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This World - Mandela at 90
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Clifford Bestall
This World has gained rare access to Nelson Mandela, after years of retirement from public life.
- TV-Recordings
- History
- Politics & Public Policy
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 40
This World has gained rare access to Nelson Mandela, after years of retirement from public life.
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Thriller in Manila
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More 4
Joe Frazier takes British filmmaker John Dower back to 1975 and the most hyped boxing match in history - his epic third and final battle with sporting legend Muhammad Ali.
- TV-Recordings
- Other
- Sport
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 100
Joe Frazier takes British filmmaker John Dower back to 1975 and the most hyped boxing match in history - his epic third and final battle with sporting legend Muhammad Ali.
Timeshift lifts the veil on the taboo that is corporal punishment. What it reveals is a fascinating history spanning religion, the justice system, sex and education.
- TV-Recordings
- Law
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
Timeshift lifts the veil on the taboo that is corporal punishment. What it reveals is a fascinating history spanning religion, the justice system, sex and education.
Timeshift digs into the archive to trace the extraordinary story of the ultimate sanction. At the beginning of the 19th century you could still be hanged in Britain for offences such as stealing a sheep or shooting a rabbit. Even children as young as seven were sent to the gallows. The last hanging in this country took place as recently as 1964.
- TV-Recordings
- Law
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
Timeshift digs into the archive to trace the extraordinary story of the ultimate sanction. At the beginning of the 19th century you could still be hanged in Britain for offences such as stealing a sheep or shooting a rabbit. Even children as young as seven were sent to the gallows. The last hanging in this country took place as recently as 1964.
The surprising story of the hidden powerhouse behind the globalised world - the diesel engine, a 19th-century invention that has become indispensable to the 21st century.
- TV-Recordings
- Engineering
- English subtitles
- 60
The surprising story of the hidden powerhouse behind the globalised world - the diesel engine, a 19th-century invention that has become indispensable to the 21st century.
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Timewatch - Hadrian's Wall
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Julian Richards
It is unique in the Roman World. A spectacular and complex stone barrier measuring 74 miles long, and up to 15 feet high and 10 feet thick. For 300 years Hadrian's Wall stood as the Roman Empire's most imposing frontier and one of the unsung wonders of the ancient world.
- TV-Recordings
- Classical Civilisation
- History
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 48
It is unique in the Roman World. A spectacular and complex stone barrier measuring 74 miles long, and up to 15 feet high and 10 feet thick. For 300 years Hadrian's Wall stood as the Roman Empire's most imposing frontier and one of the unsung wonders of the ancient world.
Documentary that looks back to the furore caused by Princess Margaret's affair with Peter Townsend, a divorced commoner. Billed as a constitutional crisis, Margaret's dilemma was the first modern royal scandal which would shape the future of royal relations with the media. In 1955 she chose to sacrifice love for duty by ending the affair, but new evidence presented here suggests that hers was a needless sacrifice.
- TV-Recordings
- History
- No subtitles
- 50
Documentary that looks back to the furore caused by Princess Margaret's affair with Peter Townsend, a divorced commoner. Billed as a constitutional crisis, Margaret's dilemma was the first modern royal scandal which would shape the future of royal relations with the media. In 1955 she chose to sacrifice love for duty by ending the affair, but new evidence presented here suggests that hers was a needless sacrifice.
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Timewatch - Ten Pound Poms
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Michael Praed
In the 1950s and '60s, one million Britons voluntarily migrated to what had been a former penal colony only a hundred years earlier. The Ten Pound Pom scheme to Australia was one of the largest planned migrations of the 20th Century.
- TV-Recordings
- History
- No subtitles
- 48
In the 1950s and '60s, one million Britons voluntarily migrated to what had been a former penal colony only a hundred years earlier. The Ten Pound Pom scheme to Australia was one of the largest planned migrations of the 20th Century.
Documentary looking at the Secret History of the Mongols, said to have been written by Genghis Khan's adopted son, which reveals a very different man to the brutal butcher of Western legend.
