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  • 2014
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    Detectorists

    Detectorists

    8.16 2014 HD

    The lives of two eccentric metal detectorists, who spend their days plodding along ploughed tracks and open fields, hoping to disturb the tedium by...

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  • 2003
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    State of Play

    State of Play

    7.51 2003 HD

    The murder of Sonia Baker, a young political researcher, leads journalist Cal McCaffrey to uncover complex links between government and big business.

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  • 2015
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    A Timewatch Guide

    A Timewatch Guide

    7.50 2015 HD

    Series looking at how the BBC has revealed and interpreted monumental moments in our history. Using the BBC archive, the programmes examine changes...

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  • 2010
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    A History of Horror

    A History of Horror

    7.50 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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  • 2009
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    It's Only a Theory

    It's Only a Theory

    1.50 2009 HD

    It's Only a Theory is a British television panel game show, first aired on BBC Four in 2009. It was conceived by and starred Andy Hamilton and...

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  • 2005
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    The Late Edition

    The Late Edition

    1 2005 HD

    The Late Edition was a British television programme broadcast on BBC Four. It took the form of a topical chat show in the vein of The Daily Show,...

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  • 2012
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    Room at the Top

    Room at the Top

    7.30 2012 HD

    Joe leaves working-class, industrial Dufton behind him and takes a job as senior audit clerk at the town hall in affluent Warley. He takes lodgings...

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  • 2014
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    The Code

    The Code

    7.10 2014 HD

    The Code is a drama series which tells tells the story of two brothers who discover some information that those at the highest levels of political...

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  • 2003
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    Days That Shook the World

    Days That Shook the World

    6.30 2003 HD

    Days That Shook the World is a British documentary television series that premiered on BBC Two on 17 September 2003. The programme features various...

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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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  • 2019
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    Canal Boat Diaries

    Canal Boat Diaries

    9.50 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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  • 2011
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    Twenty Twelve

    Twenty Twelve

    7.20 2011 HD

    A mock-documentary following the challenges - both personal and professional - faced by the team responsible for delivering the biggest show on...

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  • 2013
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    A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley

    A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley

    8.33 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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  • 2022
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    The Read

    The Read

    1 2022 HD

    Creative performance readings of iconic British novels.

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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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  • 2019
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    Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World

    Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World

    8.00 2019 HD

    Take a mind-blowing journey through human history, told through six iconic objects that modern people take for granted, and see how science,...

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  • 2017
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    Bucket

    Bucket

    5.80 2017 HD

    Reserved history teacher Fran has long had a strained relationship with her eccentric, free-spirit mother Mim. When Mim announces that she is dying...

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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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  • 1997
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    Storyville

    Storyville

    7.60 1997 HD

    Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....

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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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