Mary Berry's Simple Comforts

Mary Berry's Simple Comforts 2020

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Mary Berry explores the wonderful world of simple comfort food, bringing fuss-free recipes that can warm the cockles and lift the spirits.

2020

Building Cars: Secrets of the Assembly Line

Building Cars: Secrets of the Assembly Line 2019

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Broadcasting from one of Britain's biggest car factories, James May, Kate Humble and Ant Anstead reveal the science, engineering and people that keep us all on the road.

2019

World's Greatest Food Markets

World's Greatest Food Markets 2014

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Billingsgate trader Roger Barton follows his dream of visiting and trading in the world's greatest food markets.

2014

I'm in a Rock 'n' Roll Band!

I'm in a Rock 'n' Roll Band! 1970

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I'm in a Rock 'n' Roll Band! is a documentary television series broadcast on BBC Two, narrated by Mark Radcliffe and first broadcast on 1 May 2010. The series charts the history of rock music, with the first five episodes focusing on different members of a typical band, such as the singer or the guitarist. The final episode is special live episode, featuring "industry experts discuss their favourite musicians before creating the ultimate fantasy band." This will also feature the result of a public vote, which will ask viewers who their think are the greatest rock bands and band members. At the end of the series, Led Zeppelin were named the best ever band, while the make-up of the Ultimate Fantasy Band was announced as Freddie Mercury, Jimi Hendrix, John Bonham and Flea.

1970

The Sunday Show

The Sunday Show 1970

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The Sunday Show is a British television entertainment programme that was broadcast live on Sunday lunchtimes on BBC Two between 1995 and 1997. Four series of the show were produced. Donna McPhail and Katie Puckrik hosted the first two series, Puckrik was replaced by Paul Tonkinson for the third series. For the fourth, Tonkinson hosted with Jenny Ross, previously the show's soap opera reviewer. The show is best remembered for giving breaks to two young comedians who went on to greater success: Paul Kaye, who appeared each week in his Dennis Pennis character, attending premieres and other events, and throwing absurd questions at the gathered celebrities; and Peter Kay who presented a regular "World of Entertainment" slot ostensibly reviewing TV and film but in practice simply a vehicle for his stand-up comedy act. Other regular contributors included Kevin Eldon in different guises, including 'Guy Boudelaire' & 'Dr Brebner', and Happy Mondays' dancer/mascot/percussionist Bez in a weekly "Science With Bez" slot.

1970

The Family That Walks On All Fours

The Family That Walks On All Fours 1970

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The Family That Walks On All Fours is a BBC2 documentary that explored the science and the story of five individuals in the Ulas family in Turkey that walk with a previously unreported quadruped gait. The documentary was created by Passionate Productions and was broadcast on Friday 17 March 2006. The voiceover is Jemima Harrison. A revised version of the documentary that shifts the focus away from the story of the discovery of the family and includes the views of additional scientists was shown on NOVA on 14 November 2006. Debate exists as to the nature and cause of their walking, including controversial speculation in the form of the Uner Tan syndrome that it may be a genetic throwback to pre-bipedal hominid locomotion. Nicholas Humphrey, who accompanied the documentary makers, concluded that it was due to a rare set of genetic and developmental circumstances coming together. First, their mother recalls that initially all of her 19 children started off walking with a bear-crawl. Second, due to an inherited recessive genetic mutation, they have a non-progressive congenital cerebellar ataxia that impairs the balance children normally use to learn to walk bipedally. Not being able to manage the balance needed for bipedal walking, they perfected in its place their initial bear-crawl into an adult quadruped gait.

1970

Country Strife: Abz on the Farm

Country Strife: Abz on the Farm 2015

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Ex-boyband rapper Abz Love and his girlfriend Vicky Fallon want to leave their city life and buy a smallholding in Wales. But with little money and farming experience, will they achieve their dream?

2015

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 1983

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BBC Cardiff Singer of the World is a biennial singing competition in Cardiff, Wales. It attracts contestants from around the world to compete over five days, performing arias and songs from different genres. Since its establishment in 1983, the competition has launched the careers of renowned singers like Bryn Terfel. It offers a platform for emerging artists to gain exposure and showcases the world's finest young vocal talent. The competition is known for its prestige, with the winner receiving the coveted title of Cardiff Singer of the World. With millions of viewers worldwide, the show is a celebration of the art of singing, providing an opportunity for emerging artists to gain international exposure.

1983

Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Theo's Adventure Capitalists 2010

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Dragon's Den star Theo Paphitis follows the fortunes of brave and bold British companies trying to expand in three of the world's most dynamic emerging markets - India, Brazil and Vietnam.

2010

Cuba: Castro vs. the World

Cuba: Castro vs. the World 2020

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The story of how Cuba struggled in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union, their main economic and political supporter. The massive decline in living standards triggered refugee crises, which played havoc with Cuba's already difficult relations with the US and forced the two enemies to negotiate for the first time one-on-one and officially.

2020

Lime Grove Day

Lime Grove Day 1970

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A BBC theme day from 1991 celebrating Lime Grove Studios.

1970

Wikileaks: The Secret Life of a Superpower

Wikileaks: The Secret Life of a Superpower 2012

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It was the biggest information leak in US diplomatic history – over 250,000 US diplomatic messages or “cables” between the US State Department and US embassies all over the world – turned into a global sensation by the website WikiLeaks.

2012

The Detectives: Taking Down an OCG

The Detectives: Taking Down an OCG 2023

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With unparalleled and intimate access, following Greater Manchester Police detectives as they try to unravel complex cases.

2023

Drugland

Drugland 2004

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The business is providing Class A drugs to hundreds of thousands - perhaps millions - of users every week. For the first time on British television, drug dealers describe in detail the tricks of their trade; their profits, the risks and the reasons why they deal.

2004

The Birth of Europe

The Birth of Europe 1991

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The series reveals how the success of peoples and nations of Europe was controlled by the natural mineral resources of the land: from Stone Age flints to the uranium of the Nuclear Age.

1991

War Walks

War Walks 1996

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War Walks was a BBC documentary series presented by historian, Professor Richard Holmes. The series was about several famous European battles. It included descriptions of the battles, the events leading up to them and the events resulting from them.

1996