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For the human race. Will the Ulysses crew solve the Red Planet’s mystery?
26 mins
Available for over a year
Arts
BBC Young Dancer
Be astounded, mesmerised and amazed
Be astounded, mesmerised and amazed as aspiring dancers compete for a life-changing prize
59 mins
Available for over a year
Crime Drama
Hidden
How far would you go…
How far would you go to protect your blood, your family and their future?
57 mins
Available for over a year
Documentary
Brothers in Dance: Anthony and Kel Matsena
A new generation of dance
A new generation of dance – how a life in Zimbabwe and Wales has influenced their work
59 mins
Available for 11 months
Documentary Film
Storyville
The Truffle Hunters
The Truffle Hunters. Following men foraging for the rare, expensive and delicious treat
74 mins
Available for 10 months
Music
Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers
The sunny, funny favourite
The sunny, funny favourite in a sparkling staging by Scottish Opera, packed with classics
137 mins
Available for over a year
Arts
The Read
The Lonely Londoners
The Lonely Londoners. Danielle Vitalis narrates a new take on Sam Selvon’s classic novel
58 mins
Available for 11 months
Music
The Royal Ballet: Swan Lake
The acclaimed production
The acclaimed production with sumptuous design and Liam Scarlett’s stunning choreography
131 mins
Available for 28 days
Drama
Skint: I'd Like to Speak to the Manager
An evening takes a dark turn
An evening takes a dark turn with a misunderstanding across the class divide
15 mins
Available for 10 months
Arts
Inside Museums
Exploring eclectic collections
Exploring eclectic collections and culturally significant gems from across the UK
28 mins
Available for 11 months
Period Drama
Much Ado About Nothing
RSC's tale of manipulative matchmaking
RSC's tale of manipulative matchmaking. In a futuristic world, two couples fall in love
163 mins
Available for 11 months
Science
The Sky at Night
Exoplanets and Antarctica
Exoplanets and Antarctica. How new scientific methods are helping us to find more planets
29 mins
Available for 11 months
Arts
Alvin Ailey: A Legend of American Dance
Salvation through dance
Salvation through dance. The visionary choreographer in his own words – and moves
90 mins
Available for 11 months
Drama
Maxwell
Power. Greed. Scandal
Power. Greed. Scandal. Dramatisation of Robert Maxwell's efforts to keep his empire
88 mins
Available for 22 days
Documentary Film
Storyville
The Earth Is Blue as an Orange
The Earth Is Blue as an Orange. A Ukrainian family capture their life at a time of war
69 mins
Available for over a year
History
Mysteries of the Bayeux Tapestry
A remarkable artefact
A remarkable artefact depicting betrayal, bravery and a bloody battle - but who made it?
59 mins
Available for over a year
Documentary
Canal Boat Diaries
Jump aboard with Robbie Cumming
Jump aboard with Robbie Cumming on an epic adventure across the north of England
28 mins
Available for 10 months
Crime Drama
The Promise
Grappling with ghosts of the past
Grappling with ghosts of the past. Can a child's mysterious disappearance ever be solved?
53 mins
Available for over a year
International Drama
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Drama
Borgen
Power always has a price
Power always has a price. Birgitte Nyborg unexpectedly wins high office. Can she keep it?
58 mins
Available for over a year
Crime Drama
Beck
Undercover
Undercover. A young man's murder leads Beck's investigation to a narcotics network
87 mins
Available for 2 months
Crime Drama
The Bridge
The Scandi Noir that redefined TV drama
A gruesome discovery starts an intense investigation for Detective Saga Noren.
58 mins
Available for 1 month
Crime Drama
Those Who Kill
A dark Danish crime thriller
Dark Danish crime thriller. A manhunt begins as four women are found buried in the woods
44 mins
Available for over a year
Sci-Fi
Missions
A chance to discover a new world
A chance to discover a new world - but someone, or something, has got there first
26 mins
Available for over a year
Crime Drama
Paris Police 1900
A city at breaking point
A city at breaking point - with murder, conspiracy and coups. It's the dark side of Paris
57 mins
Available for 5 months
Crime Drama
Hidden Assets
Family, power and the dangerous consequences of greed
Family, power and the dangerous consequences of greed. Tense thriller with Angeline Ball
50 mins
Available for 8 months
Crime Drama
The Promise
Grappling with ghosts of the past
Grappling with ghosts of the past. Can a child's mysterious disappearance ever be solved?
53 mins
Available for over a year
Storyville
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Documentary Film
Storyville
Orion: The Man Who Would Be King
The stranger than fiction tale of the singer sold as Elvis Presley back from the grave.
84 mins
Available for over a year
Documentary Film
Storyville
Locked In: Breaking the Silence
A film-maker finds the courage to talk to his family for the first time about his illness.
77 mins
Available for 7 months
Documentary Film
Storyville
Final Account
Final Account. The last generation of everyday people to partake in Hitler's Third Reich
89 mins
Available for 9 months
Documentary Film
Storyville
The Truffle Hunters
The Truffle Hunters. Following men foraging for the rare, expensive and delicious treat
74 mins
Available for 10 months
Documentary Film
Tango with Putin
Storyville
Storyville. The rise and fall of Russia's most rebellious TV channel
92 mins
Available for over a year
Documentary Film
Storyville
The Earth Is Blue as an Orange
The Earth Is Blue as an Orange. A Ukrainian family capture their life at a time of war
69 mins
Available for over a year
Documentary Film
Storyville
The Distant Barking of Dogs
The Distant Barking of Dogs. A year in the life of a Ukrainian boy at the heart of war
88 mins
Available for 10 months
Documentary Film
Storyville
Misha and the Wolves
Misha and the Wolves. A Holocaust survivor’s staggering story hides an even darker truth
85 mins
Available for 9 months
Thursday Night Film Club
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Film - Musical
La La Land
Here's to the fools who dream
Here's to the fools who dream. The magical, multi-award-winning musical extravaganza
117 mins
Expires tonight 1:05am
Film - Horror
King Kong
Hollywood's most famous monster movie
The original tale of beauty and the beast – with one of cinema’s most iconic scenes.
96 mins
Available for over a year
Film
Move Over, Darling
Starring Doris Day and James Garner
Starring Doris Day and James Garner. A missing wife reappears after her husband remarries
99 mins
Available for 11 days
Film - Period
Pride and Prejudice
Greer Garson stars
Greer Garson stars in the 1940s Oscar-winning adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel
113 mins
Available until Sun 12:55am
Film - Sci-Fi
The Thing from Another World
Natural or supernatural?
Scientists at a lonely Arctic outpost dig up an alien in a classic 50s chiller.
83 mins
Available for over a year
Film - Musical
Calamity Jane
Doris Day as the toughest gal in Deadwood
Doris Day as the toughest gal in Deadwood - only Wild Bill Hickock's man enough for her
97 mins
Available until Mon 3:30pm
Film - Drama
The Mother
It can take a lifetime to feel alive
It can take a lifetime to feel alive. Passionate drama with Anne Reid and Daniel Craig
105 mins
Available for over a year
Film - Romance
Photograph
Caught in the moment
Caught in the moment. Two strangers and a photograph that will change their lives forever
101 mins
Available for 1 month
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