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Crime Drama
Inspector Montalbano
The Catalanotti Method. The final ever episode
The Catalanotti Method. The final episode. Montalbano grapples with a theatrical murder
117 minsAvailable for over a year
Documentary Film
Storyville
Citizen Ashe
Citizen Ashe. Athlete. Activist. Champion. An inspirational game changer on and off court
88 minsAvailable for 5 months
Documentary
Gateways Grind: London’s Secret Lesbian Club
Unlocking the mystery
Unlocking the mystery behind the iconic green door of London’s raucous lesbian-only club
58 minsAvailable for over a year
Arts
The Read
On the Black Hill
On the Black Hill. Callum Scott Howells narrates Bruce Chatwin’s tale of unrequited love
60 minsAvailable for 11 months
Drama
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
A funny, tender search
A funny, tender search for happiness. Bafta-winning adaption of Jeanette Winterson's book
54 minsAvailable for 26 days
Documentary Film
Storyville
Into My Name
Into My Name. Nic, Leo, Andrea and Raff share their stories of transitioning gender
90 minsAvailable for over a year
Crime Drama
Beck
Haunted by the Past
Haunted by the Past. Is the Beck group about to get caught in the middle of a gang war?
87 minsAvailable for 10 months
Science
Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies
A mind-bending show on size
A mind-bending show on size. Jim Al-Khalili explores the universe at its most extreme
59 minsAvailable for 10 months
Drama
Isla
A lonely dad tries to get to grips with his smart speaker
A lonely dad tries to get to grips with his smart speaker - but who's really in control?
59 minsAvailable for 11 months
History
Royal History’s Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley
Lifting the lid on the past
Lucy Worsley sets off on a quest to find out if there's another version of our history.
59 minsAvailable for 25 days
Music
Inside Classical
Life, Love and Tchaikovsky
Life, Love and Tchaikovsky. Marta Gardolinska with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales
86 minsAvailable for 11 months
Documentary
Maria by Callas
Opera's greatest diva
Opera's greatest diva. An intimate look at the life of a legend, all in her own words
113 minsAvailable for 16 days
Film - Romance
Casablanca
Play it again…
Play it again... The much-cherished, much-quoted multi-Oscar-winning classic
98 minsAvailable for 22 days
Music
LGBTQ+ Hits at the BBC
Amazing songs from the ultimate icons
Amazing songs from the ultimate icons, including Freddie Mercury, Beth Ditto and MNEK
59 minsAvailable for 28 days
Science
The Sky at Night
The Astronomer Royal at 80
The Astronomer Royal at 80. Martin Rees reflects on a lifetime in science
59 minsAvailable for 11 months
Arts
Ghosts in the Ruins
Old meets new at Coventry Cathedral
Old meets new at Coventry Cathedral – a unique performance reflecting the city’s history
59 minsAvailable for 10 months
Documentary
Your Mum and Dad: A Devastating Truth
A powerful reflection
A powerful reflection of family dynamics and how those relationships shape our lives
73 minsAvailable for over a year
Documentary
The Hermit of Treig
40 years of solitude
40 years of solitude. Is it time to give up the wilderness?
58 minsAvailable for 7 months

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