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Art of France
Andrew Graham-Dixon examines the history of French art, revealing how it emerged from a struggle between tradition and revolution, and rulers and citizens. He compresses centuries of culture into three thematically linked chapters.
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Art of France
Andrew Graham-Dixon examines the history of French art, revealing how it emerged from a struggle between tradition and revolution, and rulers and citizens. He compresses centuries of culture into three thematically linked chapters.
British History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley
Lucy Worsley explores how British history is a concoction of fibs and stories manipulated by whoever was in power at the time.
0Sound of Musicals with Neil Brand
Composer and musician Neil Brand presents a series on musical theatre evolution over the last century.
Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream
Vienna was the capital of the Habsburg dynasty and home to the Holy Roman Emperors. From here, they dominated middle Europe for nearly 1,000 years. In this series, historian Simon Sebag Montefiore describes how the Habsburgs transformed Vienna into a multi-national city of music, culture and ideas. Napoleon, Hitler, Mozart, Strauss, Freud, Stalin and Klimt all played their part.
0Black Nurses: The Women Who Saved the NHS
Documentary which tells the story of the thousands of Caribbean and African women who answered the call 70 years ago to come to the UK to save the then ailing health service. It's a tale of a struggle to overcome racism, their fight for career progression and their battle for national recognition.
0Dangerous Earth
Series showing how new camera technology is revealing the inner workings of the Earth's most spectacular natural wonders.
Light and Dark
Professor Jim Al-Khalili shows how, by uncovering its secrets, scientists have used light to reveal the universe.
0Britain's Lost Masterpieces
Series tracking down lost, hidden, and misattributed paintings from local museums and galleries across Britain.
0Lost Sitcoms
British classic Lost Sitcoms, recreated by the BBC, from shows: Hancock’s Half Hour, Steptoe And Son and Till Death Us Do Part - each with a brand new stellar cast
Masters of the Pacific Coast: The Tribes of the American Northwest
Dr Jago Cooper explores the extraordinary and resilient culture of the American Northwest, revealing one the most inspiring stories in human history.
0Trainspotting Live
Trainspotting Live will bring three nights of spotting, joy and excitement to BBC Four as Peter Snow, mathematician Dr Hannah Fry and engineer Dick Strawbridge along with a team of rail train enthusiasts revel in the tantalising intricacies, trade secrets and true pleasures of trainspotting... live!
Genius of the Modern World
Historian Bettany Hughes retraces the lives of three great thinkers whose ideas shaped the modern world - Karl Marx, Frederick Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud.
0Handmade: By Royal Appointment
Four-part series following the making of four beautiful objects, handcrafted by companies with a royal warrant.
0UK's Best Part-Time Band
Rhod Gilbert enlists the help of a series of musical legends to scour the country in search of the best of the UK's unsung musicians - who regularly play with no goal other than to enjoy making music.
0Revolution and Romance: Musical Masters of the 19th Century
In this series Suzy Klein examines how music transformed throughout the 19th century. The host discusses the political history and the industrial revolution of the era, exploring how this influenced the music industry. With the weakened rank of Europe's aristocracy, after the French Revolution, the middle classes emerged and thrived in their entrepreneurial pursuits
0Going Forward
Three-part dark comedy series about three days in the life of a sandwich generation couple - a care worker and a limo driver - who have put their lives on hold for the sake of others.
0How the Wild West was Won with Ray Mears
Bushcraft expert and survivalist Ray Mears explores the awe-inspiring landscape of that shaped the story of the Wild West. ... Discover how extraordinary topography, extreme weather and ecology presented both great opportunity and even greater challenges for Native Americans and early pioneers of the Wild West.
0Handmade on the Silk Road
Three traditional crafts along the ancient trade route of the Silk Road.
0The Big Thinkers
Series of investigative science documentaries.
0Britain's Treasure Islands
Naturalist Stewart McPherson travels to all the UK Overseas Territories, exploring their wildlife, landscapes, history and people