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1971
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James Taylor in Concert - BBC Studios
James Taylor in Concert - BBC Studios7.20 1971 HD
Music concert from 1971 featuring American singer-songwriter James Taylor, with a special guest appearance by Carole King.
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2007
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Doris Day: Virgin Territory
Doris Day: Virgin Territory7.00 2007 HD
Doris Day has often been dismissed as an actress and overlooked as a singer, despite career highs such as Calamity Jane and Pillow Talk. Covering her...
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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 Facility1 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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2018
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The Joy of Winning
The Joy of Winning7.80 2018 HD
How to have a happier life and a better world all thanks to maths, in this witty, mind-expanding guide to the science of success with Hannah Fry. ...
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2003
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Emmylou Harris: From a Deeper Well
Emmylou Harris: From a Deeper Well1 2003 HD
Profile of veteran country singer Emmylou Harris, witnessing the heady success of her career while also discussing her late flowering of intensely...
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2019
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A Slow Odyssey: The Great Wall of China
A Slow Odyssey: The Great Wall of China7.00 2019 HD
A spectacular aerial journey following the world’s longest monument, the Great Wall. In slow-TV style, fly 2,500 kilometres along the wall,...
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2013
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Mini: A Life Revisited
Mini: A Life Revisited1 2013 HD
1975 documentary about 11-year-old serial arsonist Michael 'Mini' Cooper, followed by Cooper and the film's director Franc Roddam in conversation...
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2017
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The Last Pirates: Britain's Rebel DJs
The Last Pirates: Britain's Rebel DJs10.00 2017 HD
Rapper Rodney P. presents the story of Britain's second wave of pirate radio DJs. In the 1980s a new generation of pirate radio stations appeared...
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2015
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The Art of the Impossible: M.C. Escher and Me
The Art of the Impossible: M.C. Escher and Me1 2015 HD
Dutch graphic artist MC Escher created some of the most famous graphic illusions in 20th century popular culture. He inspired artists, designers and...
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2014
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Karajan's Magic and Myth
Karajan's Magic and Myth1 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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2014
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Jimi Hendrix: The Road to Woodstock
Jimi Hendrix: The Road to Woodstock7.50 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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2010
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Deadliest Crash: The Le Mans 1955 Disaster
Deadliest Crash: The Le Mans 1955 Disaster7.00 2010 HD
Three years in the making in conjunction with the BBC. Using never seen before home movies, photos and eye witness accounts - this is the inside...
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2007
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Let the Music Play: The Barry White Story
Let the Music Play: The Barry White Story7.00 2007 HD
Barry White gave the world some of its most joyous music, and that voice mesmerised women everywhere, but his death was isolated and painful....
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2012
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Squeeze: Take Me I'm Yours
Squeeze: Take Me I'm Yours1 2012 HD
Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford, the men behind Squeeze, have been called everything from the new Lennon and McCartney to the godfathers of Britpop....
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2005
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Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet
Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet8.00 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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2014
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More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On
More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On1 2014 HD
More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On features previously banned songs by the BBC including "Lola" by the Kinks, "Jackie" by Scott Walker...
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2004
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Roy Lichtenstein: Pop Idol
Roy Lichtenstein: Pop Idol1 2004 HD
Paul Morley investigates the lasting appeal of art's very own Pop Idol. From failed Abstract Expressionist to pioneering Pop Art hero, Roy...
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2019
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Showbands: How Ireland Learned to Party
Showbands: How Ireland Learned to Party1 2019 HD
Ardal O'Hanlon looks at what started the showband era in Ireland, the people involved, and how it came to an end in the 1980s.
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2010
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Rosslyn Chapel: A Treasure in Stone
Rosslyn Chapel: A Treasure in Stone1 2010 HD
The exquisite Rosslyn Chapel is a masterpiece in stone. It used to be one of Scotland's best-kept secrets, but it became world-famous when it was...
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2002
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Goya: Crazy Like a Genius
Goya: Crazy Like a Genius7.50 2002 HD
Join art historian Robert Hughes for a fascinating journey into the life of Spanish painter Francisco Goya. Using the artist's works as the...