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Crime Drama
Hidden
Dark secrets in the shadows of slate-strewn mountains
Cadi and Vaughan have a case on their hands. Three young friends have blood on theirs.
57 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
Storyville
Fishing for Love: How to Catch a Thai Bride
How have over 900 Thai women taken on married life in a small Danish fishing town?
88 minsAvailable for 5 months
History
Royal History’s Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley
1/3 Myths behind the monarchs
How regal history has been manipulated over the years by whoever was in power.
59 minsAvailable for over a year
History
A Very British History
The British Chinese
Shu Lin on how the UK Chinese community has thrived – and changed British food forever.
59 minsAvailable for 26 days
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 minsAvailable for 9 months
Arts
Life Cinematic: Sam Taylor-Johnson
The director’s choice
The director of Fifty Shades of Grey selects clips from cult classics and blockbusters.
59 minsAvailable for over a year
Drama
This Life: Series 1
The cult drama that captured Cool Britannia
The lives and (many) loves of five young lawyers living it large in 90s London.
40 minsAvailable for 10 days
Documentary
Art on the BBC
3/4 Michelangelo: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Iconic art, but a difficult personality. Sona Datta reveals the giant of the Renaissance.
59 minsAvailable for 23 days
Documentary
Inside Cinema: Meet the Family
Dysfunctional dynasties
From Aliens to Gosford Park - a look at what makes cinema's most famous families tick.
59 minsAvailable for 21 days
Documentary
The Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story
Series 1: Episode 1
Gillian takes a forensic look at the police investigation launched after Ruth's arrest.
59 minsAvailable for 26 days
Documentary
Classic Albums
Tears for Fears: Songs from the Big Chair
The seminal LP that saw the band graduate from synth-pop songs to arena-filling anthems.
59 minsAvailable for 21 days
Film
The Salesman
An Oscar-winning story of life on and off stage
An acting couple realise their play is resonating in real life when the wife is attacked.
119 minsAvailable for 23 days
Documentary
Storyville
Advocate: A Lawyer without Borders
A Jewish lawyer represents Palestinian activists in Israeli courts - at a personal cost.
92 minsAvailable for 2 months
Period Drama
It’s True, It’s True, It's True: Artemisia on Trial
What’s changed 400 years on?
Breach Theatre’s award-winning play about the 1612 rape trial that gripped Rome.
75 minsAvailable for 17 days
Drama
Classic EastEnders
Relive an explosive episode, 20 years on
There were fireworks of a different kind as Albert Square celebrated bonfire night.
60 minsAvailable for 27 days
Documentary
Storyville
The Gene Revolution: Changing Human Nature
It’s the biggest tech revolution ever – and it could change the building blocks of life.
87 minsAvailable for 11 months
Documentary
Clive James: Postcard from Paris
Back to his spiritual home
In the 60s Clive loved the glamour of Paris. Was it still so special in the 80s?
48 minsAvailable for 22 days

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