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- Harry Potter finds himself competing in a hazardous tournament between rival schools of magic, but he is distracted by recurring nightmares.
- In early 18th-century England, the status quo at the court is upset when a new servant arrives and endears herself to a frail Queen Anne.
- The biracial daughter, Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), of Royal Navy Captain Sir John Lindsay (Matthew Goode) is raised by aristocratic Great-uncle Lord William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (Tom Wilkinson) in 18th century England.
- An unruly class of gifted and charming teenage boys are taught by two eccentric and innovative teachers, as their headmaster pushes for them all to get accepted into Oxford or Cambridge.
- A man forms an unexpected bond with a transient woman living in her van that's parked in his driveway.
- Sex, Lies and Love Bites The Agony Aunt Story, presented by psychotherapist and agony aunt Philippa Perry, is a witty and revealing look at the problem page's enduring appeal. In the documentary Philippa picks her way through three centuries of advice on broken hearts, cheating partners and adolescent angst to uncover a fascinating portrait of our social history.
- A journey where the viewer can see Werner Herzog's creative and personal vision which was shared with iconic travel writer Bruce Chatwin, the prolific author of 'In Patagonia' and a champion of the nomadic life.
- British historian Dan Snow visits a major Lodon exhibition and many Mexican sites, first to illustrate the grandeur of the Aztec empire at its peek, under emperor Montezuma II (1466-1520), who inherited it from an uncle and installed a reign of utter terror. Then to show its downfall, at the hands of Hernan Cortez's small but militarily superior band of veteran dogs of war, who ironically turned horrified vassals against Montezuma. Dan also discusses precious sources and myths.
- Death is real, it comes without warning and it cannot be escaped. An ancient source of strength and guidance, The Tibetan Book of the Dead remains an essential teaching originating in the spiritual cultures of the Himalayas. Narrated by Leonard Cohen, this enlightening two-part program explores the sacred text and boldly visualizes the afterlife according to its profound wisdom. Part 1: A Way of Life reveals the history of The Tibetan Book of the Dead and examines its traditional use in northern India, as well as its acceptance in Western hospices. Shot over a four-month period, the film contains footage of the rites and liturgies for a deceased Ladakhi elder and includes an interview with the Dalai Lama, who shares his views on the book's meaning and importance. Watch The Tibetan Book of the Dead - Part 2: The great Liberation
- Historian Bettany Hughes looks at the struggles between man and the environment on the British Isles since 6000 BCE. In collaboration with some of the country's top archaeologists and historians, here's the unofficial history of Britain.
- Who actually wrote the book that millions of people describe as the word of God? Christian theologian Robert Beckford sets off on a voyage of historical discovery through Genesis and beyond to uncover the Bible's complex origins.
- A portrait of an enduring author illustrated by his own drawings plus family photographs, with reminiscences from his children, commentary by Tom Shippey and Verlyn Flieger, and excerpts from his works read by Dame Judi Dench.
- David Macaulay and Caroline Berg explore medieval cathedral architecture through the fictional animated story of the rebuilding of such a cathedral in the middle ages after a disastrous fire.
- Finding the orgin of words
- The untold story of a legendary cinema.
- Suzy Klein and Frank Skinner look at the century-long history of music halls and variety theatre between 1850 and 1950 and recreate famous acts from Marie Lloyd and Dan Leno to Vera Lynn and Max Miller.
- Writer and critic A.N. Wilson revisits the life and work of poet Philip Larkin. Featuring readings by Larkin himself, including The Whitsun Weddings, Arundel Tomb and Aubade.
- Time Team try to find the remains of a grand country house that once played host to five reigning monarchs. What was left of the original Tudor mansion, built in the 1520s and believed to have burnt down and been abandoned in 1745.
- Wayneflete Tower is typical of the Tudor period but may just be the tip of the archaeological iceberg.
- Searching for the chapel of Edward the Confessor in the village where he was born.
- Michael visits Jamaica, the Caribbean capital of the Empire, to reveal how pirates, slaves and sugar allowed Britain to amass the wealth to conquer the world.
- Josh discovers the reality of a family legend claiming connections to a famous banking family. He also learns of how his ancestors had close connections to royalty.
- Independent of duke William's conquest of England, poor Norman knights sought and found landed fortune in southern Italy, defeating the Byzantines, Saracens on Sicily and even a papal army. The result was the Neapolitan kingdom of Sicily, for centuries a beacon of tolerance and patronage, where the Normans again were absorbed into a culturally rich mixture. Tancred and Bohemund, junior members of the emigrated Norman noble family de Hauteville, played a crucial part in the first crusade and established short-lived crusader principalities in Antioch and Tiberias (Galilee).
- In this programme, Stephen Fry explores 'the written word'. Writing is a great invention - making it possible to communicate across space and time. Without writing we would have no history and very little technology. Stephen discovers the earliest writing - cuneiform - at the British Museum, and learns how our alphabet came from the Phoenicians.
- King Richard the Lionheart of England arrives in the Holy Land to continue the battle for Jerusalem.
- Something weird seems to be happening to our weather - it appears to be getting more extreme. Horizon follows the scientists who are trying to understand what's been happening to our weather and investigates if these extremes are a taste of what is to come.
- Nick Hewer has fond memories of his maternal Irish grandfather but has always been intrigued about how a Catholic managed to reach the prestigious office of high sheriff in Protestant-dominated 1920's Belfast.
- 201350mTV-148.2 (47)TV EpisodeThe rise of popular interest in murder, focusing on the murder of Maria Marten in the Red Barn, Polstead, Suffolk, UK.
- The early stages of the war and fear of invasion. How Britain expanded its small army of 80,000 and mobilised 500,000 volunteers.
- Actress Courteney Cox explores her family history.
- Four modern Sweet Makers explore what life was like for their Tudor predecessors.
- With the growth of music from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance came a blending of many voices. Palestrina and Gabrieli are but two of the early composers featured. Yehudi Menuhin traces the development of vocal music and forms of musical notation from the chants of Buddhist monks to the massed choirs of the Renaissance. Also: Ravi Shankar discusses Indian music, in which ornamentation and melodic purity evolved in place of harmony.