BBC Documentaries

Season 2023

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129 Episodes
  • Jules' and Greg's Wild Swim
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    Jules' and Greg's Wild Swim Episode 1
  • When Motown Came to Britain
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    When Motown Came to BritainEpisode 2
  • Shackleton's Cabin
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    Shackleton's CabinEpisode 3
  • Ukraine: The People’s Fight
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    Ukraine: The People’s FightEpisode 4
  • Blood, Sweat and Cheer
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    Blood, Sweat and CheerEpisode 5
  • Billion Dollar Downfall: The Dealmaker
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    Billion Dollar Downfall: The DealmakerEpisode 6
  • Reporting Iran: Inside BBC Persian
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    Reporting Iran: Inside BBC PersianEpisode 7
  • Giving it Stick
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    Giving it StickEpisode 8
  • How the Holocaust Began
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    How the Holocaust BeganEpisode 9
  • Humza: Forgiving the Unforgivable
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    Humza: Forgiving the UnforgivableEpisode 10
  • Hooded Men - Britain’s Torture Playbook
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    Hooded Men - Britain’s Torture PlaybookEpisode 11
  • Wagspiracy: Vardy v Rooney
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    Wagspiracy: Vardy v RooneyEpisode 12
  • The Lost Photographs of Mary Alice Young
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    The Lost Photographs of Mary Alice YoungEpisode 14
  • My Name Is Ottilie
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    My Name Is OttilieEpisode 15
  • Emily Atack: Asking For It?
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    Emily Atack: Asking For It?Episode 16
  • The Magical World of Moss
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    The Magical World of MossEpisode 17
  • Kevin Sinfield: Going the Extra Mile
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    Kevin Sinfield: Going the Extra MileEpisode 18
  • The Shamima Begum Story
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    The Shamima Begum StoryEpisode 19
  • Weight Loss Surgery: Getting Thin Abroad
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    Weight Loss Surgery: Getting Thin AbroadEpisode 20
  • Powering Ukraine
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    Powering UkraineEpisode 21
  • The Dangerous Rise of Andrew Tate
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    The Dangerous Rise of Andrew TateEpisode 22
  • Race to Disaster - The Ards TT
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    Race to Disaster - The Ards TTEpisode 23
  • Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
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    Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My VoiceEpisode 24
  • The Mormons Are Coming
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    The Mormons Are ComingEpisode 25
  • That Great British Documentary
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    That Great British DocumentaryEpisode 26
  • The Big Birthday Bash
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    The Big Birthday BashEpisode 27
  • The Pig Butchering Romance Scam
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    The Pig Butchering Romance ScamEpisode 28
  • Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-Pop
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    Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-PopEpisode 29
  • How to Fix a Railway
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    How to Fix a RailwayEpisode 30
  • Tuned In: 100 Years of Scottish Broadcasting
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    Tuned In: 100 Years of Scottish BroadcastingEpisode 31
  • Christine McGuinness: Unmasking My Autism
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    Christine McGuinness: Unmasking My AutismEpisode 32
  • The Gold: The Inside Story
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    The Gold: The Inside StoryEpisode 33
  • Inside Taiwan: Standing Up to China
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    Inside Taiwan: Standing Up to ChinaEpisode 34
  • The MI5 Spy and the IRA: Operation Chiffon
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    The MI5 Spy and the IRA: Operation ChiffonEpisode 35
  • Murder in Mayfair
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    Murder in MayfairEpisode 36
  • A Very British Cult
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    A Very British CultEpisode 37
  • The Billion Dollar Scam
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    The Billion Dollar ScamEpisode 38
  • Simon Reeve's Return to Cornwall
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    Simon Reeve's Return to CornwallEpisode 39
  • The Agreement
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    The AgreementEpisode 40
  • Sadie Smith
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    Sadie SmithEpisode 41
  • Europe's Royals Revealed
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    Europe's Royals RevealedEpisode 43
  • Charles R: The Making of a Monarch
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    Charles R: The Making of a MonarchEpisode 44
  • Wrexham: Hollywood or Bust
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    Wrexham: Hollywood or BustEpisode 45
  • Coronation Tailors Fit For a King
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    Coronation Tailors Fit For a KingEpisode 47
  • How Not To Win Eurovision
