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    Britain's Whale Hunters: The Untold Story

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      Series 16: 1. Bridging the Gap: How the Severn Bridge Was Built

      New Series

      The inside story of the design and construction of the Severn Bridge.

      60 Mins

      Available for 29 days

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      Storyville

      15 episodes

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    1. Great Barrier Reef

      2. Reef to Rainforest

      Monty Halls examines the amazing variety of habitats found on Australia's natural wonder.

      59 Mins

      Available for 28 days

    2. Sleuths, Spies & Sorcerers: Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes

      1. Detectives

      Andrew Marr investigates detective fiction, and reveals how it works.

      60 Mins

      Available for 29 days

    1. Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes

      A detective is thrown into the mystery of a politician's disappearance five years earlier.

      90 Mins

      Available for 25 days

    2. Storyville

      2016-2017: 1. Moazzam Begg: Living the War on Terror

      A former Guantanamo detainee chronicles the rise of jihad and its descent into terror.

      85 Mins

      Available for 26 days
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    1. The Story of Skinhead with Don Letts

      Don Letts looks at the very particular and provocative British subculture of skinhead.

      60 Mins

      Available for 25 days

    2. Castles: Britain's Fortified History

      2. Kingdom of Conquest

      The story of Edward I, who turned the castle into an instrument of colonisation.

      60 Mins

      Available for 29 days

    1. The Hip Hop World News

      Rapper Rodney P shows what the world looks like when seen through the lens of hip-hop.

      90 Mins

      Available for 11 days

    2. Len Goodman's Dance Band Days

      Len Goodman revisits the heyday of British dance bands in the 1920s and 1930s.

      59 Mins

      Available for 28 days

    1. Lost Kingdoms of South America

      4. Kingdom of the Desert

      In the deserts of coastal Peru, Jago Cooper explores the rise and fall of Chimor.

      60 Mins

      Available for 29 days

    2. The Incredible Human Journey

      1. Out of Africa

      Alice travels to Africa in search of the birthplace of the first people.

      59 Mins

      Available for 25 days

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      Hive Minds

      4 episodes

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    1. Mozart in Prague: Rolando Villazon on Don Giovanni

      Documentary exploring the premiere of Mozart's opera Don Giovanni.

      60 Mins

      Available for 29 days

    2. Oak Tree: Nature's Greatest Survivor

      George McGavin investigates the dramatic life of the oak tree over the four seasons.

      90 Mins

      Available for 29 days

    1. British Gardens in Time

      4. Nymans

      Nymans was one of the most fashionable gardens of the Edwardian and interwar years.

      60 Mins

      Available for 27 days
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