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From Orava Castle in Slovakia, the location used in the classic vampire film Nosferatu, Mark Gatiss journeys to the London Library on the trail of Bram Stoker's newly discovered research literature. From the UK, Mark flies to Philadelphia in the United States, where he studies Stoker's hand-written notes and examines the abandoned ideas, story lines and characters which went on to become his world... Read more

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Alasdair Gray is a giant of Scottish arts. He's a great writer, artist, irascible interviewee and controversial essayist. In this intimate portrait, filmed over 15 years, we see him creating work that has become part of the living heritage of Scotland. His novel Lanark is the finest work of Scottish 20th-century literature, and his painting of the Oran Mor Arts Centre is Scotland's 21st-century Si... Read more

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Tracy Jenkins's three-year-old son Hartley has cerebral palsy. Now she is on a year-long mission to find treatments to enable his brain to gain better control of his legs, arm and hand.

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Billy Connolly returns to Glasgow’s famous Kings Theatre, where his journey into comedy first began, to talk life, death and laughter, in a no holds barred encounter with BBC Arts editor Will Gompertz. It is a conversation that looks back on the Big Yin’s past and ahead to the future, covering all elements of his unusually packed existence - how he got started, his approach to comedy, his Scott... Read more

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Chris Packham, environmentalist and life-long punk, reveals how, as a teenager with undiagnosed Asperger's, punk rock may have saved his life. By giving him a purpose, he was able to harness his creativity, which led to him becoming a TV presenter with a determination to champion wildlife. Now more than 40 years on, as Chris goes to Buckingham Palace to receive a CBE for services to the enviro... Read more

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Bill Drummond ceased activities as part of the enormously successful pop group The KLF in 1997. Since 2014 he has been on a world tour, travelling around the world with his show The 25 Paintings, visiting a different city each year. In December 2016 he based himself in Kolkata, while in the spring of 2018 he was in Lexington, North Carolina. In each place he carries out his regular work, settin... Read more

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In 1999, Gail Porter was one of the UK’s most sought-after female TV presenters. Most famously, she helped sell over a million copies of FHM magazine after her naked image was projected onto the Houses of Parliament. Then over the next 20 years, things took a turn for the worse: she suffered post-natal depression, alopecia and was sectioned under the mental health act. In 2014 she even ended up sl... Read more

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The story of quantum entanglement, perhaps the strangest concept in science. Mind-bending concepts and brilliant experiments lead us to a profound new understanding of reality.

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All Aboard! New Zealand by Rail, Sea and Land takes an epic overland train, boat and car journey through New Zealand’s breathtaking landscapes. The voyage beings in Auckland, but the city soon gives way to rolling pastures, volcanic extremes, tranquil waterways, the snowcapped grandeur of the Southern Alps and the beauty of Fiordland.

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Writer Alan Bissett explores the complex brain of Robert Burns in a quest to discover the real man behind the myths and reveal the conflicts in his life and work.Burns was a poetic genius, but full of contradictions. He was a lover of women, and an exploiter of them; a Republican firebrand, and a social-climbing government excise man; an advocate of freedom who almost became a Caribbean slave mast... Read more

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Bill McCue was a TV star in the 70s and 80s and one of the founding singers with Scottish Opera. With his powerful bass voice and endless enthusiasm for all things Scottish, Bill introduced many a Scot to the songs of Robert Burns. As a teenager, his daughter Kirsteen felt that Robert Burns was an unwanted intrusion into her life: 'Burns was on such a pedestal in our house, it almost put me off'. ... 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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Tom Mangold's inside story of the scandal that rocked Britain, showing what it was really like to live with Stephen Ward as he became the scapegoat for the Profumo affair.

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Through candid interviews and classic archive performances, Tom Alexander tells the incredible story of one of Scotland's most successful variety entertainment acts - the Alexander Brothers. Tom and Jack, the Alexander Brothers, have enthralled audiences all over the world with their unique brand of Scottish musical variety entertainment. They were originally painters and decorators, but from the... Read more

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The story of the pioneering project to rehabilitate child survivors of the Holocaust on the shores of Lake Windermere. In the year that marks the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II and the Holocaust, this powerful documentary, which accompanies the BBC Two drama, The Windermere Children, reveals a little-known story of 300 young orphaned Jewish refugees, who began new lives in England’s L... Read more

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In the heart of Hitler's Nazi Germany, ordinary people worked tirelessly and at great danger to themselves, to help those whose lives were threatened. Fergal Keane tells the remarkable stories of three very different women who risked everything to challenge the cruelty of the Nazis.

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Using unique interviews with those who were there, this moving film reveals the true experience of life inside the infamous Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.

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Sunny Hundal explores the legacy of his late brother Jagraj Singh, a prominent Sikh leader, and asks if a rise in religious activism points towards a bigger story of Sikh identity.

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The dramatic, terrifying story of the battle against the bush-fires down under, with first-hand accounts from firefighters and residents. Reporter Kylie Morris examines the long-term impact of the fires on the diverse animal population and ecology.

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Johnny Vegas takes a trip through the BBC archives to mark the 80th birthday of actor David Jason, one of Britain's biggest and best-loved stars of the small screen. With interviews, insights and Only Fools and Horses rarities, Johnny looks at the man behind Granville and Del Boy and pieces together the story of David's rise to the top of the comedy tree.

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International fashion photographer Rankin and artist Alison Lapper explore how the explosion of digital photography, social media and selfie culture has affected people's sense of identity. Rankin and Alison challenge four individuals who all hate the camera for a variety of reasons to be photographed up-close to investigate different perceptions of self-worth, image and beauty.

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Fulham FC and Norwich FC teammates ditch their £200k super cars for a £2k image-wrecking hatchback for the day and play some shocking games set by Chris Stark on the car's radio.

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Five young Scots meet five Scottish grans for a frank and honest discussion about sex and relationships. From innocent discussions about the true meaning of the peach emoji to the intimate details of the weirdest place they have had sex. This is a whole new kind of sex education – for both generations.With memories of what it was like to be young in the 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s, the grans will offer ... Read more

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Greg and Marie had lived on the streets in Oakland, California, for more than a decade. Then a wealthy businessman read about their plight and invited the couple to move in and share his $4m home. A year later, it's not been easy for any of them. Putting a human face on America's homelessness crisis, this powerful film makes clear that providing shelter is only the first step.

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Documentary following former England captain Rio Ferdinand and his fiancee Kate Wright in the months leading up to their wedding as she integrates into the family and becomes a stepmother to his three children Lorenz, Tate and Tia. Kate takes on not only the role as Rio's new partner, but also of parent to three children still grieving over the death of their mother Rebecca in 2015 and grandmother... Read more

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What's it like to be a referee at the very top level of Scottish football? Leanne Crichton and Steven Thompson find out as they get a rare insight into the life of a Scottish Premiership referee.

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Lost Lives is a cinematic, feature-length film inspired by the book of the same name. Written over seven years by five journalists, it is the only book to record the circumstances of every death in the Northern Irish Troubles. It is focused on the human and emotional cost of conflict. On the price that is paid when we try to settle difference through violence. There are over 3,700 entries. Over... Read more

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In a timely and important film, David Baddiel explores the multi-faceted nature of Holocaust denial in an attempt to understand what motivates this dangerous phenomenon and why it is on the rise.

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Shane Williams is on a journey to understand how the world of rugby, from grassroots to the highest levels, is working to reduce concussions in the modern-day game.

