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  • 2013
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    Spies of Warsaw

    Spies of Warsaw

    6.60 2013 HD

    A military attaché at the French embassy is drawn into a world of abduction, betrayal and intrigue in the diplomatic salons and back alleys of...

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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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    India's Frontier Railways

    India's Frontier Railways

    1 2015 HD

    Three-part series about trains crossing borders in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan, reconnecting families, cultures and history.

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  • 1995
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    Transatlantic Sessions

    Transatlantic Sessions

    10.00 1995 HD

    Folk musicians from both sides of the Atlantic come together in what have been called “the greatest backporch shows ever.” Collaborative...

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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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  • 2008
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    Crooked House

    Crooked House

    6.80 2008 HD

    Crooked House is a British supernatural drama miniseries broadcast on BBC Four from 22-24 December 2008. Created and written by Mark Gatiss, and...

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  • 2019
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    Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World

    Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World

    8.00 2019 HD

    Take a mind-blowing journey through human history, told through six iconic objects that modern people take for granted, and see how science,...

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  • 1978
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    BBC Young Musician

    BBC Young Musician

    10.00 1978 HD

    BBC Young Musician (Young Musician of the Year) first appeared on our TV screens in 1978. The brainchild of BBC producers Humphrey Burton, Walter...

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  • 2007
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    Party Animals

    Party Animals

    6.90 2007 HD

    Party Animals presents Westminster from the ground up – the young researchers and advisors shouldering huge responsibility in a frantic,...

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  • 2012
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    Shakespeare Uncovered

    Shakespeare Uncovered

    7.50 2012 HD

    Celebrity hosts guide viewers through William Shakespeare's plays in performance. Each episode serves as a primer for newcomers to Shakespeare while...

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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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  • 2009
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    We Need Answers

    We Need Answers

    8.00 2009 HD

    We Need Answers is a British television panel game presented by comedians Mark Watson, Tim Key and Alex Horne. The show features a pair of...

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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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  • 2003
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    Mark Lawson Talks To

    Mark Lawson Talks To

    6.00 2003 HD

    A series in which arts presenter Mark Lawson has a 60-minute in-depth conversation with a notable figure.

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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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  • 2015
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    Treasures of Ancient Greece

    Treasures of Ancient Greece

    7.00 2015 HD

    Alastair Sooke explores the riches and unique legacy of Greek art.

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  • 2011
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    Women in Love

    Women in Love

    6.60 2011 HD

    Powerful adaptation of DH Lawrence's novels The Rainbow and Women in Love, focusing on the lives of two sisters as they struggle with love, passion...

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  • 2012
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    Room at the Top

    Room at the Top

    7.30 2012 HD

    Joe leaves working-class, industrial Dufton behind him and takes a job as senior audit clerk at the town hall in affluent Warley. He takes lodgings...

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  • 2005
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    The Music of the Primes

    The Music of the Primes

    1 2005 HD

    For more than 2,000 years, a mathematical riddle has baffled the world’s greatest minds. It’s a problem of such difficulty that it has...

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  • 2014
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    Brian Pern: A Life in Rock

    Brian Pern: A Life in Rock

    8.50 2014 HD

    Brian Pern is an ageing rock star and former front-man of ground breaking progressive rock group Thotch. Like many artists of his age, rather than...

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