A look at the world's first secret service. England has a new monarch and Robert Cecil exposes the most infamous terrorist threat in British history, the gunpowder plot. Show more

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Elizabeth I's Secret Agents

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Elizabeth I's Secret Agents: Series 1

Source: BBC Online

21:00

Schindler's List

BBC Two

Duration: 3 hours, 4 minutes

Audio described

Thu 26^th Jan 2023, 21:00 on BBC Four

Available for 10 months

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Wheeler-dealer Oskar Schindler exploits the German confinement of Jews to build a business, but the cruelty of Nazi officers prompts him to acts of compassion and defiance. Show more

Contributors

Oskar Schindler:: Liam Neeson
Itzhak Stern:: Ben Kingsley
Amon Goeth:: Ralph Fiennes
Emilie Schindler:: Caroline Goodall
Poldek Pfefferberg:: Jonathan Sagall
Helen Hirsch:: Embeth Davidtz
Director:: Steven Spielberg
Writer:: Steven Zaillian

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Films

Source: BBC Online

00:05

Balloon

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour, 56 minutes

Fri 27^th Jan 2023, 00:05 on BBC Four

Available for years

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Film drama. The Strelzyk family attempt to escape from East Germany to the west in a homemade hot air balloon. In German with English subtitles. Show more

Contributors

Peter Strelzyk:: Friedrich Mücke
Petra Wetzel:: Alicia von Rittberg
Doris Strelzyk:: Karoline Schuch
Frank Strelzyk:: Jonas Holdenrieder
Günter Wetzel:: David Kross
Oberstleutnant Seidel:: Thomas Kretschmann
Director:: Michael Herbig

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DramaHistorical

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Films

Source: BBC Online

02:05

Around the World in 80 Treasures

Series 1

Uzbekistan to Syria

BBC Two

Duration: 59 minutes

Fri 27^th Jan 2023, 02:05 on BBC Four

Available for years

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Documentary series with Dan Cruickshank. Dan sees tile making in Samarkand, the Trading Domes of Bukhara, the Fire Temple of Baku and Persepolis. Show more