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  1. They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)

    Director
    Peter Jackson
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
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    Using state of the art technology to restore original archival footage which is more than a 100-years old, Jackson’s film brings to life the people who can best tell this story: the men who fought in the...

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  2. Devil’s Music, The: Series 2 (2011)

    Subject
    Music

    A series of four 25-minute programmes in which Alexis Korner investigates the roots of American Blues music.

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  3. Face to Face: Maya Angelou (2011)

    Subject
    Literature

    In this programme first broadcast in 1994, Jeremy Isaacs asks the black American writer Maya Angelou about her life, her writing and her hopes for the future. What unfolds is a frank and sometimes shocking...

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  4. Inside America: The Quiet Persuader (2011)

    Subject
    Media studies; Social Studies

    First transmitted in 1965, this programme looks at Steve Frankfurt, a New York advertising executive working in an industry worth 14 billion dollars in the US alone. Used to spending thousands at a time with...

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  5. Panorama: California 2000 (2011)

    Subject
    Media studies; Technology

    First transmitted in 1966, Panorama looks at California’s technology industry and its potential impact on the future. The Californian technology industry is by far the most advanced and pioneering of its...

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  6. Timewatch: The Empire State Story (2011)

    Subject
    Engineering

    First transmitted in 2001, this programme chronicles the construction of the Empire State Building in New York, which was the world’s tallest skyscraper when opened in 1931. The iconic building’s history...

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  7. Chronicle Collection - Archaeology on Television (2010)

    Subject
    Archaeology

    From 1966 to 1990, the BBC’s landmark archaeology series Chronicle took viewers around the world to explore historical excavations and discover long-gone cultures and civilisations. With a mix of live...

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  8. Archive Pioneers: Saviours of Sound at the BBC (2010)

    Subject
    History; Media studies; Technology

    The BBC was nearly ten years old when it installed its first recording machine, but tapes and discs soon began to pile up in Broadcasting House. Through broadcasts, internal BBC interviews and recordings...

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  9. Nobel Scientists: Interviews with Nobel Prize Winning Scientists (2010)

    Subject
    Science

    The 20th Century was a time that saw significant advances in all branches of science. In the 1980s, the BBC decided to preserve a record of some of the great minds behind these remarkable developments and...

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  10. Marriage in the 1950s and 60s: from Wedding Vows to Happily Ever After? (2010)

    Subject
    History; Social Studies; Women’s studies

    After World War II, during which most women worked outside the home as part of the war effort, everything changed. As the men went back to their jobs, the women were expected to return to their role as...

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