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  • 2020
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    Tutankhamun In Colour

    Tutankhamun In Colour

    8.00 2020 HD

    The BBC version of "King Tut In Color" documentary. A century after the world’s most exciting archaeological find - the tomb of Tutankhamun -...

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  • 2024
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    Anita Brookner on Art: 100 Great Paintings

    Anita Brookner on Art: 100 Great Paintings

    1 2024 HD

    Anita Brookner, art historian, TV presenter and author of the Booker Prize-winning Hotel du Lac, added to her accomplishments in the 1980s by sharing...

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  • 1971
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    BBC In Concert: Neil Diamond

    BBC In Concert: Neil Diamond

    7.00 1971 HD

    Songsmith Neil Diamond performs live with strings and horns laid on by the BBC, including hits such as Sweet Caroline, Solitary Man, Cracklin' Rosie...

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  • 2014
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    The Perfect Suit

    The Perfect Suit

    1 2014 HD

    Alastair Sooke explores the evolution of the gentleman's suit, which has evolved from working man's Sunday best to the casual wear of royalty over...

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  • 2011
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    The Secret Life of Waves

    The Secret Life of Waves

    1 2011 HD

    Documentary-maker David Malone delves into the secrets of ocean waves. In an elegant and original film, he finds that waves are not made of water,...

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  • 1976
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    Rod's Christmas Concert

    Rod's Christmas Concert

    1 1976 HD

    The Old Grey Whistle Test presents Rod's Christmas Concert featuring The Rod Stewart Group performing on stage at The Olympia, London. With a new...

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  • 2015
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    The Art of the Impossible: M.C. Escher and Me

    The Art of the Impossible: M.C. Escher and Me

    1 2015 HD

    Dutch graphic artist MC Escher created some of the most famous graphic illusions in 20th century popular culture. He inspired artists, designers and...

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  • 2008
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    The Medici: Makers of Modern Art

    The Medici: Makers of Modern Art

    8.00 2008 HD

    Documentary in which Andrew Graham-Dixon reveals how the Medici family transformed Florence through sculpture, painting, and architecture and created...

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  • 2013
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    Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance

    Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance

    5.70 2013 HD

    Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance, the first-ever documentary portrait of one of the greatest musicians and songwriters of our time. Assured of...

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  • 2010
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    The Joy of Stats

    The Joy of Stats

    6.30 2010 HD

    Professor Hans Rosling shares his excitement with statistics, and shows how researchers are handling the modern data deluge.

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  • 2010
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    Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey

    Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey

    5.50 2010 HD

    Virginia Woolf said that Homer's epic poem the Odyssey was 'alive to every tremor and gleam of existence'. Following the magical and strange...

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  • 2013
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    4,000-Year-Old Cold Case: The Body in the Bog

    4,000-Year-Old Cold Case: The Body in the Bog

    1 2013 HD

    Documentary following the discovery and investigation of a 4,000-year-old body that was preserved in a peat bog in Cashel in the Irish midlands

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  • 2016
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    Yehudi Menuhin: Who Was Yehudi?

    Yehudi Menuhin: Who Was Yehudi?

    1 2016 HD

    Yehudi Menuhin was the 20th century's greatest violinist. He was a child prodigy but the man behind the violin was harder to know. Endlessly touring...

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  • 2013
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    The World's Most Beautiful Eggs: The Genius of Carl Faberge

    The World's Most Beautiful Eggs: The Genius of Carl Faberge

    5.00 2013 HD

    Stephen Smith explores the extraordinary life and work of the virtuoso jeweller Carl Faberge. He talks to HRH Prince Michael of Kent about Faberge...

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  • 2011
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    Reggae Concert from the Edinburgh Festival

    Reggae Concert from the Edinburgh Festival

    1 2011 HD

    Live performance specially recorded for Whistle Test from the Reggae Concert at the Edinburgh Festival in 1973, featuring The Cimarons, Winston...

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  • 2016
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    Pierre Boulez at the BBC: Master and Maverick

    Pierre Boulez at the BBC: Master and Maverick

    1 2016 HD

    Tom Service presents 40 years of great BBC archive featuring the French composer, conductor and musical icon Pierre Boulez, who died on 5th January...

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  • 2018
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    The Joy of Winning

    The Joy of Winning

    7.80 2018 HD

    How to have a happier life and a better world all thanks to maths, in this witty, mind-expanding guide to the science of success with Hannah Fry. ...

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  • 2015
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    World's Weirdest Homes

    World's Weirdest Homes

    8.00 2015 HD

    Charlie Luxton presents the world's 20 weirdest, most fascinating and jaw-dropping homes, from a house shaped like a beagle to a home in a New York...

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  • 1985
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    Mick Jagger - Whistle Test Special: It's Only Rock and Roll

    Mick Jagger - Whistle Test Special: It's Only Rock and Roll

    1 1985 HD

    David Hepworth interviews Mick Jagger about his career with The Rolling Stones and his solo work. Includes film clips and videos spanning Jagger's...

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  • 2018
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    Primal Scream: The Lost Memphis Tapes

    Primal Scream: The Lost Memphis Tapes

    1 2018 HD

    The programme shows Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie's fascination with music from an early age, listening to the sounds of Elvis and Aretha Franklin...

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