  • 2006
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    Tory! Tory! Tory!

    Tory! Tory! Tory!

    1 2006 HD

    Tory! Tory! Tory! is a 2006 BBC television documentary series on the history of the people and ideas that formed Thatcherism told through the eyes of...

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  • 2011
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    Symphony

    Symphony

    8.00 2011 HD

    Simon Russell Beale presents a radical reappraisal of the place of the symphony in the modern world and explores the surprising way in which it has...

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