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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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    South Africa Walks

    South Africa Walks

    1 2010 HD

    Julia Bradbury sets out on four walks that explore South Africa's claim to be 'a world in one country', going far beyond the normal tourist...

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  • 2011
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    Sandhurst

    Sandhurst

    1 2011 HD

    Documentary series shot at the Royal Military Academy over the course of a year, following the journey of one intake of cadets through the...

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  • 1970
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    Legends

    Legends

    1 1970 HD

    A look at some true legends from the world of music.

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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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  • 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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  • 2010
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    Birds Britannia

    Birds Britannia

    1 2010 HD

    Birds Britannia is a four-part BBC Four television series about the birds of the United Kingdom, first shown in 2010. It was produced by Stephen...

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  • 2011
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    The Gene Code

    The Gene Code

    10.00 2011 HD

    Dr Adam Rutherford explores the consequences of one of the biggest scientific projects of all time - the decoding of the entire human genome.

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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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  • 2006
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    Tales from the Palaces

    Tales from the Palaces

    1 2006 HD

    Tales from the Palaces is a British television documentary series following the conservation teams inside Britain's Historic Royal Palaces: Hampton...

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  • 2016
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    Nature's Wonderlands: Islands of Evolution

    Nature's Wonderlands: Islands of Evolution

    1 2016 HD

    Three-part series in which Professor Richard Fortey investigates why islands are natural laboratories of evolution and meets some of the unique and...

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  • 2023
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    Spring Walks

    Spring Walks

    1 2023 HD

    Take a gentle walk as familiar faces explore landscapes in the north of England in this series of immersive and intimate documentaries.

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  • 2018
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    What We Were Watching

    What We Were Watching

    7.50 2018 HD

    Join Grace Dent on a televisual trip back in time.

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  • 2014
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    Britain's Whale Hunters: The Untold Story

    Britain's Whale Hunters: The Untold Story

    1 2014 HD

    Adam Nicolson looks at how and why whale populations were so drastically reduced in the 20th century, and attempts to see whaling through the eyes of...

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  • 2019
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    Rhythms of India

    Rhythms of India

    1 2019 HD

    Composer Soumik Datta travels around India exploring the country's rich and diverse culture and history through its music.

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  • 2018
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    Oceans Apart: Art and the Pacific with James Fox

    Oceans Apart: Art and the Pacific with James Fox

    1 2018 HD

    Art historian Dr James Fox traces the momentous impact of the west's contact with the peoples and cultures of the Pacific. It is a story of...

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  • 2011
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    Ceramics A Fragile History

    Ceramics A Fragile History

    1 2011 HD

    Ceramics are one of the oldest and most-fundamental art forms around. Ceramics are used for everything from eating and drinking to celebrating birth,...

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  • 2003
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    Meades Eats

    Meades Eats

    1 2003 HD

    Meades asks if Britain really has suffered a "Gastronomic Revolution", and offers an A-Z of British food.

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  • 2012
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    How does It Work?

    How does It Work?

    1 2012 HD

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  • 2020
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    How to Make

    How to Make

    1 2020 HD

    Zoe Laughlin, designer, maker and materials engineer, is fascinated by the science and technology hidden within the everyday objects we take for...

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