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The Real King's Speech
1 Episode
Favourite ShowThe true story of King George VI's struggle to overcome his stammer, and the parts played in his battle with his disability by his speech therapist, brother, father and wife
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Queen Victoria's Last Love
1 Episode
Favourite ShowThe story of Queen Victoria's relationship with her Indian servant Abdul Karim, which violated Victorian taboos and stoked royal jealousy, threatening her diamond jubilee celebrations
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Three Kings at War
1 Episode
Favourite ShowA look at the incredible story of Queen Victoria's three first cousins who found themselves at the centre of a family feud and a global war when she died
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Murder in Paradise
1 Episode
Favourite ShowThe Bahamas of 1943 provides the setting for one of the greatest unsolved crimes of the 20th century and this film reveals the findings of a five-year investigation into the brutal murder of Sir Harry Oakes
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The Queen's Sister
1 Episode
Favourite ShowA drama, starring Lucy Cohu, capturing the intimate details of Princess Margaret's private inner world as it charts her troubled life
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The Queen's Mother in Law
1 Episode
Favourite ShowThe story of Prince Philip's mother, who fled revolution in Greece, suffered a breakdown, was experimented on by Sigmund Freud, hid Jews from the Nazis, gave all her possessions away to help the poor, and founded her own religious order
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Reggie Kray
1 Episode
Favourite ShowThe Kray twins' legend is as potent today as it has ever been but Cutting Edge suggests reality is far from the myth
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Gunpowder, Treason and Plot
1 Episode
Favourite ShowThis dramatic story of Britain's most notorious terrorist conspiracy delves into a shadowy world of subterfuge, spying and surveillance
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Sex and the Swastika
1 Episode
Favourite ShowLocated in the English countryside, a secret division created 'Black' propaganda and disseminated pornography to German troops and civilians illustrating the sexual perversions of their leaders
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Upstairs Downstairs Love
1 Episode
Favourite ShowThe remarkable real life story of barrister Arthur Munby and his servant lover Hannah Cullwick whose relationship transgressed the strict moral codes of nineteenth century Britain
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Time Team
16 Series, 173 Episodes
Favourite ShowIn this popular and (literally) groundbreaking programme, Tony Robinson and a team of experts travel the country to investigate a wide range of archaeological sites of historical importance
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Monarchy
3 Series, 11 Episodes
Favourite ShowDr David Starkey's complete history of the British Monarchy, which reveals the epic and bloody stories of our Kings and Queens and charts the course of the oldest surviving political institution in Europe
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Six Wives of Henry VIII
4 Episodes
Favourite ShowThrough dramatic reconstructions and his own passionate narration, Dr David Starkey, the controversial Tudor historian, profiles the six women who married Henry Vlll
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The Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies
1 Episode
Favourite ShowDocumentary questioning whether mummies found with high levels of cocaine provide proof of early trade routes between Egypt and South America
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Time Team Specials
21 Episodes
Favourite ShowFrom the secrets of Stonehenge to the hidden tunnels and dugouts of World War I, Tony Robinson and the Team take on some very special archaeological assignments
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Private Lives of the Pharaohs
3 Episodes
Favourite ShowIn this three part ground-breaking series, scientific and forensic tests reveal the truth behind the great civilisation of Ancient Egypt
