BBC Documentaries

Season 2009

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189 Episodes
  • Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
    E1
    Charles Darwin and the Tree of LifeEpisode 1
  • The Lost World of Tibet
    E2
    The Lost World of TibetEpisode 2
  • Fish! A Japanese Obsession
    E3
    Fish! A Japanese ObsessionEpisode 3
  • Can I Get High Legally?
    E4
    Can I Get High Legally?Episode 4
  • All the Young Dudes: Pop and Fashion
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    All the Young Dudes: Pop and FashionEpisode 5
  • Cleopatra: Portrait of a Killer
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    Cleopatra: Portrait of a KillerEpisode 6
  • In Search of Wabi Sabi with Marcel Theroux
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    In Search of Wabi Sabi with Marcel TherouxEpisode 7
  • Trouble in Amish Paradise
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    Trouble in Amish ParadiseEpisode 8
  • I, Samurai
    E9
    I, SamuraiEpisode 9
  • What Darwin Didn't Know
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    What Darwin Didn't KnowEpisode 10
  • Did Darwin Kill God?
    E11
    Did Darwin Kill God?Episode 11
  • Claire Richards - My Big Fat Wedding
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    Claire Richards - My Big Fat WeddingEpisode 12
  • 1929: The Great Crash
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    1929: The Great CrashEpisode 13
  • Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link
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    Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The LinkEpisode 14
  • Cloudspotting
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    CloudspottingEpisode 15
  • James May at the Edge of Space
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    James May at the Edge of SpaceEpisode 16
  • James May on the Moon
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    James May on the MoonEpisode 17
  • What's Really in Our Food?
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    What's Really in Our Food?Episode 18
  • One Small Step - The Australian Story in the Apollo 11 Mission
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    One Small Step - The Australian Story in the Apollo 11 MissionEpisode 19
  • Caravans: A British Love Affair
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    Caravans: A British Love AffairEpisode 20
  • A Farewell to Floyd
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    A Farewell to FloydEpisode 21
  • Upgrade Me
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    Upgrade MeEpisode 22
  • Who Killed The Honey Bee?
    E23
    Who Killed The Honey Bee?Episode 23
  • The Life And Death Of A Mobile Phone
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    The Life And Death Of A Mobile PhoneEpisode 24
  • How a Choir Works
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    How a Choir WorksEpisode 25
  • Synth Britannia
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    Synth BritanniaEpisode 26
  • Montezuma
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    MontezumaEpisode 27
  • Podfather
    E28
    PodfatherEpisode 28
  • Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany
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    Krautrock: The Rebirth of GermanyEpisode 29
  • The Fastest Steam Car in the World
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    The Fastest Steam Car in the WorldEpisode 30
  • Richard Wilson - Two Feet in the Grave
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    Richard Wilson - Two Feet in the GraveEpisode 31
  • A Necessary Evil?
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    A Necessary Evil?Episode 32
  • Watching The Dead
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    Watching The DeadEpisode 33
  • A Portrait of Scotland
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    A Portrait of ScotlandEpisode 34
  • The Rules of Film Noir
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    The Rules of Film NoirEpisode 35
  • The Art on Your Wall with Sue Perkins
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    The Art on Your Wall with Sue PerkinsEpisode 36
  • What is Beauty?
