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Documentary
Country Music by Ken Burns
1/9 Music that made America
The acclaimed director presents the definitive story of a uniquely American art form.
50 minsAvailable for 12 days
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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.
Comedy
Vic & Bob's Big Night Out
2/4 Novelty Island rides again
Vic and Bob perform amazing magic and there’s a strange appearance from Michael Portillo.
29 minsAvailable for over a year
Documentary
Lucy Worsley's Christmas Carol Odyssey
The tales behind the tunes
From pagan rituals to religious conflicts, surprising stories behind the classic carols.
59 minsAvailable for 29 days
Music
James Galway at the BBC
The very best of the Man with the Golden Flute
On his 80th birthday, classic performances with The Chieftains, Cleo Laine and solo.
59 minsAvailable for 28 days
Science
The Sky at Night
Review of the Year
A big year – from the most distant world ever visited to a first picture of a black hole.
29 minsAvailable for 11 months
History
Digging for Britain
3/4 In the South, Elizabethan secrets are discovered
How a lobster helped archaeologists discover an 8000-year-old underwater settlement.
59 minsAvailable for 24 days
Music
From Elton John to Gary Barlow: Celebrating 100 Concerts Live at Eden
59 minsAvailable for 27 days
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 6 days
Nature
Takaya: Lone Wolf
The remarkable behaviour of a majestic hunter
Wildlife photographer Cheryl Alexander takes a closer look at the enigmatic animal.
59 minsAvailable for 2 months
Documentary
Storyville
Facing Franco's Crimes: The Silence of Others
The struggle to obtain official recognition of the crimes suffered in Franco's Spain.
89 minsAvailable for 11 months
Documentary
Greg Davies: Looking for Kes
Why it means so much
Greg explores the enduring appeal of Barry Hines’ classic coming-of-age novel.
58 minsAvailable for 9 days
Crime Drama
The Sinner
6/8 Vera reveals Julian is being medicated
Harry discovers that Carmen has been placed in isolation.
42 minsAvailable for 27 days
Documentary
Gauguin - A Dangerous Life
Reflections on art’s wild man
He was a titan of art - but does his habit of 'marrying' teenage girls change things?
59 minsAvailable for 21 days
Documentary
Kill Your TV: Jim Moir's Weird World of Video Art
Beautiful and bewildering
Jim Moir, aka Vic Reeves, explores how generations hacked the tools of TV to create art.
59 minsAvailable for 11 months
Documentary
Storyville
Murder in the Bush: Cold Case Hammarskjöld
50 years on, the truth of a fatal plane crash is revealed to be stranger than fiction.
117 minsAvailable for 15 days
Arts
Kes - Reimagined
The story of boy and bird, retold through dance
Barnsley-born Jonathan Watkins choreographs a new interpretation of the classic.
66 minsAvailable for 9 days
Documentary
The Trouble with Naipaul
Can you ever separate the art from the artist?
Shahidha Bari asks if VS Naipaul’s legacy has been overshadowed by his outspoken views.
59 minsAvailable for 16 days

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