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Factual: History (118 programmes)

36 programmes available now and 82 coming up.

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  1. The Eiger: Wall of Death

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    Available since Thursday from BBC Four with 8 days left.

    A history of one of the world's most challenging mountains and its infamous north face.

  2. Cobra Ferrari Wars

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    Available since yesterday from BBC Four with 7 days left.

    How racing driver Carroll Shelby won Le Mans in 1959 and developed the famous Cobra car.

  3. Singapore 1942: End of Empire Episode 1

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    Available since yesterday from BBC Two with 7 days left.

    1/2. A 70th-anniversary television event telling the story of the fall of Singapore in 1942.

  4. The Queen's Palaces Palace of Holyroodhouse

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    Available since yesterday from BBC One with 7 days left.

    3/3. Fiona Bruce visits one of Britain's smallest palaces, Edinburgh's Palace of Holyroodhouse.

  5. A Picture of London

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    Available since Saturday from BBC Two with 6 days left.

    A film evoking the city as seen by painters, photographers, film-makers and writers.

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