2015 marks the 40th anniversary of tennis legend Arthur Ashe lifting the Wimbledon men's singles title. From boyhood in segregated America to becoming one of the world's opinion-formers, Ashe's story is told poignantly by his brother Johnnie, along with friends Stan Smith, Donald Dell and rivals like Ilie Nastase.
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- English subtitles
- 60
2015 marks the 40th anniversary of tennis legend Arthur Ashe lifting the Wimbledon men's singles title. From boyhood in segregated America to becoming one of the world's opinion-formers, Ashe's story is told poignantly by his brother Johnnie, along with friends Stan Smith, Donald Dell and rivals like Ilie Nastase.
Matt Smith counts down the top 50 goals of the last twenty years by the current Champions League holders. Featuring Ronaldinho, Rivaldo and the majestic Messi.
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- Other
- No subtitles
- 44
Matt Smith counts down the top 50 goals of the last twenty years by the current Champions League holders. Featuring Ronaldinho, Rivaldo and the majestic Messi.
Series of concerts featuring musicians from around the world at LSO St Luke\'s in London\'s East End. The late James Brown, aka the Godfather of Soul, is joined by a 19-piece band including two drummers, three backing vocalists, two dancers in hot pants and a brass section.
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- Other
- No subtitles
- 60
Series of concerts featuring musicians from around the world at LSO St Luke\'s in London\'s East End. The late James Brown, aka the Godfather of Soul, is joined by a 19-piece band including two drummers, three backing vocalists, two dancers in hot pants and a brass section.
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Beck Series 5 - Episode 3: The Invasion
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Mårten Klingberg , 2015
The bodies of two men are found buried in the woods and, despite persistent attempts, they cannot be identified. When another man is murdered the police discover new evidence which they believe links the murders to an Islamist terrorist cell.
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- English subtitles
- 85
The bodies of two men are found buried in the woods and, despite persistent attempts, they cannot be identified. When another man is murdered the police discover new evidence which they believe links the murders to an Islamist terrorist cell.
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Beck Series 7 - Episode 3 : Without Intent
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Marten Klingberg , 2018
A girl finds her mother lying dead at the foot of the stairs. Is it an accident or murder?
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- English subtitles
- 94
A girl finds her mother lying dead at the foot of the stairs. Is it an accident or murder?
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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.
- TV-Recordings
- Built Environment & Architecture
- No subtitles
- 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.
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Big Oil v the World - Episode 3
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Robin Barnwell
How the 2010s became another lost decade in the fight against climate change – as the move to natural gas delayed a transition to more renewable sources of energy.
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- English subtitles
- 60
How the 2010s became another lost decade in the fight against climate change – as the move to natural gas delayed a transition to more renewable sources of energy.
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Blinded: Those Who Kill - Series 1 - Episode 6
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Jonas Alexander Arnby , 2019
Illona holds a memorial for her brother, Kasper. Meanwhile, the police track down the USB stick found at Alice’s, and Louise comes face to face with the killer, Peter Vinge.
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- English subtitles
- 45
Illona holds a memorial for her brother, Kasper. Meanwhile, the police track down the USB stick found at Alice’s, and Louise comes face to face with the killer, Peter Vinge.
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Blue Moon Rising
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ITV 4
A documentary following Manchester City FC during the 2009/2010 season.
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- Other
- No subtitles
- 60
A documentary following Manchester City FC during the 2009/2010 season.
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Blues at the BBC
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BBC
Collection of performances by British and American blues artists on BBC programmes such as The Beat Room, A Whole Scene Going, The Old Grey Whistle Test and The Late Show.
- TV-Recordings
- Other
- No subtitles
- 60
Collection of performances by British and American blues artists on BBC programmes such as The Beat Room, A Whole Scene Going, The Old Grey Whistle Test and The Late Show.
Documentary telling the story of what happened to blues music on its journey from the southern states of America to the heart of British pop and rock culture, providing an in-depth look at what this music really meant to a generation of kids desperate for an antidote to their experiences of living in post-war suburban Britain.
