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Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops
Long-running music chart show featuring videos and performances

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Storyville

Storyville
Series showcasing the best in international documentaries

BBC 4

Natural World

Natural World
Wildlife series. In-depth stories of incredible animals with award-winning photography.

BBC 4

The Sky at Night

The Sky at Night
Your monthly journey through the fascinating world of space and astronomy.

BBC 4

imagine...

imagine...
The arts series edited and presented by Alan Yentob.

BBC 4

Arena

Arena
Arena is the BBC's multi award-winning arts strand

BBC 4

Remembering...

Remembering...
Famous names reflect on making some of TV's most popular and influential programmes.

BBC 4

Parkinson

Parkinson
Michael Parkinson presents the long-running talk show

BBC 4

Digging for Britain

Digging for Britain
Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology, joining up the results of digs

BBC 4

Timeshift

Timeshift
Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history.

BBC 4

The Good Old Days

The Good Old Days
Songs and sketches of the music hall era performed by modern-day performers.

BBC 4

Call My Bluff

Call My Bluff
Celebrity contestants try to identify the correct definitions of obscure words.

BBC 4

Mark Lawson Talks To...

Mark Lawson Talks To...
Mark Lawson in conversation with famous personalities from all walks of life

BBC 4

Face the Music

Face the Music
Game show that invites viewers to match their musical wits against a celebrity panel.

BBC 4

The Capture

The Capture
A tenacious young detective begins to uncover a multi-layered conspiracy.

BBC 4

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Travels With Pevsner

Travels With Pevsner - Series 1: 6. Surrey With Michael Bracewell

Series 1: 6. Surrey With Michael Bracewell

With Nikolaus Pevsner's Buildings of England in hand, Michael Bracewell explores the architecture of Surrey. Amongst the places he visits are Polesden Lacey, Whitely Village and ...

03-05-2026

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Sammy Davis Jr At The Bbc

Sammy Davis Jr At The Bbc - Episode 03-05-2026

Episode 03-05-2026

He was known as Mr Entertainment, and it’s clear why that was the case from this collection of some of Sammy Davis Jr’s finest moments on British television - showin ...

03-05-2026

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Inside Classical

Inside Classical - Series 2: Dvorak’s New World Symphony

Series 2: Dvorak’s New World Symphony

The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Ben Gernon perform Bruch’s First Violin Concerto and Dvorak’s Symphony No 9, 'From the New World'. \n\nBruch’s rom ...

03-05-2026

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Here We Are

Here We Are - Episode 03-05-2026

Episode 03-05-2026

Aharon has devoted his life to raising his son Uri, where they live together in a gentle routine away from the real world. But Uri is autistic and now as a young adult it might ...

03-05-2026

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The Magic Of Dance

The Magic Of Dance - Series 1: 1. The Scene Changes

Series 1: 1. The Scene Changes

Margot Fonteyn discusses the role of the male in dance. Her story is illustrated by some of the world's greatest dancers performing some of the era's most enduring dances.

03-05-2026

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Grand Hotel

Grand Hotel - Episode 03-05-2026

Episode 03-05-2026

During an eventful few days, the luxurious Grand Hotel in Berlin hosts the intersecting lives of a diverse group of guests, including a Russian ballerina fearful that her career ...

03-05-2026

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Darcey Bussell On The Magic Of Dance

Darcey Bussell On The Magic Of Dance - Episode 03-05-2026

Episode 03-05-2026

Renowned ballet dancer Dame Darcey Bussell introduces us to a gem from the BBC’s dance archives, The Magic of Dance, which was first transmitted in 1979 to great acclaim a ...

03-05-2026

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Genius Of The Ancient World

Genius Of The Ancient World - 3. Confucius

3. Confucius

In the final episode, Bettany travels to China on the trail of Confucius, a great sage of Chinese history whose ideas have fundamentally shaped the country of his birth for arou ...

03-05-2026

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Whisky Galore!

Whisky Galore! - Episode 04-05-2026

Episode 04-05-2026

Classic Ealing comedy about a whisky-laden ship that runs aground off the coast of the Outer Hebrides during the Second World War. \n\nThe local islanders have depleted their su ...

04-05-2026

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British Art At War: Bomberg, Sickert And Nash

British Art At War: Bomberg, Sickert And Nash - Walter Sickert And The Theatre Of War

Walter Sickert And The Theatre Of War

Andrew Graham-Dixon tells the story of artist Walter Sickert, who understood that the theatre of war was not confined to the trenches.

04-05-2026

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Lost Cities Of The Ancients

Lost Cities Of The Ancients - The Cursed Valley Of The Pyramids

The Cursed Valley Of The Pyramids

Documentary series which unearths lost civilisations and cities. This edition visits northern Peru to find the ruins of 250 mysterious pyramids.

04-05-2026

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Da Vinci: The Lost Treasure

Da Vinci: The Lost Treasure - Episode 04-05-2026

Episode 04-05-2026

Leonardo da Vinci is considered by many to be one of the greatest artists who ever lived. Yet his reputation rests on only a handful of pictures - including the world's most fam ...

04-05-2026

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Only Connect

Only Connect - Series 1: Episode 1

Series 1: Episode 1

Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital. It is all about making connections between t ...

04-05-2026

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