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Joni Mitchell: A Woman of Heart and Mind
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Susan Lacy
Canadian singer, songwriter and poet Joni Mitchell tells her story in interviews, interwoven with her words and music.
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Canadian singer, songwriter and poet Joni Mitchell tells her story in interviews, interwoven with her words and music.
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Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
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Chuck D
The beats that broke new ground. How hip hop emerged from underground New York into a global force for change and empowerment - as told by icons Chuck D, Ice-T, Run DMC and more.
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The beats that broke new ground. How hip hop emerged from underground New York into a global force for change and empowerment - as told by icons Chuck D, Ice-T, Run DMC and more.
Inside the heart of the BBC Persian newsroom in London, as the team covers unrest in Iran. We hear from reporters about the challenges of carrying out their journalism despite being banned in Iran and the personal sacrifices they make to do so.
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Inside the heart of the BBC Persian newsroom in London, as the team covers unrest in Iran. We hear from reporters about the challenges of carrying out their journalism despite being banned in Iran and the personal sacrifices they make to do so.
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Billion Dollar Downfall: The Dealmaker
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Victoria James
He told the world‘s elite – Bill Gates, billionaires and governments – he would make them rich while doing good. But now accused of fraud, Arif Naqvi could face 291 years in jail.
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He told the world‘s elite – Bill Gates, billionaires and governments – he would make them rich while doing good. But now accused of fraud, Arif Naqvi could face 291 years in jail.
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Fela Kuti: Father of Afrobeat
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Biyi Bandele
Fela Kuti, Africa's biggest artist, was also a thorn in the side of Nigeria's military regimes - a revolutionary who fought injustice with his music.
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Fela Kuti, Africa's biggest artist, was also a thorn in the side of Nigeria's military regimes - a revolutionary who fought injustice with his music.
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India: The Modi Question
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Tensions in the world’s largest democracy. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been dogged by accusations over his attitude to the nation's Muslim minority. What's the truth?
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Tensions in the world’s largest democracy. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been dogged by accusations over his attitude to the nation's Muslim minority. What's the truth?
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The US and the Holocaust
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Ken Burns
How the land of immigrants faced the reality of Holocaust refugees. Did the nation fail to live up to its ideals? Powerful documentary by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein.
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How the land of immigrants faced the reality of Holocaust refugees. Did the nation fail to live up to its ideals? Powerful documentary by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein.
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Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2022
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David Coleman
Great scientists, even greater questions. Mind-expanding talks and hands-on science, inspiring children and adults alike since 1825. In the 2022 Christmas Lectures, Professor Dame Sue Black will share secrets of the scientific detective process.
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Great scientists, even greater questions. Mind-expanding talks and hands-on science, inspiring children and adults alike since 1825. In the 2022 Christmas Lectures, Professor Dame Sue Black will share secrets of the scientific detective process.
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This Cultural Life - Ken Loach
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John Wilson
Ken Loach, a British filmmaker who has worked in the field for over 60 years, has been known as the country’s most politically active filmmaker. Ken Loach talks to John Wilson about the key moments in his life that have shaped his creativity.
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Ken Loach, a British filmmaker who has worked in the field for over 60 years, has been known as the country’s most politically active filmmaker. Ken Loach talks to John Wilson about the key moments in his life that have shaped his creativity.
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The Mayfair Hotel Megabuild
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Rod Williams
Filmed at Claridge's over six years, this series follows work to dig out a five-storey mega-basement, add four new floors and create London’s most exclusive penthouse.
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Filmed at Claridge's over six years, this series follows work to dig out a five-storey mega-basement, add four new floors and create London’s most exclusive penthouse.
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Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher
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Ian A Hunt
Joann Fletcher explains how Ancient Egypt's extraordinary story fits together, from nomads to pyramid builders, from tomb robbers to the last of the pharaohs.
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Joann Fletcher explains how Ancient Egypt's extraordinary story fits together, from nomads to pyramid builders, from tomb robbers to the last of the pharaohs.
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Messi
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Barry Murphy
Including incredible footage, this wide-reaching documentary gains a detailed understanding of the real Lionel Messi. This is Messi as you've never seen him before.
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Including incredible footage, this wide-reaching documentary gains a detailed understanding of the real Lionel Messi. This is Messi as you've never seen him before.
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The Phenomenon: Ronaldo
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Duncan McMath
Ronaldo Nazário was one of the best footballers on the planet when his ambitions were crushed by injury and press scrutiny. This film chronicles his life.
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Ronaldo Nazário was one of the best footballers on the planet when his ambitions were crushed by injury and press scrutiny. This film chronicles his life.
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Frozen Planet II
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David Attenborough
Life in the extreme. In a fragile world of beauty and hostility, nature finds a way to survive and thrive. Sir David Attenborough explores a planet on the brink of major change.
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Life in the extreme. In a fragile world of beauty and hostility, nature finds a way to survive and thrive. Sir David Attenborough explores a planet on the brink of major change.
Presenter Hannah Fry reveals how much our planet can change in just a single day and how these daily changes are essential to our existence.
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Presenter Hannah Fry reveals how much our planet can change in just a single day and how these daily changes are essential to our existence.
