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Sound Waves: The Symphony of Physics - Part 2 - Using Sound
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Dr Helen Czerski.
Dr Helen Czerski examines the extraordinary messages sound waves carry and how they help us understand the world around us.
- English subtitles
- 60
Dr Helen Czerski examines the extraordinary messages sound waves carry and how they help us understand the world around us.
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Sound Waves: The Symphony of Physics - Part 1 - Making Sound
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Dr Helen Czerski.
Dr Helen Czerski examines the world of sound waves. She investigates the extraordinary science behind the sounds we're familiar with and the sounds that we normally can't hear.
- English subtitles
- 60
Dr Helen Czerski examines the world of sound waves. She investigates the extraordinary science behind the sounds we're familiar with and the sounds that we normally can't hear.
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War Child
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Jamie Roberts
This dramatic, visceral and profoundly moving documentary joins three refugee children from the Middle East on their dangerous journeys to what they hope is a new future in Western Europe
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This dramatic, visceral and profoundly moving documentary joins three refugee children from the Middle East on their dangerous journeys to what they hope is a new future in Western Europe
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OJ: Made In America
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Ezra Edelman
It is the defining cultural tale of modern America - a saga of race, celebrity, media, violence, and the criminal justice system. And two decades after its unforgettable climax, it continues to fascinate, polarize, and develop new chapters.
- No subtitles
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It is the defining cultural tale of modern America - a saga of race, celebrity, media, violence, and the criminal justice system. And two decades after its unforgettable climax, it continues to fascinate, polarize, and develop new chapters.
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Storyville - Life, Animated
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Roger Ross Williams
Nominated for an Academy Award, this film tells the uplifting story of Owen Suskind, an autistic young man and his family. After unremarkable early years, at the age of three Owen withdrew and suddenly stopped speaking. Diagnosed with autism, Owen slowly emerged from his isolation by immersing himself in Disney animated films, using them as an emotional road map to reconnect with the wider world.
- English subtitles
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Nominated for an Academy Award, this film tells the uplifting story of Owen Suskind, an autistic young man and his family. After unremarkable early years, at the age of three Owen withdrew and suddenly stopped speaking. Diagnosed with autism, Owen slowly emerged from his isolation by immersing himself in Disney animated films, using them as an emotional road map to reconnect with the wider world.
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Genius of the Ancient World
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Bettany Hughes
Historian Bettany Hughes travels to India, Greece and China on the trail of three giants of ancient philosophy - Buddha, Socrates and Confucius.
- English subtitles
- 180
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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British History's Biggest Fibs - Series 1
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Lucy Worsley
Lucy Worsley explores how British history is a concoction of fibs and stories manipulated by whoever was in power at the time.
- English subtitles
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Lucy Worsley explores how British history is a concoction of fibs and stories manipulated by whoever was in power at the time.
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After Brexit: The Battle for Europe
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Katya Adler
The European Union faces the biggest challenge in its 60-year history, with the rise of populist eurosceptic movements across the continent. As Britain prepares to begin the process of withdrawing from the EU, the BBC's Europe editor Katya Adler asks whether the Union itself can survive.
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The European Union faces the biggest challenge in its 60-year history, with the rise of populist eurosceptic movements across the continent. As Britain prepares to begin the process of withdrawing from the EU, the BBC's Europe editor Katya Adler asks whether the Union itself can survive.
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Royal Institution Christmas Lectures - 2016
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Professor Saiful Islam
Series of lectures on a single topic, presenting scientific subjects to a general audience in an informative and entertaining manner
- English subtitles
- 180
Series of lectures on a single topic, presenting scientific subjects to a general audience in an informative and entertaining manner
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Bowie at the BBC
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BBC
Clips from the BBC archive giving an overview of David Bowie's career from 1964 to 2016, blending interviews and performances from music programmes, documentaries and chat shows.