- TV-Recordings
- Other
- No subtitles
- 90
Documentary telling the story of what happened to blues music on its journey from the southern states of America to the heart of British pop and rock culture, providing an in-depth look at what this music really meant to a generation of kids desperate for an antidote to their experiences of living in post-war suburban Britain.
This full-length feature documentary follows Blur on the reunion trail in the summer of 2009 after a ten-year hiatus as they rediscover their music and the friendships that originally inspired the band when they came together at the dawn of the 90s.
- TV-Recordings
- Other
- No subtitles
- 105
This full-length feature documentary follows Blur on the reunion trail in the summer of 2009 after a ten-year hiatus as they rediscover their music and the friendships that originally inspired the band when they came together at the dawn of the 90s.
At Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital, mum Adele has just heard the devastating news from brain surgeon Jay Jayamohan that her three-year-old daughter Cerys has a malignant brain cancer. This film follows Cerys's battle and shows other patients who are battling similar odds.
- TV-Recordings
- Medical Sciences
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
At Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital, mum Adele has just heard the devastating news from brain surgeon Jay Jayamohan that her three-year-old daughter Cerys has a malignant brain cancer. This film follows Cerys's battle and shows other patients who are battling similar odds.
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Britain by Night
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Kevin Sim
Beautiful and intimate documentary which follows the stories of a group of characters as they live through a dramatic night.
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- Other
- No subtitles
- 60
Beautiful and intimate documentary which follows the stories of a group of characters as they live through a dramatic night.
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Britain In A Day
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BBC 1
On Saturday 12 November 2011 an eclectic range of British people turned the camera on themselves, capturing the entertaining and mundane, the exciting and unusual, the poignant and the everyday.
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- Other
- No subtitles
- 90
On Saturday 12 November 2011 an eclectic range of British people turned the camera on themselves, capturing the entertaining and mundane, the exciting and unusual, the poignant and the everyday.
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Britain's Best Buildings - Hardwick Hall
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Dan Cruickshank
Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury (otherwise known as Bess of Hardwick), was one of the most capable and ambitious women in Elizabethan England. Hardwick Hall has become her lasting monument and is full of coded references to her desire for one of her descendents to sit on the throne of England.
- TV-Recordings
- Built Environment & Architecture
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 10
Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury (otherwise known as Bess of Hardwick), was one of the most capable and ambitious women in Elizabethan England. Hardwick Hall has become her lasting monument and is full of coded references to her desire for one of her descendents to sit on the throne of England.
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Britain's Secret Seas
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BBC
Featuring glorious underwater photography revealing Britain's native waters to be as dramatic, colourful and surprising as the other oceans of the world.
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- No subtitles
- No
Featuring glorious underwater photography revealing Britain's native waters to be as dramatic, colourful and surprising as the other oceans of the world.
In this episode, Lucy debunks another of the biggest fibs in British history - the 'Glorious Revolution'.
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- English subtitles
- 60
In this episode, Lucy debunks another of the biggest fibs in British history - the 'Glorious Revolution'.
Hot on the heels of the release of their classic fourth studio album, Darkness on the Edge of Town, Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band went on the road with renewed hunger and are captured here playing the songs from the album live in 1978 in Houston, cementing their reputation as saviours of rock \'n\' roll.
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- Other
- No subtitles
- 60
Hot on the heels of the release of their classic fourth studio album, Darkness on the Edge of Town, Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band went on the road with renewed hunger and are captured here playing the songs from the album live in 1978 in Houston, cementing their reputation as saviours of rock \'n\' roll.
Thom Zimny\'s film, The Promise - The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town, explores the three years it took to make Bruce Springsteen\'s fourth studio album, 1978\'s Darkness on the Edge of Town.
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- Other
- No subtitles
- 87
Thom Zimny\'s film, The Promise - The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town, explores the three years it took to make Bruce Springsteen\'s fourth studio album, 1978\'s Darkness on the Edge of Town.
In part two, Professor Al-Khalili looks at the 19th century chemists who struggled to impose an order on the apparently random world of the elements. From working out how many there were to discovering their unique relationships with each other, the early scientists\' bid to decode the hidden order of the elements was driven by false starts and bitter disputes. But ultimately the quest would lead to one of chemistry\'s most beautiful intellectual creations - the periodic table.
