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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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    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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  • 2016
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    Going Forward

    Going Forward

    7.00 2016 HD

    Three-part dark comedy series about three days in the life of a sandwich generation couple - a care worker and a limo driver - who have put their...

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  • 1966
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    Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

    Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

    5.10 1966 HD

    The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures are a series of lectures on a single topic, which have been held at the Royal Institution in London each...

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  • 2013
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    A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley

    A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley

    8.30 2013 HD

    This documentary takes a look at some of the most horrible and despicable murders in modern British history. From Jack the Ripper in the 1880s to...

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  • 2006
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    Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe

    Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe

    8.13 2006 HD

    Charlie Brooker's acerbic take on recent TV contains reviews of current shows, as well as stories and commentary on how television is produced.

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  • 2013
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    Secret Knowledge

    Secret Knowledge

    1 2013 HD

    In a series of authored films, some of our most engaging experts reveal their favourite hidden objects, forgotten places and artistic passions.

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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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  • 2005
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    Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky

    Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky

    5.30 2005 HD

    A story of unrequited love set in 1930s London, against the backdrop of grimy streets and public houses.

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  • 2003
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    Mind Games

    Mind Games

    1 2003 HD

    Quiz show hosted by Marcus Du Sautoy who poses the trickiest puzzles to bend the minds of the team members Kathy Sykes, Irving Finkel, Jim Al-Khalili...

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  • 2010
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    A History of Horror

    A History of Horror

    7.10 2010 HD

    Mark Gatiss examines the history of the horror film, from classic Hollywood monsters to Hammer's glory days and beyond.

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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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  • 2015
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    Colour: The Spectrum of Science

    Colour: The Spectrum of Science

    1 2015 HD

    We live in a world ablaze with colour. Rainbows and rainforests, oceans and humanity, Earth is the most colourful place we know of. But the colours...

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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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  • 2016
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    Lost Sitcoms

    Lost Sitcoms

    1 2016 HD

    British classic Lost Sitcoms, recreated by the BBC, from shows: Hancock’s Half Hour, Steptoe And Son and Till Death Us Do Part - each with a...

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  • 2010
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    The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea

    The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea

    1 2010 HD

    Legend has it that Queen Hatshepsut, Egypt's first female pharaoh, sent ships to the land of Punt. Cheryl Ward sets out to recreate the voyage, in...

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  • 2004
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    The Alan Clark Diaries

    The Alan Clark Diaries

    6.50 2004 HD

    The Alan Clark Diaries is a television serial dramatising the colourful diaries of controversial British Conservative politician Alan Clark. The...

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  • 2007
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    More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy

    More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy

    5.00 2007 HD

    Dawn French interviews famous comedians about how they started, their inspirations and their careers.

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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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  • 2011
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    The Beauty of Books

    The Beauty of Books

    1 2011 HD

    Series combining human stories, expert interviews, book illustrations and historic archive to reveal the beauty of books.

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