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    How Not To Win EurovisionEpisode 48
  • Aberdeen ’83: Once in a Lifetime
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    Aberdeen ’83: Once in a LifetimeEpisode 49
  • Eurovision: The Road to Liverpool
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    Eurovision: The Road to LiverpoolEpisode 50
  • The Steeltown Murders: Hunting a Serial Killer
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    The Steeltown Murders: Hunting a Serial KillerEpisode 52
  • The Secret Peacemaker
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    The Secret PeacemakerEpisode 53
  • Matt Willis: Fighting Addiction
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    Matt Willis: Fighting AddictionEpisode 54
  • Saving Venice
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    Saving VeniceEpisode 55
  • Lionel Messi: Destiny
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    Lionel Messi: Destiny Episode 56
  • Close to Vermeer
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    Close to VermeerEpisode 57
  • Michael Tippett: The Shadow and the Light
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    Michael Tippett: The Shadow and the LightEpisode 58
  • Barry Humphries at the BBC
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    Barry Humphries at the BBCEpisode 59
  • How To Win The Ashes
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    How To Win The AshesEpisode 60
  • Scandalous: Phone Hacking on Trial
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    Scandalous: Phone Hacking on TrialEpisode 61
  • The Witness is a Whale
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    The Witness is a WhaleEpisode 62
  • Crashed: $800m Festival Fail
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    Crashed: $800m Festival FailEpisode 63
  • The Monkey Haters
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    The Monkey HatersEpisode 64
  • Rose Ayling-Ellis: Signs for Change
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    Rose Ayling-Ellis: Signs for ChangeEpisode 65
  • Inside the Iranian Uprising
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    Inside the Iranian UprisingEpisode 66
  • Florence Nightingale: Nursing Pioneer
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    Florence Nightingale: Nursing PioneerEpisode 67
  • Drill on Trial
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    Drill on TrialEpisode 68
  • The Trouble with KanYe
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    The Trouble with KanYeEpisode 69
  • Windrush: Portraits of a Generation
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    Windrush: Portraits of a GenerationEpisode 70
  • Gyles Brandreth Remembers... Hinge and Bracket
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    Gyles Brandreth Remembers... Hinge and BracketEpisode 71
  • Joe Swash: Teens in Care
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    Joe Swash: Teens in CareEpisode 72
  • What Next for the Wellerman
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    What Next for the WellermanEpisode 73
  • David Harewood on Blackface
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    David Harewood on BlackfaceEpisode 74
  • Why Sharks Attack
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    Why Sharks AttackEpisode 75
  • Andrew Tate: The Man Who Groomed the World?
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    Andrew Tate: The Man Who Groomed the World?Episode 76
  • Cricket's Greatest Game
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    Cricket's Greatest GameEpisode 77
  • Stranger in My Family
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    Stranger in My FamilyEpisode 78
  • Voyage to Mars: The Longest Goodbye
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    Voyage to Mars: The Longest GoodbyeEpisode 79
  • Edward Heath Remembered by Michael Cockerell
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    Edward Heath Remembered by Michael CockerellEpisode 80
  • The TikTok Effect
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    The TikTok EffectEpisode 81
  • Hamza: Strictly Birds of Prey
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    Hamza: Strictly Birds of PreyEpisode 82
  • Roy Jenkins Remembered by Michael Cockerell
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    Roy Jenkins Remembered by Michael CockerellEpisode 84
  • Barbara Castle Remembered by Michael Cockerell
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    Barbara Castle Remembered by Michael CockerellEpisode 85
  • David Tennant Remembers… Hamlet
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    David Tennant Remembers… HamletEpisode 86
  • Dame Janet Suzman Remembers... The Wars of the Roses
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    Dame Janet Suzman Remembers... The Wars of the RosesEpisode 87
  • Gregory Doran Remembers... Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
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    Gregory Doran Remembers... Shakespeare Live! From the RSCEpisode 88
  • Hunting the Catfish Crime Gang
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    Hunting the Catfish Crime GangEpisode 89
  • Fleetwood Mac at the BBC
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    Fleetwood Mac at the BBCEpisode 90
  • Talking Doctor Who
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    Talking Doctor WhoEpisode 91
  • Roman Kemp: The Fight for Young Lives
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    Roman Kemp: The Fight for Young LivesEpisode 92
  • Tara Mills: Life After Loss
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    Tara Mills: Life After LossEpisode 93
  • Shakespeare Sonnets: A Modern Love Story
