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Brexitannia (2017)
A sociological portrait of the United Kingdom after the historic Brexit vote of 2016. A funny, sometimes terrifying and non-judgemental look at the new populist politics sweeping western democracies.
Falklands' Most Daring Raid (2012)
Documentary film about the then longest range bombing mission in history, which changed the outcome of the Falklands War.
The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story (2003)
The full bizarre, tragic but celebratory story of Syd Barrett, the co-founder of Pink Floyd.
Inquiry: The Great British Housing Disaster (1984)
David Jones investigates how 1960s council housing came to be built so poorly that thousands later needed to be demolished.
The Eagle and the Lion: Hitler vs Churchill (2017)
Winston Churchill, one of the most revered men of the twentieth century. Adolf Hitler, one of the most hated leaders in contemporary history. Between 1940 and 1945, these two enormously contradictory personalities faced each other in both politics and war. A clash of giants whose story begins in the trenches of the World War I and ends with the debacle of the World War II.
Someone's Daughter, Someone's Son (2024)
Now a successful filmmaker, Lorna Tucker was once a teenage runaway sleeping rough on the streets of London. For this frank, forceful and inspiring documentary, she returns to her former haunts and speaks to current and former homeless people about why, twenty-five years later, record numbers of people are still reduced to living on Britain's streets.
James Baldwin Abroad (2023)
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The Battle of the Somme (1916)
A documentary and propaganda film which shows the British Army's preparations for, and the early stages of, the battle of the Somme.
Queen and the Crown (2022)
The Queen And The Crown a tribute: A feature length tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest reigning monarch, from her birth in London on April 21st 1926 to the nationwide outpouring of gratitude and thanks to Her Majesty in June 2022 marking the Platinum Jubilee, and then the sorrow just weeks later and her historic and epic funeral. Following the course of her life as the shock of the abdication in 1936 catapulted her father unexpectedly onto the throne, suddenly making the young princess heir to the crown, we see the way she pledged to give herself entirely to serving the nation.
A Life on the Farm (2023)
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She-Wolves: England's Early Queens (2012)
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From the Sea to the Land Beyond (2012)
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The Canal Map of Britain (2024)
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King Arthur's Britain: The Truth Unearthed (2018)
With exclusive access to a major new excavation, Alice Roberts discovers what King Arthur's Britain was like, including surprisingly modern connections we all share with our past.
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Brexit: The Battle for Britain (2016)
Laura Kuenssberg tells the inside story of how David Cameron's referendum plan backfired, and Vote Leave won. How will this political revolution reshape Britain's politics?
Tommy Godwin: The Hardest Year (2023)
In 1939, driven by a desire for fame and fortune English amateur Tommy Godwin cycled a world record 75,065 miles in one year setting out from home each day through bitter winters and the blackouts of World War Two. He became the fastest person to cycle 100,000 miles in just 500 days. After this epic feat of endurance, Tommy had to learn to walk again and uncurl his hands! The madcap record has only been attempted by a handful of determined souls and Tommy’s record stood for 76 years making it one of the greatest, but also most overlooked sporting achievements. Ultra endurance athlete and round the world cycling record holder Mark Beaumont is on a mission to shine a light on Tommy’s ride. He delves deeper into Tommy’s story and finds out if he has the physical and mental stamina to take on Godwin’s record.
Baldwin's Nigger (1968)
James Baldwin and Dick Gregory discuss the Civil Rights Movement in 1960s Great Britain.