Country: United Kingdom

Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights

8.1

2008

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Comedy icon Joanna Lumley pursues a life-long dream to track down the elusive and beautiful Northern Lights. She travels North across the Arctic Circle, up through Norway and finally to Svalbard, the most northerly permanently inhabited place on Earth, where she has to cope with temperatures approaching minus 30\u00b0 C. Joanna\u2019s journey takes her from train to boat and huskysled to snowmobile as she is pulled ever northwards and finally, in a breathtaking climax to the film, Joanna gets to see with her own eyes the spectacular beauty of the Northern Lights. As seen on ABC1.

Barrymore: The Body in the Pool

7

2020

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Dinosaurs, Myths and Monsters

7

2011

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From dinosaurs to mammoths, when our ancient ancestors encountered the fossil bones of extinct prehistoric creatures, what did they think they were? Just like us, ancient peoples were fascinated by the giant bones they found in the ground. In an epic story that takes us from Ancient Greece to the American Wild West, historian Tom Holland goes on a journey of discovery to explore the fascinating ways in which our ancestors sought to explain the remains of dinosaurs and other giant prehistoric creatures, and how bones and fossils have shaped and affected human culture.

Sir Billi

3.6

2012

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A retired veterinarian living in a remote Scottish village encounters a goat who thinks hes a dog, an Admiral whos afraid of the water, and a beaver who was raised by rabbits.

Sybil

6.9

2018

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Sybil works at an undertakers. It\u2019s a lonely job, with few perks, so she takes solace where she can\u2026

Pinochet's Last Stand

6.1

2006

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In 1998 former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet visits Britain for medical treatment. On being tipped off, Amnesty International seize the chance to bring to justice a man they insist is guilty of multiple human rights violations. The newly-elected Labour government is initially amenable, and soon Pinochet is under house arrest (albeit in a detached house in leafy suburbia) and awaiting extradition to Spain. However, Amnesty are up against the complexities of British law, the vacillations of Home Secretary Jack Straw, Pinochets former ally Margaret Thatcher - and the Senators own vast reserves of cunning.

Play it Cool

5.9

1962

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Stars Billy Fury (Britains answer to Elvis Presley) and features cameos from some other stars from the sixties, with Bobby Vee, Helen Shapiro and Shane Fenton (better known as Alvin Stardust). On a plane is Billy and his band on their way to take part in a song contest, also on board is Ann Bryant, whos been abroad by her wealthy father, to stop her infatuation with popstar Larry Granger. The plane is forced to return to the airport and Billy and his band persuade Ann to join them and together they search Londons nightclubs for Larry.

Partition: The Day India Burned

8.6

2007

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Documentary about the effects of Britains withdrawal from India in 1947 which triggered one of the biggest migrations in history. 15 million were displaced and more than a million lost their lives. The story is told through the testimony of people who lived together for centuries, but were forced out of their homes as one of the largest and most ethnically diverse nations in the world was divided. Dramatised reconstructions evoke some of the mistrust, violence and upheaval that ensued

Screamers

6

2006

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Internationally known director Carla Garapedian follows the rock band System of a Down as they tour Europe and the US pointing out the horrors of modern genocide that began in Armenia in 1915 up though Darfur today.

The Square Ring

6.4

1953

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Boxing drama following the lives of five different fighters and their reasons for becoming boxers.

The Secret Diary of the Holocaust

6.8

2009

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HD

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Steaming

6

1985

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Three female frequenters of a steam room decide to fight its closure.