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Crime Drama
Cardinal: By The Time You Read This
A truly personal case for John
Cardinal struggles to accept his wife’s death – and then receives messages blaming him.
41 minsAvailable for 1 month
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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.
Swimming through the Seasons: The Hampstead Ponds
An oasis of calm in the city
The people who seek respite from the stresses of London life - whatever the weather.
59 minsAvailable for 2 months
History
Victorian Sensations
1/3 Electric Dreams. Rapid change that resonates today
Dr Hannah Fry explores how science and technology transformed Britain in the 1890s.
59 minsAvailable for 28 days
Arts
Rhythms of India
1/3 Ancient Melodies. Exploring history through music
How can music help us understand India’s past – and its rapidly changing present?
59 minsAvailable for 27 days
Documentary
Iraq: A State of Mind
A country gripped by a mental health crisis
With 38 million people and one psychiatric hospital, how can Iraq pick up the pieces?
50 minsAvailable for 26 days
Storyville
Brexit: Behind Closed Doors Part 1. The untold story
The gripping story of the Brexit negotiations – from the other side.
60 minsAvailable for 14 days
Documentary
Life Is a Circus
A heartwarming story of homelessness – and hope
An unlikely group of homeless people come together to create a piece of theatre.
59 minsAvailable for 25 days
History
Paris is Burning
The real Pose – a glimpse of New York ball culture
A classic documentary follows ‘The Children’, who live for the glamorous nights.
70 minsAvailable for 26 days
Storyville
A German Life: Goebbels' Secretary Remembers
The extraordinary story of an ordinary person living through the most traumatic times.
81 minsAvailable for 19 days
History
Reporting History: Mandela and a New South Africa
Feargal Keane reflects
25 years since the celebrations of Mandela’s election, what has become of his legacy?
59 minsAvailable for 21 days
Arts
Cleopatra and Me: In Search of a Lost Queen
Scholar or seductress?
Dr Islam Issa explores why history has recorded two very different Cleopatras.
29 minsAvailable for 12 days
Documentary
The Return of the Flying Scotsman
Following the Flying Scotsman as it returns to the tracks after a ten-year restoration.
29 minsAvailable for 24 days
History
Workers or Shirkers? Ian Hislop's Victorian Benefits
59 minsAvailable for 28 days
Science
Britain's Nuclear Secrets: Inside Sellafield
Nuclear physicist Jim Al-Khalili uncovers the story of the Sellafield nuclear facility.
59 minsAvailable for 29 days
Documentary
Kew's Forgotten Queen
Documentary about the Victorian botanical artist Marianne North.
59 minsAvailable for 25 days
History
India's Frontier Railways
1. The Maitree Express
A journey from India into Bangladesh, on a train that reunites Bengal.
59 minsAvailable for 27 days
Nature
Botany: A Blooming History
1. A Confusion of Names
How the work of Carl Linnaeus, Phillip Miller and John Ray created the science of botany.
59 minsAvailable for 22 days

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