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    What is Beauty?Episode 37
  • Ghosts in the Machine
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    Ghosts in the MachineEpisode 38
  • Being Alan Bennett
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    Being Alan BennettEpisode 39
  • The Man Behind Masquerade
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    The Man Behind MasqueradeEpisode 40
  • Johnny Cash: The Story of Folsom Prison
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    Johnny Cash: The Story of Folsom PrisonEpisode 41
  • 10 Things You Need to Know About Losing Weight
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    10 Things You Need to Know About Losing WeightEpisode 42
  • Hot Planet
    E43
    Hot PlanetEpisode 43
  • Delia's Classic Christmas
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    Delia's Classic ChristmasEpisode 44
  • Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
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    Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock NewsEpisode 45
  • Prog Rock Britannia: An Observation in Three Movements
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    Prog Rock Britannia: An Observation in Three MovementsEpisode 47
  • The Lost Libraries of Timbuktu
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    The Lost Libraries of TimbuktuEpisode 49
  • Ford's Dagenham Dream
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    Ford's Dagenham DreamEpisode 50
  • Dorset Days: A Year in the Life of Longhorn Jim
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    Dorset Days: A Year in the Life of Longhorn JimEpisode 51
  • Six Degrees of Separation
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    Six Degrees of SeparationEpisode 52
  • The Maharajas' Motor Car: The Story of Rolls-Royce in India
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    The Maharajas' Motor Car: The Story of Rolls-Royce in IndiaEpisode 53
  • Paul Merton Looks at Alfred Hitchcock
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    Paul Merton Looks at Alfred HitchcockEpisode 54
  • The Real Merlin and Arthur
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    The Real Merlin and ArthurEpisode 55
  • Penelope Keith and the Fast Lady
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    Penelope Keith and the Fast LadyEpisode 56
  • 100 Years of Girl Guides
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    100 Years of Girl GuidesEpisode 57
  • Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile World
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    Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile WorldEpisode 58
  • Youth Hostelling: The First 100 Years
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    Youth Hostelling: The First 100 YearsEpisode 59
  • The Joy of Motoring
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    The Joy of MotoringEpisode 60
  • Cruickshank on Kew: The Garden That Changed the World
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    Cruickshank on Kew: The Garden That Changed the WorldEpisode 61
  • Keep on Running: 50 years of Island Records
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    Keep on Running: 50 years of Island RecordsEpisode 62
  • Balmoral
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    BalmoralEpisode 63
  • Let's Get Lost
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    Let's Get LostEpisode 64
  • India's Hospital Train
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    India's Hospital TrainEpisode 65
  • Swimming to Scotland: Crossing Hell's Mouth
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    Swimming to Scotland: Crossing Hell's MouthEpisode 66
  • Munro: Mountain Man
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    Munro: Mountain ManEpisode 67
  • Michael Wood on Beowulf
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    Michael Wood on BeowulfEpisode 68
  • Thatcher and the Scots
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    Thatcher and the ScotsEpisode 69
  • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
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    Sir Gawain and the Green KnightEpisode 70
  • 16: Too Young to Vote
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    16: Too Young to VoteEpisode 71
  • 18 Pregnant Mothers
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    18 Pregnant MothersEpisode 72
  • Alesha Dixon: Who's Your Daddy?
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    Alesha Dixon: Who's Your Daddy?Episode 73
  • Darwin's Struggle: The Evolution of the Origin of Species
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    Darwin's Struggle: The Evolution of the Origin of SpeciesEpisode 74
  • Britain's Most Embarrassing Parents
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    Britain's Most Embarrassing ParentsEpisode 75
  • Seven Photographs that Changed Fashion
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    Seven Photographs that Changed FashionEpisode 76
  • The City Addicted to Crystal Meth
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    The City Addicted to Crystal MethEpisode 77
  • Fleetwood Mac: Don't Stop
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    Fleetwood Mac: Don't StopEpisode 78
  • 40 Years On The Moon
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    40 Years On The MoonEpisode 79
  • JLB, The Man Who Saw the Future
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    JLB, The Man Who Saw the FutureEpisode 80
  • High Flyers: How Britain Took to the Air
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    High Flyers: How Britain Took to the AirEpisode 81
  • Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It
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    Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help ItEpisode 82
  • The Children Who Fought Hitler
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    The Children Who Fought HitlerEpisode 83
  • Blues Britannia: Can Blue Men Sing the Whites?
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    Blues Britannia: Can Blue Men Sing the Whites?Episode 84
  • Iran and Britain
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    Iran and BritainEpisode 85
  • The Autistic Me
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    The Autistic MeEpisode 86
  • How Do You Solve a Problem Like Lolita?
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    How Do You Solve a Problem Like Lolita?Episode 87
  • Liz Smith's Summer Cruise
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    Liz Smith's Summer CruiseEpisode 88
  • The Pixar Story
    E89
    The Pixar StoryEpisode 89
  • Abdication: A Very British Coup
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    Abdication: A Very British CoupEpisode 90
  • Amazing Gracie: The Gracie Fields Story
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    Amazing Gracie: The Gracie Fields StoryEpisode 91
  • Jackie Stewart: The Flying Scot
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    Jackie Stewart: The Flying ScotEpisode 92
  • Versailles: The Dream of a King
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    Versailles: The Dream of a KingEpisode 93
  • Oil Spill: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
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    Oil Spill: The Exxon Valdez DisasterEpisode 94
  • The Secret Life of the Berlin Wall
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    The Secret Life of the Berlin WallEpisode 95
  • Wild Boys - The Story of Duran Duran
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    Wild Boys - The Story of Duran DuranEpisode 96
  • Steve Coogan - The Inside Story
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    Steve Coogan - The Inside StoryEpisode 97
  • The Car Show
    E98
    The Car ShowEpisode 98
  • For Art's Sake - The Story of Ballets Russes
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    For Art's Sake - The Story of Ballets RussesEpisode 99
  • Blast!