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Ever feel your GP doesn’t get you? Put off by long waiting times? Dr Ronx has a solution. In this show, this A&E medic is swapping her scrubs for the streets. She’s tackling one town at a time, putting the call out for people who are reluctant to go to the doctor – and taking the doctor to them instead. Ronx is in Croydon, seeing patients in boxing gyms, nail salons and cafes, and even headi... Read more

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Born in 1941, Eric Burdon was – along with his band The Animals – one of the most important standard bearers of the British Invasion of America, right after The Beatles and ahead of The Rolling Stones, The Who and The Kinks. Their 1964 interpretation of House of the Rising Sun was a global hit and inspired Bob Dylan (who recorded an acoustic version on his first album) to go electric and hit the s... Read more

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Indonesia has announced plans to move its capital from the climate-threatened megalopolis of Jakarta to the once jungle-covered island of Borneo, 800 miles away.

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The recent upsurge in violence against foreigners, mostly from elsewhere in Africa, is raising fears that xenophobic attacks in South Africa are on the rise. With its highly developed economy South Africa remains the continent’s biggest magnet for migrants. The South African Government has acknowledged that prejudice is partly to blame for the latest eruption of violence directed against African m... Read more

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Next time you’re falling down a YouTube rabbit hole, think about this: all the watching, gaming and gramming we do is as polluting as flying. The internet is using a larger proportion of the world’s energy than ever before and, with the rollout of 5G, it’s set to keep on growing. Film and TV writer Beth Webb goes in search of the internet and discovers that ‘the cloud’ is actually a vast net... Read more

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What does the future hold for the medium that was once called 'The Village Loudspeaker'? With rare archive andwell-known voices from the airwaves, this special programme traces the evolution of local radio.

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Made across six months in the run-up to publication of The Mirror and the Light, the final book in Hilary Mantel’s Booker-winning Tudor trilogy on the life of Thomas Cromwell, this film enjoys exclusiveand extensive access to one of the world’s greatest living writers, delving into Mantel's past and present as she describes a vivid imagination active from an early age and recounts with candour a t... Read more

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Fertility tourism is on the rise, in part because in countries like Turkey and many part of the Middle East, third-party reproductive assistance is illegal. And Cyprus has become a popular destination. Shorter waiting lists and cheaper costs are attracting many couples from all around the world. Young women are lured into donating their eggs, mainly via social media ads, agents and clinics with... Read more

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Miles Davis - horn player, bandleader, innovator. Elegant, intellectual, vain. Callous, conflicted, controversial. Magnificent, mercurial. Genius. The very embodiment of cool. The man with a sound so beautiful it could break your heart. The central theme of Miles Davis's life was his restless determination to break boundaries and live life on his own terms. It made him a star. It also made him ... Read more

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For years victims of child sex abuse in Afghanistan have suffered in secret. Talking about it is taboo and those who have tried to speak out have been silenced.

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The story of the 1970 Miss World contest, when protesters dramatically disrupted the event, kickstarting a feminist revolution in front of an audience of millions.

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Wartime memories and experiences as seen through the cinematic eye of Harry Birrell. Narrated by Richard Madden.

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For critics and supporters alike, Boris Johnson’s chief adviser - the man who is said to have masterminded Brexit - is an enigma. Dominic Cummings is perhaps the most powerful unelected political figure in Britain today, but what does he actually believe? What has shaped his approach to politics and the media?And what can his rise to power tell us about how politics has changed? In this programme,... Read more

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Gripping documentary that follows Steve McQueen in his quest to make 'the ultimate racing movie', 1971's Le Mans.

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Documentary recalling Britain's early 1960s music show Ready Steady Go!, which revolutionised television `for the kids' and introduced emerging talent from the era. The ITV programme, synonymous with its hosts Keith Fordyce and Cathy McGowan, showcased top acts of the day including the Beatles, the Who, Sandie Shaw, Cilla Black, Otis Redding and the Rolling Stones. Contributors include original pr... Read more

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Hundreds of thousands of South Korean soldiers fought alongside the Americans in Vietnam, but the story of South Korea's involvement in the conflict is largely untold. More than fifty years later, a victim of Korean atrocities travels to the capital Seoul in search of justice. As part of the BBC's Crossing Divides season, Ly Truong reports.

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Comedian Jake O’Kane takes us on a nostalgic trip back through the archives as he tells the story of Belfast’s King’s Hall. From the annual agricultural show, pop concerts and Ideal Home exhibitions to protest marches, election counts and boxing, the King’s Hall has been at the heart of life here since 1934. Developers have moved onto the site with plans for a brand new £100 million project. Ev... Read more

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In 2007, two men and a dog set out to beat the behemoths of brewing. James Watt and Martin Dickie first met at Peterhead Academy in the northeast of Scotland and within 10 years the close friends turned their craft beer cottage industry into a global phenomenon. Today they employ over 2,000 people, and have opened over 100 bars globally from Japan to Australia and America, all from their base in A... Read more

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Ben Zand sets out to unravel the mystery of Nipsey Hussle’s murder. On the 31st of March 2019, the rapper and entrepreneur was shot dead. Loved by his community, Nipsey was more than a rapper – he was an icon. But that’s what made his death so confusing, the man everyone loved and looked up to was shot at least 10 times on the very property he owned. Immediately, rumours started flowing. Who k... Read more

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Award-winning documentary that celebrates the incredible musical history of Eel Pie Island, a small island in the Thames in south west London which became the epicentre of rhythm and blues in the 1960s. In its heyday, the likes of The Stones, The Yardbirds, The Who, David Bowie, Elton John, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, John Mayall, Long John Baldry and many others cut their teeth at the venue be... Read more

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A family of salmon net fishermen battle with activists. However, a greater enemy intent on destroying their traditional way of life emerges from the shadows. Drama unfolds when activists descend on a sleepy fishing village on the Scottish coast. However, it is not just fishermen and activists at war, it is a collision of two worlds, the traditional and the modern, the rural and the urban and ... Read more

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Just before the violent protests of late 2019, a team from BBC News Arabic is allowed to film alongside police in Baghdad for the first time.

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Mark Gatiss explores the life and career of Aubrey Beardsley, an artist who wielded outrage as adroitly as his pen. A lifelong fan, Mark shows how Beardsley was more than just a genius of self-promotion who scandalised the art world of the 1890s. He was also a technological innovator, whose uncompromising attitude still feels remarkably modern. The programme follows Beardsley’s fevered footstep... Read more

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Documentary offering a glimpse into the cloak-and-dagger world of pigeon-flying across central Scotland.

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Documentary following a group of autistic children and their families spending a week in an intensive therapy camp, which their parents hope will help them to transform some of their challenging behaviour. Eight-year-old Abel puts everything into his mouth and his parents are terrified that one day he is going to either choke or poison himself. Four-year-old Jack runs away from his parents as fast... Read more

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A phenomenon known as ‘Peatlemania’ has recently taken hold of the nation. Fisherman Calum ‘Boydie’ Macleod, electrician Innes Scott, and delivery driver Uilleam ‘Uilly’ Macleod together as Peat & Diesel have taken the Highland music scene by storm capturing the country’s imagination through their infectious music and unique tales of island life. With exclusive behind-the-scenes access, we foll... Read more

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In the winter of 1550, the most famous painter in Europe came face to face with a prince who was soon to become the most powerful man on earth. What emerged from this encounter between Prince Philip of Spain and the Renaissance master Titian is seen as one of the most extraordinary commissions in all of art history. Given almost total creative freedom and limitless time, Titian returned a series o... Read more

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Documentary providing an intimate glimpse into an exclusive world of luxury and immense wealth, where global power dynamics, art and commerce meet - a modern-day Cinderella story.The diminutive and daring Guo Pei dresses China’s new elite but dreams of conquering Paris, the exclusive yet savage capital of haute couture.

