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2014
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Karajan's Magic and Myth
Karajan's Magic and Myth1 2014 HD
Over twenty-five years after his death in July 1989, the controversial Austrian conductor Herbert von Karajan remains an enigma. He was the most...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Plácido Domingo
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1972
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Gordon Lightfoot: BBC Four In Concert
Gordon Lightfoot: BBC Four In Concert1 1972 HD
A classic concert by Gordon Lightfoot from 1972, accompanied by Red Shea and Richard Haynes. They perform songs including Summer Side of Life,...
Genre: Music
Cast: Gordon Lightfoot
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2013
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Mini: A Life Revisited
Mini: A Life Revisited1 2013 HD
1975 documentary about 11-year-old serial arsonist Michael 'Mini' Cooper, followed by Cooper and the film's director Franc Roddam in conversation...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alan Yentob
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2003
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Emmylou Harris: From a Deeper Well
Emmylou Harris: From a Deeper Well1 2003 HD
Profile of veteran country singer Emmylou Harris, witnessing the heady success of her career while also discussing her late flowering of intensely...
Genre: Music
Cast: Emmylou Harris
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2014
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Under Milk Wood
Under Milk Wood6.10 2014 HD
An all star cast unite to perform a distinctive BBC Wales Television adaptation of Dylan Thomas's radio play, presented in collaboration with...
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Michael Sheen
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2023
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles8.00 2023 HD
The BBC Symphony Orchestra perform a live soundtrack in this premier stage adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes thriller.
Genre: Drama
Cast: Mark Gatiss
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2014
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Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II7.40 2014 HD
Deep Purple is one of the most influential and important guitar bands in history, one of the godfathers of the heavy metal genre, with over 100...
Genre: Music
Cast: Ian Gillan
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2006
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Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!5.90 2006 HD
Kenneth Williams was the star of the Carry Ons and Round the Horne. Despite his fame, he led a life full of mental torture as he tried to overcome...
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Michael Sheen
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2011
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The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse
The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse5.80 2011 HD
The extraordinary story of comedian Bob Monkhouse's life and career, told through the vast private archive of films, TV shows, letters and...
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Bob Monkhouse
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2004
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Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?4.80 2004 HD
The Secret Policeman benefit shows for Amnesty International brought together comedy grand masters - from Python and Beyond the Fringe - and...
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Dawn French
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2022
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Mysteries of the Bayeux Tapestry
Mysteries of the Bayeux Tapestry7.00 2022 HD
The Bayeux Tapestry is a remarkable and unique work of art that has survived for almost 1,000 years. Made in the 11th century, it tells the story of...
Genre: Documentary
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2005
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The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary
The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary8.00 2005 HD
On October 5th 1962, the Beatles released their first single, Love Me Do. It was a moment that changed music history and popular culture forever. It...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: John Lennon
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2009
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Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop
Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop6.80 2009 HD
Fleetwood Mac are one of the biggest-selling bands of all time and still on the road. Their story, told in their own words, is an epic tale of love...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: John Lennon
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2019
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Bauhaus 100
Bauhaus 1008.00 2019 HD
In 1919 an art school opened in Germany that would change the world forever. It was called the Bauhaus. A century later, its radical thinking still...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: John Lennon
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2018
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The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci
The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci9.00 2018 HD
Janina Ramirez explores the BBC archives to create a TV history of Leonardo Da Vinci, discovering what lies beneath the Mona Lisa and even how he...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: John Lennon
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2020
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The Accused: Damned or Devoted?
The Accused: Damned or Devoted?8.00 2020 HD
Against the backdrop of Pakistan's elections, this film follows the rise of powerful cleric Khadim Hussain Rizvi, on a mission to preserve the...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: John Lennon
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2014
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TB: Return of the Plague
TB: Return of the Plague4.00 2014 HD
TB is the most deadly infectious disease in history - it has killed over a billion people in the last 200 years. Multi-BAFTA winning film-maker,...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: John Lennon
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2018
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The Dead Room
The Dead Room6.30 2018 HD
Set and filmed at the iconic Maida Vale studios, The Dead Room tells the story of a long-running radio horror series and its veteran presenter and...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: John Lennon
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2019
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Gauguin: A Dangerous Life
Gauguin: A Dangerous Life1 2019 HD
Gauguin’s vivid artworks sell for millions. He was an inspired and committed multi-media artist who worked with the Impressionists and had a...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: John Lennon
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2019
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Cyprus Avenue
Cyprus Avenue9.00 2019 HD
David Ireland's award-winning dark comedy about sectarian hatred in Northern Ireland. Eric Miller, a Belfast loyalist, mistakes his five-week-old...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: John Lennon