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(91 programmes from the past week and the week to come, or available now on BBC iPlayer)
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10 Things You Didn't Know About... Iain Stewart reveals some surprising facts about natural phenomena.
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A Pink Floyd Miscellany 1967-2005 Including Arnold Layne, Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2) and Grantchester Meadows.
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Alistair Cooke's America Alistair Cooke's personal examination of the history of the United States
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American Nomads Richard Grant travels the deserts and mountains in search of the modern American nomads.
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Anyone for Demis? How the World Invaded the Charts Documentary telling the story of the foreign pop song from World War Two to the present.
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Arena Arena is the BBC's multi award-winning arts strand
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Around the World by Zeppelin Documenting the Graf Zeppelin airship's circumnavigation of the globe in 1929.
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The Art of Tommy Cooper Documentary about the life and work of comedian Tommy Cooper.
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Barry Manilow at the BBC A mixture of songs, interviews and rarely-seen documentary footage from the BBC archive.
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Birdsong Epic love story set against the First World War, based on Sebastian Faulks' novel.
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Borgen Internationally acclaimed Danish political drama from the producers of The Killing
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The Bridge A Swedish/Danish bi-national police team try to track down a killer
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Canal Walks with Julia Bradbury Julia Bradbury explores Britain's network of canals and their accompanying towpath trails
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Close Up Documentary strand getting to the heart of its subjects
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Cobra Ferrari Wars How racing driver Carroll Shelby won Le Mans in 1959 and developed the famous Cobra car.
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The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II The events of Coronation Day in June 1953 and the meticulous planning beforehand.
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Delius: Composer, Lover, Enigma Documentary exploring the contradictions of Frederick Delius's colourful life.
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Delphi: The Bellybutton of the Ancient World Michael Scott uncovers the secrets of the Greek oracle at Delphi.
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The Disabled Century 20th century events from the perspective of the disabled people who shaped our history
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The Eiger: Wall of Death A history of one of the world's most challenging mountains and its infamous north face.
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Electric Proms A festival of music featuring a series of concerts with rock's most established names
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Evidently... John Cooper Clarke Documentary about 'punk poet', comedian and recording artist John Cooper Clarke.
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Exotic Pop at the BBC Featuring Demis Roussos, Vanessa Paradis, Gheorghe Zamfir and Sylvia, amongst many others.
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Face to Face Series of interviews with leading personalities from the late 50s and early 60s
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Fleetwood Mac: Don't Stop The story of one of the biggest-selling bands of all time, told in their own words.
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Friday Night, Saturday Morning Chat show with a revolving guest host
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Gershwin at the Proms Featuring performances of Rhapsody in Blue, Strike Up the Band and My Man's Gone Now.
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Gershwin's Summertime: The Song That Conquered the World Investigation into the extraordinary life of Gershwin's classic composition, Summertime.
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Great British Railway Journeys Documentary series in which Michael Portillo travels the country by train
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The Great Estate: The Rise & Fall of the Council House A history of one of Britain's greatest social revolutions - council housing.
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Greek Myths: Tales of Travelling Heroes Historian Robin Lane Fox embarks on a journey in search of the origins of the Greek myths.
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Guitar Heroes at the BBC Compilation of archive BBC performances featuring some of the world's greatest guitarists
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Hancock Classic comedy series starring Tony Hancock
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Harlots, Housewives and Heroines: A 17th Century History for Girls Dr Lucy Worsley explores the captivating lives of the women of Restoration England
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Henry VIII: Patron or Plunderer? Series looking at the cultural artifacts created in King Henry VIII's name
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High Flyers: How Britain Took to the Air A celebration of the golden age of air travel when Britain ruled the skies.
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Horizon Series exploring topical scientific issues
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How It Works The secret alchemy of material science revealed
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Imagine Arts series presented by Alan Yentob
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Kathleen Ferrier: An Ordinary Diva Profile of the great British contralto Kathleen Ferrier.
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The Kidnap Diaries Dramatised account of the 2008 kidnapping of film-maker Sean Langan by the Taliban.
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The Lighthouse Stevensons The story of the remarkable family who tamed the wild Scottish coastline.
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Lost Kingdoms of Africa Gus Casely-Hayford explores the pre-colonial history of Africa's most important kingdoms
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Mark Lawson Talks To... Mark Lawson in conversation with famous personalities from all walks of life
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Mongol Historical epic about the rise of Genghis Khan, from nine-year-old orphan to Mongol leader
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Monitor BBC flagship arts programme of the 1950s and 1960s.
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Munro: Mountain Man The life of adventurer Hugh Munro, who climbed and listed the high peaks of Scotland.
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Natural World Wildlife series. In-depth stories of incredible animals with award-winning photography.
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The Old Grey Whistle Test Influencial music show of the 1970s and 80s presented by Bob Harris and others
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On Film Series looking at different areas of Britain through a lens