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Michael Wood travels in the footsteps of the eighth-century poet, from the Yellow River to the Yangtze Gorges and down to the forested hills of Hunan. Born in 712, the age of Beowulf in Britain, Du Fu lived through the violent fall of China's Tang dynasty, and as rebel armies sacked the capital and floods and famine wrecked the country, he was forced to flee, taking his family on the roads as refu... Read more

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A special broadcast by Her Majesty the Queen to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth in relation to the coronavirus outbreak

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On Easter Sunday 2019, eight men inspired by the Islamic State Group triggered huge suicide bombs in churches and tourist hotels across Sri Lanka, killing more than 270 people. It was one of the worst Islamist terror attacks since 9/11. Jane Corbin talks to survivors and those who came face to face with the killers. Drawing on hours of CCTV footage that track the bombers' every move, the film pie... Read more

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Reporter Ellie Flynn investigates how thousands of ordinary people and teenagers all across the world are making money from selling their own nude photos and videos.

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Schooled in Fife, coming of age in a rock ’n’ roll band, then finding her forte was directing temperamental actors, Cora Bissett is no stranger to theatrical Scottish swearing. So who better to present a celebration of Caledonian cursing? This documentary sees Cora sing, swear and scrutinise why Scotland swears so well. Cora begins with the first hurdle – how does one discuss swear words on the... Read more

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Inside the secret world of Sergei Pugachev, a Russian oligarch, and his British partner Countess Alexandra Tolstoy, mother to their three children.

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Olympic icon Sir Chris Hoy heads to Japan, host of next year's Tokyo Games, to explore the Japanese phenomenon of the keirin, the most extreme and exciting event in track cycling. A test of controlled pacing then a tactical fight to the line, keirin is a sport in its own right in its country of origin, and is steeped in the history and rituals that make Japanese culture so unique. Attending keirin... Read more

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Easter Mass recorded at Augustine’s Church, Coatbridge.

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In this fascinating journey, Melissa Hogenboom considers whether or not we are in charge of our own decisions; from neuroscience to physics to how our understanding of free will impacts on our morality and the choices we make.

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Documentary following a shepherd's journey from the summit to the valley as he leads his sheep off Scafell Pike, reflecting on life caring for his flock in this rugged landscape. Maxine Peake reads specially commissioned poetry written by Mark Pajak to provide a counterpoint to the shepherd's insights throughout the film.

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People may sometimes recognise the faces on our Scottish banknotes for the very reason that they feature on the money that we spend. However, apart from the usual suspects - such as Walter Scott, Robert Burns and Robert the Bruce - many of us have no idea who many of them are, or of their extraordinary impact on the world.

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One year after an inferno devastated the vast timber and lead roof of the world-famous Notre-Dame Cathedral, the 850-year-old gothic masterpiece is still perilously close to collapse. Now, we follow the men and women fighting to secure the fire-ravaged structure. Lead dust from the vaporised roof contaminates the site, the stone ceiling is crumbling, and a 500-tonne melted mass of scaffolding stil... Read more

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Documentary providing rare access to the inner workings, personnel, seminarians and history of the oldest Scottish institution abroad - Il Pontificio College Scozzese (The Scots College in Rome.)

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The life of legendary Scottish mountaineer and rescuer Hamish MacInnes, inventor of the all-metal ice axe and author of the International Mountain Rescue Handbook.

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Athletics legend Eliud Kipchoge talks exclusively to BBC Sport about how he became the first athlete to run a marathon in less than two hours.

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Matisse's great-granddaughter Sophie Matisse tell the tumultuous story of his early life, exploring his journey to becoming the first avant-garde artist of the 20th century.

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Lucia Blasco investigates two very different ways of dealing with the growing problem of household waste. In Paraguay, the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura is making music by salvaging material from the country's largest landfill, while the city of Linkoping in Sweden is burning its rubbish to produce electricity and heating for its inhabitants.

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Southern Spain, famous for its beaches and sunshine, has become the main gateway for drugs into Europe. Violent turf wars between drug cartels have caused the government to issue a crackdown. For the last two years, the police have been fighting to take back control. In this compelling film, Stacey gains unique access to the police, the dealers and the smugglers. She goes out on patrol with the... Read more

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Documentary that explores the labyrinthine art world of the 21st century and examines both the place of art and artistic passion in our money-driven, consumer-based society.

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Writer Alistair Heather sets out on a mission to reclaim the Scots language. For decades, his fellow-Scots speakers have been mocked, their language oppressed by educators, politicians and broadcasters. One famous report claimed that 'Scots is not the language of educated people anywhere'. Alistair visits the Scottish Parliament to discover Scots prose and poetry hewn into the exterior dec... Read more

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A look back at the incredible success of The Shadows as they celebrate their 60th anniversary. Starting from where they began as The Drifters to then becoming the backing band for Cliff Richard and enjoying huge success in their own right, the programme celebrates The Shadows’ achievements across a time of constant change within the social, cultural and musical landscape. The Shadows were at t... Read more

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Celebrating Lee Miller, a model turned photographer turned war reporter who defied anyone who tried to pin her down, put her on a pedestal or pigeonhole her in any way.

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Documentary tracing the shocking truth of our governments' love affair with torture. In 1950s Montreal, Scottish-born psychiatrist Dr Ewen Cameron experimented on his unwitting patients. His techniques included sensory deprivation, forced comas and LSD injections. His work was covertly funded by the Canadian government and the CIA and since then, his techniques have been used in Northern Ireland, ... Read more

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National treasure Dame Vera Lynn is known to millions as the wartime heroine who performed for our troops during the Second World War. This film was made as a tribute to celebrate her 100th birthday and features testimony from the veterans whose lives she touched. Even now, Dame Vera still brings smiles to many and knows music can help bring us joy while we're apart from our loved ones, just waiti... Read more

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Scotland remembers the men and women who battled to bring Hitler's forces to their knees. Behind the flags and bunting of popular memory, the last week of the European war witnessed incredible tales of endurance, compassion and cruelty. Bombers that had rained destruction on German cities dropped food to the starving Dutch. Scottish POWs were held hostage by their Russian 'allies'. At home an e... Read more

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The comedy pioneer behind the Goon Show, Dr Strangelove and the Pink Panther series is explored in depth in this film, surveying his meteoric rise to fame and troubled personal life.

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The fascinating story of how film director Virginia Heath and composer and musician King Creosote (Kenny Anderson) collaborated to create the much-loved and critically acclaimed archive and music film From Scotland with Love.

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In 1970, an 18-year-old schoolgirl left the Bogside in Derry to represent Ireland in the 15th Eurovision Song Contest. What happened that night was to change her life forever. Dana - The Original Derry Girl is an emotional and honest look back at a girl’s incredible life story, retracing her steps to Amsterdam’s RAI theatre, where, against the odds, she became Ireland’s first Eurovision winner.... Read more

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Documentary in which former Aberdeen and Rangers star Davie Robertson returns to India to manage Real Kashmir FC. It's football in the danger zone - can he make it work?

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Lucy Worsley tells the story of the royal photograph, showing how the royal family worked with generations of photographers to create images that reinvented the British monarchy.

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David Hayman narrates a revealing insider look into Scotland's criminal justice system in Edinburgh's Appeal Court. With unique access, the programme features a murder in Peebles, a hitmen killing in Glasgow and a 'Breaking Bad' style drug-dealing operation in Paisley.