- TV-Recordings
- Classical Civilisation
- History
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 50
Documentary looking at the Secret History of the Mongols, said to have been written by Genghis Khan's adopted son, which reveals a very different man to the brutal butcher of Western legend.
New archaeological research has given fresh insight into what happened in the Roman amphitheatre.
- TV-Recordings
- Classical Civilisation
- History
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 56
New archaeological research has given fresh insight into what happened in the Roman amphitheatre.
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Timewatch: Atlantis: The Evidence
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Bethany Hughes
In this Timewatch special, historian Bettany Hughes unravels one of the most intriguing mysteries of all time. She presents a series of geological, archaeological and historical clues to show that the legend of Atlantis was inspired by a real historical event, the greatest natural disaster of the ancient world.
- TV-Recordings
- History
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
In this Timewatch special, historian Bettany Hughes unravels one of the most intriguing mysteries of all time. She presents a series of geological, archaeological and historical clues to show that the legend of Atlantis was inspired by a real historical event, the greatest natural disaster of the ancient world.
Marking the 50th anniversary of the influential novel To Kill a Mockingbird, writer Andrew Smith visits Monroeville in Alabama, the setting of the book, to see how life there has changed in half a century.
- TV-Recordings
- History
- Politics & Public Policy
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
Marking the 50th anniversary of the influential novel To Kill a Mockingbird, writer Andrew Smith visits Monroeville in Alabama, the setting of the book, to see how life there has changed in half a century.
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Treasures of Ancient Rome
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Tim Dunn
Alastair Sooke takes an in-depth look at the art of the Roman Empire.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 180
Alastair Sooke takes an in-depth look at the art of the Roman Empire.
Alastair Sooke traces how the Romans during the Republic went from being art thieves and copycats to pioneering a new artistic style of warts 'n' all realism.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
Alastair Sooke traces how the Romans during the Republic went from being art thieves and copycats to pioneering a new artistic style of warts 'n' all realism.
A look at the artistic legacy of Rome's mad, bad and dangerous emperors, including Claudius's pleasure palace and the cave where Tiberius held wild parties.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
A look at the artistic legacy of Rome's mad, bad and dangerous emperors, including Claudius's pleasure palace and the cave where Tiberius held wild parties.
Alastair Sooke charts the fall of the Roman Empire through some of its artistic treasures, including one of the best preserved Roman cities in Libya.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
Alastair Sooke charts the fall of the Roman Empire through some of its artistic treasures, including one of the best preserved Roman cities in Libya.
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Treasures of Heaven
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BBC 4
Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the ancient Christian practice of preserving holy relics and the largely forgotten art form that went with it, the reliquary.
- TV-Recordings
- Art & Design
- Religion
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the ancient Christian practice of preserving holy relics and the largely forgotten art form that went with it, the reliquary.
On December 17th 2003, a 25-year-old woman called Malalai Joya stood up during the Afghan Grand Assembly and declared that many of those present were 'felons' and 'criminals' who had turned the country 'into the nucleus of national and international wars'.
- TV-Recordings
- History
- English subtitles
- 58
On December 17th 2003, a 25-year-old woman called Malalai Joya stood up during the Afghan Grand Assembly and declared that many of those present were 'felons' and 'criminals' who had turned the country 'into the nucleus of national and international wars'.
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True Stories - I Was Bin Laden's Bodyguard
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Laura Poitra
Laura Poitras' film tells how two men whose lives were caught up with Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden ended up taking very different paths after the invasion of Iraq.
- TV-Recordings
- History
- English subtitles
- 94
Laura Poitras' film tells how two men whose lives were caught up with Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden ended up taking very different paths after the invasion of Iraq.
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True Stories - Kissinger
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More 4
Henry Kissinger has done more than any other individual to shape the foreign policy of the United States, both during his time as Secretary of State, and afterwards, as he continued to advise successive presidents and governments around the world.Over a p
- TV-Recordings
- History
- Politics & Public Policy
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 130
Henry Kissinger has done more than any other individual to shape the foreign policy of the United States, both during his time as Secretary of State, and afterwards, as he continued to advise successive presidents and governments around the world.Over a p
Simeon II was declared Tsar of Bulgaria at the age of six, but ousted and banished aged nine by the Communist dictatorship, only to return triumphantly 55 years later in 2001 as Prime Minister, in an unprecedented journey from boy king to democratic leader.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
Simeon II was declared Tsar of Bulgaria at the age of six, but ousted and banished aged nine by the Communist dictatorship, only to return triumphantly 55 years later in 2001 as Prime Minister, in an unprecedented journey from boy king to democratic leader.