    E100
    Blast!Episode 100
  • When Wales Shook the World
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    When Wales Shook the WorldEpisode 101
  • Sir Bobby Robson a Tribute
    E102
    Sir Bobby Robson a TributeEpisode 102
  • Why Reading Matters
    E103
    Why Reading MattersEpisode 103
  • 10 Things You Need to Know About Sleep
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    10 Things You Need to Know About SleepEpisode 104
  • Where Is Modern Art Now?
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    Where Is Modern Art Now?Episode 105
  • Ugly Beauty
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    Ugly BeautyEpisode 106
  • Why Beauty Matters
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    Why Beauty MattersEpisode 107
  • World Freerun Championships
    E108
    World Freerun ChampionshipsEpisode 108
  • Jim Clark: The Quiet Champion
    E109
    Jim Clark: The Quiet ChampionEpisode 109
  • Lee Miller: A Crazy Way of Seeing
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    Lee Miller: A Crazy Way of SeeingEpisode 110
  • The Designed World
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    The Designed WorldEpisode 111
  • Rick Stein and the Japanese Ambassador
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    Rick Stein and the Japanese AmbassadorEpisode 112
  • What is Beauty?
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    What is Beauty?Episode 113
  • Deborah 13: Servant of God
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    Deborah 13: Servant of GodEpisode 114
  • Fighting Passions
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    Fighting PassionsEpisode 116
  • The Beatles on Record
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    The Beatles on RecordEpisode 117
  • Being Neil Armstrong
    E118
    Being Neil ArmstrongEpisode 118
  • Japan: A Story of Love and Hate
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    Japan: A Story of Love and HateEpisode 119
  • Do It Yourself: The Story of Rough Trade
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    Do It Yourself: The Story of Rough TradeEpisode 120
  • The Real Cabaret
    E121
    The Real CabaretEpisode 121
  • 1959 The Year That Changed Jazz
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    1959 The Year That Changed JazzEpisode 122
  • The Story of Slapstick
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    The Story of SlapstickEpisode 123
  • The Narnia Code
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    The Narnia CodeEpisode 124
  • Troubled Young Minds
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    Troubled Young MindsEpisode 125
  • A Parliamentary Coup
    E126
    A Parliamentary CoupEpisode 126
  • Peter Green: Man of the World
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    Peter Green: Man of the WorldEpisode 127
  • Burning Down the House
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    Burning Down the HouseEpisode 128
  • A Song of Crotal and White An-diugh
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    A Song of Crotal and White An-diughEpisode 129
  • Manet: the Man Who Invented Modern Art
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    Manet: the Man Who Invented Modern ArtEpisode 130
  • The Thatcher Generation
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    The Thatcher GenerationEpisode 131
  • Alexander Armstrong's Very British Holiday
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    Alexander Armstrong's Very British HolidayEpisode 132
  • Cobra Ferrari Wars
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    Cobra Ferrari WarsEpisode 133
  • A World of Pain: Meera Syal on Self-Harm
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    A World of Pain: Meera Syal on Self-HarmEpisode 134
  • The History of the Future: Cars
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    The History of the Future: CarsEpisode 135
  • John Martyn: Johnny Too Bad
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    John Martyn: Johnny Too BadEpisode 136
  • Ian Hislop's Changing of the Bard
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    Ian Hislop's Changing of the BardEpisode 137
  • Robert Hooke: Victim of Genius
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    Robert Hooke: Victim of GeniusEpisode 138
  • Space Dogs
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    Space DogsEpisode 139
  • Mendelssohn, the Nazis and Me
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    Mendelssohn, the Nazis and MeEpisode 141
  • Desperately Hungry Housewives
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    Desperately Hungry HousewivesEpisode 142
  • The Story of the Open University
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    The Story of the Open UniversityEpisode 143
  • Seasick Steve: Bringing It All Back Home
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    Seasick Steve: Bringing It All Back HomeEpisode 144
  • Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution
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    Terror! Robespierre and the French RevolutionEpisode 145
  • China's Capitalist Revolution
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    China's Capitalist RevolutionEpisode 146
  • The World's Greatest Money Maker: Evan Davis meets Warren Buffett
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    The World's Greatest Money Maker: Evan Davis meets Warren BuffettEpisode 147
