British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
4) Connections
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James Burke presents science as a detective story, illustrating the connections between events of the past and inventions of the future. Burke tracks through twelve thousand years of history for the clues that lead to eight great life-changing inventions-- the atom bomb, telecommunications, the computer, the production line, jet aircraft, plastics, rocketry and television.
5) Life
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Four years in the making, and filmed over 3,000 days across every continent and in every habitat, see 130 incredible stories from frontiers of the natural world. Discover the glorious variety of life on Earth and the spectacular and extraordinary tactics animals and plants have developed to stay alive. This is evolution in action: individual creatures under extreme pressure to overcome challenges from adversaries and their environment. Narrated by...
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The story of a young girl who had to go into hiding during World War II for being different. Anne Frank's diary manages to create a truthful and timeless picture of domestic life in all its pettiness and normalcy, while never letting us forget the extraordinary threat of death that awaits the characters if they are discovered. This is the first authorized film based on actual entries of the real diary.
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In this BBC series, American scholar James Shapiro examines the plays Shakespeare wrote during the turbulent reign of Elizabeth's successor, King James I. One of the new king's first official acts was to name Shakespeare a king's man. Shapiro convincingly argues that the dark, complex plays of Shakespeare's last decade-King Lear, Macbeth, and The Tempest, among others-mirrored both royal life and the era's profound social changes.
12) The weather
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Investigative reporter Donal Maclntyre personally experiences the most extreme forms of weather on Earth, from the Sahara desert to the midst of hurricane.
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Suave, sophisticated Detective Inspector Lynley and his prickly, plebian sidekick Detective Sergeant Havers are back with two new gripping mysteries in this sixth and final series. But with Lynley struggling to cope with his wife's death -- and Havers struggling with her partner's heavy drinking -- will they be able to focus on solving crime?
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Hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May (with their mysterious assistant, The Stig, of course) undertake an American road trip, where they take iconic supercars for a spin through Las Vegas and Los Angeles, race against fighter planes and end with a hair-raising run to the Mexican border. The hosts embark on another epic trip to find the source of the Nile River in three station wagons with a not-so-stellar knowledge of African geography....
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The Song of Lunch is based on Christopher Reid's narrative poem following the story of an unnamed book editor who is meeting his former love 15 years after their break-up for a nostalgic lunch at the Soho restaurant they used to frequent. The woman is now living a glamorous life in Paris, married to a world-renowned writer. The unnamed editor has failed in his writing career, detests his mundane publishing job and regrets the end of their love affair....
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Agatha Christie's Miss Marple. Set 2 volume 2
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The moving finger: Miss Marple is asked to help identifiy the author of the poison pen letters that have been flooding the village of Lymston. At Bertram's Hotel: Bertram's Hotel is a retreat where people can indulge in the comforts of a bygone era, but Miss Marple feels it's a little to proper and something sinister lurks beneath the surface.
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When Rhydian joins Maddy's school in Stoneybridge, they form an unbreakable bond, sharing a secret they must keep even from Maddy's closest friends. They are Wolfbloods, part human, part wolf, with extraordinary powers, speed, senses and the ability to transform at will. As the wolf side of their nature battles with their human side, friendships and loyalties are tested.