The story of General Butt Naked, the despised Liberian warlord responsible for the death of 20,000 people, who reinvented himself as an evangelical preacher
- TV-Recordings
- History
- Politics & Public Policy
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 85
The story of General Butt Naked, the despised Liberian warlord responsible for the death of 20,000 people, who reinvented himself as an evangelical preacher
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True Stories - Trouble the Water
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Kimberly Rivers Roberts
Kimberly Rivers Roberts' chilling, Oscar-nominated home video captures the ferocious force of Hurricane Katrina as it lays waste to the city of New Orleans.
- TV-Recordings
- History
- English subtitles
- 60
Kimberly Rivers Roberts' chilling, Oscar-nominated home video captures the ferocious force of Hurricane Katrina as it lays waste to the city of New Orleans.
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True Stories - Who Killed the Electric Car
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Channel Four
It ran on electricity, produced no emissions and catapulted American technology to the forefront of the automotive industry. The lucky few who drove it never wanted to give it up. So why did General Motors crush its fleet of EV1 electric vehicles into landfill sites in the obscurity of the Arizona desert?
- TV-Recordings
- History
- Politics & Public Policy
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 92
It ran on electricity, produced no emissions and catapulted American technology to the forefront of the automotive industry. The lucky few who drove it never wanted to give it up. So why did General Motors crush its fleet of EV1 electric vehicles into landfill sites in the obscurity of the Arizona desert?
The Khmer Rouge slaughtered nearly two million people in the late 1970s. Yet the Killing Fields of Cambodia remain unexplained. Investigative journalist Thet Sambath records shocking testimonies, from the foot soldiers to Pol Pot's right-hand man.
- TV-Recordings
- History
- Politics & Public Policy
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 95
The Khmer Rouge slaughtered nearly two million people in the late 1970s. Yet the Killing Fields of Cambodia remain unexplained. Investigative journalist Thet Sambath records shocking testimonies, from the foot soldiers to Pol Pot's right-hand man.
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Tsunami - Naming the Dead
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Barbara Flynn
How the biggest international forensic operation in history identified the victims of the most devastating natural disaster of recent times.
- TV-Recordings
- Geography
- History
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 10
How the biggest international forensic operation in history identified the victims of the most devastating natural disaster of recent times.
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Turner's Thames
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BBC
In this documentary, the presenter and art critic Matthew Collings explores how Turner, the artist of light, makes light the vehicle of feeling in his work, and how he found inspiration for that feeling in the waters of the River Thames.
- TV-Recordings
- Art & Design
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
In this documentary, the presenter and art critic Matthew Collings explores how Turner, the artist of light, makes light the vehicle of feeling in his work, and how he found inspiration for that feeling in the waters of the River Thames.
Documentary. What killed King Tutankhamun? An epic detective story that uncovers the extraordinary truth of the boy behind the golden mask.
- TV-Recordings
- Archaeology
- Classical Civilisation
- English subtitles
- 60
Documentary. What killed King Tutankhamun? An epic detective story that uncovers the extraordinary truth of the boy behind the golden mask.
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Unnatural Histories
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BBC 4
Series looking at three of the world's most iconic wild places and how they have been shaped over time by man.
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- No
Series looking at three of the world's most iconic wild places and how they have been shaped over time by man.
More than anywhere, the Serengeti is synonymous with wilderness and has even come to represent Africa. But the story of the Serengeti is just as much about humans as it is about wildlife.
- TV-Recordings
- Biology
- Environmental Studies
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
More than anywhere, the Serengeti is synonymous with wilderness and has even come to represent Africa. But the story of the Serengeti is just as much about humans as it is about wildlife.