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The sneaker industry has tripled in the last ten years, accounting for almost half of global footwear sales, and every pair produced emits the same amount of C02 as a ten-mile drive.

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Chef Danny McLarenhits the road in his Scran Van and throws himself into the local nightlife around Scotland. His aim is to show how quick it can be to make your own food instead of grabbing a takeaway. His passion is cooking up food that’s cheap and absolutely rammed with flavour, dishes so easy you can throw them together at the end of a night out. However, as two revellers get the low-down from... Read more

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Rapper Krept and vlogger Rumena are fasting for Ramadan and challenge their non-Muslim friends to join in. Can their mates make it through the day without food or water?

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The incredible story of Jesse Dufton as he attempts to be the first blind person to lead a climb of the Old Man of Hoy, a sea stack with sheer cliff faces rising out of the sea, in Orkney, Scotland Jesse was born with 20% central vision. At four years of age, Jesse was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a rare genetic disease that breaks down the retina’s cells. When he was 20, Jesse could n... Read more

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With guests including Bono, Sinead O’Connor, Dave Stewart, Jools Holland, David Mallet and Sting, as well as music writers, photographers and historians, this film explores the musical and social legacy of Ireland’s first rock superstars The Boomtown Rats, who changed their own lives, helped to change Ireland and, with Bob Geldof’s Live Aid, changed the world. In this entertaining, dramatic and... Read more

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This film marks 50 years since the fire that ravaged the Britannia railway bridge over the treacherous Menai Straits to Anglesey. It includes remarkable archive and moving eyewitness accounts of the destruction and rebirth of a British engineering masterpiece. Using a wealth of footage from the time, stunning photography and first-hand testimonies from the men who risked their lives fighting the f... Read more

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Whatever happened to Scotland's Silicon Glen? US giant IBM arrived at Spango Valley in post-war Greenock, attracted as part of a government effort to replace industrial jobs. For decades the company provided thousands of jobs, often at the leading edge of technology, helping to attract dozens of high-tech investments to Scotland from all over the world. What was it like to work for the company kno... Read more

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What is it like to be a male ballet dancer in the modern world? Is there still a stigma for boys who enter what is commonly seen as a female domain? Award-winning film-maker Richard Macer hopes to find out as he gets invited to film with a golden generation of talented young male dancers at the Royal Ballet.

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Why do British men struggle to talk about their emotions? The Duke of Cambridge has spent the past year campaigning to change attitudes to mental health in Britain. Spurred on by the fact that suicide is the biggest killer of young men in this country, he wants to use football as a way to get men talking and to break the taboo that surrounds mental health. As a real fan of the sport, William has s... Read more

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The doctors and nurses at Lodi hospital in Lombardy were on the front line of the coronavirus outbreak in Italy. After discovering the first confirmed Covid-19 patient in Europe, they became the continent's first line of defence against the virus. Film-makers Alberto Gottardo and Francesca Sironi worked with the BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse to make this exclusive film from inside the hospital at the he... Read more

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Within weeks, sport went from postponing some events to full-scale cancellations and then a complete shutdown. As countries around the globe consider how sport should best come out of lockdown, BBC Sport examines how sport will emerge from the pandemic and what lessons have been learned.

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Tracing the story of Ella Fitzgerald’s life, this documentary film explores how her music became a soundtrack for a tumultuous century. From a 1934 talent contest at the Apollo theatre in Harlem, the film follows Ella’s extraordinary journey across five decades as she reflects the passions and troubles of the times in her music and her life. Moving beyond conventional biopic, the film uses i... Read more

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Professional dancer Joel Kioko, who was discovered in the slums of Nairobi, is about to graduate from the English National Ballet School. Before the coronavirus lockdown, he returned to his home city to play Romeo at the Kenyan National Theatre and met many of the young dance students also emerging from a thriving classical ballet scene in Kenya.

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How Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Dina Asher-Smith won gold medals in the heptathlon and the 200m at the 2019 world championships in Doha.

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In this revelatory BBC Four documentary special, oceanographer Dr Helen Czerski and zoologist Dr George McGavin carry out an ‘autopsy’ on the ocean itself and reveal the startling changes it’s undergoing. Moving the story beyond the well-known impact of discarded plastic on our seas, the autopsy will investigate the effects of high levels of life-threatening toxins on marine ecosystems and the inv... Read more

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Documentary about the first scientific research undertaken in a submersible in the Antarctic that reveals the extraordinary forms of life that thrive in the Southern Ocean.

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Reporter Callum Tulley investigates complaints of bullying, harassment and discrimination in the British Army that come disproportionately from ethnic minority soldiers

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Following the shutdown of professional sport in North America in mid-March, BBC Sport looks at how the four major leagues intend to resume playing during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Gary Lineker, Terry Butcher and Paul Parker revisit the scene of the 1990 World Cup semi-final between England and West Germany.

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Sara Cox and Ade Adepitan have access to some of Britain's biggest supermarkets and their suppliers to see how their systems have stood up to the most testing time in their history.

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A tribute celebrating the life and work of Dame Vera Lynn. With footage first recorded to celebrate her 100th birthday and a new introduction by her daughter Virginia, it includes exclusive access to Dame Vera as she watches home movies and videos from the past with her daughter.

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Oxford University Egyptologist Elizabeth Frood is our guide to the discovery of the tomb on 4 November 1922 by British Egyptologist Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon. It provided much-needed good news, following the Great War and the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1919 and we’ve been transfixed ever since. Uncovering detail not seen for a century, colourisation provides a fantastic insight into the art... Read more

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Documentary tracing the contrasting fortunes of David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldo at the 1998 World Cup.

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The northern Italian region of Lombardy saw the first Coronavirus outbreak in Europe. Mark Lowen, who has reported on the story from the start, returns to ask what went wrong.

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As the world reacts and deals with the fallout from the death of George Floyd in the United States, sporting stars around the world have been making their own contribution to the debate.

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To most fans around the world Brazil and Argentina’s World Cup wins in 1970 and 1978 were wonderful football stories. But to the people of these two nations there was a hugely significant political context to these tournaments. Both nations won the World Cup while suffering under repressive military dictatorships. And in both cases these violent military juntas used their successful football teams... Read more

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An intimate and profound portrait of one doctor's struggle as she fights to save lives at the height of the coronavirus pandemic in one of Italy's worst-hit cities.

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Is there a wild side to Britain’s busiest road? Author and naturalist Helen Macdonald embarks on a clockwise loop around London’s orbital motorway - searching for hidden wildness and natural beauty within the sight and sound of the M25. Along her journey, Helen encounters the remarkable people, plants and animals living above, beside and beneath the motorway, and delves into the controversial hist... Read more

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How Covid-19 triggered the spread of a 5G conspiracy theory, firing it into mainstream British life and inspiring a new generation of believers.The idea that 5G could have health implications isn’t new. But, thanks to celebrities like Amir Khan and Eamonn Holmes, it spread further than ever before during lockdown.We speak to new converts to the anti-5G cause, as well as telecoms engineers who have... Read more

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International art sensation Keith Haring blazed a trail through the art scene of 1980s New York and revolutionised the worlds of pop culture and fine art. When he was diagnosed with Aids in 1989, he asked writer John Gruen to write his biography, and the subsequent audio interviews form the basis of this profile. They are combined with archive footage and contributions from friends, critics and co... Read more

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In this intimate and extremely personal documentary, comedian and TV presenter Alex Brooker examines his disability to acknowledge for the first time how much it impacts on who he is. Alex revisits key moments from his past, uncovering both joyful and difficult memories. Having conversations with family and friends that he has never had before, Alex engages with elements of his disability he h... Read more

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Trump in Tweets examines how Trump used Twitter to change US politics. We learn why this technophobe became a serial tweeter and witness the impact his tweets have on the world.

