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Crime Drama
Paris Police 1900
All episodes available now
Murder, conspiracy and coups in a city at breaking point. It's the dark side of Paris
57 minsAvailable for 11 months
Nature
Restoring the Earth: The Age of Nature
An awakening has begun
An awakening has begun - how we can revive our planet now for future generations
53 minsAvailable for 11 months
Arts
Alexander Pope: Rediscovering a Genius
The astonishing life
The astonishing life of Britain's greatest poet of the 18th century - Alexander Pope
50 minsAvailable for over a year
Documentary
Nature and Us: A History through Art
The intricacy and beauty
The intricacy and beauty of nature in our art, from pre-history to the present day
59 minsAvailable for over a year
Film - Drama
The Truth
Stars Catherine Deneuve
Stars Catherine Deneuve. A legendary French actress' dubious memoirs outrage her daughter
100 minsAvailable for 2 months
Documentary
Inside America's Treasure House: The Met
More than just a museum
More than just a museum – how its 150th anniversary year was one like no other
59 minsAvailable for 11 months
Arts
The Joy of Painting
Happy little trees and soothing words with Bob Ross
30 minutes of bliss as the art sensation illustrates perfect, peaceful painting.
28 minsAvailable for 8 months
Documentary
The Blob: A Genius without a Brain
Smart, small and slimy
Smart, small and slimy. A billion-year-old giant single cell with amazing abilities
51 minsAvailable for 11 months
Documentary
Write Around the World with Richard E Grant
All episodes available now
In the footsteps of the great writers – the places that inspired classic books
59 minsAvailable for 9 months
Science
The Sky at Night
The Forgotten Solar System
The Forgotten Solar System. The rare glimpses of the outer planets that reveal so much
29 minsAvailable for 11 months
Documentary
Stephen: The Murder that Changed a Nation
25 years on
The definitive account of a racist crime, and the grieving Lawrence family left behind.
59 minsAvailable for 26 days
Music
Black Classical Music: The Forgotten History
Lenny Henry and Suzy Klein celebrate forgotten black classical composers and musicians.
89 minsAvailable for 25 days
Film - Horror
Poltergeist
They're here…
They're here… A suburban family's life becomes a nightmare in the classic chiller
108 minsAvailable for 29 days
Film
Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Words
The classic story everyone knows, presented in a way never seen before.
90 minsAvailable for 29 days
Crime Drama
The Hunt for a Killer
All episodes available now
A disappearance. A murder. An impossible case? Brutally authentic true crime drama
45 minsAvailable for 10 months
Science
Measuring Mass: The Last Artefact
The weight of the world
The weight of the world redefined and the story of one of earth's most important objects
56 minsAvailable for over a year
Documentary
Listening through the Lens: The Christopher Nupen Films
A pioneering filmmaker
A pioneering filmmaker who recorded artists of the 20th century and made music TV history
90 minsAvailable for over a year
Nature
Gunda: Mother, Pig
Earth is not ours alone
Earth is not ours alone. A raw and intimate insight between farm animals and humans
88 minsAvailable for 10 months

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