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Another chance to enjoy the view from the driving seat of the world's most famous steam locomotive as Flying Scotsman travels the length of the Severn Valley Railway. Special 'cab cameras' and microphones capture all the action from the footplate - this time without commentary. Viewers can appreciate the evocative sound of steam transportation as this magnificent engine attracts crowds from far... Read more

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Livvy Haydock examines the network of exploitation of migrant workers in the UK, as she meets the men who sit outside our local car parks from dawn in the hope of finding cash in hand work From the landlords who house these men like sardines – 120 from one car park packed into 4 houses - to the white van men who exploit them to cut costs, Livvy discovers who's benefiting from this underground s... Read more

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Dr Xand van Tulleken takes a satirical look back on 2016 in health news. With a round-up of the some of the most baffling medical headlines of the year, he investigates whether rollercoasters really do cure kidney stones, whether paracetamol is turning us into a nation of psychopaths and whether we need to rethink how we use the loo. Drawing on his medical expertise and personal experience as a do... Read more

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There was nothing predictable about David Bowie - everything was designed to intrigue, to challenge, to defy all expectations. But perhaps no period in David Bowie’s extraordinary career raised more fascination, more surprise, and more questions, than the last five years. This film - to be broadcast on the night before what would have been Bowie’s 70th birthday - is an intimate portrait of one... Read more

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Ten massive tower blocks once stood tall at Glasgow's Sighthill Estate. Built in the 1960s, this iconic development was home to thousands of residents before a historic regeneration project swept through the estate demolishing all the high rises over the past decade. Sighthill tells the story of a handful of these residents who lived or frequented the almost empty remaining two blocks before... Read more

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Ten years after the bloody aftermath of demonstrations at the Gdansk shipyards, a new uprising in the early 1980s is bolstered by the unexpected appearance of Lech Walesa, an electrician who had lost his job at the yards for his trade union activities, and is now gaining a reputation as an inspirational speaker prepared to defy the ruling communist party.

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Documentary. As households struggle to make ends meet, illegal money lenders are preying on the vulnerable by encouraging them to take out unlicensed loans, charging huge interest rates and then using extreme levels of violence, intimidation and shame to make them pay. This progamme hears from the victims who are still living with the terrifying consequences of their borrowing and meets some wh... Read more

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Livvy Haydock explores the secretive world of gang girls, to understand the real stories behind the rising trend in sexual exploitation and violence against girls by gang members - and discovers how quickly female victims turn perpetrators. She enters a gang safe house and meets a young woman whose 'initiation list' included the kidnap and rape of her friend. Livvy also meets a notorious gang ... Read more

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Around the world there has been a huge increase in the number of children being referred to gender clinics - boys saying they want to be girls and vice versa. Increasingly, parents are encouraged to adopt a 'gender affirmative' approach - fully supporting their children's change of identity. But is this approach right? In this challenging documentary, BBC Two's award-winning This World strand t... Read more

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Twelve-year-old Rory Brown has Tourette Syndrome. After recently moving to secondary school his physical and verbal outbursts have exploded. In 1988 John Davidson featured in the BBC documentary ‘John’s Not Mad’. Determined that no other child should go through the horrific experience he had as a child, he’s taken Rory under his wing. Unlike when John was growing up, Rory has the advantage o... Read more

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A chronology of clips from the BBC archive giving an overview of David Bowie's extraordinary career from 1964 to 2016. Blending interviews and performances from music programmes, documentaries, news outlets and chat shows, this portrait of Bowie both at his most thoughtful and his most opportunistically promotional is a series of snapshots into a rapidly evolving career across music, films and the... Read more

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For two centuries The Scotsman newspaper has been at the heart of the nation, uncovering corruption, skewering politicians, celebrating the arts and prepared to robustly defend its trenchant views, even at the point of a pistol. The programme tells the fascinating story of one of Britain's most famous newspapers and how over two centuries it has both reflected and shaped the nation.

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Almost half of the UK’s nightclubs have closed down over the past decade. In this film, broadcaster and international DJ Annie Mac investigates who is killing our nightlife. Is it property developers, the police or local councils who are contributing to the decline? Or is it just the fact young people are changing the way they go about partying, with the advent of all-day parties, illegal ... Read more

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In June 2016, 20-year-old Briton Michael Sandford was arrested at a Donald Trump rally after trying to take a police officer's gun in a bid to shoot the then-Republican presidential nominee. Michael immediately found himself at the centre of a media storm and the mercy of America's notoriously harsh justice system. After pleading guilty, he faced years behind bars. But how did a young middle-cl... Read more

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This documentary by acclaimed director Vanessa Engle tells the extraordinary story of a strange cult, which came to light in 2013 when a sensational news story broke about three women emerging from a small flat in Brixton in south London after decades in captivity. Tracing the group back to its roots in the 1970s, the film describes how its leader Aravindan Balakrishnan, a student of Indian origin... Read more

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A new type of business is booming on America’s high streets. The ‘Anger Room’ is a place ordinary Americans can have an extraordinary experience – smashing and bashing whatever they want and venting their anger in a safe, confined space. Filmmaker Ed Hancox follows 10-year-old Izzy, who is struggling with anger management issues and uses the Anger Room to try and help herself, and 19-year-old ... Read more

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After 200 years under lock and key, all the personal papers of one of our most important monarchs are for the first time seeing the light of day. In the first documentary to gain extensive access to the Royal Archives, Robert Hardman sheds fascinating new light on George III, Britain's longest reigning king. George III may be chiefly remembered for his madness, but these private documents reveal a... Read more

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Snooker super-fan Alistair McGowan takes a trip through the BBC archives for an affectionate look at the lives and careers of three of snooker's best-loved and most charismatic stars - Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins, Jimmy 'Whirlwind' White and Ronnie 'the Rocket' O'Sullivan. We look at the early television appearances that captured each of them before they really hit the big time, chart the ups and ... Read more

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Alistair McGowan looks at the legends of the green baize who helped make snooker both a national obsession and a television phenomenon. Alistair's exploration of the BBC archive's deepest pockets uncovers rare interviews with the players who set new standards in the game, from the explosion of characters and colour in the 1970s to the dominance of Davis and Hendry in the 80s and 90s, and the fa... Read more

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Francis Bacon was the loudest, rudest, drunkest, most sought after British artist of the 20th century. 25 years after his death, his canvases regularly exceed £40million at auction. Bacon's appeal is rooted in his notoriety - a candid image he presented of himself as Roaring Boy, Lord of Misrule and Conveyor of Artistic Violence. This was true enough, but only part of the truth. He carefully culti... Read more

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In a very intimate story, broadcaster and political journalist Andrew Marr is on a mission to understand the mysteries of the human brain and to achieve further recovery after suffering a life-threatening stroke four years ago. Andrew quickly regained his ability to speak and was able to resume work after his stroke, but he is still frustrated by lack of movement in his left arm, hand and leg. And... Read more

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Celebrate a milestone birthday and all things Dot Cotton as EastEnders actress June Brown chats about her life and career. Featuring famous Walford faces and one or two surprises.

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Twins Rose and Charlotte lost their mum to breast cancer when they were just ten. Now, as adults, the twins have discovered they too have the BRCA2 gene that predisposes them to the same condition as their mum. We follow the twins through pre-emptive double mastectomy operations - a choice they have made to reduce their chances of developing breast cancer.

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Poignant and humorous film telling the story of the hugely popular author Terry Pratchett, creator of Discworld, whose books have sold over 85 million copies worldwide. When the writer Sir Terry Pratchett died in 2015, he was working on one last story - his own. But Terry's Alzheimer's meant he never got to finish it. Back in Black reveals Terry's road to success was not always easy, from his trou... Read more

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Drama documentary telling the story of one of the most infamous medical emergencies in recent British history, when six healthy men took part in a drug trial that went terribly wrong, leaving them fighting for their lives. Featuring candid personal testimony from doctors who struggled to bring the clinical catastrophe under control, the investigators tasked with discovering what went wrong and the... Read more

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An Australian Healer claims that he can cure people of their disabilities through Jesus. Emily Yates, a wheelchair user, attends a UK session to investigate if his claims are true.

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A Northern Irish beauty queen who has had no luck with love dares to go bare in a dramatic makeunder before a series of dates to see if she can find a connection that is more than skin deep.

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28-year-old Scot Christian Matlock is forging a career as a professional bounty hunter in America. Based in Virginia, he spends his days and nights hunting and apprehending fugitives who have skipped bail. This film follows Christian on the chase, and discovers how a chequered past in Scotland has helped him succeed in this dangerous job.