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The Hacienda - The Club that Shook Britain
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Matt Drury
The story of Manchester’s Hacienda nightclub, including interviews with famous clubbers like Noel Gallagher. This is the story of a dance revolution that changed Britain forever.
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The story of Manchester’s Hacienda nightclub, including interviews with famous clubbers like Noel Gallagher. This is the story of a dance revolution that changed Britain forever.
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Standing Firm: Football's Windrush Story
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Theo Lee Ray
A look at the impact that the Windrush generation and its descendants have had on English football, with contributions from Tyrone Mings, John Barnes and others.
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A look at the impact that the Windrush generation and its descendants have had on English football, with contributions from Tyrone Mings, John Barnes and others.
In this visual essay, writer and broadcaster Lindsay Johns reframes the history of the Caribbean through the lives of four inspirational revolutionary leaders.
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In this visual essay, writer and broadcaster Lindsay Johns reframes the history of the Caribbean through the lives of four inspirational revolutionary leaders.
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Panorama - The Downfall of Boris Johnson
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Matt Hill
As Boris Johnson is forced from office, Laura Kuenssberg looks at the scandals that led to his downfall, and hears from the candidates vying to replace him.
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As Boris Johnson is forced from office, Laura Kuenssberg looks at the scandals that led to his downfall, and hears from the candidates vying to replace him.
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A Very British History - The British Chinese
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Andy Richards
British-born Chinese vlogger Shu Lin explores the history of the Chinese community in the UK from the 1950s through to the present day.
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British-born Chinese vlogger Shu Lin explores the history of the Chinese community in the UK from the 1950s through to the present day.
It is being described as a national emergency. Energy bills are soaring and families across the UK are struggling to cope. Millions are falling into fuel poverty and are wondering how they will heat their homes in winter. But not everyone is suffering from the energy crisis.
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It is being described as a national emergency. Energy bills are soaring and families across the UK are struggling to cope. Millions are falling into fuel poverty and are wondering how they will heat their homes in winter. But not everyone is suffering from the energy crisis.
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Horizon - Mars - A Traveller's Guide
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Rebecca Harrison
With the dream of sending humans to Mars closer than ever before, Horizon asks the world's leading experts on Mars where they would go and what they would need to survive.
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With the dream of sending humans to Mars closer than ever before, Horizon asks the world's leading experts on Mars where they would go and what they would need to survive.
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The Sky at Night - The James Webb Road Trip
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Marina Hui
The Sky at Night team meets the scientists in the UK researching the astonishing new data returned by the James Webb Space Telescope.
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The Sky at Night team meets the scientists in the UK researching the astonishing new data returned by the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Einstein's Quantum Riddle
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Jamie Lochhead
The story of quantum entanglement, perhaps the strangest concept in science. Mind-bending concepts and brilliant experiments lead us to a profound new understanding of reality.
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The story of quantum entanglement, perhaps the strangest concept in science. Mind-bending concepts and brilliant experiments lead us to a profound new understanding of reality.
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Big Oil v the World
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Dan Edge
The most important story of our time. Despite climate chaos raging across the planet and urgent warnings from experts, our dependence on fossil fuels persists. How did we get here?
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The most important story of our time. Despite climate chaos raging across the planet and urgent warnings from experts, our dependence on fossil fuels persists. How did we get here?
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Storyville - Citizen Ashe
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Rex Miller
A Storyville documentary that tells the story of sports legend and social activist Arthur Ashe, who in 1975 became the first black man to win Wimbledon.
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A Storyville documentary that tells the story of sports legend and social activist Arthur Ashe, who in 1975 became the first black man to win Wimbledon.
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Super Telescope: Mission to the Edge of the Universe
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Martin Gorst
The inside story of the James Webb Space Telescope, following the Nasa team building the £8 billion device and the scientists taking its first image of distant stars and galaxies.
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The inside story of the James Webb Space Telescope, following the Nasa team building the £8 billion device and the scientists taking its first image of distant stars and galaxies.
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The Real Mo Farah
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Leo Burley
Sir Mo Farah reveals the shocking truth about his childhood, the journey he made from Somaliland to the UK as a young boy, and the subsequent years that led to him winning two gold medals at the London 2012 Olympics.
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Sir Mo Farah reveals the shocking truth about his childhood, the journey he made from Somaliland to the UK as a young boy, and the subsequent years that led to him winning two gold medals at the London 2012 Olympics.
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Horizon - Cosmic Dawn: The Real Moment of Creation
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Toby Macdonald
Horizon investigates the cosmic dawn, the moment one hundred million years after the big bang when the first stars were born.
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Horizon investigates the cosmic dawn, the moment one hundred million years after the big bang when the first stars were born.
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Freedom: 50 Years of Pride
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Channel 4
Funny, shocking, and moving, the inspiring story of Pride and queer activism in the UK over the last five decades. With Olly Alexander, Bimini, Sir Ian McKellen and many more.
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Funny, shocking, and moving, the inspiring story of Pride and queer activism in the UK over the last five decades. With Olly Alexander, Bimini, Sir Ian McKellen and many more.