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  • 2012
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    R.E.M. at the BBC

    R.E.M. at the BBC

    5.00 2012 HD

    In September 2011 R.E.M., the rock band from Athens, Georgia, decided to call it a day after 31 years. This collection from the BBC archives includes...

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  • 2009
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    Synth Britannia at the BBC

    Synth Britannia at the BBC

    8.00 2009 HD

    A journey through the BBC's synthpop archives from Roxy Music and Tubeway Army to New Order and Sparks. Turn your Moogs up to 11 as we take a trip...

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  • 2007
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    Let the Music Play: The Barry White Story

    Let the Music Play: The Barry White Story

    7.00 2007 HD

    Barry White gave the world some of its most joyous music, and that voice mesmerised women everywhere, but his death was isolated and painful....

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  • 2017
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    The Real Doctor Zhivago

    The Real Doctor Zhivago

    1 2017 HD

    Dr. Zhivago is one of the best-known love stories of the 20th century, but the setting of the book also made it famous. It is a tale of passion and...

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  • 2007
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    The Rebel Physician: Nicholas Culpeper's Fight For Medical Freedom

    The Rebel Physician: Nicholas Culpeper's Fight For Medical Freedom

    1 2007 HD

    Benjamin Woolley presents the gripping story of Nicholas Culpeper, the 17th century radical pharmacist who took on the establishment in order to...

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  • 2021
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    Daniel Barenboim: In his Own Words

    Daniel Barenboim: In his Own Words

    1 2021 HD

    Legendary conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim speaks more candidly than he has ever done before about his life and music. Told entirely through...

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  • 2011
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    John Steinbeck: Voice of America

    John Steinbeck: Voice of America

    1 2011 HD

    Melvyn Bragg travels from Oklahoma to California to examine the enduring legacy of the Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck.

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  • 2014
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    The Perfect Suit

    The Perfect Suit

    1 2014 HD

    Alastair Sooke explores the evolution of the gentleman's suit, which has evolved from working man's Sunday best to the casual wear of royalty over...

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  • 2003
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    Dylan Thomas: From Grave to Cradle

    Dylan Thomas: From Grave to Cradle

    1 2003 HD

    Born in 1914, Dylan Thomas was an unruly and undisciplined child who was interested only in English at school and was determined from childhood to...

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  • 2011
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    The Mountain That Had To Be Painted

    The Mountain That Had To Be Painted

    1 2011 HD

    Documentary about the painters Augustus John and James Dickson Innes who, in 1911, left London for the wild Arenig Valley in North Wales. Over three...

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  • 2011
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    When Rock Goes Acoustic

    When Rock Goes Acoustic

    1 2011 HD

    The cliché of classic rock guitar is one of riffs, solos and noise. But write a list of great guitarists and their finest moments and a...

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  • 2009
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    Being...Neil Armstrong

    Being...Neil Armstrong

    7.00 2009 HD

    It has been said that 10,000 years from now only one name will still be remembered, that of Neil Armstrong. But in the four decades since he first...

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  • 2015
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    The Joy of Mozart

    The Joy of Mozart

    1 2015 HD

    Tom Service delves into the life and times of Mozart to try and rediscover his greatness.

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  • 2010
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    Rosslyn Chapel: A Treasure in Stone

    Rosslyn Chapel: A Treasure in Stone

    1 2010 HD

    The exquisite Rosslyn Chapel is a masterpiece in stone. It used to be one of Scotland's best-kept secrets, but it became world-famous when it was...

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  • 2015
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    Fair Cop: A Century of British Policewomen

    Fair Cop: A Century of British Policewomen

    1 2015 HD

    With 2015 marking the 100th anniversary of the first British policewoman being given the power of arrest, this film takes us through the remarkable...

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  • 2007
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    Yusuf Islam: BBC Four Sessions

    Yusuf Islam: BBC Four Sessions

    8.20 2007 HD

    The artist formerly known as Cat Stevens gives his first full concert in nearly three decades, in an exclusive BBC performance at the Porchester...

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  • 2003
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    Michael Palin and the Ladies Who Loved Matisse

    Michael Palin and the Ladies Who Loved Matisse

    1 2003 HD

    Michael Palin visits the Baltimore apartment gallery of Etta and Claribel Cone, wealthy American sisters who amassed one of the world's finest...

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  • 2008
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    Wonderland: The 92 Year Old Danger Junkie

    Wonderland: The 92 Year Old Danger Junkie

    1 2008 HD

    Filmmaker Daniel Vernon follows the veteran escapologist Ron Cunningham(The Great Omani) for more than five years and the result is this poignant...

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  • 2018
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    The Old Grey Whistle Test: Live for One Night Only

    The Old Grey Whistle Test: Live for One Night Only

    1 2018 HD

    Hosted by Bob Harris, this live studio show features music, special guests and rare archive to mark 30 years since the legendary series was last...

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  • 2018
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    Rich Hall's Working for the American Dream

    Rich Hall's Working for the American Dream

    7.00 2018 HD

    In this sobering look at the current state of the American Dream, comedian Rich Hall explains how the US viewed and treated labour throughout its...

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