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Film - Romance
Who You Think I Am
Juliette Binoche stars
Juliette Binoche stars. A fake social media profile escalates into a frenetic obsession
95 mins
Available for 2 months
Science
The Sky at Night
The James Webb Road Trip
The James Webb Road Trip. Exploring astonishing data from far-flung stars and galaxies
29 mins
Available for 11 months
Music
BBC Proms
Elgar’s Cello Concerto
Elgar’s Cello Concerto and the world premiere of a new work from Anna Thorvaldsdottir
129 mins
Available for 1 month
History
India's Partition: The Forgotten Story
From Southall to Delhi
From Southall to Delhi. Gurinder Chadha is in India to find out why Partition happened
59 mins
Available for 27 days
Arts
Eisteddfod 2022 with Huw Stephens
All the best performances
All the best performances from Tregaron – from brass to rock, classy pop to classical
59 mins
Available for 11 months
Crime Drama
Trom
How far will he go for the truth?
How far will he go for the truth? Nordic noir from the rugged, remote Faroe Islands
43 mins
Available for 10 months
Arts
Arena: River
The sculptors of our landscape
The sculptors of our landscape. A poetic, eye-opening journey spanning six continents
68 mins
Available for 11 months
History
Ardal O’Hanlon: Tomb Raider
An epic 1930s quest
An epic 1930s quest. Ardal explores Celtic history and what it means to be Irish
59 mins
Available for 8 months
Documentary Film
Storyville
On the Morning You Wake (to the End of the World)
On the Morning You Wake (to the End of the World). An apocalyptic error in Hawaii
35 mins
Available for over a year
Drama
The Buddha of Suburbia
Hanif Kureishi's iconic drama
Hanif Kureishi's iconic drama of sexual identity, social turmoil and self-realisation
114 mins
Available for 11 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 mins
Available for over a year
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 mins
Available for 9 months
Film - War
Empire of the Sun
In a world at war, a young boy must find strength
In a world at war, a young boy must find strength greater than all the events around him
142 mins
Available for 12 days
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 mins
Available for 9 months
Science
Einstein's Quantum Riddle
The story of quantum entanglement, perhaps the strangest concept in science.
59 mins
Available for 29 days
Documentary Film
Storyville
Citizen Ashe
Citizen Ashe. Athlete. Activist. Champion. An inspirational game changer on and off court
88 mins
Available for 4 months
Crime Drama
Inspector Montalbano
The Catalanotti Method. The final ever episode
The Catalanotti Method. The final episode. Montalbano grapples with a theatrical murder
117 mins
Available 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 mins
Available for 9 months
International Drama
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Drama
Borgen
Power always has a price
Power always has a price. Birgitte Nyborg unexpectedly wins high office. Can she keep it?
58 mins
Available for over a year
Crime Drama
Those Who Kill
A dark Danish crime thriller
Dark Danish crime thriller. A manhunt begins as four women are found buried in the woods
44 mins
Available for over a year
Crime Drama
Paris Police 1900
A city at breaking point
A city at breaking point - with murder, conspiracy and coups. It's the dark side of Paris
57 mins
Available for 1 month
Sci-Fi
Missions
A chance to discover a new world
A chance to discover a new world - but someone, or something, has got there first
26 mins
Available for over a year
Crime Drama
Trom
How far will he go for the truth?
How far will he go for the truth? Nordic noir from the rugged, remote Faroe Islands
43 mins
Available for 10 months
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 mins
Available for 8 months
Crime Drama
Hidden Assets
Family, power and the dangerous consequences of greed
Family, power and the dangerous consequences of greed. Tense thriller with Angeline Ball
50 mins
Available for 4 months
Crime Drama
The Promise
Grappling with ghosts of the past
Grappling with ghosts of the past. Can a child's mysterious disappearance ever be solved?
53 mins
Available for over a year
BBC Proms
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Music
BBC Proms
First Night. The summer of music starts with a bang
First Night. The summer of music starts with a bang with Verdi’s monumental Requiem
104 mins
Available for 10 months
Music
BBC Proms
British Classics with John Wilson
British Classics with John Wilson. Much-loved classics and a dazzling new Flute Concerto
147 mins
Available for 10 months
Music
BBC Proms
Radio 1 Relax with Kojey Radical and Friends
Radio 1 Relax with Kojey Radical and Friends. A chilled-out, genre-defying evening
60 mins
Available for 11 months
Music
BBC Proms
A Royal Music Celebration
A Royal Music Celebration. Regal show with Barry Wordsworth and the BBC Concert Orchestra
120 mins
Available for 11 months
Music
BBC Proms
Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra
Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra. A poignant, powerful Prom from the newly-formed orchestra
124 mins
Available for 11 months
Music
BBC Proms
Vaughan Williams’s Sea Symphony
Vaughan Williams’s Sea Symphony. Andrew Manze leads the BBC National Orchestra of Wales
114 mins
Available for 11 months
Music
BBC Proms
Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé play Puccini
Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé play Puccini. Magic and mischief in a feast for the senses
112 mins
Available for 11 months
Music
BBC Proms
Gaming Music at the Proms
Gaming Music at the Proms. From 8-bit to infinity, a sonic journey through gaming history
105 mins
Available for 11 months
Thursday Night Film Club
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Film - Musical
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell sparkle
Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell sparkle, shimmy and shine in the classic 1950s musical
88 mins
Available for 10 days
Film - Drama
Citizen Kane
Orson Welles' movie masterpiece
One of the most famous, most acclaimed - and most parodied - films ever made.
119 mins
Available for over a year
Film - Drama
Young Ahmed
A Muslim teen adopts dangerous ideologies
A Muslim teen adopts dangerous ideologies. Powerful film from the Dardenne brothers
79 mins
Available for 6 months
Film - Horror
King Kong
Hollywood's most famous monster movie
The original tale of beauty and the beast – with one of cinema’s most iconic scenes.
96 mins
Available for over a year
Film - War
Empire of the Sun
In a world at war, a young boy must find strength
In a world at war, a young boy must find strength greater than all the events around him
142 mins
Available for 12 days
Film - Thriller
Lullaby
Do you trust her with your children?
Do you trust her with your children? Tense French thriller based on Leïla Slimani's novel
93 mins
Available for 9 months
Film - Comedy
Some Like It Hot
Nobody’s perfect! Marilyn Monroe in a comic masterpiece
Nobody’s perfect! Marilyn Monroe in a comic masterpiece from Billy Wilder
116 mins
Available for 9 days
Film - Romance
Who You Think I Am
Juliette Binoche stars
Juliette Binoche stars. A fake social media profile escalates into a frenetic obsession
95 mins
Available for 2 months
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