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Drama
Spiral: Series 8
All episodes available now
In the final twist, Gilou awaits trial, and Laure's team takes an unwanted murder case.
57 mins
Available for 11 months
Documentary
Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema
2/3 Pop go the movies
Mark explores his twin passions of music and movies, creating a double act like no other.
59 mins
Available for over a year
Music
Neil Diamond at the BBC
Forever in blue jeans - and often on the Beeb
From Sweet Caroline to Solitary Man, the greatest hits of the classic singer-songwriter.
59 mins
Available for 28 days
Science
The Sky at Night
Out of this world events
From Solar Orbiter to finding phosphine on Venus, revisit the stellar stories of 2020.
29 mins
Available for 11 months
History
Lucy Worsley's Royal Palace Secrets
Going beyond the velvet ropes
Lucy Worsley unlocks triumph, tragedy and scandal at three treasure-filled royal palaces.
54 mins
Available for 11 months
Documentary
'Til Kingdom Come: Trump, Faith and Money
Greed, power, influence
Exposing controversial links between Evangelists, Israel and politics in the Trump era.
71 mins
Available for over a year
Arts
The Joy of Painting
Happy little trees and soothing words with Bob Ross
30 minutes of bliss as the art sensation illustrates perfect, peaceful painting.
27 mins
Available for 5 months
Drama
Uncle Vanya
Anton Chekhov's classic play, direct from the West End
A tale of family, regret, and unrequited love. Starring Toby Jones and Richard Armitage.
147 mins
Available for 11 months
Film - Period
Victoria and Abdul
An unexpected friendship that defied social norms
When a young clerk travels to England, he's invited to the heart of the royal circle.
103 mins
Available for 26 days
Documentary
Inside Obama's White House
1/4 100 Days
The story of his first months in office as he faces the 2008 financial crisis.
60 mins
Available for 11 days
Documentary
Ireland to Sydney By Any Means
Episode 1
Adventurer Charley Boorman travels from Ireland to Australia, by local means of transport!
59 mins
Available for 23 days
Documentary
Sound of Musicals with Neil Brand
1. Oh, What a Beautiful
Mornin'
...
How the modern shape of the musical was established through a series of pioneering works.
59 mins
Available for 28 days
Drama
The Night Manager
John le Carré's twisted spy thriller
Stylish, Devilish, Deadly. Starring Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie and Olivia Colman.
58 mins
Available for 16 days
Arts
Max Richter's Sleep
Turn on, tune in, drop off
Max Richter's opus, providing a meditative respite from the rush and chaos of the world.
96 mins
Available for 11 months
Science & Nature
Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
Planet Earth - Engine Earth
For billions of years, volcanic activity has driven climate change, but now it's humans.
59 mins
Available for 11 months
Music
Royal Opera All-Star Gala
Favourite arias and choruses
Covent Garden welcomes a stellar cast of singers performing a host of favourite works.
89 mins
Available for 11 months
Music
Whitney at the BBC
The Prom Queen of Soul
A celebration of hits all wrapped up in one of soul music's biggest-ever voices.
30 mins
Available for 8 days
Arts
Royal Ballet All-Star Gala
A feast of ballet favourites
A stunning collection of performances by stars such as Natalia Osipova and Edward Watson.
89 mins
Available for 11 months
International Drama
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Crime Drama
The Bridge: Series 1-4
The Scandi Noir that redefined TV drama
A gruesome discovery starts an intense investigation for Detective Saga Noren.
58 mins
Available for over a year
Crime Drama
Inspector Montalbano
A long spell in Sicily with the master detective
The stylish Sicilian detective takes on a host of compelling cases.
105 mins
Available for over a year
Drama
Spiral: Series 1-8
French police drama with a dark twist
Laure Berthaud and her detectives face organised crime. None will remain unscathed.
48 mins
Available for 10 months
Crime Drama
DNA
How far would you go to uncover the truth?
A detective's life is wrecked when his baby goes missing. From the writer of The Killing.
39 mins
Available for 9 months
Crime Drama
Twin
Identical faces. Different personalities. Deceiving everyone
Irresponsible Erik and straight-laced Adam are polar opposites. But Erik needs help.
45 mins
Available for over a year
Crime Drama
Mystery Road
An outback community is fractured by secrets
Detective Jay Swan hunts for a missing man – but not everyone welcomes the outsider.
53 mins
Available for 7 months
Crime Drama
The Valhalla Murders
The past will come back to haunt them
After a brutal murder, an ambitious Icelandic detective finds her career out of control.
44 mins
Available for 4 months
Crime Drama
The Young Montalbano
The First Case
Promotion takes Montalbano to his hometown Vigata where he unravels an attempted murder.
117 mins
Available for over a year
Documentary Films
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Documentary
Lance
Survivor. Champion. Cheat.
An inspiring survivor. A disgraced drug cheat. The real Lance Armstrong.
91 mins
Available for over a year
Sport
Hoop Dreams
Never stop fighting for your dream. The amazing story
The true story of two high school dreamers plucked from poverty - to potential stardom.
167 mins
Available for over a year
Documentary Film
Storyville
Pepe the Frog: Feels Good Man
Matt Furie’s comic character has been hijacked by the far right. Can he reclaim him?
87 mins
Available for 9 months
Documentary Film
Storyville
Welcome to Chechnya: The Gay Purge
A Storyville documentary that lays bare Chechnya's deadly war against its gay citizens.
89 mins
Available for 5 months
Documentary
OJ: Made in America
The rise and fall of an American icon
To understand the 'crime of the century', go back to the start of OJ's story.
90 mins
Available for 2 months
Documentary Film
The Price of Gold
The world couldn't keep its eyes off two athletes; Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding.
77 mins
Available for over a year
Documentary
Ronnie's
Ronnie Scott and His World Famous Jazz Club
The world’s greatest jazz musicians took to its stage. What made it so special?
105 mins
Available for 9 months
Sport
Crash Reel
With glory at stake, how much risk is too much?
Champion snowboarder Kevin Pearce insists on pursuing his passion – whatever the cost.
102 mins
Available for over a year
Thursday Night Film Club
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Film - Thriller
All the President's Men
Corruption. Danger. Disbelief.
An abuse of Presidental power. The Oscar winner with Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman.
132 mins
Available for 27 days
Film - Comedy
Whisky Galore!
The much-loved Ealing comedy with an all-star cast
A whisky-laden ship runs aground off the Outer Hebrides. What do the islanders do?
80 mins
Available for 20 days
Film - Period
Tea with Mussolini
A stellar cast in Zefferelli’s semi-autobiographical story
A circle of English ladies settled in Florence take an orphan boy under their wing.
111 mins
Available for 7 days
Film - Musical
Singin' in the Rain
What a glorious feeling! The classic movie musical
Gene Kelly stars in the nostalgic musical set in the early days of talking pictures.
99 mins
Expires today 1:15pm
Film - Musical
On the Town
Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra paint the town red
It’s a hell of a town! The much-loved, Oscar-winning movie musical.
94 mins
Available for 6 days
Film - Western
Rio Bravo
Starring John Wayne, the big guy with the battered hat
A Sheriff enlists help from a shady lady, a drunk and a gunslinger to retain a prisoner.
135 mins
Available for 6 days
Film - Thriller
North by Northwest
Cary Grant stars in the classic Hitchcock thriller
An adman faces deadly peril as he is framed for murder - and only one man can help.
131 mins
Available until Fri 5pm
Film - Western
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
John Wayne stars in John Ford’s classic Western
A US cavalry officer suffers a setback on his last mission – and is forced to act alone.
99 mins
Available for over a year
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