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Documentary
Storyville
The PM, the Playboy and the Wolf of Wall Street
Inside the world’s biggest white-collar heist – a crime traced to the top of government.
81 minsAvailable for 28 days
ARCHIVE
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.
Drama
Spiral: Series 7
The team investigate a crime against one of their own
Police Chief Herville is dead – and Gilou takes on the case with a new recruit.
62 minsAvailable for 1 month
Documentary
Own the Sky: Jet Pack Dreamers
Will it ever take off?
David Mayman has always dreamed of flying – can he ever make it a reality?
59 minsAvailable for 11 months
Documentary
Ian Hislop's Fake News: A True History
Has it always been with us?
From profit to propaganda, Ian explores how the idea of fake news dates back centuries.
59 minsAvailable for 14 days
Documentary
Spotlight on the Troubles: A Secret History
7/7 The End Game
The inside story of the peace process from within the IRA and the British government.
89 minsAvailable for 11 months
History
France 1939: One Last Summer
Fascinating footage
Home movies reveal how in the long, hot summer of 1939, thoughts of war were far away.
59 minsAvailable for 11 months
Documentary
Storyville
Tiananmen: The People v The Party
The final bloody days of the world's biggest, longest pro-democracy demonstrations.
89 minsAvailable for 7 days
Arts
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 13 days
History
Handmade in Bolton
1/4 Art forger Shaun Greenhalgh recreates treasures
Janina challenges reformed forger Shaun to keep the secrets of the ancients alive.
30 minsAvailable for 14 days
Science & Nature
Eugenics: Science's Greatest Scandal
1/2 Its chilling legacy
Angela Saini and Adam Pearson uncover how eugenic beliefs permeated Britain.
59 minsAvailable for 10 days
Music
The Live Lounge Show
3/4 With Charli XCX
Mark Ronson and Anderson Paak perform in Radio 1’s world-famous Live Lounge.
29 minsAvailable for 25 days
Music
Studio 17: The Lost Reggae Tapes
A treasure trove of tunes
Priceless archive is uncovered from Randy's Studio 17 – home of the golden age of reggae.
84 minsAvailable for 18 days
History
Spitfire
The magnificent planes – and their incredible pilots
Surviving veterans explain how an extraordinary plane became an international icon.
91 minsAvailable until Sat 10:30pm
Science
The Sky at Night
Question Time. Mysteries of the universe
An audience of astronomy enthusiasts challenge the team to answer some testing questions.
59 minsAvailable for 11 months
Documentary
Betty Davis: Godmother of Funk
A musical pioneer
She was 'Madonna before Madonna’ – but then disappeared. What happened next?
52 minsAvailable for 11 days
Science & Nature
A Day in the Life of Earth
Hannah Fry reveals how much the Earth can change in a single day.
58 minsAvailable for 9 days
Drama
Contact
A classic Alan Clarke drama from the Troubles
A compelling story about British paratroopers on patrol in 1980s Northern Ireland.
66 minsAvailable for 29 days

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