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Cuba with Simon Reeve
2012
Adventurer and journalist Simon Reeve heads to Cuba to find a communist country in the middle of a capitalist revolution. Two years ago Cuba announced the most sweeping and radical economic reforms the country has seen in decades.Lab Rats
2008
Lab Rats
2008
Lab Rats is a 2008 BBC 2 situation comedy set in a university science laboratory starring Chris Addison, who co-wrote the series with Carl Cooper. The series was produced by regular collaborator Simon Nicholls and directed by Adam Tandy. Its executive producer was Armando Iannucci with whom Addison worked in The Thick of It. Iannucci stated that the programme would be a traditional-style sitcom recorded in front of a live audience. He hinted that it will be a "very cartoony" show featuring "lots of giant snails". A pilot was announced as part of a series called "Behind Closed Doors" in Autumn 2006, but was never aired. A series of six episodes was broadcast in 2008, although the show was not recommissioned for further series.Dossa and Joe
2002
star 10Dossa and Joe was a 2002, bittersweet television comedy series, created, and co-written by Caroline Aherne of the Royle Family. Peter Herbert served as co-writer. Made by Granada Australia, for the BBC, the Sydney-based series centres around a working class couple called Dossa and Joe. When Joe retires from his job as a factory worker, the couple realizes they know little about each after despite being married 40 years. Against Joe's wishes, the couple begins marriage counseling. The series starred Anne Charleston as Dossa and Michael Caton as Joe. The cast also included Jeanie Drynan. While the series received positive reviews, there were some dissenters. The series failed to earn good ratings and was not renewed for a second series.Comrade Dad
1984
star 7.5Comrade Dad was a BBC television comedy satire series set in 1999 in Londongrad, the capital of the USSR-GB. The UK has been invaded by the Soviet Union and turned into a Communist state. The programme centered around the Dudgeon family and their attempts to adapt to the new order.Louis Theroux: Miami Mega-Jail
2011
star 7.4Louis takes an in-depth look at Miami's jail system, a vast holding pen for the unconvicted where most inmates are awaiting trial.The Genius of Invention
2013
star 6.7Every time we switch on a light or boil a kettle we rely on power - but most people don't stop to think about the inventions and discoveries that allow us to live the way we do. In an exciting new four-part series for BBC Two, The Genius of Invention reveals the fascinating chain of events behind inventions that make everyday life possible.The Well
2009
The Well
2009
The Well is the story of four teenagers; Beth, Luis, Coll and Ivan who accidentally uncover a cursed Celtic well and release an evil spirit into the world. The teenagers must discover how to restore order before one of them is killed by the evil hag that they have disturbed, who has already killed a young girl called Bethany who features in the online platform of the show.Caribbean with Simon Reeve
2015
star 9Simon Reeve travels around the Caribbean Sea in this stunning series. With insight, humour and warmth Simon discovers an extraordinary, extreme region, as well as some of the pressing issues facing wildlife and people living there.The Cut
2009
The Cut
2009
A stranger's death draws 18 year-old Jay to London where he meets the Mackinnons and the Loxleys, two families with an age-old history of bad blood. Posh girl Marla Mackinnon falls for Jay, but Mack, her controlling dad, does not stand for it. Olive Loxley is dreaming of escape from her over-protective sister, Toni and their family café, but is troubled Stephen Mackinnon really her way out?Kate Humble: Living with Nomads
2015
When she was a child, Kate Humble wanted to be a nomad. Living in some of the world's most remote wildernesses, cheek by jowl with nature, seemed like such a wildly romantic existence.For the Greater Good
1991
For the Greater Good
1991
While three politicians try to reform Britain’s brutal prison system, the tabloid press publish exposés of their scandalous private lives, leaving their careers in peril.Empire Of The Seas
2010
star 6Historian Dan Snow charts the defining role the Royal Navy played in Britain's struggle for modernity - a grand tale of the twists and turns which thrust the people of the British Isles into an indelible relationship with the sea and ships.The Birth of Empire: The East India Company
2014
Dan Snow travels through India in the footsteps of the company that revolutionised the British lifestyle and laid the foundations of today's global trading systems.Scotland and the Battle for Britain
2016
Andrew Marr discovers why the Scotland he grew up in has changed so much politically, and whether, after the Brexit vote, we will see Scottish independence and the break-up of the UK.Celebrities on the NHS Frontline
2018
Stacey Dooley, Jonnie Peacock, Ann Widdecombe and Michael Mosley work alongside staff at King's College Hospital to find out just what it takes to keep the nation alive.Neil Morrissey: Care Home Kid
2011
star 6Neil Morrissey was just 10-years-old when he was sent into care. He looks back at his childhood in the hope of learning how this experience has truly affected him as an adult.Louis Theroux's LA Stories
2014
star 7.6Louis Theroux’s LA Stories - three new films putting Los Angeles under the microscope.Big Oil v the World
2022
Big Oil v the World
2022
The most important story of our time. 2022 is set to be a year of unprecedented climate chaos across the planet. As the world’s leading climate scientists issue new warnings about climate change and the soaring cost of fuel highlights the world’s ongoing dependence on fossil fuels – how did we get here?Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain
2002
star 7Fred Dibnah reveals the genius, the vision and the sheer bloody graft that went into creating some of Britain's greatest national monuments. All six episodes look at Britain's architectural heritage. In 'Mighty Cathedrals' Fred examines the innovations in building techniques which allowed the Normans to build some of the nation's most remarkable cathedrals. 'The Art of Castle Building' has Fred take a look at the castles of the North Wales coastline. 'The Age of the Carpenter' sees Fred learn all about the way that carpenters have used their skills to transform medieval castles into homes. In 'Scottish Style' Fred visits Glamis Castle and learns about the Scottish Baronial Style. 'Building the Canals' has Fred visit Bolton and learn about the construction of the first canals. Finally, 'Victorian Splendour' sees Fred looking at the achievements of architects in the 19th century and discovering the story behind the building of the Palace of Westminster and Big Ben.
