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  • 2010
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    Julia Bradbury's German Wanderlust

    Julia Bradbury's German Wanderlust

    1 2010 HD

    Julia Bradbury takes her boots and backpack to the Continent to explore the landscape of Germany and the cultural movement that made it famous -...

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  • 2012
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    Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies

    Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies

    1 2012 HD

    Series which celebrates an unlikely story of outstanding British aviation achievement at a time of national austerity, the breathtaking planes that...

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  • 2014
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    World War I at Home

    World War I at Home

    1 2014 HD

    Stories about the impact of World War I around the regions.

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  • 2010
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    Churches: How to Read Them

    Churches: How to Read Them

    10.00 2010 HD

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  • 2019
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    Lost Films of WWII

    Lost Films of WWII

    1 2019 HD

    The story of what it felt like to live in Britain during World War II, told through the eyewitness accounts and cine films of ordinary people.

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  • 2009
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    Mud Sweat and Tractors: The Story of Agriculture

    Mud Sweat and Tractors: The Story of Agriculture

    1 2009 HD

    Series looking at the history of 20th-century farming in Britain.

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  • 2020
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    The Sound of TV with Neil Brand

    The Sound of TV with Neil Brand

    1 2020 HD

    Three-part documentary series that explores the history and use of music in television.

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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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  • 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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  • 2018
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    Danceworks

    Danceworks

    1 2018 HD

    With intimate, behind-the-stage access, these short films explore the creative process of extraordinary dancers and choreographers as they rehearse...

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  • 2018
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    The Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story

    The Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story

    1.00 2018 HD

    In 1955 Ruth Ellis was the last woman hanged in Britain for the murder of her lover. In this investigative three-part series film-maker Gillian...

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  • 2012
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    How It Works

    How It Works

    1 2012 HD

    Mark Miodownik reveals how the properties of materials are made to work for us

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  • 2006
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    Voyages Of Discovery

    Voyages Of Discovery

    1 2006 HD

    Series in which explorer Paul Rose celebrates the achievements of famous seamen and explorers

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  • 2008
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    The Art of Spain

    The Art of Spain

    8.00 2008 HD

    The Art of Spain is a BBC Four documentary series on Spanish art presented by Andrew Graham-Dixon. It consists of three one-hour episodes, and...

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  • 2014
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    Castles: Britain's Fortified History

    Castles: Britain's Fortified History

    10.00 2014 HD

    Historian Sam Willis traces the story of Britain's castles and their unique role in our history, art and literature.

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  • 2015
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    Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version

    Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version

    1 2015 HD

    The cover version has always been a staple of the pop charts. Yet it's often been viewed as the poor relation of writing your own songs. This film...

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  • 2007
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    The Wonderful World of Albert Kahn

    The Wonderful World of Albert Kahn

    0.50 2007 HD

    Documentary series about Albert Kahn's photographic Archive of the Planet. For a quarter of a century, Kahn supplied a team of photographers with...

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  • 2012
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    Metalworks!

    Metalworks!

    6.00 2012 HD

    Series looking at aspects of British metalworking over the centuries, including the art of the silversmith, the history of armour and the work of the...

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  • 2020
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    Soul America

    Soul America

    1 2020 HD

    A three-part docuseries chronicling the journey of soul music, from its birth out of gospel and R&B in the 1960s, when it delivered an assertive,...

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  • 2007
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    Art of Eternity

    Art of Eternity

    1 2007 HD

    How should art depict the relationship between man and God? How can art best express eternal values? Can you, and should you, portray the face of...

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