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  • 2013
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    The World's Weirdest Weapons

    The World's Weirdest Weapons

    1 2013 HD

    These unorthodox military innovations were not developed by chance, each was constructed to solve a tactical or strategic problem, such as overcoming...

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  • 2006
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    Northern Renaissance

    Northern Renaissance

    1 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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  • 2014
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    Majesty and Mortar: Britain's Great Palaces

    Majesty and Mortar: Britain's Great Palaces

    1 2014 HD

    From the Tower of London to Buckingham Palace, Dan Cruickshank tells the story of a thousand years of palace building, the mystery of why so many...

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  • 2010
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    Julia Bradbury's German Wanderlust

    Julia Bradbury's German Wanderlust

    1 2010 HD

    Julia Bradbury takes her boots and backpack to the Continent to explore the landscape of Germany and the cultural movement that made it famous -...

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  • 2008
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    Medical Mavericks

    Medical Mavericks

    1 2008 HD

    Dr Michael Mosley explores how pioneering doctors laid the foundations of modern medicine.

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  • 2016
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    Dangerous Earth

    Dangerous Earth

    1 2016 HD

    Series showing how new camera technology is revealing the inner workings of the Earth's most spectacular natural wonders.

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  • 2013
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    Stories from the Dark Earth: Meet the Ancestors Revisited

    Stories from the Dark Earth: Meet the Ancestors Revisited

    1 2013 HD

    Archaeologist Julian Richards returns to some of his most important digs to discover how science, conservation and new finds have changed our...

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  • 2015
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    Asylum

    Asylum

    6.50 2015 HD

    Inspired by the true stories of whistle-blowers claiming asylum, Asylum is a satirical comedy about a government whistle-blower and a millionaire...

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  • 2012
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    How does It Work?

    How does It Work?

    1 2012 HD

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  • 2010
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    John Sergeant on Tracks of Empire

    John Sergeant on Tracks of Empire

    1 2010 HD

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  • 2008
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    The Art of Spain

    The Art of Spain

    8.00 2008 HD

    The Art of Spain is a BBC Four documentary series on Spanish art presented by Andrew Graham-Dixon. It consists of three one-hour episodes, and...

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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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  • 2017
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    Britain in Focus: A Photographic History

    Britain in Focus: A Photographic History

    1 2017 HD

    Eamonn McCabe celebrates Britain's greatest photographers, sees how science allowed their art to develop, and explores how they have captured the...

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  • 2015
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    Catching History's Criminals: The Forensics Story

    Catching History's Criminals: The Forensics Story

    7.50 2015 HD

    Catching History's Criminals: The Forensics Story

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  • 2015
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    Genius of the Ancient World

    Genius of the Ancient World

    6.60 2015 HD

    Historian Bettany Hughes travels to India, Greece and China on the trail of three giants of ancient philosophy - Buddha, Socrates and Confucius.

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  • 2010
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    Art of the Sea

    Art of the Sea

    1 2010 HD

    Writer and poet Owen Sheers explores British art and literature inspired by the high seas.

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  • 2011
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    Sandhurst

    Sandhurst

    1 2011 HD

    Documentary series shot at the Royal Military Academy over the course of a year, following the journey of one intake of cadets through the...

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  • 2018
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    Can You Feel It - How Dance Music Conquered the World

    Can You Feel It - How Dance Music Conquered the World

    1 2018 HD

    The story of the dance revolution - the beat, the clubs and the DJs that changed music culture forever.

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    The Beauty of Diagrams

    The Beauty of Diagrams

    1 2010 HD

    Mathematician Marcus du Sautoy explores the stories behind some of the most familiar scientific diagrams.

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  • 1995
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    Showstoppers

    Showstoppers

    1 1995 HD

    A series of shows featuring songs from stage and screen musicals.

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