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Documentary following Kristen Fraser, Scotland's first professional female boxer. Her dream is to become world champion - but will the birth of her first child change that?

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Manhunt: The Raoul Moat Story (2020) Nicky Campbell presents this true crime documentary focusing on the impact of Raoul Moat's murderous rampage across the North East of England in July 2010

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The untold story of 13-year-old Hazel Hill - and her crucial role in the design of the famous Spitfire and Hurricane fighter planes - in the run-up to the Battle of Britain.

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A long-awaited review into three medical treatments has found women weren't warned about risks and when things went wrong, doctors didn't believe them.

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Revisit an extraordinary sporting day in 2019 on which a historic men's final at Wimbledon and an incredible cricket World Cup final at Lord's grip the nation.

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Journalist Layla Wright finds out why Sean Walsh turned down conventional cancer treatment and investigates the alternative therapies he turned to.

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The Duchess of Cambridge speaks to Louise Minchin about early years development.

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Black Sabbath, Queen, The Stone Roses, Oasis, Coldplay, Simple Minds, Robert Plant and Manic Street Preachers are some of the greatest bands and musicians of our time, but what is the one thing these titans of music have in common? This film tells the unlikely tale of how two Welsh farming brothers turned their dairy farm into one of the most successful recording studios of all time, producing... Read more

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Gareth Wyn Jones presents the fascinating story of the Royal Welsh Show, from its establishment in 1904 through to its status today as the pinnacle of the Welsh rural calendar.

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Documentary that takes a behind-the-scenes look at American painter Bob Ross's journey from humble beginnings to pop culture icon.

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Reporter Daniel Henry follows the UK's response to the death of George Floyd in Minnesota.

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Some of Britain’s best-loved stars celebrate the incredible people who work for the NHS, telling personal stories of their own encounters with the service.

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BBC Parliament's Faye Kidd presents a brief history of the Northern Ireland legislature from parliament to power-sharing.

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Kevin Magee investigates the true story behind rumours of a Nazi spy in Donegal in 1937. Investigative journalist Kevin Magee uncovers the work of Nazi party member and Irish scholar Dr Ludwig Mühlhausen. Mühlhausen spent six weeks in the Gaeltacht hamlet of Teileann in South Donegal in 1937, collecting folklore and improving his Ulster Irish, but that was not the only work he carried out while... Read more

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Twin brothers Chris and Xand van Tulleken, both doctors, share their personal and professional experiences of Covid-19

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Documentary about British triple jumper Jonathan Edwards.

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Before Covid-19 restrictions, a hit exhibition, Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh, was attracting record crowds in Los Angeles, Paris and London. But a BBC Arabic investigation finds it may have broken Egyptian law designed to protect the country's priceless artefacts.

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The Australian Dream is a theatrical feature documentary that uses the remarkable and inspirational story of AFL legend Adam Goodes as the prism through which to tell a deeper and more powerful story about race, identity and belonging.

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Jackie Saleh has lived through every mother's worst nightmare. Back in 1986, her world was shattered when her husband abducted her three young daughters from their Cardiff home and took them to Yemen. Her youngest daughter Safia was just a toddler. Now over three decades on, Safia is finally coming home. Jackie travels to Heathrow to meet the daughter she doesn't really know.

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Kirsty Wark follows the trial of former first minister Alex Salmond from day one until his acquittal in March, when he emerges from Edinburgh's High Court cleared of 14 charges of sexual misconduct.

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Ex-footballer Garry O'Connor speaks openly about what it was like becoming one of the most successful Scottish players of a generation and then losing everything. Garry describes breaking into the Hibs' first team at 16, before going on to sign for Russian side Lokomotiv Moscow and Premiership team Birmingham City. He talks about becoming an object of tabloid fodder after a failed drugs test... Read more

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Step inside Judges Bingo hall in Tonypandy - a place where the community comes to take a break, share their stories and try and win some money. Today there is a top prize of £5,000 up for grabs, and seven sets of hopeful players are poised with their dabbers ready in the hope of landing themselves the jackpot. But for club regulars - families, couples and groups of friends - today is not all about... Read more

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Becky Southworth, the daughter of a convicted sex offender, steps into the unsettling world of sex offender rehabilitation to see what can be done to stop them reoffending.

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Continuing controversy over the future of some public statues and protests by the Black Lives Matter movement have shone a light on aspects of Britain's imperial past. In this programme the BBC's correspondents around the world, consider the legacy of imperialism.

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BBC Sport's Nick Hope visits Pita Taufatofua, the taekwondo fighter turned cross-country skier, in his homeland to learn about the Tongan's humble beginnings.

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Directed by critically acclaimed film-maker Vanessa Engle, this documentary tells the jaw-dropping story of Carl Beech, a former nurse from Gloucester who claimed he had been sexually abused by a group of prominent men in the 1970s and 80s. The scandal becomes front-page news in 2014 when Beech, better known by his pseudonym Nick, goes public with his incredible allegations, triggering a £2 mil... Read more

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DJ and broadcaster Jamz Supernova looks at what Covid 19 has done to clubs, their owners and the DJs who played. Will the industry ever be the same again?

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Featuring rarely seen archive and interviews, this documentary examines Bob Marley's special relationship with Britain and reveals how he inspired a generation of black British youth.

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This year, the biggest arts festival in the world is on hold. But this programme captures the spirit of Edinburgh and brings highlights of new shows and events from the Fringe, the Book Festival and the International Festival, which are happening within the limits of the Covid lockdown. Presented by Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Lolly Adefope, it tells stories of how creatives have worked under lockdo... Read more

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Jason Isaacs narrates the story of Liverpool's quest to return to the top of English football by winning the Premier League, with contributions from Jurgen Klopp, Michael Owen, John Henry and more.

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While the pandemic restricts our movements, wildlife remains free. In this time of crisis, the natural world can be a source of solace and escape. In the most extreme of environments, from the hottest deserts to the freezing poles, from the highest mountains to underwater kingdoms, animals overcome adversity to survive and thrive, offering a message of hope to humanity. / / To raise our spirits, j... Read more

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It's been 12 years since Beatrice Jones' beloved daughter, Moira, was abducted, raped and murdered in Glasgow. To her it seems only a few weeks ago, such was her trauma, devastation and despair. To try to cope better, she started to write about her inner turmoil and now believes that her journals could also help other people deal with the loss of a loved one. Her intimate writings have never been ... Read more

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Performance artist Bryony Kimmings loves to make work about her own life. After award-winning work on men and mental health (Fake it 'til you Make it), sexually transmitted diseases (Sex Idiot) and her recent show on the breakup of her relationship and accompanying nervous breakdown (I’m a Phoenix, Bitch), she now turns her unflinching and hilarious gaze onto single motherhood. In collaboration wi... Read more

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Mehreen Baig investigates the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, an area that boasts the UK's most expensive houses and where annual salaries are three times the national average. Her guide is a true Chelsea insider - Amanda Eliasch, who made much of her fortune in a divorce from her billionaire husband 14 years ago. She's also a successful photographer, and achieved notoriety in 2019 when s... Read more

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Africa has become a superpower in the world of the novel. Shortlists for the world's major literary prizes are packed with African authors, while novelists like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie have become international celebrities. But how did Africa become such a hotbed of literary talent? In this fascinating and insightful film, Nigerian-born presenter and historian, David Olusoga explores the incredib... Read more

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This gripping film tells the dramatic story of three young men falsely accused of rape, and the devastating consequences the allegations had on their lives.