- TV-Recordings
- Chemistry
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
In part two, Professor Al-Khalili looks at the 19th century chemists who struggled to impose an order on the apparently random world of the elements. From working out how many there were to discovering their unique relationships with each other, the early scientists\' bid to decode the hidden order of the elements was driven by false starts and bitter disputes. But ultimately the quest would lead to one of chemistry\'s most beautiful intellectual creations - the periodic table.
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China: Between Clouds and Dreams : Episode 2 - Local Heros
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Channel 4 , 2016
A young monk learns that a new dam threatens the snow leopard's habitat. Four children investigate a mystery illness in their town. A mother stands up to a factory that she believes is causing cancer.
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- No subtitles
- 47
A young monk learns that a new dam threatens the snow leopard's habitat. Four children investigate a mystery illness in their town. A mother stands up to a factory that she believes is causing cancer.
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Creation: At the BBC
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BBC 4
A trip through the BBC archives from programmes such as Whistle Test, the Oxford Road Show, Top of the Pops and Later with Jools Holland to find some rare and some familiar footage of the bands who were on one of the UK's most seminal and important record
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- Other
- No subtitles
- 60
A trip through the BBC archives from programmes such as Whistle Test, the Oxford Road Show, Top of the Pops and Later with Jools Holland to find some rare and some familiar footage of the bands who were on one of the UK's most seminal and important record
Cutting Edge follows new recruits to Westminster\'s parking enforcement operation as they join the army of traffic wardens patrolling London\'s streets
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- Other
- No subtitles
- 47
Cutting Edge follows new recruits to Westminster\'s parking enforcement operation as they join the army of traffic wardens patrolling London\'s streets
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Darkness: Those Who Kill - Season 1: Episode 5
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Elsebeth Egholm , 2019
Jan and Louise find a dress belonging to Natasha – the first victim – which Anders Kjeldsen had hidden. That same night, Anders tries to kidnap another woman. Stine Velin attends her big brother Mikkel's 40th birthday party and reveals a dark family secret.
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- English subtitles
- 44
Jan and Louise find a dress belonging to Natasha – the first victim – which Anders Kjeldsen had hidden. That same night, Anders tries to kidnap another woman. Stine Velin attends her big brother Mikkel's 40th birthday party and reveals a dark family secret.
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Dave Davies: Kinkdom Come
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Julien Temple
Kinks guitarist Dave Davies relives his tumultuous life.
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- Other
- No subtitles
- 75
Kinks guitarist Dave Davies relives his tumultuous life.
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Death Row - 1 - Hank Skinner
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Channel 4
Documentary series that follows director Werner Herzog uncovering the stories of inmates in America as they await execution
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- Other
- No subtitles
- 60
Documentary series that follows director Werner Herzog uncovering the stories of inmates in America as they await execution
Sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his wife, James Barnes had already spent eight years behind bars when he became a practising Muslim.
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- Other
- No subtitles
- 60
Sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his wife, James Barnes had already spent eight years behind bars when he became a practising Muslim.
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Death Row - 3 - Joseph Garcia and George Rivas
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Werner Herzog
Joseph Garcia's case is one of a tragic outcome from an everyday event, and a punishment out of proportion.
- TV-Recordings
- Other
- No subtitles
- 60
Joseph Garcia's case is one of a tragic outcome from an everyday event, and a punishment out of proportion.
It's a voyage of exploration like no other - to Titan, Saturn's largest moon and thought to resemble our own early Earth. For a small team of British scientists this would be the culmination of a lifetime's endeavour - the flight alone, some 2 billion miles, would take a full seven years. This is the story of the space probe they built, the sacrifices they made and their hopes for the landing.
- TV-Recordings
- Engineering
- English subtitles
- 60
It's a voyage of exploration like no other - to Titan, Saturn's largest moon and thought to resemble our own early Earth. For a small team of British scientists this would be the culmination of a lifetime's endeavour - the flight alone, some 2 billion miles, would take a full seven years. This is the story of the space probe they built, the sacrifices they made and their hopes for the landing.