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  • 2016
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    Handmade: By Royal Appointment

    Handmade: By Royal Appointment

    1 2016 HD

    Four-part series following the making of four beautiful objects, handcrafted by companies with a royal warrant.

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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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  • 2012
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    Timothy Spall: All at Sea

    Timothy Spall: All at Sea

    1 2012 HD

    Timothy Spall and his wife Shane are back on board their beloved barge the Princess Matilda as they conclude their trip around the British coast.

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  • 2010
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    Britain by Bike

    Britain by Bike

    1 2010 HD

    Clare Balding embarks on a pedal-powered odyssey across Britain to rediscover the magical world of 1950s cycling

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  • 2009
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    Science And Islam

    Science And Islam

    8.00 2009 HD

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  • 2010
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    Timothy Spall: Somewhere at Sea

    Timothy Spall: Somewhere at Sea

    1 2010 HD

    A mini-odyssey along the coast from Cornwall to Wales in the company of the actor Timothy Spall and his wife Shane on their Dutch barge.

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  • 2008
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    Railway Walks with Julia Bradbury

    Railway Walks with Julia Bradbury

    7.00 2008 HD

    Julia Bradbury takes a series of walks following the old tracks, overgrown cuttings and ancient viaducts of Britain's lost rail empire.

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  • 2006
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    Lost Cities of the Ancients

    Lost Cities of the Ancients

    7.20 2006 HD

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  • 2016
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    Going Forward

    Going Forward

    1 2016 HD

    Three-part dark comedy series about three days in the life of a sandwich generation couple - a care worker and a limo driver - who have put their...

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  • 2019
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    Planespotting Live

    Planespotting Live

    1 2019 HD

    The joy of a very British hobby, brought to you by Peter Snow and his team, revealing the hidden histories, engineering marvels and true pleasures of...

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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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    Timothy Spall: Back At Sea

    Timothy Spall: Back At Sea

    8.00 2011 HD

    Untrained mariner Timothy Spall has spent a fortune on technology for his new challenge - the unpredictable Irish Sea - as he and his wife continue...

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  • 2016
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    Genius of the Modern World

    Genius of the Modern World

    7.60 2016 HD

    Historian Bettany Hughes retraces the lives of three great thinkers whose ideas shaped the modern world - Karl Marx, Frederick Nietzsche and Sigmund...

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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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  • 2020
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    Einstein's Quantum Riddle

    Einstein's Quantum Riddle

    10.00 2020 HD

    The story of quantum entanglement, perhaps the strangest concept in science. Mind-bending concepts and brilliant experiments lead us to a profound...

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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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  • 2009
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    Henry VIII: Patron or Plunderer?

    Henry VIII: Patron or Plunderer?

    1 2009 HD

    During the reign of Henry VIII much was created buildings, music, artworks. Did this compensate for the destruction of the monastries and their...

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  • 2007
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    The Book Quiz

    The Book Quiz

    1 2007 HD

    The Book Quiz is a literary panel show. The first series, broadcast in 2007, was hosted by David Baddiel with a second 2008 series was hosted by...

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  • 2007
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    Visions of the Future

    Visions of the Future

    8.50 2007 HD

    Visions of the Future is a 2007 documentary television series aired on the BBC Four television channel. The series stars theoretical physicist and...

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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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