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  • 2016
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    Inside Porton Down: Britain's Secret Weapons Research Facility

    Inside Porton Down: Britain's Secret Weapons Research Facility

    1 2016 HD

    Dr Michael Mosley investigates Britain's most secretive and controversial military research base, Porton Down, on its 100th anniversary. He comes...

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  • 2016
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    The Search for the Lost Manuscript: Julian of Norwich

    The Search for the Lost Manuscript: Julian of Norwich

    1 2016 HD

    In this hour-long documentary, Dr Janina Ramirez tells the incredible story of a book hidden for centuries in the shadows of history, the first book...

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  • 2014
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    Karajan's Magic and Myth

    Karajan's Magic and Myth

    1 2014 HD

    Over twenty-five years after his death in July 1989, the controversial Austrian conductor Herbert von Karajan remains an enigma. He was the most...

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  • 2021
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    Daniel Barenboim: In his Own Words

    Daniel Barenboim: In his Own Words

    1 2021 HD

    Legendary conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim speaks more candidly than he has ever done before about his life and music. Told entirely through...

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  • 2011
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    The Pendle Witch Child

    The Pendle Witch Child

    8.00 2011 HD

    The extraordinary story of the most disturbing witch trial in British history and the key role played in it by one nine-year-old girl. Jennet Device,...

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  • 2014
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    Jimi Hendrix: The Road to Woodstock

    Jimi Hendrix: The Road to Woodstock

    7.50 2014 HD

    The definitive documentary record of one of Jimi Hendrix's most celebrated performances. It includes such signature songs as Purple Haze, Voodoo...

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  • 2007
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    If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story

    If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story

    7.00 2007 HD

    Adrian Edmondson narrates a documentary chronicling the story of Stiff Records, a tiny independent that took music out of the boardroom and gave it...

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  • 2013
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    4,000-Year-Old Cold Case: The Body in the Bog

    4,000-Year-Old Cold Case: The Body in the Bog

    1 2013 HD

    Documentary following the discovery and investigation of a 4,000-year-old body that was preserved in a peat bog in Cashel in the Irish midlands

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  • 2015
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    The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities

    The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities

    4.50 2015 HD

    This musical celebration charts the lives and careers of some of the biggest selling acts in Irish rock, punk and pop from Van Morrison and Thin...

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  • 2019
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    Cyprus Avenue

    Cyprus Avenue

    9.00 2019 HD

    David Ireland's award-winning dark comedy about sectarian hatred in Northern Ireland. Eric Miller, a Belfast loyalist, mistakes his five-week-old...

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  • 2017
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    Roy Orbison: Love Hurts

    Roy Orbison: Love Hurts

    10.00 2017 HD

    Roy Orbison's legacy as a beloved rock legend and a devoted father is revealed through intimate interviews with Roy's three surviving sons, featuring...

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  • 2018
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    Primal Scream: The Lost Memphis Tapes

    Primal Scream: The Lost Memphis Tapes

    1 2018 HD

    The programme shows Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie's fascination with music from an early age, listening to the sounds of Elvis and Aretha Franklin...

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  • 2019
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    Border Country: When Ireland Was Divided

    Border Country: When Ireland Was Divided

    1 2019 HD

    The border between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland has meandered across rural Irish farmlands since its creation in 1922. Throughout...

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  • 2000
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    Bowie at the BBC

    Bowie at the BBC

    9.00 2000 HD

    David Bowie in concert at the BBC Radio Theatre, London, June 27, 2000.

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  • 2016
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    The Joy of Data

    The Joy of Data

    6.40 2016 HD

    A witty and mind-expanding exploration of data, with mathematician Dr Hannah Fry. This high-tech romp reveals what data is and how it is captured,...

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  • 2005
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    Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet

    Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet

    8.00 2005 HD

    Sun Ra was born on the planet Saturn some time ago. The best accounts agree that he emerged on Earth as Herman Blount, born in Birmingham, Alabama in...

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  • 2013
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    Glen Campbell: The Rhinestone Cowboy

    Glen Campbell: The Rhinestone Cowboy

    7.00 2013 HD

    Profile of singer-guitarist Glen Campbell, a story of success, disgrace and redemption.

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  • 2018
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    Farther and Sun: A Dyslexic Road Trip

    Farther and Sun: A Dyslexic Road Trip

    5.00 2018 HD

    Could dyslexia be a gift? Or can it only ever be a disability? Documentary maker Richard Macer sets off on a road trip with his dyslexic son Arthur...

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  • 2008
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    Hughie Green, Most Sincerely

    Hughie Green, Most Sincerely

    1.00 2008 HD

    Drama about the secret life of Opportunity Knocks and Double Your Money presenter Hughie Green, based on the inside story from his family, friends...

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  • 2016
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    Chef vs. Science: The Ultimate Kitchen Challenge

    Chef vs. Science: The Ultimate Kitchen Challenge

    1 2016 HD

    Materialist scientist Professor Mark Miodownik challenges two-Michelin-star chef Marcus Wareing to the ultimate cookery competition. Over the course...

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