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Drama
Black Lake
5/8 Minnie is certain she’s getting close to the truth
Are there powers working to prevent the secrets of the island from being exposed?
44 minsAvailable for 1 month
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.
Film
The Eyes of Orson Welles
Inside the passions and politics of a cinematic genius
Mark Cousins dives deep into Welles’ paintings to uncover the man as he saw himself.
100 minsAvailable for 27 days
Documentary
On Drums... Stewart Copeland!
The beat behind pop classics
Stewart explores why drummers are essential to pop – and meets some of the world’s best.
59 minsAvailable for 26 days
Science
The Sky at Night
Beyond Pluto. Exploring the solar system’s early days
Extraordinary findings from Nasa's New Horizons probe on the most distant fly-by ever.
29 minsAvailable for 27 days
Nature
Life on Earth
Box Set. The original wildlife epic, forty years on
The story of life, from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals around us.
54 minsAvailable for 11 months
Nature
New Forest: A Year in the Wild Wood
Four enchanting seasons
Peter Owen-Jones spends a year exploring its wonderful wildlife and fascinating history.
59 minsAvailable for 23 days
Science & Nature
Woolly Mammoth: Secrets from the Ice
Professor Alice Roberts reveals the natural history of the woolly mammoth.
59 minsAvailable for 27 days
History
Indian Hill Railways
1. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
How the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway's relationship with its people is changing.
59 minsAvailable for 27 days
Film
Bros: After the Screaming Stops
Will they be famous again?
Matt and Luke recall their metoric rise and spectacular fall – as bandmates and brothers.
87 minsAvailable for 14 days
Documentary
Going Going Gone: Nick Broomfield's Disappearing Britain
59 minsAvailable for 27 days
Documentary
Art of America
1. Looking for Paradise
Andrew Graham-Dixon looks at portraits of the Puritan settlers in Massachusetts.
59 minsAvailable for 28 days
Documentary
Storyville
Waco: Madman or Messiah Part 1. 25 years on
Recalling the deadliest siege in modern American history. What happened next?
86 minsAvailable for 16 days
Documentary
Top of the Pops: The Story of 1987
A frantic year in pop
How the UK’s number one pop show welcomed the biggest names – and took on the USA.
59 minsAvailable for 19 days
Science & Nature
A Day in the Life of Earth
24 momentous hours
Dr Hannah Fry reveals how much our planet can change in just a single day.
58 minsAvailable for 15 days
History
Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher
1. The Road to the Pyramids
Joann Fletcher goes in search of the building blocks of Egyptian civilisation.
59 minsAvailable for 23 days
Documentary
The Heart of Country: How Nashville Became Music City USA
89 minsAvailable for 26 days
Science & Nature
Wonders of Life
Original Series: 1. What Is Life?
Professor Brian Cox journeys to South-East Asia to understand how life first began.
59 minsAvailable for 24 days

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