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Crime Drama
Mystery Road: Series 2
Dark secrets run deep
Could a grisly discovery on a dig rewrite history and solve Detective Jay Swan's case?
54 minsAvailable for over a year
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BBC Four Collections
Delve into the archives
From game shows to the space race and Gothic literature, enjoy some BBC classics from across the decades.
Documentary
The Secret History of Writing
2/3 Words on a Page
How the changing technology of writing has shaped the course of world history.
59 minsAvailable for 29 days
Music
Black Classical Music: The Forgotten History
A hidden heritage
Lenny Henry and Suzy Klein celebrate centuries of black composers and musicians.
89 minsAvailable for 28 days
Crime Drama
The Bridge: Series 1-2
The Scandi Noir that redefined TV drama
A gruesome discovery starts an intense investigation for Detective Saga Noren.
58 minsAvailable for over a year
Music
Australian Hits at the BBC
Divine tracks from Down Under
Classic performances by Aussie artists from AC/DC to INXS, Nick Cave to Jason Donovan.
59 minsAvailable for 26 days
Documentary
The Beach: Isolation in Paradise
Beautiful but brutal
Warwick Thornton's quiet journey of self-discovery, healing and pet chicken therapy.
24 minsAvailable 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.
28 minsAvailable for 9 months
Lifestyle
Cat Tales: In From The Wild
Inside the mind of the mog
Archaeology and genetics answer the big questions about the origin and behaviour of cats.
59 minsAvailable for 20 days
History
Charles I: Killing a King
Series 1: Episode 1
Christmas, 1648. Charles I is under arrest and Parliament plots to try him for treason.
59 minsAvailable for 29 days
Documentary
Soul America
1/3 The birth of Motown
Showing the world a sophisticated image of black people when discrimination was rife.
59 minsAvailable for 11 months
Science
The Sky at Night
Life on Venus
It’s one of the biggest developments ever in science – could there be life on Venus?
29 minsAvailable for 11 months
Arts
Africa Turns The Page
The Novels That Shaped A Continent. With David Olusoga
How fearless writers created books that redefined the image of Africa in the world.
59 minsAvailable for 10 days
Nature
Mindful Escapes: Breathe, Release, Restore
Engage with life's wonders
Breathing with the natural rhythms of the world around us, guided by Andy Puddicombe.
29 minsAvailable for 22 days
Documentary
Nicky and Wynton: The Making of a Concerto
Film exploring a musical collaboration between Wynton Marsalis and Nicola Benedetti.
59 minsAvailable for 28 days
Arts
Plague Fiction
Can words of the past provide comfort now?
Professor Laura Ashe looks back at the literature on the Plague of the 14th century.
59 minsAvailable for 11 months
History
African Renaissance: When Art Meets Power
1/3 Africa on its own terms
How Ethiopia, Senegal and Kenya are becoming Africa's 21st century cultural powerhouses.
59 minsAvailable for 11 months
Documentary
Pole to Pole
1/8 Michael Palin's epic 90s journey from North to South
17 countries, 23,000 miles and just one direction – straight down.
49 minsAvailable for over a year

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