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With a million species at risk of extinction, Sir David Attenborough explores how this crisis of biodiversity has consequences for us all, threatening food and water security, undermining our ability to control our climate and even putting us at greater risk of pandemic diseases. Extinction is now happening up to 100 times faster than the natural evolutionary rate, but the issue is about more ... Read more

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In light of the COVID-19 global outbreak, Professor Laura Ashe takes a look back at the Black Plague of the 14th century, the deadliest pandemic in human history. Going from one of the earliest accounts of plague in 1347 through to Samuel Pepys's record of the Great Plague of London in the 1660s, Professor Ashe explores how literature helped us cope with fear and tragedy, the importance of brav... Read more

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While much has changed since the 60s, one thing has remained the same in Northern Ireland - we still love a good wedding. We take a look back at six decades of getting hitched, in an effort to raise the spirits of a nation that has been deprived of its favourite part of the year, the wedding season! Couples from Northern Ireland reminisce about their special day as they look back at their most ... Read more

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September marks the 75th anniversary of the official end to the Second World War, which drew in millions of men and women from across the world. After six long years, the fighting had finally stopped. Almost everyone has a connection to those who served. In this special programme, some of the BBC’s news presenters have been looking at the roles their families played – in ‘The People’s War’.

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When professional mountain biker Paul Basagoitia experiences a devastating spinal cord injury (SCI), his life is changed in an instant. Discovering that he's become paralysed, Paul begins an intense physical and emotional journey to recover and adapt, initially living in the hope of one day being able to walk again as he once did. His excruciating recovery unfolds in real time through raw, intimat... Read more

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The end of an athlete’s career is a race against time and a fight against an inevitable demise. The addictive need to participate defies logic and creates a mesmerising and painful spectacle. Time Trial takes us into the final races of cyclist David Millar’s career, leading up to his last encounter with the Tour de France. A sensory ride through the thrill and hardship of professional cycling, the... Read more

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2020 was supposed to celebrate 50 years of the iconic 747 jumbo jet and mass air travel. Instead, Covid 19 brought catastrophe to the aviation industry. With fleets grounded and passenger numbers in free-fall, the jumbo jet is now too big and costly to fly. From flagship to scrap - Mark Jordan joins airlines and crew now forced to fly their iconic 747s, on a final journey to the desert breakers ya... Read more

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‘Lee’ Alexander McQueen’s rags-to-riches story is a modern-day fairy tale laced with the gothic. An unremarkable working-class boy from east London, McQueen harnessed his demons and went on to become a global one-man fashion brand and one of the most iconic artists of the century. How did this punk rebel overturn the silver spoon world of Paris haute couture, ushering in a heady, revolutionary er... Read more

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After conducting for 65 years, Bernard Haitink has retired at the age of 90. The musicians he has worked with are puzzled by the secrets of his technique. He himself says his job is to embrace the orchestra without suffocating them.

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Broadcasters Lenny Henry and Suzy Klein celebrate black classical composers and musicians across the centuries whose stories and music have been forgotten in a 90-minute special.

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In this powerful and unflinching documentary, Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff goes on an acutely personal journey into the eating disorder he has kept secret for over 20 years – bulimia. Freddie reveals how bulimia has played a part in the course of his life. He discusses his experience in visceral detail and meets specialists and young men with eating disorders across the UK. Together they challenge... Read more

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The incredible story of Oli, a young British man with Asperger’s syndrome, who overnight discovers he has 25 brothers and sisters from the same American sperm donor. Keen to be part of this new family, Oli travels to the USA, meeting his donor and joining a mass sibling reunion. Full of humour, heart and hard truths, the film follows Oli as he navigates the fragile dynamics in this new family form... Read more

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Me, My Brother and Our Balls is an intimate and personal documentary exploring male fertility with Love Island star Chris Hughes and his brother Ben. When Chris, who had suffered from testicular health scares in the past, appeared on live television to have a testicular examination, it made a huge impact. Chris’s aim was to raise awareness of testicular cancer and encourage men to check themselves... Read more

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This is the extraordinary story of Wales’ black miners, the unsung heroes of the coal industry who have been left out of the history books. In this film, former footballer Nathan Blake is on a mission to unearth the truth about these brave men of colour, who toiled shoulder-to-shoulder with white miners. Nathan wants to know who they were, and what kind of lives they led above and below ground.... Read more

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Annie Nightingale led the way as Radio 1's first female DJ and introduced a generation to exciting new sounds as the face of the Old Grey Whistle Test from 1978. Back then, punk was hard to find on mainstream television and Annie sought to build a platform for young people to have their say. In this programme, Annie opens up the archive to select some of the finest and most intriguing moments f... Read more

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Documentary charting the life, music and towering achievements of soul singer Teddy Pendergrass, from his origins and early life in Philadelphia, through his early successes with Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes and his solo superstardom and sex symbol status to his later life and continued success after overcoming the car crash that rendered him quadriplegic.

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The influenceof Agatha and her career

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The famous interview that brought the famous martiage down

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Play for Today was a series of single dramas broadcast by the BBC between 1970 and 1984. These were years of crisis, a time when the consensus politics of Britain’s postwar world had begun to unravel. Industrial relations, education and the health service faced fundamental challenges, the country was struggling with the end of empire, and the personal had become increasingly political. Marking... Read more

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This moving documentary follows Rob Burrow as he shows the same spirit in his fight against motor neurone disease as made him a hugely admired rugby league star. His family and friends – including former teammates Kevin Sinfield and Barrie McDermott – also give their insight into this remarkable man. Burrow was prompted to raise awareness for research into the condition, including regular appear... Read more

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Director Stewart Kyasimire gets rare behind-the-scenes access to Scottish social media sensation Bachala Mbunzama - aka Bash the Entertainer. He is loved by his three million followers and has a staggering tally of over three billion combined video views. This film takes you into his world and shows his fans what life is like behind the smile. When Bash isn’t making the world laugh with videos... Read more

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Strictly professional dancer, Amy Dowden opens up about her battle with Crohn’s disease. Amy’s chronic bowel condition was a secret she’d keep out of the professional spotlight for fear of it overshadowing her success. But now, for the first time, the Welsh dancing star shows us the brutal reality of living with this disease. As she embarks on the busiest professional and personal few months of he... Read more

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When Bury FC collapsed last August, a group of fans made it their mission to bring football back to their town - against massive odds.

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In June 2019, arts journalist John Wilson received an extraordinary tip-off – one billion dollars’ worth of stolen art may be about to be recovered. Included are a unique Rembrandt - his only seascape - and a Vermeer considered the most valuable stolen painting in the world. The art was taken from the walls of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston in the early hours of 18 March 1990. It re... Read more

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Documentary following the four-year debate over how Henry Dundas should be remembered on the inscription of the Melville Monument in Edinburgh. Sir Geoff Palmer and his supporters have argued for years that Henry Dundas deliberately delayed the abolition of the slave trade when he won support for abolition to be ‘gradual', whereas Henry Dundas’s ancestor Bobby Melville and others argue that Dundas... Read more

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Documentary, told in Count Basie's own words, which reveals for the first time the private passions and ambitions that inspired the world-famous bandleader and pianist.

