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Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's bewitching mistress, is desperate to become Queen of England. Sexually obsessed by Anne, and desperate for a son, Henry cruelly abandons Catherine of Aragon, his wife of twenty years. But Henry's obsession with Anne soon darkens into jealousy. When rumours emerge that she has committed adultery and incest, he turns violently against her. Anne's enemies now strike, and her fall is brutally swift. In a ruthless trial she is...
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In this first episode, Professor Richard Fortey is on Hawaii to investigate how life colonizes a newly born island. The most remote island group in the world, by some estimates only one new species successfully colonized Hawaii every 35,000 years- yet the Hawaiian Islands teem with a great diversity of life. In search of the evolutionary secrets of how one species becomes many, Prof. Fortey encounters beautiful honeycreeper birds whose evolution rivals...
3) Pals
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1916, and Britain's armed forces are decimated. Across the country, friends join up to fight together, in new battalions known as 'Pals'. Paddy Kennedy, a warehouse clerk from Manchester, joins the Manchester Pals Battalion alongside his friends Henry, Andy and Jim. They soon discover that the whole of their neighborhood has joined up, including a nearby factory foreman, now their sergeant, Mitchell, and their friend Lizzie, who has become a volunteer...
4) Milk
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Gregg Wallace takes viewers to one of the largest fresh milk processing plants on earth to see how they get milk from cow to carton in less than 24 hours. See how one factory can process 2,000 liters of milk in under a minute and visit a hi-tech British farm, where the cows are milked entirely by robots. Cherry Healey discovers how milk is used to make cheese and ice cream on an epic scale and reveals why most people in the world are lactose intolerant,...
5) Coco Chanel
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Grace Kelly, Coco Chanel, Audrey Hepburn, Indira Gandhi, and Madame Chiang Kai-shek were worshipped, loved and sometimes even feared by millions the world over. These pioneers showed that a woman could be the equal of a man but behind the public success, there was often private heartache and personal tragedy. This series, featuring archive interviews and dramatic re-enactment, reveals the price these women paid for their achievements, and adversities...
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Jane returns from her aunt's deathbed to find Rochester paying court to the beautiful Blanche Ingram, however she soon discovers that it is Jane herself that he really loves. But as they are about to wed, a mysterious overseas visitor brings trouble to Thornfield. Jane's fears are confirmed when Rochester's secret past is revealed, destroying her chance of happiness and forcing her to flee Thornfield. Penniless and hungry, she finds shelter and friendship...
7) Replicators
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This series explores insect behavior and society. Insects exist to make more insects. The second episode in this series investigates the lengths to which an insect will go to attract a mate and reproduce.
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In 2010 Britain experienced the coldest December on record. In 2011 America experienced killer tornadoes, drought and wildfires. 2010 in Pakistan saw floods that killed over 1500 people. Across the world weather seems to be becoming more extreme. But why? Could it all be down to a phenomenon called the jet stream? Meteorologist and BBC weatherman John Hammond and oceanographer Dry Helen Czerski meet the scientists around the world who are trying to...
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Little Dorrit is a miniseries produced by the BBC and WGBH Boston and based on Charles Dickens' serial novel. In Episode 1, Amy Dorrit lives in the Marshalsea Prison for Debt with her father, William Dorrit, who has been an inmate for countless years. Although born and bred in the prison, she has grown up to be an enterprising young woman. As the story begins, she gains employment as a seamstress at the House of Clennam under the stern and formidable...
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In this documentary series, Sue Perkins uncovers a region undergoing unprecedented change. As well as tackling hard-hitting social and environmental issues, Sue explores the lighter side of life on South East Asia's largest river, flowing 3,000 miles from the high peaks of the Himalayas through the Tibetan plateau, the canyons of Chinese Yunnan, and Vietnam's vast Mekong Delta. In Part 4, on the final leg of her journey, she investigates how China's...
11) Out of Sight
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Beyond the narrow range of light that makes up the familiar colors of the rainbow is a vast spectrum of light, entirely unseen. With the help of groundbreaking new imaging technologies we see the world, quite literally, in a whole new light. From ultraviolet cameras that seek out an invisible force that lurks unseen on power lines, to infrared images that reveal the secrets within a humble beehive.
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In this second episode, Professor Richard Fortey travels to the rainforests of Madagascar-an ancient island that has spawned some of the most extraordinary groups of plants and animals anywhere in the world. From beautiful Indri lemurs, toxic frogs, and the cat-like giant mongoose called the fossa, to evolutionary oddities like the giraffe-necked weevil and the otherworldly aye-aye, Prof. Fortey uncovers the secrets of the evolutionary niche-examining...
13) Napoleon: Part 2
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The year 2015 marks 200 years since the Battle of Waterloo. Using recently uncovered historical evidence and based upon almost a decade of research, this major, three-part series, sheds new light on Napoleon as an extraordinarily gifted military commander and a charismatic leader whose private life-contrary to popular belief 200 years later-was littered with disappointments and betrayals: not least in relation to Josephine. Part 2 examines the French...
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In the first episode of his series tracing the story of the most famous trade route in history, Dr Sam Willis starts in Venice and explores how its Renaissance architecture and art has been shaped by the east and by thousands of exchanges along the Silk Road. From Venice Sam travels to China's ancient capital, Xian. Here, Sam's story takes him back in time to reveal the tale of an emperor who was so desperate for horses to help protect his borders...
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With clues from plucky probes in every corner of the Solar System and earth-shattering evidence from newly discovered planetary systems, astronomers are rewriting the history of how our planets formed. It's a tale of hellfire, chaos and planetary pinball. It's the birth of the solar system - but not as you know it.
16) Maria Montessori
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In this film, learn how Italian-born doctor, educator, and humanitarian Maria Montessori revolutionized children's education worldwide in the 20th century during times of war, fascism, and oppression. Boldly breaking through gender barriers and fighting for her own education as a young adult, Montessori became a woman's rights activist and a friend of Mahatma Gandhi's. By the end of her long life, Montessori was greatly esteemed across the globe and...
17) Of Gods And Men
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The Indian Subcontinent is romantic, remote and mysterious. From the plains of Pakistan to the foothills of the Himalaya, from Northern India and Rajasthan to Tamil Nadu in the south, this vast melting pot of civilizations, religions, cultures and landscapes has seen some of the greatest artistic golden ages on earth. This series examines the Indus Valley civilizations, Tamil Nadu-land of the temples-and the Mughal Empire, three very different dynasties...
18) Indira Ghandi
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Grace Kelly, Coco Chanel, Audrey Hepburn, Indira Ghandi, and Madame Chiang Kai-shek were worshipped, loved and sometimes even feared by millions the world over. These pioneers showed that a woman could be the equal of any man but behind the public success, there was often private heartache and personal tragedy. This series, featuring archive, interviews and dramatic re-enactment, reveals the price these women paid for their achievements and adversities...
19) Wallis Simpson
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Grace Kelly, Coco Chanel, Audrey Hepburn, Indira Ghandi, and Madame Chiang Kai-shek were worshipped, loved and sometimes even feared by millions the world over. These pioneers showed that a woman could be the equal of any man but behind the public success, there was often private heartache and personal tragedy. This series, featuring archive, interviews and dramatic re-enactment, reveals the price these women paid for their achievements and adversities...
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Starting just after World War II, using rockets intended to deliver nuclear weapons, the Soviet Union took an early lead in the space race. Led by Chief Designer Sergei Korolev and braving the risks of unproven technology, Soviet cosmonauts beat their American rivals to achieve a series of firsts: Sputnik, the first man in space, the first woman in space, and the first spacewalk.