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Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time
2021
star 7.8Brian Cox tackles some of the most challenging and intriguing questions facing science today by using his best material from past programmes and the latest scientific research.The Great British Winter
2013
Explores five of Britain's most extreme winter landscapes, looking at the conditions that challenge both the wildlife and people that try to survive in the countryside.Jane Eyre
1973
star 4.3Charlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations. This 1973 four-hour literary version was a BBC television drama serial. It was directed by Joan Craft and starred Sorcha Cusack and Michael Jayston.The Magic of Dance
1979
Nice Work
1989
star 6.5Dr Robyn Penrose is a lecturer in English at Rummidge University. Vic Wilcox is the Managing Director of Pringle's, an engineering firm in Rummidge. They meet when Robyn is told by her Head of Department to "shadow" Vic as part of Industry Year. They are initially hostile to each other but gradually come to understand each other's point of view. Based on the novel by David Lodge.Earth: The Climate Wars
2008
Dr Iain Stewart traces the history of climate change from its very beginning and examines just how the scientific community managed to get it so very wrong back in the Seventies.The Hairy Bikers: Pubs That Built Britain
2016
The Hairy Bikers take their charm and humour on the road as they encounter brilliant, eccentric and fascinating people across Britain whose lives surround the nation’s pubs. Their epic journey will take them into the secret world of the pubs that made Britain. From the first Roman taverns, to Anglo Saxon alehouses which sprung up in peoples’ homes, and the travelers Inns providing respite for a more mobile population, they’ll reveal the fascinating story of how Britain’s pubs evolved - but also tells a bigger story of Britain itself.Crime and Punishment
2002
Crime and Punishment
2002
John Simm stars in this adaptation of Dostoyevsky's tragic masterpiece - a profound drama of redemption and a thrilling detective story of the soul.Hard Times
1994
Hard Times
1994
Charles Dickens' bleak, passionate novel about the challenges of life in 19th-century London comes to life.The Code
2011
star 6.5Solve The Code and find a real-life treasure! The Code is a three-part TV series about maths in the world around us, presented by Marcus du Sautoy. Why do bees make hexagonal honeycomb? Who is in charge of the flight of a flock of swallows? How can dozens of wrong answers make a correct one? Join Marcus on an exciting journey to discover The Code!The Men Who Made Us Thin
2013
Jacques Peretti investigates the connections between obesity and weight loss, confronting some of the men making a fortune from our desire to become thin.National Treasures of Wales
2014
Griff Rhys Jones finds out how the National Trust copes with the complexities and conflicts involved in looking after some of the nation's most-loved treasures.The American Future: A History
2008
The American Future: A History is a four-part documentary series written and presented by Simon Schama which aired on BBC Two in the UK during October 2008, in the run up to the 2008 US presidential election. The first episode was broadcast on BBC Two at 9:00pm on 10 October 2008, and it was shown over four consecutive Fridays. The series saw Schama travelling through the United States as he investigated the conflicts from its past in order to understand the country's contemporary political situation. Schama presents and discusses both presidential candidates, Democratic Barack Obama and Republican John McCain from a historical point of view, emphasizing strongly the former. The documentary takes viewer to an epic journey through the history of the modern United States, but it also why Schama personally believed Barack Obama would be the ideal choice as the next president of the United States.So What Do You Do All Day?
2003
Adrian Chiles shadows some of the biggest names in British business.The Living Dead
1995
star 6.7This series investigated the way that history and memory have been used by politicians and others.Banded Brothers: The Mongoose Mob
2010
star 8Wildlife series following the lives of the meerkat's bigger, more streetwise cousin, the banded mongoose.Ice Age Giants
2013
star 7Professor Alice Roberts journeys 40,000 years back in time on the trail of the great beasts of the Ice Age. This was the last time that giants like mammoths, woolly rhinos, and sabre-tooth cats ruled the Earth and Alice attempts to reconstruct their lives in incredible detail.Three Of A Kind
1967
Three Of A Kind
1967
Mediterranean with Simon Reeve
2018
star 9Simon Reeve embarks on an extraordinary four-part journey around the Mediterranean, uncovering the wild extremes that lie behind the tourist veneer.Equator from the Air
2019
Equator from the Air
2019
In a defining moment for the natural world, Gordon Buchanan makes an epic journey round the equator - taking to the skies with experts racing to protect both wildlife and people.
