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  • 2004
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    The Atheism Tapes

    The Atheism Tapes

    8.00 2004 HD

    The Atheism Tapes is a 2004 BBC television documentary series presented by Jonathan Miller. The material that makes up the series was originally...

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  • 2016
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    Britain's Lost Masterpieces

    Britain's Lost Masterpieces

    1 2016 HD

    Series tracking down lost, hidden, and misattributed paintings from local museums and galleries across Britain.

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  • 2016
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    The Big Thinkers

    The Big Thinkers

    1 2016 HD

    Series of investigative science documentaries.

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  • 2010
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    Come Clog Dancing: Treasures of English Folk Dance

    Come Clog Dancing: Treasures of English Folk Dance

    1 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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  • 2013
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    King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons

    King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons

    7.00 2013 HD

    Michael Wood argues that the most important and influential British kings were a father, son and grandson who lived over a thousand years ago during...

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  • 2011
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    The Beauty of Books

    The Beauty of Books

    1 2011 HD

    Series combining human stories, expert interviews, book illustrations and historic archive to reveal the beauty of books.

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  • 2012
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    Harlots, Housewives and Heroines: A 17th Century History for Girls

    Harlots, Housewives and Heroines: A 17th Century History for Girls

    4.00 2012 HD

    Historian Dr Lucy Worsley immerses herself in the world of Restoration England, exploring the captivating lives of the women of the period.

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  • 2013
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    Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork

    Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork

    1 2013 HD

    Series looking at the British genius for woodwork over the centuries.

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  • 2009
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    It's Only a Theory

    It's Only a Theory

    1.50 2009 HD

    It's Only a Theory is a British television panel game show, first aired on BBC Four in 2009. It was conceived by and starred Andy Hamilton 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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  • 2014
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    Fossil Wonderlands: Nature's Hidden Treasures

    Fossil Wonderlands: Nature's Hidden Treasures

    1 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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  • 2020
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    Being Beethoven

    Being Beethoven

    8.00 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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  • 2018
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    Size Matters

    Size Matters

    6.00 2018 HD

    Hannah Fry takes a spectacular look at the science of size by imagining a parallel world in which everything is made bigger or smaller.

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  • 2015
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    A Very British Romance with Lucy Worsley

    A Very British Romance with Lucy Worsley

    8.30 2015 HD

    Lucy Worsley delves into the history of romance to uncover the forces shaping our very British happily ever after and how our feelings have been...

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  • 2011
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    Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency

    Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency

    7.00 2011 HD

    Historian Lucy Worsley presents a series marking the 200th anniversary of one of the most explosive and creative decades in British history, the...

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  • 2017
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    The Art of Japanese Life

    The Art of Japanese Life

    8.70 2017 HD

    Dr James Fox looks at the art and culture of Japan.

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  • 2012
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    Order and Disorder

    Order and Disorder

    6.20 2012 HD

    Professor Jim Al-Khalili investigates the important concepts of energy and information.

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  • 2007
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    Racism: A History

    Racism: A History

    7.00 2007 HD

    Racism: A History is a three-part British documentary series originally broadcast on BBC Four in March 2007. It was part of the season of programmes...

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  • 2006
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    Never Mind the Full Stops

    Never Mind the Full Stops

    8.00 2006 HD

    Never Mind the Full Stops is a British television panel game based on the English language, its idiosyncrasies, and its misuse. It is hosted by the...

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  • 2009
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    Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe

    Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe

    7.00 2009 HD

    Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe was a special one-off British, video game culture show by Charlie Brooker, aired in September 2009 during the BBC's...

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