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2011
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Everything and Nothing
Everything and Nothing7.30 2011 HD
Two-part documentary which deals with two of the deepest questions there are - what is everything, and what is nothing? Professor Jim Al-Khalili...
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2015
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The Quizeum
The Quizeum1 2015 HD
Part quiz, part panel show which celebrates the UK's unique and fascinating museums.
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2014
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Bunkers Brutalism and Bloodymindedness
Bunkers Brutalism and Bloodymindedness1 2014 HD
Two-part documentary in which Jonathan Meades makes the case for 20th-century concrete Brutalist architecture in an homage to a style that he sees a...
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2016
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Britain's Lost Masterpieces
Britain's Lost Masterpieces1 2016 HD
Series tracking down lost, hidden, and misattributed paintings from local museums and galleries across Britain.
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2015
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Blood and Gold: The Making of Spain with Simon Sebag Montefiore
Blood and Gold: The Making of Spain with Simon Sebag Montefiore7.50 2015 HD
Simon Sebag Montefiore embarks on a fascinating journey to unlock 2,000 years of Spain's history.
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2006
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More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy
More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy1 2006 HD
Dawn French, interviews her favorite comediennes and asks about their upbringing, family life, entree into comedy, routines for generating material,...
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2014
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Fossil Wonderlands: Nature's Hidden Treasures
Fossil Wonderlands: Nature's Hidden Treasures1 2014 HD
Professor Richard Fortey travels to some of the greatest fossil sites on earth to discover more about the distant past.
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2016
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James May: The Reassembler
James May: The Reassembler7.13 2016 HD
When we look around our homes, sheds and garages we see an array of household objects that with one click of a button or twist of a knob will spring...
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2010
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Indian Hill Railways
Indian Hill Railways1 2010 HD
From the Himalayas in the north to the Nilgiris in the south - for a hundred years these little trains have climbed through the clouds and into the...
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2008
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What Happened Next?
What Happened Next?1 2008 HD
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2009
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The Secret Life of the Airport
The Secret Life of the Airport1 2009 HD
Documenting the rise of mass air travel, starting with a look at the advent of commercial air travel through to the dropping of prices and the rise...
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2009
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Cowards
Cowards7.00 2009 HD
Four-man sketch show packed with surprise and invention - all delivered with a unique brand of joyful deadpan absurdity.
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2014
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The Man Who Makes Things From Scratch
The Man Who Makes Things From Scratch1 2014 HD
In this series, Tom is facing a new challenge, can he make 4 everyday items using only raw materials from the UK and his own handy work?
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2010
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Come Clog Dancing: Treasures of English Folk Dance
Come Clog Dancing: Treasures of English Folk Dance1 2010 HD
Presenter Charles Hazlewood stages a 140-person flashmob clog dance and explores the history of this folk dance that originated in the collieries and...
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2016
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Handmade: By Royal Appointment
Handmade: By Royal Appointment1 2016 HD
Four-part series following the making of four beautiful objects, handcrafted by companies with a royal warrant.
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2008
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Jonathan Meades - Magnetic North
Jonathan Meades - Magnetic North9.00 2008 HD
Jonathan Meades travels from the flatlands of Flanders to Germany's spectacular Baltic coast in an attempt to decipher exactly what northernness...
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2016
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Art of Scandinavia
Art of Scandinavia10.00 2016 HD
Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the history of Scandinavia through its art.
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2019
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Victorian Sensations
Victorian Sensations1 2019 HD
Victorian Sensations transports us to the thrilling era of the 1890s. Dr Hannah Fry, Paul McGann, and Philippa Perry explore a decade of rapid change...
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2012
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A History of Art in Three Colours
A History of Art in Three Colours7.00 2012 HD
Dr James Fox explores how, in the hands of artists, the colours gold, blue and white have stirred our emotions, changed the way we behave and even...
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2018
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A Stitch in Time
A Stitch in Time1 2018 HD
Fashion historian Amber Butchart fuses biography, art and the history of fashion as she explores the lives of historical figures by examining the...