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Luisa shot to fame following one of the most successful debut stand-up shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, described as “one of the biggest stand up hits of the decade” by the Guardian. This seventy-five minute special captures the infectious energy of Luisa’s shows by joining the queues and audience in the build-up to the event, discovering why her loyal army of fans love her unique approa... Read more

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The highly anticipated sequel to Life of a Mountain: Scafell Pike sees award-winning film-maker Terry Abraham return to the Lake District to showcase 'the people's mountain' - Blencathra. This spectacular documentary looks at the lives of local residents, school children and visitors to the mountain with contributions from comedian Ed Byrne, broadcaster Stuart Maconie, mountaineer Alan Hinkes O... Read more

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The story of how police repeatedly allowed a serial murderer to slip through their fingers. Stephen Port date-raped and murdered four young gay men in East London within fifteen months and dumped all four bodies within a few hundred metres of each other. Yet Barking and Dagenham police failed to link the deaths, until weeks after the fourth one. The film tells the story through eyes of the fam... Read more

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For the wildlife and people who live amongst the epic scenery of the Lake District, life is one of continuous change. Cutting-edge camera techniques give a new and unique perspective on a turbulent year in the life of England's largest national park. Time-lapse photography shows months and weeks passing in seconds - snow and ice giving way to sunshine or the frequent rain showers - whilst the a... Read more

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Documentary charting the final season of champion jockey AP McCoy as he attempted to do the almost impossible of riding 300 winners in a single season.

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Unregulated and brutal, the subculture of white collar boxing has exploded in Britain over the last five years. We follow city boys Josh and Challon, prime examples of the successful, young and angry men who choose the ring to expel the frustrations and stress of modern life. In this film, they square up to each other for the second time in a bitter rematch.

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Peter Owen-Jones takes us into heart of the UK's newest national park - the South Downs. Following the South Downs Way along the spine of the park, from the famous Seven Sisters Cliffs to Winchester - the ancient capital of England - Peter experiences an extraordinary year exploring the park's stunning landscapes, rich history, wildlife and people. What emerges is a portrait of one of Britain's mo... Read more

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Tom Waits is one of the most original musicians of the last five decades. Renowned for his gravelly voice and dazzling mix of musical styles, he's also one of modern music's most enigmatic and influential artists. His songs have been covered by Bruce Springsteen, Rod Stewart and Norah Jones, among many others. But Waits has always pursued his own creative vision, with little concern for musical... Read more

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Robert Burns was well aware of the revolution taking place across the Atlantic as he grew up. The poet was inspired. And America was to be inspired by him. From Abraham Lincoln to Frederick Douglass, and Walt Whitman to Bob Dylan, some of the most significant figures in American politics and culture have cited Burns as an influence. During key moments in the nation's history these figures broug... Read more

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The Six Nations is the most exciting rugby competition on the planet - but why does it bring out so much passion in Wales? Former Wales captain and rugby commentator Eddie Butler is on mission to get under the skin of the tournament by meeting the players, coaches and fans who have played their part in the Six Nations. Includes interviews with Wales star Jamie Roberts, former Wales captain Colin C... Read more

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Wales Women: Inside the Scrum is an access all areas look at what it takes to play rugby for the Wales women rugby squad. February 11th 2017 is a big day in the Welsh women's rugby calendar. For the first time in the game's history, Wales' women will be televised live on the BBC as they play their first home game of the 2017 Six Nations Championship at their new home ground - Cardiff Arms Park. ... Read more

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Ted Robbins traces the history of Liverpool's legendary Cavern Club, sixty years after it first opened its doors. Controversially closed, demolished and reopened, the place that put The Beatles on the road to global superstardom has a rich and often torrid history.

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'We need a revolution in dementia care', says Beti George who cares for her partner David Parry-Jones - an iconic broadcaster once dubbed 'the voice of Welsh rugby'. Filmed over the course of many months, there is both laughter and tears in this moving, honest and hard-hitting film. It is a remarkable record of two people facing a terrible illness together. Through Beti's experience the film revea... Read more

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Kirsty Wark asks everything you always wanted to know about the menopause (but were too embarrassed to ask). In a quest for the truth, Kirsty cuts through the confusion and says the unsayable on this very personal odyssey. At the heart of the programme is frank and often funny testimony from famous and not so famous women, including Jennifer Saunders and Kaye Adams, while highly respected experts ... Read more

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In the early hours of 3rd May 2015, a young black man was arrested by police officers in Kirkcaldy, Fife. Less than two hours later he was dead. This film follows the family of Sheku Bayoh over 20 months as they try to find out just what happened that morning.

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The remarkable true story of the woman behind the worldwide waxworks empire - Madame Tussaud. In an extraordinary life that spanned both the French and Industrial revolutions, this single mother and entrepreneur travelled across the Channel to England, where she overcame the odds to establish her remarkable and enduring brand. Determined to leave an account of who she was and the times she liv... Read more

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2017 is the 20th anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. As one of the most famous women on the planet, Diana had an acute sense of the importance of fashion, controlling her image and understanding that clothing could be an art form with extraordinary possibilities to convey message and meaning. This programme, produced in collaboration with Historic Royal Palaces and presented by B... Read more

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What’s it really like to be a young Native American? Beset with alcohol and drug problems, this South Dakota reservation is desperate to revive ancient traditions and joins the protest against the Dakota Access oil pipeline which they say threatens their land. Pine Ridge is home to the Lakota Sioux and is one of the poorest areas of America with many struggling against drug and alcohol addiction... Read more

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A growing number of young people in the UK are opting to be sterilised, even though they don't have any children of their own. Poppy Begum travels the country to meet some of these women and men fighting to take control over their bodies – despite some medical advice to the contrary - and discover the reasons behind their choice to remain child-free for life.

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Evolutionary biologist Professor Armand Leroi believes data science can transform the pop world. He gathers a team of scientists and researchers to analyse over 50 years of UK chart music. Can algorithms find the secret to pop success? When the results are in, Armand teams up with hit producer Trevor Horn. Using machine-learning techniques, Armand and Trevor try to take a song by unsigned artist N... Read more

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With the government about to fire the starting gun for negotiations on Brexit, the BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg investigates what is likely to be the biggest challenge we have faced since the Second World War. Will doing a Brexit deal be an impossibly complex and all-consuming process which will bog down the whole of Whitehall for years? Or could a quick and clean break be much easier t... Read more

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Former Spice Girl Geri Horner looks back on the 1990s and reflects on her own incredible journey from working-class Watford girl to international superstar. She describes it as a decade of hope and opportunity that gave young people the freedom to be themselves and break down barriers. Set against a backdrop of great political and social change, the 1990s was also a decade which saw a homegrown cu... Read more

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The charismatic New Zealand soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa looks back at her life in song through forty years of classic performances from the BBC archives, from her first TV performance on The Harry Secombe Show in 1971 to her appearances on Top of the Pops to sing the rugby anthem World in Union in 1991. Performances from the Last Night of the Proms and Terry Wogan's chat show also feature.

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'Designer Vagina’ has become a term synonymous with vaginal cosmetic surgery in the media. In these body-conscious times, the number of these kinds of surgeries has increased five times over the last decade. But with the NHS now only carrying out vaginal surgery in the most extreme of cases, what happens to the women who are turned down but still want to have it done? We follow Antonia, whose co... Read more

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One of the greatest directors in the history of cinema, Martin Scorsese has created masterpieces like Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and Mean Streets over five decades. Captured live in conversation at London's British Film Institute, film critic Nick James quizzes Scorsese on his obsessions with masculinity, religion, crime and New York.

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Margaret Mountford travels to Egypt's Valley of the Kings to discover the story of an unsung hero of British photography - Harry Burton, the man whose images of the Tutankhamun excavation created a global sensation in the 1920s. As she explores the spectacular locations where Burton worked, including Tutankhamun's tomb, she investigates how Burton's photographs inspired a craze for Egyptian des... Read more

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Dazzling duets from four decades of BBC entertainment, from Parkinson to the Proms. Whether it's pianos or banjos, violins or voices, kora, erhu or harmonica, this is a journey full of striking partnerships and extraordinary combinations. Oscar Peterson, Larry Adler, Ballake Sissoko, Kiri Te Kanawa, Nigel Kennedy and Bela Fleck are just some of the featured artists bringing us a musical feast, ful... Read more

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Mixed Martial Arts has become a multi-billion dollar global industry, but many athletes taking part at a professional level keep a dark secret about their training. Weight cutting is a dangerous activity that has claimed lives in the sport even before the fighters stepped into the hexagon. This documentary follows Dean, a British MMA fighter, as he cuts 7kg of weight overnight using saunas and ... Read more

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Up to five billion tons of dust blows around the earth each year. Dust Storms looks at the growing menace created by these phenomena. Focusing on the Middle East, one of the world's worst affected areas, with the help of the world’s top scientists we look at why dust storms happen, how they affect our health and what we can do about them.

