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2012
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Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies
Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies1 2012 HD
Series which celebrates an unlikely story of outstanding British aviation achievement at a time of national austerity, the breathtaking planes that...
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2008
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10 Things You Didn't Know About...
10 Things You Didn't Know About...8.00 2008 HD
Iain Stewart reveals some surprising facts about the world's most destructive and spectacular natural phenomena, from earthquakes and tsunamis to...
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2022
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How the BBC Began
How the BBC Began1 2022 HD
The often-hilarious stories of the BBC's first 50 years. The corporation's pioneers describe its evolution – which was often by accident rather...
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2009
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Games Britannia
Games Britannia1 2009 HD
Historian Benjamin Woolley unravels the cultural and social significance of popular games in Britain from the Iron Age to the Information Age.
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2000
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Talking Landscapes
Talking Landscapes7.00 2000 HD
Aubrey Manning sets out on a journey to study the changing face of Britain's countryside
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2013
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Archaeology: A Secret History
Archaeology: A Secret History10.00 2013 HD
Dr Richard Miles seeks our ancient treasures and explores our relationship with the past.
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2020
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CripTales
CripTales5.00 2020 HD
A life-changing moment is captured in six powerful, dramatic monologues. Written, directed and performed by disabled people and curated by Mat Fraser.
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2009
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Glamour's Golden Age
Glamour's Golden Age1 2009 HD
Series looking at the 1920s and 30s, which creates a portrait of an age so daring, influential and exciting that it still shapes who we are today.
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2011
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Canal Walks with Julia Bradbury
Canal Walks with Julia Bradbury1 2011 HD
Julia Bradbury dons her walking boots to explore her own British backyard, travelling along the country's network of canals and their accompanying...
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2014
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The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain
The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain1 2014 HD
The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain, will present the revealing and surprising story of Britain in the reigns of George I and...
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2004
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The Alan Clark Diaries
The Alan Clark Diaries6.50 2004 HD
Dramatisation of the colourful memoirs of the late Conservative MP.
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2014
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Bunkers Brutalism and Bloodymindedness
Bunkers Brutalism and Bloodymindedness1 2014 HD
Two-part documentary in which Jonathan Meades makes the case for 20th-century concrete Brutalist architecture in an homage to a style that he sees a...
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2006
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Lost Cities of the Ancients
Lost Cities of the Ancients7.20 2006 HD
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2020
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The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak
The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak6.50 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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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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2006
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Never Mind the Full Stops
Never Mind the Full Stops8.00 2006 HD
Never Mind the Full Stops is a British television panel game based on the English language, its idiosyncrasies, and its misuse. It is hosted by the...
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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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2012
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The Golden Age of Steam Railways
The Golden Age of Steam Railways1 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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2007
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Crisis at the Castle
Crisis at the Castle1 2007 HD
Three British aristocratic families struggle to hang on to their historic homes. Their lifestyle is assumed to be idyllic, but constant battle with...
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2013
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Fabric of Britain
Fabric of Britain1 2013 HD
Series of documentaries exploring Britain's relationship with fabric, featuring knitting, needlework and wallpaper.