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Newsreel and voiceover from the 50s series Time to Remember tell the story of the men and women who took to the skies in the first half of the 20th century. Show more
Documentary about home movie makers who captured the exploits of the maritime rescue services, including the Texaco Caribbean disaster and the 1979 Fastnet race. Show more
In Twelfth Night and As You Like It, Joely Richardson investigates the legacy of two comic heroines and how Shakespeare revealed an acute understanding and sympathy for women. Show more
Georgian Britain was openly rude, as the art of Hogarth and Cruikshank and the literature of Pope, Swift, Byron and Sterne shows. Show more
Dan Cruickshank explores the secrets of the bridges that have made London what it is. Along the way, he uncovers stories of the sublime ambition of London's bridge builders. Show more
Film in which comic and ventriloquist Nina Conti (and monkey) delve into the world of new age and alternative therapies in a quest for self-knowledge, enlightenment and happiness. Show more
French crime thriller series. Laure's net is closing in on Aziz, but she still has to call in a favour from Roban to detain a suspect. A police stakeout on the estate goes wrong. Show more
Acclaimed French police drama series. Rachid is dead, causing problems for both Karlsson and the police. Gilou has to investigate a murder linked to a gay nightclub.
In Twelfth Night and As You Like It, Joely Richardson investigates the legacy of two comic heroines and how Shakespeare revealed an acute understanding and sympathy for women. Show more
