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Arts
Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez
3/3 The Olmec Heads
How the discovery of giant stone heads in Mexico led to a lost civilisation.
59 minsAvailable for 29 days
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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.
Crime Drama
Darkness: Those Who Kill
Two abductions, ten years apart. What’s the connection?
Six months after a woman disappeared, Jan Michelsen is convinced she’s still alive.
46 minsAvailable for 1 month
Documentary
Spotlight on the Troubles: A Secret History
2/7 The ‘Long War’ begins
A new IRA leadership emerges after anticipated victory turns into a long, bloody conflict.
59 minsAvailable for 28 days
Film
Summertime
A sweet-natured seventies-set romance
A farmer's daughter moves to Paris and falls in love with a radical feminist.
99 minsAvailable for 27 days
Drama
Cyprus Avenue
A hard-hitting, Belfast-set black comedy
Eric struggles with the past and fears for the future in David Ireland's acclaimed play.
96 minsAvailable for 26 days
History
Lost Films of WWII
2/2 How world events impacted at home as well as in action
The last years of World War II brought to life by amateur film-makers' home movies.
60 minsAvailable for 5 months
Comedy
Blackadder II
Box Set. Cunning comedy in Elizabethan England
The Blackadder genes resurface in a torrid time of death, opulence and turnips.
30 minsAvailable for 16 days
Crime Drama
The Disappearance
Box Set. When a girl goes missing, lives change forever
Teenager Lea Morel doesn’t return home – and the search uncovers incredible secrets.
52 minsAvailable for over a year
Music
BBC Proms
Jonny Greenwood Curates
The Radiohead guitarist and film composer curates an evening including his new work.
90 minsAvailable for 24 days
History
England's Forgotten Queen: The Life and Death of Lady Jane Grey
Series 1: Episode 1
Edward cuts sister Mary out of the line of succession and leaves the throne to Jane.
59 minsAvailable for 28 days
Comedy
Detectorists
1/6 Two old friends hunt for lost treasures
After a chance encounter, Lance and Andy journey towards the discovery of a lifetime.
29 minsAvailable for 25 days
Music
Pet Shop Boys: Live in Hyde Park
Their only UK gig in 2019
Neil and Chris headline Radio 2’s big day with a hit-packed set and a very special guest.
89 minsAvailable for 26 days
Documentary
Everybody in the Place: an Incomplete History of Britain 1984-1992
60 minsAvailable for 26 days
Science
Stories from the Dark Earth: Meet the Ancestors Revisited
1. Pagans of Roman Britain
Julian Richards goes back to the excavation of two burials from Roman Britain.
59 minsAvailable for 29 days
History
World War Speed
The Drugs that Won WWII
Did total war unleash the world's first pharmacological arms race?
55 minsAvailable for 6 months
Science
The Sky at Night
Alien Worlds. Exploring thousands of planets
Astronomers have found more than 4000 planets. What do we know about these alien worlds?
29 minsAvailable for 23 days
History
Beyond the Walls: In Search of the Celts
Historian Eleanor Barraclough unearths the true story of the mysterious Celts.
29 minsAvailable for 21 days

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