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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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  • 2019
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    Planespotting Live

    Planespotting Live

    1 2019 HD

    The joy of a very British hobby, brought to you by Peter Snow and his team, revealing the hidden histories, engineering marvels and true pleasures of...

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  • 2011
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    The Beauty of Books

    The Beauty of Books

    1 2011 HD

    Series combining human stories, expert interviews, book illustrations and historic archive to reveal the beauty of books.

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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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  • 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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  • 2010
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    Britain by Bike

    Britain by Bike

    1 2010 HD

    Clare Balding embarks on a pedal-powered odyssey across Britain to rediscover the magical world of 1950s cycling

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  • 2010
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    The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea

    The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea

    1 2010 HD

    Legend has it that Queen Hatshepsut, Egypt's first female pharaoh, sent ships to the land of Punt. Cheryl Ward sets out to recreate the voyage, in...

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  • 2020
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    Museums in Quarantine

    Museums in Quarantine

    1 2020 HD

    Series that explores national museum collections at a time of enforced closure.

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  • 2014
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    The Brits Who Built the Modern World

    The Brits Who Built the Modern World

    1 2014 HD

    The three-part series tells the story of British architects Richard Rogers, Norman Foster, Nicholas Grimshaw, Michael Hopkins and Terry Farrell.

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  • 2010
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    The Beauty of Maps

    The Beauty of Maps

    1 2010 HD

    Documentary series looking at maps in incredible detail to highlight their artistic attributions and reveal the stories that they tell.

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  • 2012
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    Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings

    Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings

    5.00 2012 HD

    Through this three part series Art Historian Dr Janina Ramirez tells the story of the Medieval monarchy as preserved through stunning illuminated...

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  • 2013
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    The High Art of the Low Countries

    The High Art of the Low Countries

    1 2013 HD

    This 3 part series is presented by the British Art Critic, Andrew Graham-Dixon. He explores the Low Countries of the Netherlands and Belgium and how...

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  • 2015
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    A Very British Romance with Lucy Worsley

    A Very British Romance with Lucy Worsley

    8.17 2015 HD

    Lucy Worsley delves into the history of romance to uncover the forces shaping our very British happily ever after and how our feelings have been...

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  • 2019
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    Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany

    Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany

    6.70 2019 HD

    A candid look at what life was really like for those living in, and under Hitler's Swastika - at home - and abroad, a record not only of what they...

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  • 2011
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    Canal Walks with Julia Bradbury

    Canal Walks with Julia Bradbury

    1 2011 HD

    Julia Bradbury dons her walking boots to explore her own British backyard, travelling along the country's network of canals and their accompanying...

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  • 2006
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    The Martians and Us

    The Martians and Us

    1 2006 HD

    Documentary series about the history of British science fiction.

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  • 2011
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    The Gene Code

    The Gene Code

    1 2011 HD

    Dr Adam Rutherford explores the consequences of one of the biggest scientific projects of all time - the decoding of the entire human genome.

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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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  • 2016
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    Handmade: By Royal Appointment

    Handmade: By Royal Appointment

    1 2016 HD

    Four-part series following the making of four beautiful objects, handcrafted by companies with a royal warrant.

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  • 2003
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    Rich Hall's Fishing Show

    Rich Hall's Fishing Show

    7.00 2003 HD

    Rich Hall's Fishing Show was a comedy programme written by and starring Rich Hall and Mike Wilmot. It was first broadcast on 11 November 2003 in the...

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