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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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  • 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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  • 2018
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    What We Were Watching

    What We Were Watching

    7.50 2018 HD

    Join Grace Dent on a televisual trip back in time.

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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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  • 2010
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    Indian Hill Railways

    Indian Hill Railways

    1 2010 HD

    From the Himalayas in the north to the Nilgiris in the south - for a hundred years these little trains have climbed through the clouds and into the...

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  • 2006
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    Rich Hall's Cattle Drive

    Rich Hall's Cattle Drive

    6.00 2006 HD

    Rich Hall's Cattle Drive is a television sitcom starring Rich Hall and Mike Wilmot. It was broadcast in 2006 in the United Kingdom on BBC Four, and...

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  • 2012
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    Nature's Microworlds

    Nature's Microworlds

    1 2012 HD

    Earth is a collection of worlds within worlds, each one a self-contained ecosystem bursting with life. These microworlds depend on an intricate web...

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  • 2015
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    The Inca: Masters of the Clouds

    The Inca: Masters of the Clouds

    7.50 2015 HD

    Dr Jago Cooper travels through Peru and Ecuador to reassess the origins, accomplishments and nature of one of the greatest empires the world has ever...

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  • 2019
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    Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany

    Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany

    6.70 2019 HD

    A candid look at what life was really like for those living in, and under Hitler's Swastika - at home - and abroad, a record not only of what they...

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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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  • 2024
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    The Truth About AI

    The Truth About AI

    1 2024 HD

    Professor Mike Wooldridge explores the nature of artificial intelligence. By using experiments and demonstrations, he investigates how AI learns and...

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  • 2012
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    The Golden Age of Steam Railways

    The Golden Age of Steam Railways

    1 2012 HD

    The remarkable story of a band of visionaries and volunteers who rescued some of the narrow gauge railways that once served Britain’s...

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  • 2020
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    Kermode and Mayo’s Home Entertainment Service

    Kermode and Mayo’s Home Entertainment Service

    6.00 2020 HD

    Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo host a weekly guide to the best (and worst) of streaming culture in the 21st century, across film and premium television.

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  • 2019
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    Handmade in Bolton

    Handmade in Bolton

    1 2019 HD

    Shaun Greenhalgh and Dr Janina Ramirez research and remake a selection of precious objects from the past using traditional materials and methods.

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  • 2011
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    Art of America

    Art of America

    6.00 2011 HD

    Andrew Graham-Dixon embarks on his most ambitious journey yet, an exploration of the rich, exciting and diverse art history of the United States of...

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  • 2022
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    Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

    Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

    7.70 2022 HD

    In this mind-bending series, Jim Al-Khalili explores the vast range of size in the universe, from tiny atoms to gigantic, interconnected galaxies.

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  • 2004
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    The Atheism Tapes

    The Atheism Tapes

    8.00 2004 HD

    The Atheism Tapes is a 2004 BBC television documentary series presented by Jonathan Miller. The material that makes up the series was originally...

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  • 2018
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    Jonathan Meades on Jargon

    Jonathan Meades on Jargon

    10.00 2018 HD

    In this provocative television essay, writer and broadcaster Jonathan Meades turns his forensic gaze on that modern phenomenon that drives us all up...

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  • 2010
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    Dan Snow's Norman Walks

    Dan Snow's Norman Walks

    1 2010 HD

    Historian Dan Snow puts his walking boots on and sets off to see what the great British landscape can teach us about our Norman predecessors

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  • 2007
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    Children's TV on Trial

    Children's TV on Trial

    1 2007 HD

    A look at kids' telly from the 1950s to the 1990s, covering the social trends and behind-the-scenes stories in each decade.

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