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  • 2003
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    Visions of Space

    Visions of Space

    1 2003 HD

    Robert Hughes tackles the work and lives of three remarkable 20th-century architects: Albert Speer, Mies van der Rohe, and Antonio Gaudi - whose work...

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  • 2012
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    Why Poverty?

    Why Poverty?

    1 2012 HD

    A series of films which ask what it means to live in poverty in the 21st Century.

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  • 2017
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    Killing for Love

    Killing for Love

    1 2017 HD

    Obsessed young lovers, heinous murders, a sensational trial, and a shocking miscarriage of justice. Killing for Love is a riveting dissection of the...

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  • 2008
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    Medical Mavericks

    Medical Mavericks

    1 2008 HD

    Dr Michael Mosley explores how pioneering doctors laid the foundations of modern medicine.

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  • 2018
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    Smashing Hits! The 80's Pop Map of Britain & Ireland

    Smashing Hits! The 80's Pop Map of Britain & Ireland

    1 2018 HD

    Midge Ure and Kim Appleby explore the distinct sounds that came out of different parts of Britain and Ireland in one of pop's golden decades.

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  • 1970
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    Heist

    Heist

    1 1970 HD

    Heist is a one-off 2008 television comedy-drama, written by Peter Harness and directed by Justin Hardy. It was completed at the end of 2006 and first...

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  • 2017
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    Britain's Great Gay Buildings

    Britain's Great Gay Buildings

    8.00 2017 HD

    7 celebrities champion 7 buildings that have played a key role in helping to define Britain's gay history. Presented by Stephen Fry.

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  • 2014
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    Dissected

    Dissected

    1 2014 HD

    This ground-breaking two-part series takes us inside two of the most amazing structures in the natural world: our hands and feet.

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  • 2014
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    The Man Who Makes Things From Scratch

    The Man Who Makes Things From Scratch

    1 2014 HD

    In this series, Tom is facing a new challenge, can he make 4 everyday items using only raw materials from the UK and his own handy work?

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  • 2019
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    The Yorkshire Ripper Files: A Very British Crime Story

    The Yorkshire Ripper Files: A Very British Crime Story

    7.00 2019 HD

    The case of the Yorkshire Ripper is re-examined by film-maker Liza Williams.

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  • 2011
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    Ceramics A Fragile History

    Ceramics A Fragile History

    1 2011 HD

    Ceramics are one of the oldest and most-fundamental art forms around. Ceramics are used for everything from eating and drinking to celebrating birth,...

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  • 2016
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    How the Wild West was Won with Ray Mears

    How the Wild West was Won with Ray Mears

    1 2016 HD

    Bushcraft expert and survivalist Ray Mears explores the awe-inspiring landscape of that shaped the story of the Wild West. ... Discover how...

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  • 2009
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    Baroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's

    Baroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's

    7.70 2009 HD

    In this three-part documentary series Waldemar Januszczak discovers paintings, sculptures and architecture of the Baroque period. Starting from the...

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  • 2009
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    A History Of Christianity

    A History Of Christianity

    7.00 2009 HD

    Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch - one of the world's leading historians - reveals the origins of Christianity and explores what it means to be a...

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  • 2017
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    Hyper Evolution: Rise of the Robots

    Hyper Evolution: Rise of the Robots

    1 2017 HD

    Evolutionary biologist Dr Ben Garrod and electronics engineer Professor Danielle George explore whether machines built to enhance our lives could one...

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  • 2020
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    The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak

    The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak

    6.50 2020 HD

    Art historian Waldemar Januszczak uncovers the secret meanings hidden within some of the greatest paintings by Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne and Seurat .

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  • 2011
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    Unnatural Histories

    Unnatural Histories

    1 2011 HD

    Unnatural Histories is a 3-part British television documentary series produced by the BBC and BBC Natural History Unit. It takes a new look at three...

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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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  • 2010
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    Maps: Power, Plunder and Possession

    Maps: Power, Plunder and Possession

    1 2010 HD

    Map expert Professor Jerry Brotton uncovers how maps aren't simply about getting from A to B, but are revealing snapshots of defining moments in...

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  • 2015
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    How to Be Bohemian with Victoria Coren Mitchell

    How to Be Bohemian with Victoria Coren Mitchell

    1 2015 HD

    An exploration of the history of bohemians - weird and wonderful artists and writers who have chosen to defy convention, from radical romantics to...

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