View schedule at a glance
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Monday 2 Nov 2009
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01:25–02:25A celebration of the golden age of air travel when Britain ruled the skies. (R)
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02:25–02:554/8. Andy Hamilton, Reginald D Hunter and Clare Balding decide if experts' theories are valid. (R)
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02:55–03:256/12. Examining the story behind an era that saw advertising images gradually turned into art. (R)
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03:25–03:5512/12. As the Jazz Age began, modernity and luxury held sway, and home design embraced Art Deco. (R)
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19:00–19:30The latest news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.
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19:30–20:00Observers now know there is water on the Moon, and NASA's new probe will estimate how much
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20:00–21:004/4. Features films shot by Lucien Le Saint with fishing fleets in the waters of Newfoundland. (R)
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21:00–22:003/3. How the American movie industry changed British culture in the 1920s and 30s.
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22:00–22:45How fashion designer Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel hid a secret past as a mistress and a spy. (R)
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22:45–00:00Profile of John Logie Baird, the man who invented television, presented by his son Malcolm (R)
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Tuesday 3 Nov 2009
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00:00–01:001/3. Waldemar Januszczak explores St Peter's in Rome, and details the birth of Baroque. (R)
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01:00–02:002/3. Waldemar Januszczak focuses on the route of the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. (R)
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02:00–03:053/3. After touring Europe, Waldemar Januszczak brings the Baroque home to England. (R)
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03:05–04:053/3. How the American movie industry changed British culture in the 1920s and 30s. (R)
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19:00–19:30The latest news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.
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19:30–20:009/12. The fields are beginning to bloom but the team is behind with the spring sowing. (R)
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20:00–21:004/10. The nature documentary looks at fish as they dominate the planet's waters. (R)
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21:00–22:004/8. How countries competed to launch the most magnificent passenger ships after WWII.
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22:00–22:305/8. Andy Hamilton, Reginald D Hunter and Martha Kearney decide if experts' theories are valid.
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22:30–00:55Three men use the ransom money from a kidnapping to take over Rome's criminal underworld.
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Wednesday 4 Nov 2009
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00:55–01:55Collection of performances by British and American blues artists from the BBC archives. (R)
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01:55–02:255/8. Andy Hamilton, Reginald D Hunter and Martha Kearney decide if experts' theories are valid. (R)
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02:25–03:254/8. How countries competed to launch the most magnificent passenger ships after WWII. (R)
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03:25–03:555/8. Andy Hamilton, Reginald D Hunter and Martha Kearney decide if experts' theories are valid. (R)
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19:00–19:30The latest news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.
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19:30–20:304/8. How countries competed to launch the most magnificent passenger ships after WWII. (R)
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20:30–21:003/4. David Heathcote visits Casa Del Rio, an Art Deco fantasy house in rural Devon.
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21:00–22:00A profile of celebrated French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. (R)
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22:00–22:254/12. Bret's relationship with fellow sign-holder Coco causes tension in the band. (R)
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22:25–22:555/8. Andy Hamilton, Reginald D Hunter and Martha Kearney decide if experts' theories are valid. (R)
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22:55–00:206/13. An immigrant's murder leads Wallander to an African dancing class and a white supremacist. (R)
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Thursday 5 Nov 2009
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00:20–01:50How blues music travelled from southern USA to the heart of British pop and rock culture. (R)
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01:50–02:203/4. David Heathcote visits Casa Del Rio, an Art Deco fantasy house in rural Devon. (R)
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02:20–03:20A profile of celebrated French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. (R)
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03:20–03:503/4. David Heathcote visits Casa Del Rio, an Art Deco fantasy house in rural Devon. (R)
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19:00–19:30The latest news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.
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19:30–20:003/4. David Heathcote visits Casa Del Rio, an Art Deco fantasy house in rural Devon. (R)
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20:00–21:003/3. How the American movie industry changed British culture in the 1920s and 30s. (R)
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21:00–22:001/6. Diarmaid MacCulloch shows how Christianity's origins lie east of Jerusalem and Rome.
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22:00–23:30Drama about campaigner Mary Whitehouse's mission to clean up British television. (R)
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23:30–00:002/8. Nicola faces a crisis when someone wipes the immigration records of 170,672 people. (R)
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Friday 6 Nov 2009
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00:00–00:303/6. Dennis destroys more priceless artefacts, and a Royal Correspondent tells all. (R)
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00:30–01:301/6. Diarmaid MacCulloch shows how Christianity's origins lie east of Jerusalem and Rome. (R)
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01:30–02:00Observers now know there is water on the Moon, and NASA's new probe will estimate how much (R)
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02:00–03:003/3. How the American movie industry changed British culture in the 1920s and 30s. (R)
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03:00–04:001/6. Diarmaid MacCulloch shows how Christianity's origins lie east of Jerusalem and Rome. (R)
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19:00–19:30The latest news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.
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19:30–20:30The legendary conductor speaks frankly about the music, politics and passions in his life. (R)
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20:30–21:001/4. Hammond B3 organist Booker T Jones and his band delight the Cambridge crowd. (R)
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21:00–22:00The story of one of the biggest-selling bands of all time, told in the band's own words. (R)
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22:00–22:501/6. The history of Fleetwood Mac, who formed in 1967 have survived many different line-ups. (R)
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22:50–23:50The reunited rock legends perform hits including Blind Faith's Presence of the Lord. (R)
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23:50–00:458/8. As the police sting reaches its endgame, the stakes are incredibly high for Samy. (R)
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Saturday 7 Nov 2009
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00:45–02:25After battling mental illness, ex-Fleetwood Mac frontman Peter Green is recording again. (R)
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02:25–03:25The story of one of the biggest-selling bands of all time, told in the band's own words. (R)
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03:25–05:30The legendary conductor speaks frankly about the music, politics and passions in his life. (R)
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19:00–19:35Observers now know there is water on the Moon, and NASA's new probe will estimate how much (R)
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19:35–21:053/3. When the Dauphin is rescued by a masked intruder, Robespierre is furious. (R)
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21:05–21:353/4. David Heathcote visits Casa Del Rio, an Art Deco fantasy house in rural Devon. (R)
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21:35–23:30A son hides the Berlin Wall's fall from his mother when she wakes from a coma.
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23:30–00:30Alan Cumming discovers the stories and people behind the movie Cabaret. (R)
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Sunday 8 Nov 2009
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00:30–01:30How a radical generation of 1960s and 70s musicians created a new German musical identity. (R)
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01:30–03:55Three men use the ransom money from a kidnapping to take over Rome's criminal underworld.
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19:00–20:001/6. Diarmaid MacCulloch shows how Christianity's origins lie east of Jerusalem and Rome. (R)
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20:00–21:00Personal stories of loss in conflicts from the First World War to the Falklands. (R)
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21:00–22:00How children of the British Memorial School helped liberate Europe from the Nazis.
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22:00–23:30Two veterans of the Normandy landings return to France to visit a wartime buddy's grave. (R)
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23:30–00:005/8. Andy Hamilton, Reginald D Hunter and Martha Kearney decide if experts' theories are valid. (R)
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