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Painter and sculptor Maggi Hambling allows cameras into her rural Suffolk studio for the first time, talking to film-maker Randall Wright about her life and career in a film to mark her 75th birthday. Formidable and funny, Maggi recalls her artistic liberation during her student days, a memorable meeting with Francis Bacon in Soho, and falling in love with his muse Henrietta Moraes, a woman Maggi ... Read more

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A remarkable journey into the secret world of one of the most endangered and least understood animals on earth – bats. With cutting-edge night-vision cameras and ultrasonic detectors, this programme follows a greater horseshoe bat roost for four months during the summer of 2019, capturing the hidden life of the colony as never before. Witness the birth of a new generation of pups and follow their ... Read more

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When film-maker Liana Stewart was growing up in Butetown, Cardiff, there were very few black and Welsh role models on TV. She has long wanted to make a film that brings together people from across Wales to share their experiences of what it means to be black and Welsh. Now she has done just that. Weaving together a collection of engaging stories, she meets people from Newport in the south to Snowd... Read more

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In October 1995, 25-year-old Scottish boxer Jim Murray was fighting to become British bantamweight champion when he went down in the final round. What happened next was to change his life, the lives of those he loved and boxing, forever. This documentary shows how boxing was Jim’s escape from the tough life of Newmains, Lanarkshire, in the 80s, tracking his early years in the ring and his decisio... Read more

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With the US election just around the corner, this investigative documentary from award-winning film-maker Alex Gibney scrutinises the US response to the pandemic compared with South Korea.

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When Aung San Suu Kyi was released after 15 years of house arrest in Myanmar, she was celebrated as an icon of democracy. She had stood up to the country’s military dictatorship and been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Ten years on, she is now seen by many as an international pariah, condemned for complicity in brutal atrocities. In this film, those who know Aung reveal how key events have shap... Read more

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Mariam Mola is addicted to Louis Vuitton, Fendi and flexing on social media. Her Instagram feed is a love letter to luxury London, from the velvet booths of Soho restaurants to the bling outfitters of Hatton Garden jewellery boutiques. She seems to have it all. But this self-made girl boss from London’s docklands is actually a career con artist who has served time all over Europe. Mariam’s... Read more

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Documentary in which nine young Scots living and working in rural areas across the country tell their story and share their hopes and fears for the future of their land amidst a potential climate crisis. They represent the future of Scotland's countryside – but just how optimistic are they about what lies ahead? In Galloway, small-scale cattle farmer Patrick explains why he has reverted to the ... Read more

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Disabled artist, film-maker Richard Butchins challenges the importance of good vision in making great art. He suggests that visual impairments have contributed positively to its creation. We take the things we see for granted and assume that what we look at is what it is. What is it that we see if vision is all just electrical impulses sent to our brains and then turned into images of reality by o... Read more

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The BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner explores what it is like to suddenly become disabled, something he experienced himself 16 years ago after being shot by Al-Qaeda gunmen in Saudi Arabia. The bullets damaged his spinal nerves, leaving him partly paralysed and using a wheelchair ever since. In this deeply personal film, he talks candidly about the effects his injuries have had on his life... Read more

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In 2020, we said a sad farewell to Dame Vera Lynn. In a special programme, the BBC celebrates the ‘Forces Sweetheart’ with a look back through the archives at some of her favourite performances and biggest hits. As well as the many classic songs that helped unify the nation throughout World War II, this retrospective captures a side of Dame Vera that many have forgotten about, with upbeat song-and... Read more

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Art historian Professor Richard Clay explores how Mythologies, written in 1957 by French philosopher Roland Barthes, laid bare the myth-making at the heart of popular culture. Now, following in Barthes's footsteps, Richard Clay dissects some of the everyday myths we still take for granted in the 21st century, revealing the hidden meanings in everything from money, Wi-Fi and race to the Madonna. ... Read more

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Walter Tull was a pioneering black British footballer and the first black officer in the British army, who died heroically fighting in the First World War and yet is virtually unheard of today. Former Eastenders star Nick Bailey relates the story of this forgotten hero, investigating war records to establish whether there was a colour bar in the British Army and asking how Tull managed to becom... Read more

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Journalist and presenter Ellie Flynn brings together a group of 20 young people aged 18-25 for a social experiment, to see if they understand what constitutes coercive control.

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As the world went into an unprecedented global lockdown, many of those worst affected were informal workers who rely on a daily wage just to eat. Over the last six months, the BBC's Stephanie Hegarty has been following the lives of four workers in different parts of the world who have been struggling to survive.

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Ronnie's is a love letter to saxophonist Ronnie Scott and the indispensable night club he and partner Peter King established in 1959. For more than 60 years music giants have walked through the door of a small basement club in London's Soho. From the beginning of the burgeoning British modern jazz movement, he and King had dreamt of opening a club modelled after the swinging jazz scene of New York... Read more

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Michael Portillo examines the Crown and Ireland's War of Independence, going on a journey from the peace conference in Versailles to the historic ceasefire in Dublin, July 1921.

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In a UK exclusive, former American president Barack Obama encounters historian David Olusoga to discuss his long-awaited memoir A Promised Land, his reflections on the volatile racial divide in the US, his steadfast refusal to abandon American ideals, and how the sight of a black president and black first family in the White House may have cast a spotlight on the depth of racial fault lines in Ame... Read more

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The scientists behind the scenes tell the extraordinary story of what really happened in the run up to the first lockdown, when ministers claimed to be 'following the science'. n investigation into just how closely Boris Johnson and the Government followed the scientific evidence throughout the early months of the coronavirus pandemic. Scientists at the heart of Britain's response to the virus ... Read more

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Indonesia is the world's largest exporter of palm oil, and in the last two decades vast areas of forest have been cleared to make way for plantations. The remote province of Papua, home to Asia's most extensive remaining rainforests has escaped fairly untouched, that is until now. This film investigates how Papua has become the new frontier for aggressive palm oil expansion.

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After over a decade in the wilderness, Rugby League's Great Britain Lions are back and on the road again. This documentary follows their tour of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea as they fight for their sporting future. From Rugby League's northern England heartlands to the exotic surroundings of Papua New Guinea, the tour provides a lens to examine the soul of a game with a proud past but unce... Read more

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Shooting the Darkness is a film about the men who unwittingly became photojournalists on the streets of their own towns. They did not leave home in search of war and adventure; the violence erupted around them. They expected a career of wedding photography and celebrity photocalls, and instead the images they produced during the worst years of the Troubles would come to define that conflict. The p... Read more

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Flint is the birthplace of General Motors and was once one of the most prosperous cities in the world. However, in the 1980s, the automobile industry in Flint collapsed, costing thousands of jobs and beginning a grim economic decline. Against this backdrop, Rick Snyder rose to power on a promise to run government like a business. As Michigan’s governor, he stripped Flint’s city council of its p... Read more

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Veteran explorer Robin Hanbury-Tenison, who spent weeks in a coma battling Covid-19, says the healing power of nature helped to save his life. This film follows the extraordinary 84-year-old as he climbs the highest hill in Cornwall in a quest to raise £100,000 for Royal Cornwall Hospital's healing garden.