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Black vomit? Aliens? When British conspiracy theorist Max Spiers died suddenly in Poland in July 2016 the case was immediately shrouded in mystery. Just before his death he asked his mum to investigate should anything happen to him. So little is known about how or why he died that the gaps have quickly been filled by fantastical theories. India Rakusen heads to Poland to try to find the answers hi... Read more

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For the last 150 years, Britain has been a nation of bike lovers. And for much of that time, one make has been associated with quality, innovation and Britishness - Raleigh bikes. Born in the back streets of Nottingham in 1888, Raleigh grew to become the biggest bicycle manufacturer in the world. For over a century, the company was known for its simple and practical bikes, built to last a lifet... Read more

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Drawing on the BBC's rich archive, this programme reveals the working practices, lives and opinions of some of the greatest photographers of the last 60 years. From Norman Parkinson to David Bailey, Eve Arnold to Jane Bown, Henri Cartier-Bresson to Martin Parr, for decades the BBC has drawn our attention to the creators of what has become the most ubiquitous contemporary art form. Pioneering BBC p... Read more

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Documentary following the rise of The Shires, the first British country group to have a top ten album in the pop charts, and the band to have spearheaded today's interest in country music in the UK. The programme follows Ben and Crissie both as they launch their second album My Universe and on a working trip to Nashville, where they are signed by leading country label Big Machine. They play the Bl... Read more

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Comedian Rich Hall takes a country music journey from Tennessee to Texas to look at the movements and artists that have shaped the genre over the years.

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2017 marks the centenary year of the establishment of Imperial War Museums. It was founded while the First World War was still raging - and over the past century, IWM has expanded hugely, with five sites including the Churchill War Rooms and HMS Belfast. It shares stories of those who have lived, fought and died in conflicts involving Britain and the Commonwealth. This programme, presented by F... Read more

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A revealing portrait how of we have documented our changing lives. In today's digital age, the classic family photo album has become an object of nostalgic affection. But it is more than just a collection of sentimental snapshots. Celebrating everyday moments and shared experiences, the family photograph offers an intimate portrait of Britain's post-war social history - from the first family holid... Read more

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This one-hour programme is a happy birthday tribute celebrating the life and work of Dame Vera Lynn, including exclusive access to Dame Vera Lynn as she watches home movies and videos from the past with her daughter Virginia. It tells the story of a working-class girl from Essex who changed the lives of so many - whose career spanned a whole century - singing at seven to help pay the family bills,... Read more

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Clemency Burton-Hill celebrates the rich and ravishing world of the string quartet in a journey through 50 years of BBC archive. Some of the world's greatest ensembles including the Amadeus, Chilingirian, Borodin and Kronos quartets perform in myriad styles and settings, from stately homes to helicopters. Music ranges from Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert to Steve Reich, Elvis Costello and Pete Town... Read more

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Documentary about the meteoric rise and spectacular fall of Tommy Byrne who, for a brief moment in the 1980s, some considered the world's greatest motor racing driver.

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Phyllida Barlow's sculptures are massive and appear precarious. For decades, she has worked on a monumental scale with the most unmonumental materials. After many years of being ignored by curators and collectors, and against all odds, Barlow has only recently secured art-world acclaim. This year, she will represent Britain at the 57th Venice International Art Biennale in 2017. Journalist Lynn ... Read more

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President Rodrigo Duterte swept to power last June, promising to clean up the country by ‘slaughtering’ anyone involved in illegal drugs. In the last eight months a staggering 7,000 people have been killed. In this hard-hitting documentary for BBC Three Livvy Haydock travels to Manila, the capital of the Philippines, to investigate the world’s bloodiest war on drugs.

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A unique insight into the life and work of celebrated painter Paula Rego directed by her son, film maker Nick Willing. Notoriously private, Rego opens up for the first time, surprising her son with secrets and stories of her life, battling fascism, a misogynistic art world and manic depression. Born in Portugal, a country which her father told her was no good for women, Rego used her powerful pict... Read more

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Solo show-stoppers from the world's greatest musicians in a journey through fifty years of BBC Music. From guitarist John Williams and cellist Jacqueline du Pre to trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and violinist NigelKennedy, this is a treasure trove of musical treats and dazzling virtuosity. Whether it's James Galway's Flight of the Bumblebee performed at superhuman speed, Ravi Shankar's mesmerising Raag... Read more

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Physics professor Jim Al-Khalili investigates the amazing science of gravity. A fundamental force of nature, gravity shapes our entire universe, sculpting galaxies and warping space and time. But gravity's strange powers, discovered by Albert Einstein, also affect our daily lives in the most unexpected ways. As Jim tells the story of gravity, it challenges his own understanding of the nature of r... Read more

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In May 2015 Rio Ferdinand lost his 34-year-old wife Rebecca to cancer. A year on, he is still trying to come to terms with this loss and its effects on him and his three children. This film follows Rio as he meets other families coping with bereavement and looks at what help is available for parents and children who have experienced loss.

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A tribute to Brian Pern who died last month, looking back at the musician's career through his TV appearances - both with progressive rock band Thotch and as a solo artist.

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David Hayman goes in search of Alexander 'Greek' Thomson, the visionary architect who, a generation before Charles Rennie Mackintosh, transformed industrial Glasgow with some of the most exotic and exciting buildings in the world.

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Frank Meehan is 93 years old and quietly enjoying his retirement in Helensburgh. But it's what he retired from which marks Frank out as remarkable. He served at the heart of the Cold War for more than 40 years, in a career which took him from the aftermath of the Second World War, through the Gary Powers incident, to terms as ambassador for Czechoslovakia, Poland and East Germany.

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Melting clocks, lobster telephones - the perplexing images of surrealist art are instantly recognisable to millions. But for psychotherapist Philippa Perry the radical ideas which inspired the original artists are often overlooked. In this film, Philippa takes us on a playful journey into the unconscious to discover the deep roots of Surrealism in the political upheavals of 1920s Europe and new wa... Read more

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Since the 1960s, Desmond Morris has been known as a zoologist and expert on human behaviour, but the bestselling author of The Naked Ape and Manwatching has led a double life. By day, a rational scientist, writer and broadcaster with a mission to explain; by night, a painter of dreamlike images, which mystify even Morris himself. He began painting in the surrealist style while still at school and ... Read more

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Jaco Mylan is like any other 11-year-old boy. He loves rugby, dancing and washing machines. Jaco also has autism. In this intimate documentary, Welsh actor Richard Mylan reflects on his experience of raising a son on the autistic spectrum. Like all parents, Richard wants Jaco to be happy and independent, but he's well aware that having a child with special needs means you have to plan further into... Read more

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Waldemar Januszczak explores the impact of Mary Magdalene's myth on art and artists. All saints in art are inventions, but no saint in art has been invented quite as furiously as Mary Magdalene. For a thousand years, artists have been throwing themselves at the task of describing her and telling her story, from Caravaggio to Cezanne, Rubens to Rembrandt, Titian to van Gogh. Her identity has evo... Read more

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Tamara Rojo, dancer and artistic director of English National Ballet, explores Giselle - the first great Romantic ballet, and a defining role for any ballerina. Through two radically contrasting 2016 productions - a traditional 19th-century recreation, and a gritty reimagining of the work by celebrated Anglo-Bangladeshi choreographer Akram Khan - Rojo examines the cultural and social background... Read more

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It's 2017 and synth giants Depeche Mode are back with their 14th studio album Spirit, the band's "timeliest work yet". As the rave reviews fly in, here is a look back at the journey of one of the UK's longest-lasting and most successful bands who emerged from the UK's post-punk scene over three decades ago. Featuring clips from various BBC programmes, including Multi-Coloured Swap Shop, Synth Brit... Read more

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World-famous portrait photographer Rankin journeys to Sheringham and Cromer in north Norfolk to discover why the pioneering female photographer Olive Edis has not had the recognition she deserves. Since her death in 1955, the name Olive Edis has faded from memory along with the vast body of work. She's acknowledged by many as being a cornerstone in the development of photography. Olive's work prov... Read more

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Chris and Stacey from Bristol are getting married in summer 2017. Planning for the big day is one thing, making a success of the years that follow is another. What do they both expect of married life? Reverend Kate Bottley suggests an unusual way to help them find out. Kate wants Chris and Stacey to spend a few days living alone with their respective in-laws-to-be to explore what they can learn... Read more

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Snooker player Ding Junhui is a superstar in China. This documentary follows Ding with behind-the-scenes access as he plays in Guangzhou at the China Championship.

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Britain has a serious problem with obesity - and the medical cost is threatening to bankrupt our health service. Professor Rachel Batterham, head of the obesity services at University College Hospital and a research scientist, presents this current affairs documentary. In it, Rachel explores whether there is 'fat prejudice' against obese patients within parts of the NHS that is stopping them acces... Read more

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After World War Two a newly elected government promised to protect everyone, 'from cradle to grave'. The Clark family slipped through the net, leaving 17 siblings cast to the four corners of Scotland. Three were sentenced to childhood slavery in the Highlands under the boarding-out system, a form of fostering started in the 1870s and lasting 100 years. The rest of the siblings were adopted, foster... Read more

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The story of American teenager Nathon Brooks who at the age of 14 shot his mother and father while they slept. Incredibly they both survived and are trying to come to terms with what their son did. With unique access to Nathon, his family and the police.