- Music
- English subtitles
- 60
Clips from the BBC archive giving an overview of David Bowie's career from 1964 to 2016, blending interviews and performances from music programmes, documentaries and chat shows.
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Robert Rauschenberg - Pop Art Pioneer
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Alastair Sooke
Fearless and influential, he blazed a trail for artists in the second half of the 20th century, and yet his work is rarely seen here in the UK. That is about to change with a major retrospective at Tate Modern in December 2016.
- Art & Design
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Fearless and influential, he blazed a trail for artists in the second half of the 20th century, and yet his work is rarely seen here in the UK. That is about to change with a major retrospective at Tate Modern in December 2016.
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Ben Building: Mussolini, Monuments and Modernism
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Jonathan Meades
Having previously investigated the architecture of Hitler and Stalin's regimes, Jonathan Meades turns his attention to another notorious 20th-century European dictator, Mussolini.
- Built Environment & Architecture
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- 90
Having previously investigated the architecture of Hitler and Stalin's regimes, Jonathan Meades turns his attention to another notorious 20th-century European dictator, Mussolini.
This remarkable feature-length documentary combines rare and unseen archive footage with interviews with the surviving cosmonauts to tell the fascinating and at times terrifying story of how the Russians led us into the space age.
- English subtitles
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This remarkable feature-length documentary combines rare and unseen archive footage with interviews with the surviving cosmonauts to tell the fascinating and at times terrifying story of how the Russians led us into the space age.
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Planet Earth 2
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David Attenborough presents a documentary series exploring how animals meet the challenges of surviving in the most iconic habitats on earth.
- English subtitles
- 360
David Attenborough presents a documentary series exploring how animals meet the challenges of surviving in the most iconic habitats on earth.
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Black is the New Black
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BBC
Exceptional figures from politics, business, sport, science and more share their insights into being black and British today, how they got where they are, and thoughts on what the future holds.
- English subtitles
- 120
Exceptional figures from politics, business, sport, science and more share their insights into being black and British today, how they got where they are, and thoughts on what the future holds.
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Dangerous Earth
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Dr Helen Czerski
Series showing how new camera technology is revealing the inner workings of the Earth's most spectacular natural wonders
- Natural World
- English subtitles
- 180
Series showing how new camera technology is revealing the inner workings of the Earth's most spectacular natural wonders
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Imagine - The Art World's Prankster Maurizio Cattelan
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Maura Axelrod
One of the most provocative and elusive figures in contemporary art finds himself the subject of Maura Axelrod's film.
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- 75
One of the most provocative and elusive figures in contemporary art finds himself the subject of Maura Axelrod's film.
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The Coming War On China
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John Pilger
The Coming War on China is John Pilger's 60th film for ITV. Pilger reveals what the news doesn't - that the world's greatest military power, the United States, and the world's second economic power, China, both nuclear-armed, are on the road to war. Pilger's film is a warning and an inspiring story of resistance.
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The Coming War on China is John Pilger's 60th film for ITV. Pilger reveals what the news doesn't - that the world's greatest military power, the United States, and the world's second economic power, China, both nuclear-armed, are on the road to war. Pilger's film is a warning and an inspiring story of resistance.
Documentary which follows events at Israel's most notorious football club, Beitar Jerusalem FC - the only club in the Premier League never to sign an Arab player.
- No subtitles
- 85
Documentary which follows events at Israel's most notorious football club, Beitar Jerusalem FC - the only club in the Premier League never to sign an Arab player.
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Black and British A Forgotten History
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David Olusoga
Historian David Olusoga explores the enduring relationship between Britain and people whose origins lie in Africa.
- English subtitles
- 240
Historian David Olusoga explores the enduring relationship between Britain and people whose origins lie in Africa.
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The Big Food Rescue
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BBC
Following two men on a mission to change Britain's food habits by rescuing the fresh food that supermarkets used to bin and getting it to the people who need it.
