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  • 2019
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    American History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley

    American History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley

    8.00 2019 HD

    British historian Lucy Worsley reveals how some of the biggest moments in US history are actually fibs and stories concocted by pop culture, politics...

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  • 2016
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    Going Forward

    Going Forward

    1 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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  • 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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  • 2010
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    Chemistry: A Volatile History

    Chemistry: A Volatile History

    4.70 2010 HD

    Jim Al-Khalili traces the story of how the elements, the building blocks that make up our entire world, were discovered and mapped.

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  • 2013
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    Hidden Killers

    Hidden Killers

    1 2013 HD

    Suzannah Lipscomb reveals the killers that lurked in every room of the home.

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  • 2018
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    Magic Numbers: Hannah Fry's Mysterious World of Maths

    Magic Numbers: Hannah Fry's Mysterious World of Maths

    7.50 2018 HD

    Documentary series in which Dr Hannah Fry explores the mystery of maths. Is it invented like a language or is it discovered and part of the fabric of...

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  • 2015
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    The Quizeum

    The Quizeum

    1 2015 HD

    Part quiz, part panel show which celebrates the UK's unique and fascinating museums.

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  • 2014
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    Treasures of Ancient Egypt

    Treasures of Ancient Egypt

    7.50 2014 HD

    Alastair Sooke tells the story of Ancient Egyptian art through 30 extraordinary masterpieces.

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  • 2014
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    The Beauty of Anatomy

    The Beauty of Anatomy

    1 2014 HD

    Dr Adam Rutherford investigates the close relationship between discoveries in anatomy and the works of art that illustrate them.

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  • 2016
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    Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley

    Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley

    7.30 2016 HD

    Lucy Worsley travels to Russia to tell the extraordinary story of the dynasty that ruled the country for more than three centuries - the Romanovs.

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  • 2009
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    Wainwright Walks: Coast To Coast

    Wainwright Walks: Coast To Coast

    1 2009 HD

    Julia Bradbury follows in the footsteps of guidebook writer Alfred Wainwright by walking across the whole of northern England from the west to the...

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  • 2016
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    James May: The Reassembler

    James May: The Reassembler

    7.10 2016 HD

    When we look around our homes, sheds and garages we see an array of household objects that with one click of a button or twist of a knob will spring...

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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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  • 2010
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    Michael Wood's Story Of England

    Michael Wood's Story Of England

    8.00 2010 HD

    Groundbreaking series in which Michael Wood tells the story of one place throughout the whole of English history. The village is Kibworth in...

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  • 2009
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    Cowards

    Cowards

    7.00 2009 HD

    Four-man sketch show packed with surprise and invention - all delivered with a unique brand of joyful deadpan absurdity.

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  • 2015
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    India's Frontier Railways

    India's Frontier Railways

    1 2015 HD

    Three-part series about trains crossing borders in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan, reconnecting families, cultures and history.

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  • 2006
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    Rich Hall's Cattle Drive

    Rich Hall's Cattle Drive

    6.00 2006 HD

    Rich Hall's Cattle Drive is a television sitcom starring Rich Hall and Mike Wilmot. It was broadcast in 2006 in the United Kingdom on BBC Four, and...

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  • 2022
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    Skint

    Skint

    3.00 2022 HD

    The grit, humour and courage of ordinary people in the bleakest of circumstances. Darkly comic, poignant and sometimes devastating monologues about...

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  • 2008
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    Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery

    Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery

    10.00 2008 HD

    From the pioneering work of Galen on Roman gladiators to the latest advances in plastic surgery, this five-part series illustrates the evolution of...

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  • 2017
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    Popular Voices at the BBC

    Popular Voices at the BBC

    1 2017 HD

    Companion programme to Gregory Porter's Popular Voices (2017) in which Gregory Porter introduces a selection of live performances culled from the BBC...

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