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There is no walking without weather. It marks all experiences of being outdoors - for better or for worse. For writer, birdwatcher and radio producer Tim Dee, the weather is never an innocent bystander - especially the wind. In any walk that he makes - to watch birds, to record sounds, to reflect on the landscape and the natural world - the wind is an active agent. It carries birds, it buffets ... Read more

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Documentary film following five friars at a Franciscan friary in Bradford on a mission to support the poor, both spiritually and materially. Can the brothers succeed? How challenging is it for friars to help those in need while they themselves must live a humble life with few material comforts? The Community of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal originates from the Bronx in New York and now o... Read more

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Fern Britton travels to Jerusalem on a life-changing journey of faith in search of the real story of Jesus's final days, from his triumphal arrival to his brutal crucifixion. It is an emotional trip which culminates with Fern's decision to mark her pilgrimage in a way she will remember forever. Ever since Sunday school, Fern has known of the events that took place in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago. ... Read more

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Big Gold Dream is the everyday story of how a group of disaffected youth in search of the only fun in town went on to change the world. High on theory and with only cheek, cheek bones and cheap guitars to get them through between dole cheques, they took a set of hand-me-down reference points plundered from books, TV and subtitled films, created a scene and transformed it into art. As was typica... Read more

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Richard Harrington, star of Hinterland and Poldark, sets out to trace the journey of his grandfather, who went to Spain 80 years ago to fight fascism in the Spanish Civil War. In this journey of self-discovery Harrington travels from Wales, through Paris and across the Pyrenees into Spain, uncovering the reasons for his own lack of political motivation and discovering a story that kick-starts his ... Read more

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Simon Reeve explores Colombia at a pivotal point in its history. For 50 years, Colombia has been in the grip of a brutal civil war, but in late 2016 a peace deal was signed.

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Music and readings for Holy Week and Easter from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. The world-famous Choir, directed by Stephen Cleobury, sing some of the best-loved choral music for the season, including God So Loved the World (Stainer), Hallelujah (Handel's Messiah) and Ubi Caritas (Durufle). The Choir is joined by mezzo soprano Kiandra Howarth for a glorious performance of the Easter Hymn... Read more

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Documentary exploring one of the world’s most heated and divisive debates: is it right to take monkeys lives to try to improve the lives of humans? Who decides what is acceptable and where do you draw the line? Despite huge advances in medicine, scientists argue that the use of monkeys in medical testing is still crucial to cure diseases such as Parkinson’s and HIV. However, anti-vivisection activ... Read more

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On September 5, 1972, Palestinian extremists infiltrated the athletes' dorms at the Munich Olympics, ultimately killing 11 Israeli athletes and setting off an international crisis that continues to raise controversy more than 40 years later. With new revelations and emotional interviews, this programme revisits that tragic day and incorporates new interviews with Israelis and Palestinians, surv... Read more

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Kirsty Wark asks everything you always wanted to know about the menopause (but were too embarrassed to ask). In a quest for the truth, Kirsty cuts through the confusion and says the unsayable on this very personal odyssey. At the heart of the programme is frank and often funny testimony from famous and not-so-famous women, including Jennifer Saunders and Kaye Adams, while highly respected experts ... Read more

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Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and James Wong join the lively cherry blossom celebrations taking place across Japan this spring.

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A portrait of Amy Winehouse the artist threaded together from extracts from interviews she gave to the BBC for a variety of documentary projects including the Jazz and Soul Britannia series on FOUR, much of which material is previously unbroadcast, blended with performances from across her career, including some which are also previously unbroadcast and unseen. Winehouse had a strong relationsh... Read more

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Steve Davis goes back to the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield to celebrate 40 years of the snooker world championships. If the walls of this famous regional theatre could talk, they would tell tales of tears, triumphs, occasional debauchery, laughter and top-class sport. With contributions from snooker legends Dennis Taylor, Stephen Hendry, Jimmy White and super-fans Stephen Fry and Richard Osm... Read more

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Anthony Joshua v Wladimir Klitschko will be the biggest live event in the history of British boxing. For the past two years Anthony has allowed a television production team unique access behind the scenes as he worked towards this moment. The result of that access is an intimate portrayal of a young fighter and his rise to the very pinnacle of boxing's most dangerous division. Exclusive scenes ... Read more

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Over the course of 2015, Glasgow singer/songwriter Raymond Mead visited the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland. He was so affected by what he saw there that he felt compelled to write poetry and music to express he feelings about the place and to mark those who died in the Holocaust. This documentary follows Raymond on his journey to record this music and how he invited Holocaust survivor Eva... Read more

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Christ Bearer, aka Andre Johnson, was headline news in just about every publication during April 2014. He went from being an underground Wu-Tang Clan affiliated rapper to a humorous, worldwide tabloid sensation overnight: the wacky story of the rapper who cut his penis off and jumped off a two-story balcony. Harassed by the media while recovering in hospital, his suffering was overlooked until mon... Read more

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Dear Mr Shakespeare is a reinterpretation and exploration of William Shakespeare's intentions when writing Othello. The film examines the play's racial themes in a historical and contemporary setting while drawing wider parallels between immigration and blackness in the UK today. The film was commissioned by the GREAT Britain campaign and British Council as part of the Shakespeare Lives initiative... Read more

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Norway, the early 1980s. Deep-sea diver Petter is part of the Norwegian North Sea dive project, pushing new boundaries in human endurance as, with the help of the United States, Norway tries to reach its new oilfields. But when tragedy strikes Petter is absolutely determined to get to the cause and soon finds himself alienated from the ground-breaking project and mistrustful of his colleagues.

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Jaco Mylan is like any other 11-year-old boy. He loves rugby, dancing and washing machines. Jaco also has autism. In this intimate documentary, Welsh actor Richard Mylan reflects on his experience of raising a son on the autistic spectrum. Like all parents, Richard wants Jaco to be happy and independent, but he's well aware that having a child with special needs means you have to plan further into... Read more

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After Brexit, thousands of Brits have applied for dual nationality. For the British Jewish community, many of whom are the descendants of those who fled Nazi Germany, this poses a dilemma. In this film we follow three British Jews as they decide whether to activate a clause in the German constitution that permits descendants of German refugees to reclaim citizenship. Whilst reclaiming German na... Read more

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In 1957, Britain exploded its first megaton hydrogen bomb - codenamed Operation Grapple X. It was the culmination of an extraordinary scientific project, which against almost insuperable odds turned Britain into a nuclear superpower. This is the inside story of how Britain got 'the bomb'. The BBC has been granted unprecedented access to the top-secret nuclear research facility at Aldermaston. T... Read more

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Half a century on from Ken Loach's seminal film Cathy Come Home, John Saunders explores modern-day homelessness in Loach's own home city of Bath. He meets people from across the West Country who are facing eviction, living in temporary accommodation or even sofa surfing with friends or family to ask if Cathy's experience rings true today.

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The extraordinary story of Danny Willett, the Sheffield golfer who in 2016 became the first Briton to win the Masters since 1996. Willett's stunning success was all the more remarkable given he was the last player to arrive at Augusta - his wife was due to give birth on the final day of the tournament, but the early arrival of baby Zachariah enabled him to take part after all.

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Rebecca Southworth was taken from an abusive family home aged 13 and put in care. In this deeply personal film, she explores why so many kids like her end up living chaotic lives.

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Documentary investigating the greatest vanishing act in the history of our planet - the sudden disappearance of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. Experts suspect that the dinosaurs were wiped out after a city-sized asteroid smashed into the Gulf of Mexico causing a huge crater. But until now, they haven't had any proof. In a world first, evolutionary biologist Ben Garrod joins a multi-million po... Read more

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Documentary following Red Dwarf comic actor and green energy enthusiast Robert Llewellyn's two-year campaign to persuade residents of his idyllic Cotswolds village, Temple Guiting, to generate more of their own power through renewable sources, as a model for helping to wean the nation off imported oil, coal and gas. Packed with scientific insight and explanation of the latest renewable technol... Read more

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Frank Skinner goes on a journey to explore the life of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, meeting Ali's family and friends and visiting key locations in his life. To discover more about his idol, Frank travels around the UK and US, visiting key locations and people in Ali's life. In Ali's hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, he meets the neighbour who witnessed the teenage boxer's single-minded dedicatio... Read more

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This intimate coming-of-age film follows a Welsh transgender teenager, Llyr Jones, as she turns 16. Coming from a rural farming community, her transition is breaking new ground.

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Hot on the heels of Donald Trump's first one hundred days in office, Alastair Sooke travels to America to ask just what the new president's impact on America's cultural landscape is going to be. Alastair finds out what the implications are of Trump's plans to eliminate all federal funding for culture and meets with major figures from the worlds of music, literature, journalism, film and television... Read more

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Documentary in which former England footballer Jermaine Jenas returns to his home city of Nottingham to investigate the spike in knife crime that is devastating young lives and families. He meets with young men and gang members to find out why they carry knives and what is driving the brutal stabbings across the city.

