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Last broadcast: 14 February 2009
Professor Tudor Parfitt's search for the fabled Ark of the Covenant, the sacred container for the stone tablets on which Moses inscribed the Ten Commandments, which has been lost for over 2500 years
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Last broadcast: 11 February 2009
This True Stories documentary unravels the tangled tale of Venezuela's oil industry, which was taken into state control by President Hugo Chavez in 2002
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Last broadcast: 04 February 2009
As westerners sip designer lattes and cappuccinos, Ethiopian coffee growers live in hardship. Black Gold travels from Ethiopia to Seattle to reveal the grinding poverty behind our daily cup of luxury.
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Last broadcast: 01 February 2009
Boy George recently spent time in jail for false imprisonment of a male escort, but this is not the first time he's been in trouble with the law. This 2006 documentary looks at the story of the pop legend's previous fall from grace...
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Last broadcast: 31 January 2009
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall tries to change the way Britain consumes chicken by setting up his own intensive poultry farm to demonstrate how cheap chickens are currently produced
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Last broadcast: 28 January 2009
Jane Treays' moving documentary tells of the turmoil and heartbreak of Kate Mackenzie, whose daughter Hannah is addicted to heroin
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Last broadcast: 21 January 2009
The inquisitive comedian drives the full width of the USA in an atttempt to discover what's left of non-corporate America. Along the way, he must not spend money at any kind of chain or franchise.
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Last broadcast: 21 January 2009
This innovative series tells the story of eight battles to design and build the fastest cars, ships, planes, boats and trains
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Last broadcast: 20 January 2009
Taking the form of a fast-paced detective story, this is the story of Charles Dickens - the greatest Victorian of them all - and the great hidden love of his life, Nelly Ternan
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Last broadcast: 15 January 2009
Paul Burrell reads extracts from his autobiography in a film that is as revealing of the man as it is of the dramatic events he recounts
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Last broadcast: 11 January 2009
Moving documentary about a family trying to cope with a father and ex-husband who has issues with mental health and alcohol - and who happens to be one of the most famous men in the country
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Last broadcast: 07 January 2009
Documentary exploring how Chinese art has caught the world's attention, creating an international art market that is developing as fast as the country's economy
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Last broadcast: 06 January 2009
When the acclaimed director Stanley Kubrick died in 1999, he left behind thousands of boxes of archive material. Jon Ronson tries to shed light on this remarkable and mysterious legacy.
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Last broadcast: 01 January 2009
This intimate one-off film follows leading ballet choreographer Christopher Wheeldon as he becomes the first Englishman to be invited to create a new work for the prestigious Bolshoi Ballet
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Last broadcast: 25 December 2008
Alex has a particularly virulent form of cystic fibrosis, but he is determined not to let this get in the way of his music and his bid to conduct an epic work by JS Bach
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Last broadcast: 25 December 2008
Is paganism a living tradition with roots deep in prehistory or just a collection of superstitions, magic tricks and witches' spells? Pagans explores the origins, history and beliefs of Europe's ancient religions.
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Last broadcast: 24 December 2008
The critically acclaimed observational documentary series The Family returns for a one-off Christmas special. It's the week before Christmas and things are far from calm in the Hughes household.
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Last broadcast: 24 December 2008
This comic and poignant documentary looks at the risks, payoffs and consequences when one man single-mindedly pursues his vision no matter what, or how long, it takes
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Last broadcast: 22 December 2008
Bringing context and understanding to the current economic crisis, historian Niall Ferguson tells the story of money and the rise - and spectacular falls - of global finance throughout the ages
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Last broadcast: 15 December 2008
Film about the sexual abuse of boys by teachers in Britain's private schools, driven by the frank recollections of three highly articulate men
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Last broadcast: 04 December 2008
Is it possible that the Renaissance genius Leonardo Da Vinci was hundreds of years ahead of other scientists, and had actually developed the means with which people could fly?
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Last broadcast: 01 December 2008
Cutting Edge tells the story of a year in the life of a typical family of urban foxes as they eke out a living on the mean streets of London
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Last broadcast: 24 November 2008
Narcolepsy causes people to fall sleep uncontrollably many times each day. This documentary follows a group of British sufferers as they attend a 'Narcolepsy Network' conference in America.
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Last broadcast: 20 November 2008
This programme follows 8-year-old Dana as she embarks on an intensive 12-week programme at a specialist clinic to examine why younger children are developing eating disorders
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Last broadcast: 03 November 2008
Kate Garraway investigates the pros and cons of cross-feeding, breast milk donation and wet-nursing by meeting some of the growing numbers of women who share each other's breast milk
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