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Tom Brook marks the fortieth anniversary of former Beatle John Lennon's murder in New York on 8 December 1980. His untimely death was a slaying that shocked millions of fans around the world. In Lennon Remembered: A Reporter's Journal, the BBC's Tom Brook, the first British journalist to report live from the site of the New York shooting, takes stock of Lennon's life and the legacy of his musi... Read more

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Eighty-something bachelor farmer Bobby Coote left school at 13 and says his reading and writing isn't great. Bobby fixes clocks and spends a lot of time in his back shed making violins from old furniture. But he’s never lost sight of a lifelong dream to fly. His neighbour Sean has also caught the bug. Setting aside their own field of dreams, they have cut out a runway and even built a hang... Read more

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Intimate documentary delving into the fascinating real lives of Scottish influencer couple Charlie Allan and Lauren Faulkner. Since meeting online in 2019, the loved-up 22-year-olds have amassed over 300,000 followers across their digital platforms, making social media their full-time job. However, their unconventional way of life generates strong emotions from their followers, and they have b... Read more

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Filmed over five years, this is the story of Lily Jones and her transition from male to female – a journey which began when she was 15 and living with her farming family in mid Wales. Her life has been captured throughout, including this new chapter in which Lily is preparing for her next step, gender reassignment surgery, as well as making the big move of leaving behind her rural family home ... Read more

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Documentary following ice swimmer Cath Pendleton and her dream to swim a mile in the coldest continent on the planet - Antarctica.

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Reporter Hannah Price explores the cases of suspected student suicide since the pandemic, and finds out what’s being done to support student mental health at university.

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The ancient city of Baiae was the Las Vegas of the Roman Empire. Over the centuries, it slowly sunk beneath the sea. Filmed before the coronavirus pandemic, Amanda Ruggeri meets the archaeologists and engineers developing some surprising new technologies to protect the underwater site for future generations.

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The Maya Biosphere Reserve is the largest rainforest north of the Amazon and was once the heart of the Maya civilisation. Amanda Ruggeri explores the new technology that is allowing archaeologists to explore the hundreds of structures still hidden beneath the jungle.

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British film icon Michael Caine narrates and stars in My Generation, the vivid and inspiring story of his personal journey through 1960s London, based on personal accounts and archival material.

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In a world exclusive, two of the biggest names in entertainment come together for a very special one-off show: music legend Paul McCartney is interviewed by Golden Globe-winning actor Idris Elba. Recorded in London in December 2020, Idris talks to Paul about his peerless career as the most successful musician and composer in pop music history. Paul talks about his writing process, which has pr... Read more

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Documentary examining how John Hume cultivated the support of a succession of US presidents to harness international support to forge peace. Featuring compelling archive footage from the conflict in Northern Ireland and interviews with a number of former American presidents, including Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, with President Clinton referring to Nobel Peace Prize winner Hume as ‘the Irish con... Read more

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Marking 25 years since the creation of the Bridget Jones character for a column in The Independent newspaper, author Helen Fielding opens up her personal archive for the very first time to tell the story of how Bridget Jones’s Diary came to be. We meet Helen’s friends and family who inspired many of the characters and interview the stars of the hugely successful film adaptations, Renée Zellweg... Read more

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A celebration of the life and work of one of Britain's best-selling children's authors, with unique access to Julia Donaldson, her family, her rich archives and home movies, and the remarkable cast of characters that have sprung from her imagination. Specially commissioned animated illustrations from her long-term illustrator Axel Scheffler bring Julia's biography to life, and well-known admir... Read more

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Join us in a trip down memory lane as we celebrate Christmas through the decades in Northern Ireland and share some of the nation’s favourite festive memories, both old and new.

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Documentary film that for the first time tells the life story of legendary Greek/American opera singer Maria Callas, completely in her own words. Tom Volf’s account, which took four years of painstaking research to assemble, includes performances, TV interviews, home movies, family photographs, private letters and unpublished memoires – nearly all of which have never been seen before. Maria by ... Read more

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Documentary following penguins living in unexpected environments, including satellite imagery of previously undiscovered colonies of flightless birds. Among their habitats are dense forests, desert burrows and city streets. The programme reveals the challenges they face in making their homes in these challenging environments, from evading predators to scaling rocks, and captures the lifelong bonds... Read more

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In 1994, Sarajevo was a city under siege. Mortars and rocket-propelled grenades rained onto the city, killing indiscriminately every day. Amongst the madness, two United Nations personnel, a British military officer and another Brit working for the UN fire department, decided it would be fun to persuade a global rock star, Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden, to come and play a gig to the population. ... Read more

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The Clydesdale horse, famed for its white-feathered feet, is in danger of dying out. These giant, iconic horses are on the verge of extinction in the very place where they were first bred – Scotland. However, one woman is on a quest to save the Scottish Clydesdale. Janice Kirkpatrick is an award-winning Glaswegian designer with a simple plan to find the lost blacks and bring them home. In an ex... Read more

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For more than five decades, Ozzy Osbourne has personified rock 'n' roll rebellion. Like a cat, he has had many lives, always landing on his feet and propelling himself towards greater success - and almost dying several times along the way. The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne follows Ozzy’s journey from his poor childhood and time spent in prison, to fronting metal band Black Sabbath and a successfu... Read more

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Join us in a trip down memory lane as we celebrate Christmas through the decades in Northern Ireland and share some of the nation’s favourite festive memories, both old and new.

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Documentary film that for the first time tells the life story of legendary Greek/American opera singer Maria Callas, completely in her own words. Tom Volf’s account, which took four years of painstaking research to assemble, includes performances, TV interviews, home movies, family photographs, private letters and unpublished memoires – nearly all of which have never been seen before. Maria by ... Read more

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The Clydesdale horse, famed for its white-feathered feet, is in danger of dying out. These giant, iconic horses are on the verge of extinction in the very place where they were first bred – Scotland. However, one woman is on a quest to save the Scottish Clydesdale. Janice Kirkpatrick is an award-winning Glaswegian designer with a simple plan to find the lost blacks and bring them home. In an ex... Read more

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For more than five decades, Ozzy Osbourne has personified rock 'n' roll rebellion. Like a cat, he has had many lives, always landing on his feet and propelling himself towards greater success - and almost dying several times along the way. The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne follows Ozzy’s journey from his poor childhood and time spent in prison, to fronting metal band Black Sabbath and a successfu... Read more

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Reporter Hannah Price explores the cases of suspected student suicide since the pandemic, and finds out what’s being done to support student mental health at university.

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In 1994, Sarajevo was a city under siege. Mortars and rocket-propelled grenades rained onto the city, killing indiscriminately every day. Amongst the madness, two United Nations personnel, a British military officer and another Brit working for the UN fire department, decided it would be fun to persuade a global rock star, Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden, to come and play a gig to the population. ... Read more

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Professional dancer Joel Kioko, who was discovered in the slums of Nairobi, is about to graduate from the English National Ballet School. Before the coronavirus lockdown, he returned to his home city to play Romeo at the Kenyan National Theatre and met many of the young dance students also emerging from a thriving classical ballet scene in Kenya.

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Shooting the Darkness is a film about the men who unwittingly became photojournalists on the streets of their own towns. They did not leave home in search of war and adventure; the violence erupted around them. They expected a career of wedding photography and celebrity photocalls, and instead the images they produced during the worst years of the Troubles would come to define that conflict. The p... Read more

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Journalist and presenter Ellie Flynn brings together a group of 20 young people aged 18-25 for a social experiment, to see if they understand what constitutes coercive control.

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In a world exclusive, two of the biggest names in entertainment come together for a very special one-off show: music legend Paul McCartney is interviewed by Golden Globe-winning actor Idris Elba. Recorded in London in December 2020, Idris talks to Paul about his peerless career as the most successful musician and composer in pop music history. Paul talks about his writing process, which has pr... Read more

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The dramatic, terrifying story of the battle against the bush-fires down under, with first-hand accounts from firefighters and residents. Reporter Kylie Morris examines the long-term impact of the fires on the diverse animal population and ecology.

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Manhunt: The Raoul Moat Story (2020) Nicky Campbell presents this true crime documentary focusing on the impact of Raoul Moat's murderous rampage across the North East of England in July 2010