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The new A1 class steam engine Tornado tries to achieve 100mph on the main line. The secret speed attempt will be made in the dead of night. If it tops the ton it will be the first time in 50 years steam has gone this fast. Tornado was built over two decades and financed by enthusiasts who want to show steam has a viable future on Britain's railways.

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He was lanky, he wore glasses and he sang as if permanently battling hiccups. Aesthetically, Buddy Holly might have been the most unlikely looking rock 'n' roll star of the 1950s. But he was, after Elvis Presley, unquestionably the most influential. It was an all-too-brief career that lasted barely 18 months from That'll Be The Day topping the Billboard charts to the plane crash in February 1959 i... Read more

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We are one of the most sleep-deprived countries in the world. Insomniac Michael Mosley finds out what happens if we don’t get enough sleep and looks at surprising solutions to help us get more.

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A candid documentary in which Welsh entertainer Owen Money reflects openly about his life, love and career in the months leading up to his 70th birthday. As Owen looks back on his life, the programme charts his astonishing story of career highs and personal lows, from winning two Sony Radio Awards and receiving an MBE, to the affair that shook his marriage. His busy schedule takes him from the Elv... Read more

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The use of antibiotics has made more and more bacteria resistant to the medicine. Dr Michael Mosley goes in search of the cause and new solutions to overcome the superbugs.

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What would you do if you were told you had a terminal illness and may only have months to live? Award-winning film-maker Sue Bourne wanted to make a film about living, not dying. She set out to find people of all ages who had managed to find positives in their terminal prognosis and were making the most of the time they had left. The 12 people in this provoking and uplifting film range from their ... Read more

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While making a TV documentary about a year in the life of the rock singer from Rhyl, Mike Peters of The Alarm, his wife Jules makes a terrifying discovery - a lump in her breast. An urgent visit to the doctor confirms that a mammogram is needed, and she expects the worst. The couple decide to keep making the documentary and the resulting film turns out to be very different to what was originally p... Read more

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Simon Atkins is on a mission for BBC Three to find out if Judaism is more tolerant of his sexuality than his Catholic faith. Simon's religion didn’t seem to impact on his everyday life until he met his Jewish boyfriend Matthew, whose synagogue allows same-sex marriage, whereas in Roman Catholicism this is not allowed. In this one-off documentary, Simon goes on a personal journey as a gay man to di... Read more

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Forget oil, coal and gas - a new set of materials is shaping our world and they're so bizarre they may as well be alien technology. In the first BBC documentary to be filmed entirely on smartphones, materials scientist Prof Mark Miodownik reveals the super elements that underpin our high-tech world. We have become utterly dependent on them, but they are rare and they're already running out. The st... Read more

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Documentary about Rohani, an 80-year-old hunter who dives like a fish on a single breath, descending to great depths for several minutes. Set against the spectacular backdrop of the Togian Islands in Indonesia where he grew up, this award-winning film recreates events that capture the extraordinary turning points in his life, as a hunter and as a man.

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Stephen Watson presents a profile of South African rugby star Ruan Pienaar, who is leaving Ulster rugby after seven seasons. The programme highlights the impact he has made, and includes behind-the-scenes footage of his final weeks in Northern Ireland.

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Throughout her novels Jane Austen is well known for her use of houses and property as central themes. Equally, Jane's own life was shaped by the places she lived in and visited. Now, in a fresh take on Jane Austen, Lucy Worsley traces the houses Jane lived in to show just how much they influenced her work. Embarking on a road trip across England Lucy visits properties that still exist - and use... Read more

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Last year Charlie Gilmour rescued an abandoned baby magpie. Now it's taken over his life.

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Sharon Osbourne presents the story of pop deals through the decades. From Little Richard's half a cent a record to Robbie Williams's £80m deal via notorious bad deals for The Beatles, The Small Faces, The Animals and NWA and great deals for Led Zep, The Police and Moby, Sharon gets the inside story from those still chasing royalties and those who took on the music biz and won. With The Small Fa... Read more

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BBC News has been given exclusive access to a priceless archive of footage taken by young adventurers exploring parts of the world that were completely new to western eyes.

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Fifty years ago this week, on 1 June, 1967, an album was released that changed music history - The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. In this film, composer Howard Goodall explores just why this album is still seen as so innovative, so revolutionary and so influential. With the help of outtakes and studio conversations between the band, never heard before outside of Abbey Road, Howard ... Read more

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This film tells the fascinating story of how one of Hollywood's brightest and wealthiest stars finally came to face a criminal trial for sexual assault a decade after the accusations were made. On 5 June 2017, Bill Cosby faces trial charged with sexual assault. From the start of his career in 1960s, Cosby was on a trajectory to become one of the biggest television stars in the world. The eponym... Read more

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n this new Our Lives documentary, Suzi Perry travels to Northern Ireland to meet three women who compete in the exhilarating yet highly dangerous sport of motorcycle road racing.

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Paisley, Scotland's biggest town, was one of its wealthiest when local mill owners J & P Coats were at the peak of their powers and one of the world's three biggest companies. This social history tells the story of the company, its workers, and the rise and fall of their town as the centre of the world thread industry. Narrated by leading actress and one-time 'mill girl' Phyllis Logan.

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Adventurer and writer Will Millard investigates Cardiff's hidden history in this urban exploration of the Welsh capital. On an exhilarating and sometimes dangerous journey, Will goes in search of the lost stories that show how Cardiff went from a tiny town to the thriving city it is today. From concealed tunnels and nuclear bunkers to a covered canal and derelict buildings, Will has unprecedented ... Read more

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Going behind the doors of the private world of a residential rehabilitation centre in Somerset, this powerful documentary uncovers what is done to help people beat their addictions and start rebuilding their lives, through a series of intimate encounters at Broadway Lodge. From Phillip Wood, the film maker behind the acclaimed documentary Chasing Dad: A Lifelong Addiction, we meet people who co... Read more

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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Rolling Stones we delve into the BBC vaults to deliver some timeless Stones archive. From the early days of their career and some unforgettable performances on Top of the Pops with the Last Time, Let's Spend the Night Together and Get Off of My Cloud through the late 60s and early 70s era of prolific song writing when the band were knocking out a classic al... Read more

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Etiquette expert William Hanson is on a mission to give us better manners. Comedian Jake O'Kane takes him on a tour of Northern Ireland to prove we get on just fine. But will William's ways win in the end?

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On 16 June 2016 the murder of Jo Cox - in the heat of EU referendum campaigning - shocked the nation. Jo Cox: Death Of An MP tells the story of this horrific attack and events surrounding it through the testimony of those closest to it, including Jo Cox's family, eye witnesses and those who knew the murderer, Thomas Mair.

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Brothers James Lusted, 29, and Phil, 32, both have a rare form of dwarfism. They have faced medical and physical challenges in their lives but, most of all, they always believed they would struggle to find love. They were wrong. This documentary, part of BBC One's Our Lives strand of programmes, is an intimate and emotional insight into their lives. James, three feet seven inches tall, is getti... Read more

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From antibiotics to the television, steam engines to the mobile phone, what is Britain’s Greatest Invention? In a one-off special for BBC Two, the Science Museum will open the doors to the biggest invention time capsule in the world - their secret vaults - and ask the nation to vote for the British Invention which has most defined and shaped the modern world.

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Liverpool hotelier and entrepreneur Lawrence Kenwright is battling to bring one of Cardiff's most historic buildings back to life in time for Cardiff hosting the Champions League final. Lawrence wants to turn the Coal Exchange into a glitzy four-star hotel, but he not only has to make the figures stack up and motivate the workforce, he also has to please the local residents and action groups. Set ... Read more

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Ryan Gander OBE is a leading conceptual artist. He creates artworks full of symbolic meaning - images, sculpture, installations and films that may appear to be about one thing, but contain further messages for the thoughtful. And this, he believes, is why he is "big in Japan." Ryan believes he is appreciated there because the country has a highly sophisticated visual culture, expressed through ima... Read more

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In 2016, with the contract for Southeastern trains due to expire in six months, a group of dissatisfied but determined passengers come together to try to take a railway franchise into their own hands. Jacques Peretti follows the group as they set about executing their revolutionary plan. Is their dream far-fetched, or will the Department for Transport, looking for fresh ideas, see this new passen... Read more

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Celebrating Billy Connolly's 75th birthday and 50 years in the business, three Scottish artists - John Byrne, Jack Vettriano and Rachel MacLean - each create a new portrait of the Big Yin. As he sits with each artist, Billy talks about his remarkable life and career which has taken him from musician and pioneering stand-up to Hollywood star and national treasure.

