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Simon King's Shetland Diaries
2010
star 9Wildlife cameraman and presenter Simon King sets off on an adventure to the Shetland Isles to live, through the changing seasons, with his family.Meet the Humans
2017
Meet the Humans
2017
Human volunteers are placed into a plush country house that's rigged with surveillance cameras, while Michael Mosley watches from a secret observational room to analyse their behaviour.Meet the Ancestors
1998
star 7Meet the Ancestors aka Ancestors was a BBC Television documentary series that documented the archaeological excavation and scientific reconstruction of human remains. The series was introduced by archaeologist Julian Richards and often included facial reconstructions by Caroline Wilkinson.My Life in Books
2011
My Life in Books
2011
Anne Robinson hosts a chat show which invites well-known personalities to discuss the books they most love and why.Ray Mears' Country Tracks
2002
This show is series of re-edited short episodes from the Tracks (1994) and Country Tracks (1998) series. It introduces various outdoor skills, bushcraft and countryside cunning with survival expert Ray Mears.The Stuarts in Exile
2015
The Stuarts in Exile
2015
Dr Clare Jackson tells the story of The Stuarts in Exile and sheds new light on the political, military and cultural threat the Jacobite's posed to the embryonic British state. Although the '15' ultimately failed, it crystallised the stark choice facing those living in early 18th-century Britain. Are you for the Stuarts or are you for Hanoverian's?Faulks On Fiction
2011
Faulks On Fiction
2011
Best-selling author Sebastian Faulks presents a major four part series on the brilliance of the British novel and its characters.Travels in Trumpland with Ed Balls
2018
star 6Ed Balls travels to America's Deep South to immerse himself in the lives of those who put Trump in power, and learn how this reality TV businessman won them over.Explore
2009
Explore
2009
Simon Reeve, author and TV traveller, leads a team of reporters in journeys of discovery to some of the most exotic and extreme locations on earth. Explore blends travel with current affairs to get under the skin of some fascinating countries. Don’t just visit…Explore!Men of Ideas
1978
star 8.5A captivating voyage into the world of intellectual exploration, where host Bryan Magee engages in illuminating dialogues with some of the most distinguished thinkers of the last century. Join Magee in riveting conversations with eminent guests like Herbert Marcuse, A. J. Ayer, John Searle, Noam Chomsky, Iris Murdoch, and W.V. Quine, as they unravel the complexities of philosophy, language, politics, and culture. From the radical reevaluation of Marxism by Herbert Marcuse to the profound insights on language by John Searle and Noam Chomsky, this series presents a tapestry of thought that has shaped our understanding of existence. With each episode, "Men of Ideas" offers a unique window into the minds of these leading philosophers, making it an intellectually invigorating experience for both avid scholars and curious minds alike.Employable Me
2016
star 6Britain's most extraordinary job seekers aim to prove that having a neurological condition, such as Tourette's or autism, shouldn't make them unemployable.Alan Whicker's Journey of a Lifetime
2009
Alan Whicker travels the world on a journey reflecting his varied career. Celebrating a remarkable fifty years on our screens, broadcasting legend and undisputed travel king Alan Whicker dusts down his suitcase for a nostalgic journey around the globe. He revisits some of his most groundbreaking interviews, favourite destinations and reflects on his incredibly varied life and career. In this landmark series, Alan Whicker takes us on an autobiographical journey through the second half of the 20th century. Classic clips from Whicker's World are inter-cut with new material as the nation s best-known international reporter retraces his steps, catches up with past interviewees and reflects on how the world has changed for good and bad - over the last six decades.Battlefields
2001
star 7British military historian Professor Richard Holmes takes the viewer through four major battles of world war two. The Battles of Cassino, El Alamein, Arnhem (Operation Market Garden), & the RAF Bomber Command. An insightful overview of each of these diverse campaigns is given in each of the four episodes.Made in Britain
2011
Made in Britain
2011
Evan Davis looks at the British economy and asks what our country is good at and how it can pay its way in the world,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.For Whom the Bell Tolls
0000
For Whom the Bell Tolls is a British television series first aired by BBC in 1965, based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway. It stars John Ronane, Ann Bell, Julian Curry, Glynn Edwards and Joan Miller. The film was adapted for television by Giles Cooper and was directed by Rex Tucker. It consisted of four 45-minute episodes, the first of which aired on 2 October 1965. According to the BBC archives none of the episodes of the film still exist.The Old Devils
1992
star 1Dramatisation of Kingsley Amis’s novel, in which writer Alun Weaver returns to Wales to get reacquainted with his old university friends, ‘The Old Devils’.Britain's Secret Seas
2011
Britain's Secret Seas is a documentary series which follows Paul Rose as he joins forces with marine biologist Tooni Mahto and underwater archaeologist Frank Pope to learn more about the world that lies beneath the country's seas.Carols from King's
1954
Carols from King's
1954
A solo chorister sings Once in Royal David's City to begin the traditional celebration of Christmas from the candlelit chapel of King's College, Cambridge. The world-famous choir sings carols old and new. Filmed amidst the beauty of historic King's College Chapel and first televised in 1954, and annually since 1963.
