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2017
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Handmade in Japan
Handmade in Japan7.00 2017 HD
A look at traditional Japanese crafts and craftspeople. Each edition of the series follows the work of those making a culturally important product in...
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2010
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Johnny Kingdom's Year with the Birds
Johnny Kingdom's Year with the Birds1 2010 HD
Johnny Kingdom spends a year following and filming some of the bird species he finds near his home and on his land.
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2019
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Rhythms of India
Rhythms of India1 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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1993
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Locomotion
Locomotion1 1993 HD
This television documentary in four episodes features interviews, archival footage, and scenery to trace the history of railroads from Victorian...
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2008
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Travellers' Century
Travellers' Century1 2008 HD
Travellers' Century is a 2008 BBC Television documentary series presented by Benedict Allen that profiles the lives of three influential 20th century...
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2015
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Britain's Outlaws: Highwaymen, Pirates and Rogues
Britain's Outlaws: Highwaymen, Pirates and Rogues1 2015 HD
Dr Sam Willis charts the history of the British outlaws.
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2009
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Art Deco Icons
Art Deco Icons1 2009 HD
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2007
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The Man Who Walked Across the World
The Man Who Walked Across the World1 2007 HD
Series of documentary travelogues following in the footsteps of 14th Century Moroccan scholar Ibn Battutah, who covered 75,000 miles, 40 countries...
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2012
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Survivors: Nature's Indestructible Creatures
Survivors: Nature's Indestructible Creatures1 2012 HD
It is estimated that 99 per cent of species have become extinct and there have been times when life's hold on Earth has been so precarious it seems...
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1970
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The Britpop Story
The Britpop Story1 1970 HD
The Britpop Story is a British television documentary about the Britpop movement which occurred in Britain during the 1990s. Hosted by John Harris,...
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1970
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In Love with Barbara
In Love with Barbara1 1970 HD
In Love with Barbara is a 2008 drama which was inspired by the life of the romantic novelist Barbara Cartland and tells the story of what made her...
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2014
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Majesty and Mortar: Britain's Great Palaces
Majesty and Mortar: Britain's Great Palaces1 2014 HD
From the Tower of London to Buckingham Palace, Dan Cruickshank tells the story of a thousand years of palace building, the mystery of why so many...
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1970
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Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!1 1970 HD
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! is a 2006 BBC Four television play starring Michael Sheen as the English comic actor Kenneth Williams, based on...
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2010
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The Boats That Built Britain
The Boats That Built Britain1 2010 HD
Sailor and writer Tom Cunliffe takes a voyage through the history of British seafaring and puts some of the vessels featured in the programme through...
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2012
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Tales From The Wild Wood
Tales From The Wild Wood1 2012 HD
Writer and woodsman Rob Penn begins a year-long project to bring part of an abandoned woodland, Strawberry Cottage Wood, back to life.
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2009
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The Secret Life of the Airport
The Secret Life of the Airport1 2009 HD
Documenting the rise of mass air travel, starting with a look at the advent of commercial air travel through to the dropping of prices and the rise...
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2013
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The Art Of Australia
The Art Of Australia1 2013 HD
Former director and chief curator of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Edmund Capon explores the story of Australian art through the country's rich...
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2018
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Turtle, Eagle, Cheetah: A Slow Odyssey
Turtle, Eagle, Cheetah: A Slow Odyssey1 2018 HD
Riding onboard with a cheetah, a green turtle and a white-tailed sea eagle as they show us around their homes, with natural sounds and embedded...
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2020
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Mindful Escapes: Breathe, Release, Restore
Mindful Escapes: Breathe, Release, Restore1 2020 HD
A bold new genre of programming for our times where guided mindfulness and stunning natural history footage go hand in hand to produce a series of...
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2011
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Romancing the Stone: The Golden Ages of British Sculpture
Romancing the Stone: The Golden Ages of British Sculpture1 2011 HD
Alastair Sooke examines three periods in the history of British sculpture and the masterpieces they produced.