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This drama documentary tells the story of the Conservative Party's 2016 leadership campaign - how Boris Johnson, having won the referendum and in pole position to be the next PM, handed victory to Theresa May. Based on extensive research and first-person testimonies, this dramatized narrative goes beyond the headlines to lay bare the politicking and positioning, betrayals and blunders of this e... Read more

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In a small town in Lancashire, 20 year-old Sophie Lancaster kicked to death in a park by a gang of kids she didn’t know. Her boyfriend Robert Maltby was severely beaten into a coma. The two of them were randomly attacked because they were dressed as Goths. Made in close collaboration with Rob, his family, Sophie’s family and the police investigating team, this factual drama is the true story of... Read more

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Ian Hamilton steps out of his comfort zone and embarks on an adventure on the high seas, joining the crew of Lord Nelson, a tall ship crewed by a mixture of disabled and non-disabled people. Everyone takes an equal share of the work, whether it is manning the night watch, cleaning the toilets or hoisting the sails. And when the wind gets up, it's all hands on deck, whatever the disability. The shi... Read more

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Warren Gatland has won nearly everything there is to win in his sport. But one thing has eluded him - he has never masterminded a victory over New Zealand, the country where he was born. Now in charge of theBritish and Irish Lions for the second time, he is set to take on one of his biggest challenges. A decade after he became the head coach of Wales, we find out what makes Gatland tick and how he... Read more

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This episode follows a group of overweight cabbies trying to change the habits of a lifetime and go from supersize to superfit.

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Born biologically a girl, 15-year-old Leo is one of the first children in Britain to be prescribed a new treatment – hormone blockers – to help him achieve what he feels is his natural gender identity of becoming a man. As he turns 16, we follow Leo as he faces big changes and life-changing decisions.

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Award-winning director Patrick Forbes goes beyond the headlines to film the bitter battle to govern Britain after 2016's referendum vote. Filmed over one extraordinary year, it's a story of low politics, high ambition and bitter personal animosities - at stake the biggest decision the UK has taken for decades. Can the prime minister tame the judges, the opposition and finally the public to deliver... Read more

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In 1987, two brothers from Auctermuchty in Fife released an album called 'This Is the Story'. Featuring songs such as 'Letter From America', the album propelled The Proclaimers and the Scottish accent into the charts. Superfan David Tennant talks to Craig and Charlie Reid about 30 years in the business which has taken them from playing small pubs and clubs across Scotland to become one of the n... Read more

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Ian Hislop looks at the decades from the Victorian era to the First World War, when modern Britain introduced its first peacetime restrictions on immigration.

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A political and topical offering from award-winning actress, impressionist and comedian Tracey Ullman. For the first time Tracey is taking on an impression of Theresa May, alongside favourites Angela Merkel and Nicola Sturgeon. The show is a mix of famous political figures and everyday people reacting to the results of the general election and the anniversary of the Brexit vote. As the election re... Read more

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The All Blacks are the greatest rugby team in the world. But how has this small country dominated rugby for so long? Former British and Irish Lions captain Gareth Thomas goes to New Zealand to find out the secret of their success.

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Being a teenager can be a traumatic time, so imagine throwing cancer into the mix too. This film tells heartwarming stories from the specially designed Teenage Cancer Trust Unit at Glasgow's Royal Hospital for Children, where a remarkable group of young people have been forced to grow up fast. But here they can share experiences of coping with the devastating effects of cancer and chemotherapy and... Read more

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The first UK film biography of the world-renowned Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), whose print The Great Wave is as globally famous as Leonardo's Mona Lisa. With Andy Serkis reading the voice of Hokusai, the film features artists David Hockney and Maggi Hambling, and passionate scholars who study, admire and venerate this great Japanese master. The film focuses on Hokusai's work,... Read more

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In this emotionally charged one off one hour film, BBC Three follows the stories of three young men. All came to Britain as kids, grew up here and feel British. But after becoming adults, they discover the shocking news that the British government no longer welcomes them in the UK. 20-year-old Bashir has lived in Cardiff for eleven years but is desperately fighting deportation back to Afghanist... Read more

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Neil Oliver recounts the story of the 1773 highland migrants who left Scotland to settle in Nova Scotia. He uncovers their terrifying journey on a filthy disease-ridden ship - the Hector. Neil describes how the migrants were deceived by speculators and goes on to meet their descendants. For some in Nova Scotia, the Hector has become little short of a Canadian 'Mayflower'.

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Eighteen year-old Bradford-born Hiba Maroof faces a genuine moral dilemma: should she marry one of her cousins or go her own independent way? First-cousin marriage has gone on within Hiba’s family for generations. In this informative, authentic and deeply personal film, the BBC Three audience will get insight into one person’s complex dilemma, as Hiba finds out if it is possible and even sen... Read more

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John Crichton-Stuart, the 3rd Marquess of Bute, was a fabulously rich, maverick Scottish aristocrat. He spent a Welsh fortune on his many passions, creating some of the most extraordinary Gothic architecture in the world.

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In this two-hour special event filmed at BAFTA, Melvyn Bragg is joined by some of TV's key figures from the last 60 years to look at the extraordinary impact British television has made since its first great unifying moment, the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Through a series of archive-based films and studio discussions, Bragg and his guests examine the way TV has brought the world to us and t... Read more

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As the BBC celebrates 90 years of covering Wimbledon, Sue Barker travels the globe to meet some of the legends who have graced the famous grass courts. Tennis royalty including Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Rod Laver, Chris Evert, Billie Jean King, Pete Sampras, Bjorn Borg, Virginia Wade, Martina Navratilova, Boris Becker and John McEnroe share memories and reflect on their own experiences at the ic... Read more

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Documentary about the child abuse revelations in Rochdale and other towns. Featuring the harrowing testimony of the victims and the shocking truth from those who spoke out, this film reveals how it wasn't just the professionals whose job it was to protect the girls who ignored their plight, but others did as well.

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In this 1 x 90 BBC Four film, Chris Packham and a team of wildlife experts spend an entire year exploring every inch of eight gardens on a suburban street, to answer a fundamental question: how good for wildlife is the great British garden? Beneath the peonies and petunias they reveal a beautiful and brutal hidden world, a Serengeti in miniature, that’s far wilder than you might think. Throug... Read more

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Film shining a spotlight on the untold story of The Sidemen, the musicians behind some of the greatest artists of all time. The Sidemen are the forgotten 'guns for hire' that changed musical history. Featuring interviews with Mick Jagger, Billy Joel and Keith Richards, this film takes viewers from the 1960s to today, via global stars such as Prince, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones and Beyoncé.

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Join Tristram Hunt for coverage of the Art Fund Museum of the Year Award 2017. As the newly appointed director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, winner of last year's award, Tristram has to prove his mettle running such a large institution, with tips and advice garnered from his visits to the 2017 finalists - London's Tate Modern and Sir John Soane's Museum, the Lapworth Museum of Geology in Birm... Read more

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John Patrick Crichton Stuart, the 3rd Marquess of Bute, was one of the richest men in the British Empire in the late 19th century. With an annual income in excess of £150,000 - around £15 million in today's money - he pursued his passion for architecture with a vengeance. Narrated by Suzanne Packer, The Scot Who Spent a Welsh Fortune delves into the extraordinary world of Lord Bute and reveals wh... Read more

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Two sets of holidaymakers entrust Cherry Healey and Ade Adepitan to book a getaway on their behalf. Using cheats and tips from top travel experts, the team reveal easy ways to up the scale and ambition of the trip without having to pay more. Meanwhile, Richard Madeley shows us how to beat the tourist traps and get the most out of Venice, one of his favourite cities, and Steph McGovern explores ... Read more

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Directed by award-winning filmmaker Ursula MacFarlane, One Deadly Weekend in America focuses on one ordinary July weekend - typically the time of year when the highest number of Americans are shot and killed. Conceived as a dramatic, ticking-clock thriller, the film tells the stories of that one weekend by focusing on seven very different shootings from across the USA, from South Central Los Angel... Read more

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BBC One's Our Lives strand tells the story of child painter Kieron Williamson, nicknamed Mini Monet, who held his first exhibition at the age of six. He is already worth £2 million at the age 14, and buyers from around the world queue up to pay thousands for his paintings. While blue-chip companies want him to endorse their products, scientists have sought permission to wire up his brain. But ther... Read more

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Thomas Quasthoff, one of the premier baritones of his generation, presents his personal guide to the love of his life, the German Lied song. Drawing on his multiple roles as maestro, teacher and founder of an international Lied singing competition, professor Quasthoff goes on a personal journey into this short, domestic but intensely expressive art form. Lied means 'song' in the German language... Read more

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Documentary following 79-year-old Tom Sivyer after he was diagnosed with vascular dementia, filmed by his grandson Dominic. Shot over two years, the film is told through Dominic's eyes as he struggles to look after his grandad while, at the same time, his grandparents' relationship begins to suffer as a result of Tom's disease. The film captures Tom's rapid mental decline and the attempts of hi... Read more

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In Albany jail, New York, inmates may be held for a year before a judge’s sentence seals their fate. For many, it’s a time to confront the devastating consequences of their past. A searing portrait of four prisoners trying to escape the devastation of their past.

