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England's Forgotten Queen: The Life and Death of Lady Jane Grey
The rise and fall of Lady Jane Grey. England's Queen for only 9 days
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England's Forgotten Queen: The Life and Death of Lady Jane Grey
The rise and fall of Lady Jane Grey. England's Queen for only 9 days
0A Stitch in Time
Fashion historian Amber Butchart fuses biography, art and the history of fashion as she explores the lives of historical figures by examining the clothes that they wore.
0Handmade in Mexico
An intricate look at the creation process of three Mexican art forms.
0Popular Voices at the BBC
Companion programme to Gregory Porter's Popular Voices (2017) in which Gregory Porter introduces a selection of live performances culled from the BBC archives.
Gregory Porter's Popular Voices
Soul and jazz singer Gregory Porter explores the transcendent power of the popular singing voice in this joyous new series, celebrating everyone from Prince to Whitney, Caruso to Freddie Mercury
0Nile Rodgers: How to Make It in the Music Business
This series looks at the career of the multiple Grammy-award winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, as Nile Rodgers shares a lifetime of experience on how to make it in the music business. Using his songs as a guide, he explains the secrets of his success, his longevity and how he's stayed relevant.
0The Live Lounge Show
Clara Amfo takes us behind the scenes of Radio 1's Live Lounge - the biggest live studio showcase in the world.
Queers.
A series of eight monologues set in the same pub over many years of gay history in response to the 50th anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act.
Prejudice and Pride: The People's History of LGBTQ Britain
Stephen K. Amos and Susan Calman present a unique series in which LGBTQ people from across the UK talk about the objects that helped to define their lives over the past 50 years.
0Hyper Evolution: Rise of the Robots
Evolutionary biologist Dr Ben Garrod and electronics engineer Professor Danielle George explore whether machines built to enhance our lives could one day become our greatest rivals.
Britain's Great Gay Buildings
7 celebrities champion 7 buildings that have played a key role in helping to define Britain's gay history. Presented by Stephen Fry.
0Handmade in Japan
A look at traditional Japanese crafts and craftspeople. Each edition of the series follows the work of those making a culturally important product in the time-honoured way.
The Art of Japanese Life
Dr James Fox looks at the art and culture of Japan.
0The Summer of Love: How Hippies Changed the World
The untold story of how a German cult, pioneering psychologists and secret LSD experiments sparked a gathering of hippie tribes in 1967 San Francisco that would change the world.
0An Art Lovers' Guide
With sumptuous palaces, exquisite artworks and stunning architecture, every great city offers a dizzying multitude of cultural highlights. So what should an art lover see on a flying visit? Art historians Dr Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke take us on entertaining and revealing cultural city breaks, offering surprising new insights into famous locations and uncovering hidden gems and untold stories, as they discover how religion, revolution and trailblazing individuals can shape the art - and soul - of a city.
Bucket
Reserved history teacher Fran has long had a strained relationship with her eccentric, free-spirit mother Mim. When Mim announces that she is dying Fran feels obliged to accompany her on a road trip ticking off items on her bucket list.
0Killing for Love
Obsessed young lovers, heinous murders, a sensational trial, and a shocking miscarriage of justice. Killing for Love is a riveting dissection of the 1985 courtroom battle that played out on television, and its disturbing aftermath. Convicted of brutally murdering his girlfriend’s parents, Jens Soering has been in prison for over 30 years. The series reveals for the first time the mounting evidence of his innocence.
0Britain in Focus: A Photographic History
Eamonn McCabe celebrates Britain's greatest photographers, sees how science allowed their art to develop, and explores how they have captured the changing lives of the country.
Sound Waves: The Symphony of Physics
Dr Helen Czerski examines the world of sound waves.
Art of France
Andrew Graham-Dixon examines the history of French art, revealing how it emerged from a struggle between tradition and revolution, and rulers and citizens. He compresses centuries of culture into three thematically linked chapters.