  • The Terrible Price
    E148
    The Terrible PriceEpisode 148
  • Space Dogs
    E149
    Space DogsEpisode 149
  • Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells
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    Mike Oldfield: Tubular BellsEpisode 151
  • John Mortimer - A Life in Words
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    John Mortimer - A Life in WordsEpisode 152
  • Apollo Wives
    E153
    Apollo WivesEpisode 153
  • Man On The Moon
    E154
    Man On The MoonEpisode 154
  • Morecambe and Wise: The Show What Paul Merton Did
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    Morecambe and Wise: The Show What Paul Merton DidEpisode 155
  • Blitz: The Bombing of Coventry
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    Blitz: The Bombing of CoventryEpisode 156
  • The Kindertransport Story
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    The Kindertransport StoryEpisode 157
  • Tom Driberg and Me: a Personal Portrait by William G Stewart
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    Tom Driberg and Me: a Personal Portrait by William G StewartEpisode 158
  • Show Me the Mummy: The Face of Takabuti
    E159
    Show Me the Mummy: The Face of TakabutiEpisode 159
  • Victoria Wood Seen on TV
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    Victoria Wood Seen on TVEpisode 160
  • Make Me White
    E161
    Make Me WhiteEpisode 161
  • How Reading Made Us Modern
    E162
    How Reading Made Us ModernEpisode 162
  • Scotland's Conspiracy Files
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    Scotland's Conspiracy FilesEpisode 163
  • Synth Britannia at the BBC
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    Synth Britannia at the BBCEpisode 164
  • My Strike
    E165
    My StrikeEpisode 165
  • The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words
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    The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own WordsEpisode 166
  • Tell Me the Truth about Love
    E167
    Tell Me the Truth about LoveEpisode 167
  • Black Widow Granny
    E168
    Black Widow GrannyEpisode 168
  • A Poet Goes North
    E169
    A Poet Goes NorthEpisode 169
  • Elvis in Porthcawl
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    Elvis in PorthcawlEpisode 170
  • André Previn: All the Right Notes
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    André Previn: All the Right NotesEpisode 171
  • Armando Iannucci in Milton's Heaven and Hell
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    Armando Iannucci in Milton's Heaven and HellEpisode 172
  • The Great British Wedding
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    The Great British WeddingEpisode 173
  • The Great British Foreign Holiday
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    The Great British Foreign HolidayEpisode 174
  • Monty Python: Almost The Truth - The BBC Lawyer's Cut
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    Monty Python: Almost The Truth - The BBC Lawyer's CutEpisode 175
  • Superfly
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    SuperflyEpisode 176
  • Orson Welles over Europe
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    Orson Welles over EuropeEpisode 177
  • Orson Welles over Europe
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    Orson Welles over EuropeEpisode 178
  • Alex James - Cocaine Diaries
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    Alex James - Cocaine DiariesEpisode 179
  • Robert Burns: The People's Poet
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    Robert Burns: The People's PoetEpisode 180
  • Gary: Young, Psychic and Possessed
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    Gary: Young, Psychic and PossessedEpisode 181
  • Obama: His Story
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    Obama: His StoryEpisode 182
  • Terry Pratchett: Living with Alzheimer's, Part 1
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    Terry Pratchett: Living with Alzheimer's, Part 1Episode 183
  • Terry Pratchett: Living with Alzheimer's, Part 2
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    Terry Pratchett: Living with Alzheimer's, Part 2Episode 184
  • Catching Britain's Biggest Thieves
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    Catching Britain's Biggest ThievesEpisode 185
  • Meet the British
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    Meet the BritishEpisode 186
  • A Tale of Two Britains
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    A Tale of Two BritainsEpisode 187
  • Rocketman
    E188
    RocketmanEpisode 188
  • How Britain Got the Gardening Bug
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    How Britain Got the Gardening BugEpisode 189
  • Calendar Girls: 10 Years On
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    Calendar Girls: 10 Years OnEpisode 190
  • Cardigans at Christmas
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    Cardigans at ChristmasEpisode 191
  • David Lean in Close-Up with Jonathan Ross
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    David Lean in Close-Up with Jonathan RossEpisode 192
  • It's Time to Go Nationwide
    E193
    It's Time to Go NationwideEpisode 193
  • Brian Cox's Jute Journey
    E194
    Brian Cox's Jute JourneyEpisode 194

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