- English subtitles
- No
Following two men on a mission to change Britain's food habits by rescuing the fresh food that supermarkets used to bin and getting it to the people who need it.
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The Incredible Human Journey
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Dr Alice Roberts travels the globe to discover the incredible story of how humans left Africa to colonise the world.
- English subtitles
- 350
Dr Alice Roberts travels the globe to discover the incredible story of how humans left Africa to colonise the world.
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How to Build a Human
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Channel 4
Gemma Chan, the star of Humans, explores Artificial Intelligence, and builds an AI version of herself. Are AI humans just around the corner, and can Robot Gemma convince anyone she's the real Gemma?
- Computer Science
- English subtitles
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Gemma Chan, the star of Humans, explores Artificial Intelligence, and builds an AI version of herself. Are AI humans just around the corner, and can Robot Gemma convince anyone she's the real Gemma?
Unarmed Black Male follows the murder trial of a white police officer in Portsmouth, Virginia, accused of shooting an unarmed black teenager. On 22 April 2015, Officer Stephen Rankin responded to a report of shoplifting at a Walmart store. Minutes after arriving in the parking lot he shot and killed William Chapman.
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- 90
Unarmed Black Male follows the murder trial of a white police officer in Portsmouth, Virginia, accused of shooting an unarmed black teenager. On 22 April 2015, Officer Stephen Rankin responded to a report of shoplifting at a Walmart store. Minutes after arriving in the parking lot he shot and killed William Chapman.
With the help of a team of experts and the latest in 3-D scanning technology, Alexander Armstrong, along with Dr Michael Scott, explores the hidden underground treasures that made Rome the powerhouse of the ancient world.
- Classical Civilisation
- English subtitles
- 60
With the help of a team of experts and the latest in 3-D scanning technology, Alexander Armstrong, along with Dr Michael Scott, explores the hidden underground treasures that made Rome the powerhouse of the ancient world.
Physicist Dr Helen Czerski and meteorologist John Hammond make sense of Britain's recent extreme weather and discover that there is one thing that connects all our recent extreme winters.
- English subtitles
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Physicist Dr Helen Czerski and meteorologist John Hammond make sense of Britain's recent extreme weather and discover that there is one thing that connects all our recent extreme winters.
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Horizon - How Small is the Universe?
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Toby Macdonald
Horizon plunges down the biggest rabbit-hole in history in search of the smallest thing in the universe.
- Physics
- English subtitles
- 60
Horizon plunges down the biggest rabbit-hole in history in search of the smallest thing in the universe.
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The Story of Skinhead with Don Letts
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Don Letts
Documentary in which director and DJ Don Letts looks at a very particular and very provocative British subculture - skinhead. He explores how skinhead has become associated with street fighting, trouble on the football terraces and violent racism in the public consciousness in Britain and around the world, but reveals that its origins lie in a cultural coming together that could not be further from its tarnished image.
- Music
- English subtitles
- 60
Documentary in which director and DJ Don Letts looks at a very particular and very provocative British subculture - skinhead. He explores how skinhead has become associated with street fighting, trouble on the football terraces and violent racism in the public consciousness in Britain and around the world, but reveals that its origins lie in a cultural coming together that could not be further from its tarnished image.
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Classic Albums - The Wailers: Catch a Fire
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Jeremy Marre
Series focusing on albums that have influenced the course of music. This edition looks at the 1973 Wailers album Catch a Fire, which brought international fame to Bob Marley.
- Music
- English subtitles
- 60
Series focusing on albums that have influenced the course of music. This edition looks at the 1973 Wailers album Catch a Fire, which brought international fame to Bob Marley.
An investigation into the health epidemic that afflicts almost one in ten people in Birmingham and can lead to heart failure, blindness, kidney disease and leg amputations.
- Medical Sciences
- English subtitles
- 60
An investigation into the health epidemic that afflicts almost one in ten people in Birmingham and can lead to heart failure, blindness, kidney disease and leg amputations.