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Beyond 100 Days
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Crime Drama
Mystery Road
1/6 Gone. 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 27 days
ARCHIVE
BBC Four Collections
Delve into the archives
From game shows to iconic interviews and Gothic literature, enjoy some BBC classics from across the decades.
Documentary
Can you Feel It - How Dance Music Conquered the
World
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1/3 The Beat
Dance music rules the charts, soundtracks movies and fills clubs. How did we get here?
59 mins
Available for 26 days
Documentary
Oceans Apart: Art and the Pacific with James Fox
New Zealand. Maori culture
How the Maori people ensured their distinctive culture became part of modern New Zealand.
59 mins
Available for 29 days
Music
Leeds International Piano Competition
Finding a new piano star
Five finalists from around the world compete for one of music’s most prestigious prizes.
89 mins
Available for 28 days
Documentary
Handmade in the Pacific
Pou. Honouring ancestors through beautiful carvings
Exploring the spiritual connection between Maori carvers and the objects they create.
29 mins
Available for 29 days
Documentary
James May's Cars of the People
Series 1: Episode 2
James May explores the weird world of the microcar, created in response to austerity.
59 mins
Available for 28 days
Documentary
Gregory Porter's Popular Voices
Series 1: 1. Showstoppers
Gregory explores the sound and work of his favourite vocal showstoppers.
59 mins
Available for 26 days
Nature
Johnny Kingdom's Year with the Birds
Episode 1
Autumn sees Johnny preparing to film the great spotted woodpecker and the wren.
29 mins
Available for 29 days
Period Drama
The Plague
Box Set. Devastation is coming to 16th century Seville
As people seek their fortune in the New World, a deadly plague decimates the city.
50 mins
Available for 6 days
Documentary
Classic Albums
Amy Winehouse: Back to Black
The album that transformed the jazz singer from north London into a global star.
59 mins
Available for 19 days
History
Treasures of Ancient Greece
1. The Age of Heroes
Alastair Sooke explores the surprising roots of Greek art, beginning his journey in Crete.
59 mins
Available for 28 days
Sport
Roger Bannister: Everest on the Track
How Roger Bannister ran a mile in under four minutes and boosted Britain's morale.
58 mins
Available for 28 days
Documentary
Kenny Rogers: Cards on the Table
Chronicling Kenny Rogers's rise to the top and the golden era of country he ushered in.
59 mins
Available for 26 days
History
The Silent War
1. Know Your Enemy
British, American and Russian submariners talk about their experience of the Cold War.
59 mins
Available for 23 days
Documentary
National Treasures of Wales
1. Coastal Care
Griff Rhys Jones begins with the 157 miles of coastline the National Trust looks after.
29 mins
Available for 22 days
Nature
Mountain
Exploration of our obsessions with high places and how they have captured our imagination.
59 mins
Available for 29 days
Documentary
Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema
Series 1: 1. The Romcom
Mark Kermode examines the cinematic tricks involved in creating a classic romantic comedy.
59 mins
Available for 10 months
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Science
The Joy of AI
It’s changing our world – but is it a friend or a foe?
Jim Al-Khalili explores artificial intelligence – and thinks we shouldn’t be worried.
59 mins
Available for 9 days
Science
Made by Machine: When AI Met the Archive
A brand new way to make TV
Artificial intelligence is let loose on the archives. Can it create the perfect TV show?
59 mins
Available for 10 days
Science
The Horizon Guide to AI
Our love-hate relationship with smart technology
From optimism to fear, featuring footage from the archives.
59 mins
Available for 9 days
Science
Horizon
2017: Dawn of the Driverless Car
Horizon explores the artificial intelligence required to replace human drivers in cars.
59 mins
Available for 9 days
Science
Towards Tomorrow: Robot
Science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov explores how robotics will shape the future.
49 mins
Available for 9 days
Science
Hyper Evolution: Rise of the Robots
Series 1: Episode 1
Ben Garrod meets one of the most humanlike robots in the world, Erica.
59 mins
Available for 9 days
Extraordinary Explorers
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History
Tales of Tudor Travel: The Explorer's Handbook
A remarkable guide
How Hakluyt's Principle Navigations became a must-read for 16th Century seafarers.
29 mins
Available for 17 days
History
Timewatch
2008-2009: 9. Captain Cook: The Man Behind the Legend
Vanessa Collingridge travels in the footsteps of legendary explorer Captain James Cook.
58 mins
Available for 16 days
Nature
How the Wild West Was Won with Ray Mears
1. Mountains
How America's three great mountain ranges challenged the westward push of the pioneers.
59 mins
Available for 17 days
History
Timeshift
Series 14: 4. Battle for the Himalayas: The Fight to Film
Everest
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How film-makers turned the conquest of Himalayan peaks into great propaganda.
60 mins
Available for 15 days
History
The Last Explorers
1. Livingstone
How David Livingstone took the faith of his nation to the ends of the earth.
59 mins
Available for 14 days
Timeshift
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History
Timeshift
Series 17: 2. Blazes and Brigades: The Story of the Fire
Service
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How the modern British fire service was forged over nearly two centuries of firefighting.
59 mins
Available for 25 days
History
Timeshift
Series 14: 4. Battle for the Himalayas: The Fight to Film
Everest
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How film-makers turned the conquest of Himalayan peaks into great propaganda.
60 mins
Available for 15 days
Sport
Timeshift
Series 14: 3. Bullseyes and Beer: When Darts Hit Britain
How a traditional working-class pub game became a national obsession in the 1970s and 80s.
59 mins
Available for 22 days
History
Timeshift
Series 13: 7. How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a
Master Detective
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The evolution of Sherlock Holmes on screen, from silent movies to new television versions.
59 mins
Available for 15 days
History
Timeshift
Series 12: 7. The Joy of (Train) Sets
The Model Railway Story: How the British have always been in love with model railways.
59 mins
Available for 14 days
Documentary
Timeshift
Series 7: Gagging For It - TV's Hunger for Radio Comedy
Investigation into the transfer of comedy classics from radio to television.
59 mins
Available for 27 days
History
Timeshift
Series 6: Planet Ping Pong
The story of table tennis and how it became the most popular sport in Asia.
59 mins
Available for 10 days
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