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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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    The High Art of the Low Countries

    The High Art of the Low Countries

    1 2013 HD

    This 3 part series is presented by the British Art Critic, Andrew Graham-Dixon. He explores the Low Countries of the Netherlands and Belgium and how...

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  • 2017
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    An Art Lovers' Guide

    An Art Lovers' Guide

    1 2017 HD

    With sumptuous palaces, exquisite artworks and stunning architecture, every great city offers a dizzying multitude of cultural highlights. So what...

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  • 2012
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    Sex and Sensibility: The Allure of Art Nouveau

    Sex and Sensibility: The Allure of Art Nouveau

    1 2012 HD

    How the Art Nouveau movement flourished in the burgeoning cities of Europe at the end of the 19th century.

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  • 2007
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    Monsoon Railway

    Monsoon Railway

    1 2007 HD

    Director Gerry Troyna, painting an affectionate portrait of the Indian railway culture.

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  • 2016
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    Light and Dark

    Light and Dark

    6.40 2016 HD

    Professor Jim Al-Khalili shows how, by uncovering its secrets, scientists have used light to reveal the universe.

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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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    Fabric of Britain

    Fabric of Britain

    1 2013 HD

    Series of documentaries exploring Britain's relationship with fabric, featuring knitting, needlework and wallpaper.

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  • 2007
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    Paul Merton's Silent Clowns

    Paul Merton's Silent Clowns

    1 2007 HD

    Paul Merton profiles some of the great stars of silent comedy, examining their lives and works, and uncovering seldom-seen material

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  • 2015
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    Rock 'n' Roll America

    Rock 'n' Roll America

    9.00 2015 HD

    A three-part series tracing the history of American rock 'n' roll music from the 1950s onwards.

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  • 2018
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    Beach Live: Jurassic Coast Revealed

    Beach Live: Jurassic Coast Revealed

    1 2018 HD

    Dan Snow and wildlife experts Lucy Cooke and Niall Strawson uncover historical, geological and wildlife treasures live from the Jurassic Coast in...

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  • 2008
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    10 Things You Didn't Know About...

    10 Things You Didn't Know About...

    8.00 2008 HD

    Iain Stewart reveals some surprising facts about the world's most destructive and spectacular natural phenomena, from earthquakes and tsunamis to...

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  • 2010
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    Art of the Sea

    Art of the Sea

    1 2010 HD

    Writer and poet Owen Sheers explores British art and literature inspired by the high seas.

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  • 2009
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    Baroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's

    Baroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's

    7.70 2009 HD

    In this three-part documentary series Waldemar Januszczak discovers paintings, sculptures and architecture of the Baroque period. Starting from the...

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  • 2010
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    The Beauty of Maps

    The Beauty of Maps

    1 2010 HD

    Documentary series looking at maps in incredible detail to highlight their artistic attributions and reveal the stories that they tell.

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  • 2018
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    The NHS: A People's History

    The NHS: A People's History

    1 2018 HD

    A crowdsourced social history of the NHS, told through people's treasured mementoes, whether they be the unsung medical heroes of the staff or the...

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  • 2019
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    The Troubles: A Secret History

    The Troubles: A Secret History

    8.00 2019 HD

    In a landmark 7-part series, Spotlight - Northern Ireland’s leading team of investigative journalists - reveal important new discoveries about...

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  • 2020
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    Being Beethoven

    Being Beethoven

    1 2020 HD

    Marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth in 1770, a documentary series that focuses on the real, complex and often difficult man behind the...

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  • 2014
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    The Secret Life of Books

    The Secret Life of Books

    1 2014 HD

    Classic books are considered with a fresh eye. Returning to the authors' original manuscripts and letters, expert writers and performers bring their...

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  • 2009
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    Electric Dreams

    Electric Dreams

    8.00 2009 HD

    A family of six and their home are stripped of all their modern technology to live a life of decades past. In each episode, the family lives through...

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