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  • 2003
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    Holidays in the Danger Zone

    Holidays in the Danger Zone

    1 2003 HD

    Holidays in the Danger Zone is a series of documentaries, originally broadcast on BBC Four in the UK. They have also been shown on BBC Two and...

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  • 2012
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    A History of Art in Three Colours

    A History of Art in Three Colours

    7.00 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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  • 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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    The Beauty of Diagrams

    The Beauty of Diagrams

    1 2010 HD

    Mathematician Marcus du Sautoy explores the stories behind some of the most familiar scientific diagrams.

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  • 1970
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    What Darwin Didn't Know

    What Darwin Didn't Know

    1 1970 HD

    What Darwin Didn't Know is a documentary show on BBC Four presented by Armand Marie Leroi which charts the progress in the field of Evolutionary...

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  • 2012
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    Treasures of Ancient Rome

    Treasures of Ancient Rome

    7.00 2012 HD

    Treasures of Ancient Rome is a 2012 three-part documentary written and presented by Alastair Sooke. The series was produced by the BBC, and...

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  • 2008
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    My New Best Friend

    My New Best Friend

    1 2008 HD

    Three-part documentary series about the importance and nature of friendship among children, told from their point of view. Shot over eight months and...

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  • 2017
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    The Live Lounge Show

    The Live Lounge Show

    1 2017 HD

    Clara Amfo takes us behind the scenes of Radio 1's Live Lounge - the biggest live studio showcase in the world.

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  • 2012
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    Jonathan Meades On France

    Jonathan Meades On France

    1 2012 HD

    Jonathan Meades scrutinises the 95 per cent of France that Brits drive through and don't notice en route to the 5 per cent that conforms to their...

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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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  • 2014
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    Rococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness

    Rococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness

    1 2014 HD

    Rococo art is often dismissed as frivolous. But Waldemar Januszczak disagrees and in this three-part series he tries to bring Rococo art closer to...

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  • 2015
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    Power to the People

    Power to the People

    1 2015 HD

    Observational documentary series following life at one of Britain's 'Big Six' energy companies, SSE. Filmed over a year, it tells the story of an...

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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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  • 2011
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    Law of the Dragon

    Law of the Dragon

    1 2011 HD

    Examine how justice is served in rural areas of China so remote and isolated that the villagers have almost no contact with, and are deeply...

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  • 2019
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    Secrets of Skin

    Secrets of Skin

    1 2019 HD

    Featuring groundbreaking new science, experiments and leading scientists from a variety of disciplines, the series unravels the natural history of...

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  • 2009
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    The Secret Life of the Airport

    The Secret Life of the Airport

    1 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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  • 2012
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    Tales From The Wild Wood

    Tales From The Wild Wood

    1 2012 HD

    Writer and woodsman Rob Penn begins a year-long project to bring part of an abandoned woodland, Strawberry Cottage Wood, back to life.

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  • 2013
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    Endeavour: Everest

    Endeavour: Everest

    1 2013 HD

    Series looking at three Everest expeditions - by balloon, canoe and climbing without oxygen.

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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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  • 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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