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In this eye-opening and timely film, young pop culture icon Olly Alexander explores why the gay community is more vulnerable to mental health issues as he opens up about his own long-term battles with depression. As the outspoken frontman of British band, Years And Years - who have seen a phenomenal rise to fame - Olly is a powerful voice on mental health, bullying and LGBT+ rights. He has bro... Read more

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After 22 years playing for the world's greatest football teams, David Beckham has retired. For the first time in his adult life he has freedom to do whatever he wants and to mark the occasion he's going on an adventure. He's chosen Brazil, and he's taking three of his closest friends to join him on this once in a lifetime experience. Starting with beach footvolley in Rio, the friends travel deep i... Read more

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Jane Austen may have died 200 years ago, but the Pride and Prejudice author's legacy lives on to this day. Prepare to be dazzled and charmed in equal measure by the writer's modern-day superfans - 'Janeites', who live, read and breathe the Regency period - as they reveal what a vicar's daughter from Hampshire means to them. Hold on to your bonnets folks as there's bound to be a Mr Darcy somewhere ... Read more

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Angela Scanlon meets the Donnelly family from rural County Armagh, thought to be the oldest group of siblings in the world. Collectively they add up to an incredible 1,064 years. In a film that looks at what it means to grow older in today's society, we follow the family as they attempt to get a world record. Austin Donnelly (70) and his 13 siblings, Sean (92), Maureen (91), Eileen (89), Peter... Read more

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Killing at the Carwash explores the shocking levels of gun crime in America by tracking one shooting in forensic detail. Set against the backdrop of escalating gang violence in LA, first-time director Lindsey Mace investigates the murder of 19-year-old Tavin Price, who was shot four times for wearing the wrong colour shoes.

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As his name suggests, rapper and documentary maker Professor Green has a past relationship with cannabis. Before finding success as a musician he sold weed, and between the ages of 16 and 24 he smoked cannabis every day - but things have changed since then. With those days behind him, Professor Green, aka Stephen Manderson, embarks on a uniquely personal film to take an in-depth look at our rel... Read more

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Stephen Fry has been a fan of best-selling novelist Patrick Gale for 30 years, ever since he emerged as a then rare example of being an out gay novelist. Today, they meet up to look back on some of Gale's best selling novels, including Notes From An Exhibition, and discuss his latest project Man In An Orange Shirt, a two-part drama that is part the BBC's Gay Britannia season, marking the 50th anni... Read more

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With homophobic hate crime a daily occurrence and on the rise, this film takes a look at the issue, hearing from the victims, their families and the police. What makes someone attack another person because of their sexuality? How do victims deal with these unprovoked assaults? To explore this ongoing issue, the documentary visits Alex and Becky as they prepare for a looming court date, hoping t... Read more

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Fifty years ago, homosexual acts between consenting male adults were decriminalised. In this documentary, former Wales and Lions rugby union captain Gareth 'Alfie' Thomas - arguably the most famous gay international sports star - takes a hard-hitting personal look at what he sees as the last bastion of open homophobia in sport - professional football. Earlier this year a committee of MPs publishe... Read more

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On the eve of Upfest, Europe's biggest street art festival, Miquita Oliver explores the creativity and criminality of street art in Bristol.

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It's the 50th anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act 1967 which legalised male homosexuality. Broadcaster and gay rights activist Simon Fanshawe examines this landmark change in the law and reveals the extraordinary story of the fight for equality through the colourful history of his hometown of Brighton.

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Hour-long documentary celebrating the LGBTQ contribution to the arts in Britain in the 50 years since decriminalisation. This film is part of the Gay Britannia season of BBC programming to mark the 50th anniversary celebrations. The film features interviews with leading figures from right across the arts in Britain, including Stephen Fry, David Hockney, Sir Antony Sher, Alan Cumming, Sandi Toks... Read more

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Former Olympic and three-time world heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill looks at the new stars of British athletics ahead of the forthcoming World Championships. In this special programme, Jessica meets Olympic bronze medal hammer thrower Sophie Hitchon and talks to her about life as a young athlete, the expectation and scrutiny that is put on sports stars, and what it is like to deal with p... Read more

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A look back at the career of Brendan Foster, who will retire after 37 years as one of the country's most popular sports commentators following 2017's World Athletics Championships. The former European 5,000m gold medallist and Commonwealth 10,000m champion began his commentary career in 1980 and has gone on to cover nine Olympic Games for the BBC.

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Ahead of the London 2017 World Championships, four-time Olympic champion Michael Johnson looks back to London 2012 and the subsequent journey for three of the golden heroes from Super Saturday - Sir Mo Farah, Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill and Greg Rutherford. Michael visits Jess in Sheffield to hear her memories of what has been described as the greatest day in British sporting history, as well as he... Read more

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This film captures the stories of Orcadians whose lives are impacted by the onslaught of tourists. There will be 140 port calls this year, with more than 120,000 passengers. That is six times Orkney's entire population. For many, this is something to be celebrated. More people means more money coming into the islands. It is estimated that the industry brings in between seven and nine million pound... Read more

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John Simpson tells the remarkable story of Waheed Arian, the doctor from Chester whose life has been defined by war in Afghanistan. The former child refugee and teenage asylum seeker has now launched a telemedicine scheme which is saving lives in war zones across the world.

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We are surrounded by types, the words on signs, buses, shops and documents which guide us through our lives. Two types in particular are regarded as the faces of Britain - Johnston and Gill Sans. Their story is told by typeface expert Mark Ovenden.

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One in four children in Britain today are growing up in poverty. Experts say these figures are predicted to rise by nearly one million kids in the next five years. Rapper-turned-documentary maker Professor Green - aka Stephen Manderson - has done well, but he grew up in a home where there was a lot of stress over money. In this intimate documentary, Professor Green sets out to uncover what life ... Read more

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From a primate that's no bigger than a mouse to a chameleon that can fit on your fingertip, the natural world is full of fantastically small animals. Biologist Patrick Aryee explores the fascinating secrets behind these miniature marvels and shows that they're not the underdogs you might think they are. Firstly, he reveals the huge benefits that being small can bring. There's the little lemur w... Read more

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Dr Janina Ramirez goes 'In Search of Arcadia' discovering the origins of the English landscape movement in a 12-mile stretch of the Thames between Hampton and Chiswick with waterman and historian John Bailey. In the early 18th century this stretch of the river was home to a group of writers, poets, artists and garden designers who were inspired by classical landscapes of antiquity and the ancie... Read more

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Entomologist Dr Sarah Beynon and award-winning chef Andy Holcroft are on a mission. The Pembrokeshire couple love eating bugs and they want the UK public to eat them too. Which is why they have transformed their beef farm in west Wales into a one-stop bug shop! But will their insect food fly or get swatted? As demand grows for a sustainable alternative protein to meat, Sarah and Andy believe bu... Read more

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Documentary following 18-year-old model Connor Newall as he travels in Europe and to New York on various assignments. Turning his back on a potential career in the Govan shipyards or the British Army, Connor instead travels the world, often on his own, fulfilling the demands of a punishing schedule. Keeping in touch with his family when he can, Connor shoots with top photographers, is dressed b... Read more

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In 1960, Jane Jacobs's book The Death and Life of Great American Cities sent shockwaves through the architecture and planning worlds, with its exploration of modern city planning. Jacobs, a journalist, author and activist, was involved in many fights in mid-century New York, to stop 'master builder' Robert Moses from running roughshod over the city and demolishing historic neighbourhoods in pursui... Read more

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Seventy years ago, by the stroke of a pen, a line was drawn on a map and India was partitioned into two states. Fifteen million people were displaced, and one million died, as the British left India and religious communities were pitted against one another. Years later, some of the survivors from that period migrated again, this time to Scotland, hoping for a fresh start and peaceful future. They... Read more

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Documentary in which Anne Robinson asks what the secret is to a happy relationship. Journeying around the UK, Anne meets couples from very different backgrounds, all of whom think they have the answer. Entering the couples' homes, Anne finds out their different relationship secrets. How have middle-aged Janet and Malcolm survived an affair? What happens if you don't want to just sleep with your... Read more

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Today India and Pakistan are home to one fifth of the world's population. They are rising powers but hostile neighbours. Their enmity can be traced back to the week of their birth, 70 years ago. On 15 August 1947, Britain would give up the Indian Empire, partitioning it in into two independent countries, India and Pakistan. This film tells the story of the seven days that led up to their independe... Read more

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Is Milton Keynes a soulless place or a utopian dream? It might be famous as the home of roundabouts and concrete cows, but it's also one of the most ambitious experiments in social engineering. The famous new town is about to turn 50 and so is documentary maker Richard Macer, who grew up there. This film brings the two of them back together as Macer returns to the place he left at 18 and seeks ... Read more

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A look back at the life and career of Sir Bruce Forsyth, who entertained the British public for over 75 years. With contributions from Michael Grade, Anton Du Beke, Tess Daly, Ian Hislop, Natasha Kaplinsky, Arlene Phillips and Len Goodman.

