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  • 1972
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    Gordon Lightfoot: BBC Four In Concert

    Gordon Lightfoot: BBC Four In Concert

    1 1972 HD

    A classic concert by Gordon Lightfoot from 1972, accompanied by Red Shea and Richard Haynes. They perform songs including Summer Side of Life,...

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  • 2022
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    Mysteries of the Bayeux Tapestry

    Mysteries of the Bayeux Tapestry

    7.00 2022 HD

    The Bayeux Tapestry is a remarkable and unique work of art that has survived for almost 1,000 years. Made in the 11th century, it tells the story of...

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  • 2014
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    Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II

    Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II

    7.40 2014 HD

    Deep Purple is one of the most influential and important guitar bands in history, one of the godfathers of the heavy metal genre, with over 100...

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  • 2006
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    Laughing With Hitler

    Laughing With Hitler

    6.50 2006 HD

    "Laughing with Hitler" is a journey into a supposedly humorless time. In the Third Reich, however, the Führer and his Nazi bigwigs were laughed...

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  • 2014
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    Under Milk Wood

    Under Milk Wood

    6.10 2014 HD

    An all star cast unite to perform a distinctive BBC Wales Television adaptation of Dylan Thomas's radio play, presented in collaboration with...

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  • 2007
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    Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays

    Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays

    7.70 2007 HD

    Documentary celebrating the triumph, tragedy and human comedy that was Manchester record company, Factory. Started by the late Tony Wilson, Alan...

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  • 2003
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    Emmylou Harris: From a Deeper Well

    Emmylou Harris: From a Deeper Well

    1 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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  • 2003
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    Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

    Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

    1 2003 HD

    Gil Scott-Heron was one of the most influential musicians and poets of the last 50 years. In Don Letts's documentary, Gil tells his own story for the...

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  • 2004
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    Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

    Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

    4.80 2004 HD

    The Secret Policeman benefit shows for Amnesty International brought together comedy grand masters - from Python and Beyond the Fringe - and...

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  • 2023
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    The Hound of the Baskervilles

    The Hound of the Baskervilles

    8.00 2023 HD

    The BBC Symphony Orchestra perform a live soundtrack in this premier stage adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes thriller.

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  • 2024
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    Joan Rivers at the BBC

    Joan Rivers at the BBC

    1 2024 HD

    Katherine Ryan presents a celebration of one of the biggest comedy talents to ever appear on the small screens – the razor-sharp-tongued first...

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  • 2018
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    The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci

    The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci

    9.00 2018 HD

    Janina Ramirez explores the BBC archives to create a TV history of Leonardo Da Vinci, discovering what lies beneath the Mona Lisa and even how he...

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  • 2021
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    Lindisfarne’s Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story

    Lindisfarne’s Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story

    7.00 2021 HD

    Brit Award-winner Sam Fender goes in search of a musical hero from another era - the late, great, Alan Hull of Lindisfarne, in this one-off BBC Four...

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  • 2007
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    Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

    Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

    8.00 2007 HD

    Crime writer Ian Rankin investigates The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Starting with Robert Louis Stevenson's nightmare in September 1885,...

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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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  • 2018
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    The Dead Room

    The Dead Room

    5.70 2018 HD

    Set and filmed at the iconic Maida Vale studios, The Dead Room tells the story of a long-running radio horror series and its veteran presenter and...

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  • 2016
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    Botticelli's Venus: The Making of an Icon

    Botticelli's Venus: The Making of an Icon

    1 2016 HD

    Sam Roddick explores the enduring appeal of Botticelli's masterpiece The Birth of Venus, one of the most celebrated paintings in western art. A...

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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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  • 2005
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    The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary

    The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary

    8.00 2005 HD

    On October 5th 1962, the Beatles released their first single, Love Me Do. It was a moment that changed music history and popular culture forever. It...

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  • 2015
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    The Clash: New Year's Day '77

    The Clash: New Year's Day '77

    8.00 2015 HD

    Built around the earliest, until now unseen, footage of the Clash in concert, filmed by Julien Temple as they opened the infamous Roxy club in a...

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