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Crime Drama
Inspector Montalbano
The Catalanotti Method. The final ever episode
The Catalanotti Method. The final episode. Montalbano grapples with a theatrical murder
117 mins
Available for over a year
Music
Summer Night Concert from Vienna
Superb sounds, sublime setting
Superb sounds, sublime setting. Andris Nelsons conducts a host of popular classics
89 mins
Available for 25 days
Documentary Film
Storyville
On the Morning You Wake (to the End of the World)
On the Morning You Wake (to the End of the World). An apocalyptic error in Hawaii
35 mins
Available for over a year
Documentary
Gateways Grind: London’s Secret Lesbian Club
Unlocking the mystery
Unlocking the mystery behind the iconic green door of London’s raucous lesbian-only club
58 mins
Available for over a year
Arts
The Read
On the Black Hill
On the Black Hill. Callum Scott Howells narrates Bruce Chatwin’s tale of unrequited love
60 mins
Available for 10 months
Drama
Boys from the Blackstuff
A tender, tragic portrait
A tender, tragic portrait of Thatcher's Britain. Alan Bleasdale's acclaimed drama
54 mins
Available for 28 days
Documentary Film
Storyville
Citizen Ashe
Citizen Ashe. Athlete. Activist. Champion. An inspirational game changer on and off court
88 mins
Available for 5 months
Crime Drama
Beck
Haunted by the Past
Haunted by the Past. Is the Beck group about to get caught in the middle of a gang war?
87 mins
Available for 9 months
History
Royal History’s Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley
Lifting the lid on the past
Lucy Worsley sets off on a quest to find out if there's another version of our history.
59 mins
Available for 20 days
Drama
Isla
A lonely dad tries to get to grips with his smart speaker
A lonely dad tries to get to grips with his smart speaker - but who's really in control?
59 mins
Available for 11 months
Science
Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies
A mind-bending show on size
A mind-bending show on size. Jim Al-Khalili explores the universe at its most extreme
59 mins
Available for 10 months
Documentary Film
Storyville
Into My Name
Into My Name. Nic, Leo, Andrea and Raff share their stories of transitioning gender
90 mins
Available for over a year
Music
Inside Classical
Life, Love and Tchaikovsky
Life, Love and Tchaikovsky. Marta Gardolinska with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales
86 mins
Available for 11 months
Drama
Lights Up: Rough Girls
The suffragettes of soccer
Suffragettes of soccer. The Belfast women who stepped onto a pitch with a point to prove
89 mins
Available for 25 days
Film - Period
Dangerous Liaisons
An Oscar-winning saga of seduction and sleaze
An Oscar-winning saga of seduction and sleaze in 18th Century France. Glenn Close stars
114 mins
Available for 29 days
Science
The Sky at Night
The Astronomer Royal at 80
The Astronomer Royal at 80. Martin Rees reflects on a lifetime in science
59 mins
Available for 11 months
Arts
Ghosts in the Ruins
Old meets new at Coventry Cathedral
Old meets new at Coventry Cathedral – a unique performance reflecting the city’s history
59 mins
Available for 10 months
Documentary
Your Mum and Dad: A Devastating Truth
A powerful reflection
A powerful reflection of family dynamics and how those relationships shape our lives
73 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
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
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 3 months
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
Beck
Haunted by the Past
Haunted by the Past. Is the Beck group about to get caught in the middle of a gang war?
87 mins
Available for 9 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 6 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
Drama
State of Happiness
When a sleepy town strikes oil, everything changes
When a sleepy town strikes oil, everything changes - but will it be for the better?
44 mins
Available for over a year
Storyville
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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 8 months
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
Into My Name
Into My Name. Nic, Leo, Andrea and Raff share their stories of transitioning gender
90 mins
Available for over a year
Documentary Film
Storyville
On the Morning You Wake (to the End of the World)
On the Morning You Wake (to the End of the World). An apocalyptic error in Hawaii
35 mins
Available for over a year
Documentary Film
Storyville
Citizen Ashe
Citizen Ashe. Athlete. Activist. Champion. An inspirational game changer on and off court
88 mins
Available for 5 months
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 4 months
Thursday Night Film Club
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Film - Drama
The Wife
Behind any great man, there's always a greater woman
Behind any great man, there's always a greater woman. Acclaimed drama with Glenn Close
92 mins
Available for 29 days
Film - Biopic
Judy
The legend behind the rainbow
The legend behind the rainbow. Oscar-winning biopic starring Renee Zellweger
109 mins
Expires tomorrow 10:50pm
Film - Drama
Citizen Kane
Orson Welles' movie masterpiece
One of the most famous, most acclaimed - and most parodied - films ever made.
119 mins
Available for over a year
Film - Drama
Young Ahmed
A Muslim teen adopts dangerous ideologies
A Muslim teen adopts dangerous ideologies. Powerful film from the Dardenne brothers
79 mins
Available for 7 months
Film - Period
Dangerous Liaisons
An Oscar-winning saga of seduction and sleaze
An Oscar-winning saga of seduction and sleaze in 18th Century France. Glenn Close stars
114 mins
Available for 29 days
Film - Drama
The Color Purple
A fight for empowerment and freedom
A fight for empowerment and freedom. Based on Alice Walker's classic heartwrenching novel
145 mins
Available for 8 days
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 - Musical
A Star Is Born (1954)
Classic movie musical with Judy Garland
Classic movie musical with Judy Garland. A fading film star helps a young actor find fame
168 mins
Available until Sun 1:40am
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