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Diana Her Story The Book That Changed Everything

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Annie grew up believing that her Irish traveller mother tried to kill her as a baby by setting fire to the caravan in which she was sleeping, leaving her with severe facial scarring. Could Annie's mother have been driven by a fear of being ostracized by the community because she had an affair and gave birth to a mixed race baby? Thirty years later, having been adopted, the now confident and suc... Read more

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From 20-stone pumpkins to man-sized marrows, this documentary digs into the colourful world of Welsh giant vegetable growers as they fight it out in the first show of the season. Part of BBC One's Our Lives strand.

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The Pacemakers follows the fun, surprising story of a group of men, all over the age of 90, as they pursue their dream of becoming world champion athletes. Director Selah Hennessy spent a year filming with an international sub-culture of athletes as they prepare for the Olympics of OAP sport: the World Masters Championship. Charles Eugster, 97, is considered Britain's fittest OAP and he has bec... Read more

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In this documentary, British film-maker Gurinder Chadha, director of Bend It Like Beckham and Viceroy's House, travels from Southall to Delhi to find out about the Partition of India - one of the most seismic events of the 20th century. Partition saw India divided into two new nations - independent India and Pakistan. The split led to violence, disruption and death. To find out why and how it h... Read more

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The inaugural Ronnie Barker Comedy Lecture speaker is multi-award-winning comedian, novelist, playwright, film maker and creator of classic sitcoms The Young Ones, Blackadder, The Thin Blue Line and Upstart Crow, Ben Elton. He is introduced by Sir David Jason. Recorded at the BBC's Radio Theatre in front of an invited audience from the world of comedy, the lecture is named after the much-loved... Read more

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Anti-immigrant? Islamophobic? Homophobic? Anti-semitic? We meet the young people in France campaigning for the far right, as well as those opposed. How did Front National become a popular party amongst French millennials, and could the far right ever win the popular youth vote in Britain?

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Presented by Jack Whitehall, this one-hour documentary celebrates 70 years of one of the greatest arts festivals in the world - from the idealism of its glorious beginnings in 1947, when the Edinburgh Festival was conceived as a 'bond of reunion in a disintegrated world', part of a healing process in the aftermath of the Second World War, to the birth of the Fringe the same year and the creative a... Read more

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In August 1997, the tragic death of Diana, Princess of Wales, stunned her family and catapulted the British public into one of the most extraordinary weeks in modern history. This programme hears from some of those most affected and those in the public eye at the time, such as Diana's sons Prince William and Prince Harry, her siblings Earl Spencer and Lady Sarah McCorquodale, former prime minis... Read more

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This programme tells the untold story of Britain's cross-dressing high society painter. Gluck was one of the British Establishment's go-to portrait painters of the 1930s. Her shows were attended by royalty, aristocrats and celebrities. She also dressed as a man and called her exhibitions 'one-man shows'. Her lovers were all women, including flower arranger to the stars Constance Spry, and Edith... Read more

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Frank Lloyd Wright is probably America's greatest ever architect. But few people know about the Welsh roots that shaped his life and world-famous buildings. Now, leading Welsh architect Jonathan Adams sets off across America to explore Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpieces for himself. Along the way, he uncovers the tempestuous life story of the man behind them and the secrets of his radical Welsh bac... Read more

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Lachlan Goudie explores Britain's spectacular industrial landscapes and the artists and artworks inspired by them in a passionate and thought-provoking journey that challenges our national stereotypes. Travelling the length and breadth of the UK visiting an impressive range of industrial sites from shipyards to quarries, mines to abandoned wind tunnels, steelworks to space age laboratories, Goudie... Read more

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Documentary charting the unique relationship that Diana, Princess of Wales, had with the people of Wales, featuring rarely seen archive film and photographs. Among those who got to know her well were Captain Sir Norman Lloyd-Edwards, who looked after Diana on her many trips to the country and developed a close relationship with her. The programme also hears from fans like Joy and Robert King f... Read more

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From acclaimed director Nick Broomfield comes a film about one of the greatest singers of all time. Whitney Houston was the epitome of superstar, an 'American princess' and the most awarded female artist ever. Even though Whitney had made millions of dollars, had more consecutive number ones than The Beatles and became recognised as having one of the greatest voices of all time, she still wasn... Read more

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James Young, 27, takes us on a personal journey to explore the latest robots being developed to engage with humans on an emotional level. After turning to cutting edge tech since an accident five years ago which left him as a double amputee, James has started to explore the limits of the human-robot connection. In this film, James goes on a journey to meet the people designing tech solutions... Read more

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In the week that follows Princess Diana's tragic death on 31 August 1997, four separate stories unfold as four ordinary lives are all affected in different ways. Jack is a shy 19-year-old, the only child of an adored mother who dies the same night as Princess Diana. He struggles to come to terms with her death while computing the loss of an icon who meant so much to both of them. Estranged from... Read more

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A new age of space exploration, and exploitation, is dawning. But surprisingly, some of the boldest efforts at putting humans into space are now those of private companies started by a handful of maverick billionaire businessmen. In this film, Brian Cox gains exclusive access behind the scenes at Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin and Spaceport America, exploring what is really happening in privately... Read more

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The horses that provided the backbone of the Australian Light Horse regiments in World War I were popularly known as Walers. Bred for Australia's tough Outback conditions, Walers were well-equipped for the harsh climate and terrain of the Middle East, where the ANZAC forces faced the armies of the Ottoman Empire. Great War Horses is a powerful, moving account of the men and horses of the Australi... Read more

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Africa is in the midst of a baby boom - the median age across the continent is just 19. The BBC's Africa correspondent, Alastair Leithead investigates.

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Professor Stephen Hawking thinks the human species will have to populate a new planet within 100 years if it is to survive. With climate change, pollution, deforestation, pandemics and population growth, our own planet is becoming increasingly precarious. Planet Earth has been home to humankind for over 200,000 years, but with a population of 7.5 billion and counting and limited resources, this... Read more

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In this film made before the Grenfell Tower tragedy, presenter Brenda Emmanus follows a group of emerging, diverse artists as they launch the first ever Diaspora Pavilion in a Venetian palazzo during the Venice Biennale - the so-called Olympics of modern art. One of the artists we meet is 24-year-old photographer Khadija Saye, who died on 14 June in her home. We follow Khadija and the other emergi... Read more

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Dame Judi Dench, Sir Ian McKellen, Vanessa Redgrave, Sir Trevor Nunn and many others look back at the extraordinary life of Sir Peter Hall, the man who transformed British theatre. In a career spanning seven decades, he brought Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter to the London stage and led the Royal Shakespeare Company while still only 29 years old. This film charts his life from simple beginnings a... Read more

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Young Brits are choosing to spend money on amazing experiences over saving for their future. Escaping their jobs and looking to have the time of their lives, five different groups from the UK head to the brand new party mecca of Zrce Beach on the island of Pag in Croatia. Adventure awaits them at one of Europe's biggest new festivals, Sonus.

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This intimate biography, narrated in Marc Bolan's own words, marks the 70th anniversary of his birth and the 40th of his death. The film traces Bolan's remarkable journey from Hackney's own 'king of the mods' to Tyrannosaurus Rex, as he evolved into the artist known as 'the hippie with a knife up his sleeve'. With the dawn of the '70s and the breakup of The Beatles, Bolan became the gender-bend... Read more

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From the day it was created in 1947, Magnum Photos has represented some of the most famous names in photography whose pictures have come to define their times. But Magnum's work also includes more surprising images - pictures of cinema. This film recounts this remarkable collaboration - from Robert Capa's photos of Ingrid Bergman and Eve Arnold's intimate relationship with Marilyn Monroe, up until... Read more

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Globally today, well over 1,000 wrongly convicted, incarcerated and exonerated people, exonerees, are trying to put their stolen lives back together. Wrenched from their families, homes and communities, the wrongfully convicted suffer many forms of psychological trauma as a result of their imprisonment. Their problems are exacerbated upon release, where they struggle to reintegrate into society, r... Read more

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The extraordinary and dramatic story of Gertrude Bell, the most powerful woman in the British Empire in her day. She shaped the modern Middle East after World War I in ways that still reverberate today. More influential than her friend and colleague Lawrence of Arabia, Bell helped draw the borders of Iraq and established the Iraq Museum. Using never-seen-before footage of the region, the film chr... Read more

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Famalam shines a comedic light on everything - from alien encounters in the outer reaches of the galaxy, to what happens when a man is left on his own in a house for ten minutes holding only a phone and a remote. With a dazzling array of accents, cultural observations and colourful costumes, Famalam gives us a glimpse of the latest Nollywood blockbuster, reveals who might be responsible for intern... Read more