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  1. One Direction: Up All Night Live

    Concert from Bournemouth's BIC Arena, with One Direction performing all their hits.

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  2. Michael Jackson: BAD 25

    Spike Lee documentary looking at Michael Jackson's 1987 blockbuster album, Bad.

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  3. A Very English Winter: The Unthanks

    Rachel and Becky Unthank explore England's hidden winter customs and dance traditions.

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  4. Michael Grade's History of the Pantomime Dame

    Michael Grade explores what has made the panto dame an enduring feature of British life.

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  5. It's Slade

    Documentary about the much-loved British band Slade, huge glam rock stars of the 70s.

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  6. Moominland Tales: The Life of Tove Jansson

    Documentary about the extraordinary life of Finnish author and artist Tove Jansson.

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  7. Jools Holland: My Life in Music

    Jools Holland recalls the journey that took him from the East End to the 麻豆社 and beyond.

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  8. Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess

    Film about silent screen star Clara Bow, who retired at 28 amid scandal and ill health.

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  9. The Richest Songs in the World

    A countdown of the ten songs which have earned the most money of all time.

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  10. Len Goodman's Dancing Feet: The British Ballroom Story

    Strictly Come Dancing head judge Len Goodman discovers the golden age of ballroom.

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  11. Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender - Director's Cut

    Full-length cut of the film exploring the Queen frontman's solo career and private life.

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  12. Fifties British War Films: Days of Glory

    An argument for the cinematic merit and cultural importance of 1950s British war films.

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  13. The Band From Rockall

    An intimate account of the making of Runrig's Calum and Rory Macdonald's album.

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  14. Morecambe & Wise: Song and Dance

    Penelope Keith throws a spotlight on Eric and Ernie's passion for music.

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  15. The Story of a Fairytale of New York

    The secrets behind the making of the song Fairytale of New York by the Pogues.

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  16. Glen Campbell: The Rhinestone Cowboy

    Profile of singer-guitarist Glen Campbell - a story of success, disgrace and redemption.

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  17. Celtic Connections at 20

    A look at the history of the Celtic Connections festival, including musical highlights.

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  18. Eddi Reader's Rabbie Burns Trip

    Eddi Reader goes in search of Ulster's weaver poets, inspired by a love for Robert Burns.

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  19. An Ode to Burns and Ulster

    Neil Oliver discovers the influence Robert Burns has on Ulster poets today.

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  20. Tales of Winter: The Art of Snow and Ice

    How mankind's struggle with winter has been reflected in western art throughout the ages.

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  21. Jonathan Meades: The Joy of Essex

    Jonathan Meades provides an idiosyncratic historical and architectural tour of Essex.

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  22. When Albums Ruled the World

    How the album changed popular music for ever between the mid-1960s and the late 1970s.

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  23. The Beatles' Please Please Me: Remaking a Classic

    Current artists recreate the session that resulted in the Beatles album Please Please Me.

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  24. Whaam! Roy Lichtenstein at Tate Modern

    Alastair Sooke tours the Roy Lichtenstein Retrospective and discusses his legacy.

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  25. The Ballad of Mott the Hoople

    Documentary telling the tale of one of the UK's most cherished rock 'n' roll bands.

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  26. Treasures of the Louvre

    Andrew Hussey looks at the art and history of an extraordinary French institution.

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  27. Michael Grade and the World's Oldest Joke

    Michael Grade sets out to discover whether jokes come and go with the passing of time.

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  28. American Master: A Portrait of John Adams

    Exploring the influences that have shaped John Adams's unique music.

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  29. Beyond Time: William Turnbull

    Film about an artist widely recognised as one of the pioneers of modernism in Britain.

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  30. Graham Parker: Don't Ask Me Questions

    Profile of Graham Parker, whose incendiary band the Rumour inspired punk and new wave.

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  31. John Portman: A Life of Building

    A portrait of the innovative and often-imitated architect John Portman.

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  32. Edwardian Insects on Film

    The story of Edwardian naturalist and pioneering filmmaker Percy Smith.

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    The Butterfly Effect

    Amanda Roocroft explores the impact of Madame Butterfly in performance and popular culture

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  34. Goodbye Television Centre

    Michael Grade and many of the 麻豆社's best-loved faces stroll down memory lane.

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  35. Nile Rodgers: The Hitmaker Remastered

    Profile documentary of Chic co-founder, songwriter, producer and guitarist Nile Rodgers.

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  36. In No Great Hurry: 13 Lessons in Life with Saul Leiter

    Documentary profile of American colour photography pioneer Saul Leiter.

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  37. The Rolling Stones: Crossfire Hurricane

    An intimate portrait of the evolution of one of the world's most enduring rock bands.

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  38. Bakewell at the 麻豆社

    A look at Joan Bakewell's interviews with the stars of arts, entertainment and politics.

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  39. A Night at the Rijksmuseum

    Andrew Graham-Dixon goes behind the scenes at the Rijksmuseum in the Netherlands.

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  40. The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution

    Documentary exploring the influence of the Industrial Revolution on the art of JMW Turner.

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    When Washington Came to Brum

    How some of the earliest American literary classics were actually written in Birmingham.

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  42. Colin Davis in His Own Words

    Portrait of the late conductor Sir Colin Davis, which reveals a reluctant maestro.

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  43. The Genius of Verdi with Rolando Villaz贸n

    Tenor Rolando Villaz贸n reveals an insider's view on performing Verdi's music.

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  44. Pappano's Essential Ring Cycle

    Sir Antonio Pappano tells the story of Wagner's opera cycle, The Ring of the Nibelungen.

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  45. David Vaughan: The Artist Who Fell from Grace

    The amazing life story of a 1960s pop artist who fell from grace, told by Wayne Hemingway.

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  46. The Man Who Shot Beautiful Women

    Documentary about the influential 20th-century fashion photographer Erwin Blumenfeld.

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  47. Otis Redding: Soul Ambassador

    Documentary about the legendary soul singer Otis Redding, using unseen home movies.

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  48. David Bowie: Five Years

    An intimate portrait of five key years in David Bowie's career.

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  49. Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams

    The story of automata, ancient clockwork machines designed to mimic and recreate life.

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  50. Me and Me Dad: A Portrait of John Boorman

    An intimate family portrait of the film director John Boorman by his daughter Katrine.

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