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  1. International Women’s Day Concert 2018 (2018)

    aka: BBC Concert Orchestra and Jane Glover: International Women’s Day Concert

    Subject
    Music; Women’s studies

    A group of academics spent 12 months tracking down the lost music of five forgotten women composers, who range from an 18th-century Viennese child prodigy to an award-winning African-American symphonist. All...

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  2. Dangerous Dynasty, A: House of Assad (2018)

    Subject
    History; Politics & government

    This three-part BBC series is a thorough lesson in how Syria has ended up in its current predicament. Right at the centre of it are President Bashar and his wife Asma, who met and fell in love in London....

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  3. Snowdonia Shepherdess (2018)

    Subject
    Agriculture

    Documentary about 26-year-old Teleri Fielden, who is given an opportunity to fulfil her dream of becoming an upland hill farmer. She has won a scholarship to run the beautiful National Trust farm Llyndy...

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  4. Britain’s Greatest Pilot (2017)

    aka: The Extraordinary Story of Captain Winkle Brown

    Subject
    Aviation

    TV documentary. Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown recounts his flying experiences, encounters with the Nazis and other adventures leading up to and during the Second World War. Illustrated with archive footage...

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  5. Aberfan: The Green Hollow (2016)

    Subject
    Literature

    A film poem commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, performed by Michael Sheen, Jonathan Pryce, Sian Phillips, Eve Myles and Iwan Rheon. [60 minutes]

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  6. Poetry: Between the Lines - The Romantics (2015)

    Subject
    English language and literature

    Hip-hop artist Akala explores the language, form and themes of the Romantic era, and explores the effect it has had in shaping our society. Among the poets discussed are Wordsworth, Byron, Blake, Shelley and...

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  7. Exploring the House of Commons (2015)

    Subject
    Politics & government

    Michael Cockerell presents a programme of educational short films. With unparalleled access, he explores the lower chamber, and asks why its public perception is so negative. [60 minutes]

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  8. Veterinary Public Health and Your Sunday Roast: The Role of Vets in Safe Meat Production (2015)

    Subject
    Veterinary science

    Andrew Grist, Continuing Education Manager at the University of Bristol, explains the role played by vets in the production of meat.

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  9. Richard Wagner: Power, Sex and Revolution (Part 1) (2013)

    Subject
    History; Music

    What’s really going on in Wagner? Two hundred years after the composer’s birth, journalist Paul Mason takes a fresh look at the man whose music has gripped him for as long as he can remember. The...

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  10. Richard Wagner: Power, Sex and Revolution (Part 2) (2013)

    Subject
    History; Music

    Two hundred years after the composer’s birth, journalist Paul Mason takes a fresh look at Wagner. In the second part of his journey through his music, Mason turns to the seemingly conventional world of a...

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