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2013
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Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History
Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History1 2013 HD
Maritime historian Dr Sam Willis looks at how and why the shipwreck came to loom so large in British history.
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2007
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The Man Who Walked Across the World
The Man Who Walked Across the World1 2007 HD
Series of documentary travelogues following in the footsteps of 14th Century Moroccan scholar Ibn Battutah, who covered 75,000 miles, 40 countries...
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2006
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Northern Renaissance
Northern Renaissance1 2006 HD
Joseph Leo Koerner argues that the Renaissance in Northern Europe - more so than its Italian counterpart - laid the foundations of modern art.
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2018
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Turtle, Eagle, Cheetah: A Slow Odyssey
Turtle, Eagle, Cheetah: A Slow Odyssey1 2018 HD
Riding onboard with a cheetah, a green turtle and a white-tailed sea eagle as they show us around their homes, with natural sounds and embedded...
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2015
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Power to the People
Power to the People1 2015 HD
Observational documentary series following life at one of Britain's 'Big Six' energy companies, SSE. Filmed over a year, it tells the story of an...
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2007
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BBC Four Sessions
BBC Four Sessions6.00 2007 HD
Leading musical artists perform live for the cameras
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2014
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How to Get Ahead
How to Get Ahead1 2014 HD
What you had to say, do and dress in order to get ahead at various times in history
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2014
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World War I at Home
World War I at Home1 2014 HD
Stories about the impact of World War I around the regions.
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2019
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Charles I: Killing a King
Charles I: Killing a King1 2019 HD
Documentary series that investigates a momentous event in history, the trial and execution of King Charles I, an act that changed politics and power...
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2019
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Charles I: Downfall of a King
Charles I: Downfall of a King8.00 2019 HD
Historian Lisa Hilton discovers how, in just fifty tempestuous days, Charles I’s rule collapsed, laying the foundations for civil war, the loss...
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2018
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WWI: The Last Tommies
WWI: The Last Tommies1 2018 HD
Vivid and heartbreaking stories told by the last Tommies - filmed in their 90s and 100s - remembering life and death in World War I, illustrated with...
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2016
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Britain's Treasure Islands
Britain's Treasure Islands1 2016 HD
Naturalist Stewart McPherson travels to all the UK Overseas Territories, exploring their wildlife, landscapes, history and people
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1970
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Heist
Heist1 1970 HD
Heist is a one-off 2008 television comedy-drama, written by Peter Harness and directed by Justin Hardy. It was completed at the end of 2006 and first...
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2008
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Medical Mavericks
Medical Mavericks1 2008 HD
Dr Michael Mosley explores how pioneering doctors laid the foundations of modern medicine.
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2012
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BBC RICL 2012 The Modern Alchemist
BBC RICL 2012 The Modern Alchemist1 2012 HD
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2017
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Handmade in Mexico
Handmade in Mexico1 2017 HD
An intricate look at the creation process of three Mexican art forms.
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2018
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Beach Live: Jurassic Coast Revealed
Beach Live: Jurassic Coast Revealed1 2018 HD
Dan Snow and wildlife experts Lucy Cooke and Niall Strawson uncover historical, geological and wildlife treasures live from the Jurassic Coast in...
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2016
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Black Nurses: The Women Who Saved the NHS
Black Nurses: The Women Who Saved the NHS1 2016 HD
Documentary which tells the story of the thousands of Caribbean and African women who answered the call 70 years ago to come to the UK to save the...
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2010
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Al Murray's German Adventure
Al Murray's German Adventure1 2010 HD
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2016
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Handmade on the Silk Road
Handmade on the Silk Road1 2016 HD
Three traditional crafts along the ancient trade route of the Silk Road.