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  • 2005
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    Europe: A Natural History

    Europe: A Natural History

    8.00 2005 HD

    A series chronicling the events which shaped the continent of Europe as we now know it.

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  • 2020
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    The Mole - Infiltrating North Korea

    The Mole - Infiltrating North Korea

    8.20 2020 HD

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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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  • 2013
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    Sound of Cinema: The Music That Made the Movies

    Sound of Cinema: The Music That Made the Movies

    7.50 2013 HD

    Series celebrating the art of the cinema soundtrack, as Neil Brand explores the work of the great movie composers and demonstrates their techniques.

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  • 2019
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    Canal Boat Diaries

    Canal Boat Diaries

    8.30 2019 HD

    Travelling through England’s landscapes, towns and villages, Robbie Cumming offers a personal take on life aboard his narrowboat the Naughty...

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  • 2007
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    Fanny Hill

    Fanny Hill

    7.20 2007 HD

    Two-part TV drama based on the novel by John Cleland. Set in the 18th century, the story of a young country girl who through financial neccessity...

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  • 2019
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    Victorian Sensations

    Victorian Sensations

    1 2019 HD

    Victorian Sensations transports us to the thrilling era of the 1890s. Dr Hannah Fry, Paul McGann, and Philippa Perry explore a decade of rapid change...

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  • 2020
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    Royal History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley

    Royal History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley

    8.70 2020 HD

    Historian Lucy Worsley debunks popular myths and royal as well as anti-royal propaganda about key events from British royal history including the...

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  • 2017
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    British History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley

    British History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley

    5.80 2017 HD

    Lucy Worsley explores how British history is a concoction of fibs and stories manipulated by whoever was in power at the time.

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  • 2006
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    Time

    Time

    8.00 2006 HD

    Time is a 2006 documentary television series first broadcast on BBC Four in the United Kingdom. It is written and presented by Michio Kaku.

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  • 2020
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    Einstein's Quantum Riddle

    Einstein's Quantum Riddle

    10.00 2020 HD

    The story of quantum entanglement, perhaps the strangest concept in science. Mind-bending concepts and brilliant experiments lead us to a profound...

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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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  • 2020
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    Art of Persia

    Art of Persia

    8.40 2020 HD

    Broadcaster and journalist Samira Ahmed goes on a remarkable journey to places rarely seen, as she travels through Iran, telling the story of a...

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  • 2017
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    Sound of Musicals with Neil Brand

    Sound of Musicals with Neil Brand

    1 2017 HD

    Composer and musician Neil Brand presents a series on musical theatre evolution over the last century.

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  • 2007
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    The History of the World Backwards

    The History of the World Backwards

    1 2007 HD

    The History of the World Backwards is a comedy sketch show written and starring Rob Newman. It is a mock history programme set in an alternative...

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  • 2013
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    Archaeology: A Secret History

    Archaeology: A Secret History

    10.00 2013 HD

    Dr Richard Miles seeks our ancient treasures and explores our relationship with the past.

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  • 2017
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    The Art of Japanese Life

    The Art of Japanese Life

    8.70 2017 HD

    Dr James Fox looks at the art and culture of Japan.

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  • 2018
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    Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

    Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

    7.10 2018 HD

    Mark Kermode reveals the film-making tricks and techniques behind classic movie genres, from romcoms to horrors.

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  • 2006
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    Planet Earth: The Future

    Planet Earth: The Future

    8.60 2006 HD

    The three-part complementary series features eminent scientists, theologians and conservationists discussing the environmental and conservation...

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