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  • 2018
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    Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

    Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

    7.10 2018 HD

    Mark Kermode reveals the film-making tricks and techniques behind classic movie genres, from romcoms to horrors.

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  • 2012
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    Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings

    Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings

    4.50 2012 HD

    Through this three part series Art Historian Dr Janina Ramirez tells the story of the Medieval monarchy as preserved through stunning illuminated...

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  • 2024
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    Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?

    Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?

    1 2024 HD

    No easy answers? Decision-makers from Kissinger to Rice revisit how the US responded to conflicts from Rwanda to Iraq. Faced with human suffering -...

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  • 2012
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    Punk Britannia

    Punk Britannia

    7.50 2012 HD

    A brand new take on the most transformative force in British popular music history.

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  • 1987
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    The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

    The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

    8.00 1987 HD

    Ed Asner tells the story of RKO Pictures from the 1920s to the 1960s.

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  • 2018
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    There She Goes

    There She Goes

    8.20 2018 HD

    Comedy drama that shines a light on the day-to-day life of a family looking after their severely learning disabled girl, Rosie.

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  • 2017
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    Bucket

    Bucket

    5.80 2017 HD

    Reserved history teacher Fran has long had a strained relationship with her eccentric, free-spirit mother Mim. When Mim announces that she is dying...

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  • 2005
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    Europe: A Natural History

    Europe: A Natural History

    8.00 2005 HD

    A series chronicling the events which shaped the continent of Europe as we now know it.

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  • 2015
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    Artsnight

    Artsnight

    1 2015 HD

    An art magazine show guest-edited by a different personality each week.

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  • 2013
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    Secret Knowledge

    Secret Knowledge

    1 2013 HD

    In a series of authored films, some of our most engaging experts reveal their favourite hidden objects, forgotten places and artistic passions.

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  • 1995
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    Parkinson: The Interviews

    Parkinson: The Interviews

    1 1995 HD

    Michael Parkinson reflects on the most memorable subjects of his interviews from the 1970s and 1980s.

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  • 2007
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    Fanny Hill

    Fanny Hill

    7.20 2007 HD

    Two-part TV drama based on the novel by John Cleland. Set in the 18th century, the story of a young country girl who through financial neccessity...

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  • 2007
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    Atom

    Atom

    8.10 2007 HD

    The story of the discovery that everything is made from atoms, one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs in history, and the brilliant minds...

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  • 2012
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    The Story of Musicals

    The Story of Musicals

    1 2012 HD

    A three-part series exploring how the British musical became a driving force behind musical theatre around the world — a tale of shows, daring,...

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  • 2006
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    Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe

    Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe

    8.10 2006 HD

    Charlie Brooker's acerbic take on recent TV contains reviews of current shows, as well as stories and commentary on how television is produced.

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  • 1998
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    The Fifty Years War: Israel and the Arabs

    The Fifty Years War: Israel and the Arabs

    1 1998 HD

    The main decision-makers from Israel, the Arab states, Russia and the US tell the inside story of the Arab-Israel conflict.

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  • 2014
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    Puppy Love

    Puppy Love

    6.00 2014 HD

    Comedy series set around a Wirral-based dog training class.

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  • 2020
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    Art of Persia

    Art of Persia

    8.40 2020 HD

    Broadcaster and journalist Samira Ahmed goes on a remarkable journey to places rarely seen, as she travels through Iran, telling the story of a...

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  • 2013
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    A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley

    A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley

    8.30 2013 HD

    This documentary takes a look at some of the most horrible and despicable murders in modern British history. From Jack the Ripper in the 1880s to...

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  • 2010
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    The Great Outdoors

    The Great Outdoors

    6.00 2010 HD

    The Great Outdoors was a British television sitcom. The show follows the friendships of a misfit rambling club in Southern England in which...

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