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    Shakespeare Sonnets: A Modern Love StoryEpisode 94
  • Talkin' Tay
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    Talkin' TayEpisode 95
  • Talking Shakespeare
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    Talking ShakespeareEpisode 96
  • The Beatles and the BBC
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    The Beatles and the BBCEpisode 97
  • Eyewitness to History: Norma Percy on The Fifty Years War
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    Eyewitness to History: Norma Percy on The Fifty Years WarEpisode 98
  • The Skinny Jab Uncovered
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    The Skinny Jab UncoveredEpisode 99
  • The Remarkable Journey of Bernard Levin
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    The Remarkable Journey of Bernard LevinEpisode 100
  • Being Kae Tempest
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    Being Kae TempestEpisode 101
  • Loch Ness: They Created a Monster
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    Loch Ness: They Created a Monster Episode 102
  • Hunting the Rolex Rippers
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    Hunting the Rolex Rippers Episode 103
  • Cher Meets Rylan
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    Cher Meets RylanEpisode 104
  • Mary Berry’s Highland Christmas
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    Mary Berry’s Highland ChristmasEpisode 105
  • Max Boyce at 80
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    Max Boyce at 80Episode 106
  • Nigella's Amsterdam Christmas
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    Nigella's Amsterdam ChristmasEpisode 107
  • Susie McCabe: Femme Fatality
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    Susie McCabe: Femme FatalityEpisode 108
  • The Hills Are Alive with The Kanneh-Masons
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    The Hills Are Alive with The Kanneh-MasonsEpisode 109
  • Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
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    Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle FamilyEpisode 110
  • Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
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    Caroline Aherne: Queen of ComedyEpisode 111
  • Charles III: The Coronation Year
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    Charles III: The Coronation YearEpisode 113
  • Mad about the Boy: The Noel Coward Story
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    Mad about the Boy: The Noel Coward StoryEpisode 114
  • Lives Well Lived
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    Lives Well LivedEpisode 116
  • Princess Anne : The plot to kidnap a royal
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    Princess Anne : The plot to kidnap a royalEpisode 117
  • Horace Ové Remembered by Indra Ové
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    Horace Ové Remembered by Indra OvéEpisode 118
  • Picturing Elizabeth
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    Picturing Elizabeth Episode 119
  • Michelle McManus: Talent Show Winners
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    Michelle McManus: Talent Show WinnersEpisode 120
  • Mike Yarwood at the BBC
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    Mike Yarwood at the BBCEpisode 121
  • Inside the Saudi Sporting Machine
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    Inside the Saudi Sporting MachineEpisode 122
  • Sir Simon Russell Beale Remembers... The Hollow Crown
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    Sir Simon Russell Beale Remembers... The Hollow CrownEpisode 123
  • Zoë Wanamaker Remembers... Bowie and Baal
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    Zoë Wanamaker Remembers... Bowie and BaalEpisode 124
  • Dame Helen Mirren Remembers... As You Like It
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    Dame Helen Mirren Remembers... As You Like ItEpisode 125
  • Stephen Poliakoff Remembers...She's Been Away
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    Stephen Poliakoff Remembers...She's Been AwayEpisode 126
  • Stephen Berkoff Remembers... Hamlet at Elsinore
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    Stephen Berkoff Remembers... Hamlet at ElsinoreEpisode 127
  • Dame Sian Phillips Remembers... Under Milk Wood
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    Dame Sian Phillips Remembers... Under Milk WoodEpisode 128
  • Russell T Davies Remembers... A Midsummer Night's Dream
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    Russell T Davies Remembers... A Midsummer Night's DreamEpisode 129
  • Damian Lewis, Matthew Macfadyen & Peter Kominsky Remember... Warriors
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    Damian Lewis, Matthew Macfadyen & Peter Kominsky Remember... WarriorsEpisode 130
  • Hugh Quarshie Remembers... Othello
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    Hugh Quarshie Remembers... OthelloEpisode 131
  • Margi Clarke Remembers... Making Out
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    Margi Clarke Remembers... Making OutEpisode 132
  • Jed Mercurio Remembers... Cardiac Arrest
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    Jed Mercurio Remembers... Cardiac ArrestEpisode 133
  • Sir Richard Eyre Remembers... King Lear
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    Sir Richard Eyre Remembers... King LearEpisode 134
  • Amanda Burton Remembers... Silent Witness
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    Amanda Burton Remembers... Silent WitnessEpisode 135
  • Sir Derek Jacobi Remembers... I, Claudius
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    Sir Derek Jacobi Remembers... I, ClaudiusEpisode 136

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