National Geographic Channel
The stories that intrigue us most from our rich and colourful past are often the bloodiest and most horrific. Names like Vlad the Impaler, Richard III, Napoleon Bonaparte and Attila the Hun have an almost mythical status. And we remain fascinated...
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National Geographic Channel
The Tower of London, one of the world’s most extraordinary and iconic buildings, has been many things during its amazing 900-year history – a mighty fortress and royal palace, an infamous prison and place of execution. It was built by William the...
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National Geographic Channel
Britain’s Underworld lifts the lid on the crimelords who flourished in Britain and Ireland’s roughest, toughest cities, from the 1950s to the 1990s.
In Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Dublin, Essex and the Costa Del Crime, we meet the...
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BBC Four
Few organisations have had as much impact on Britain’s appreciation of the countryside as the Youth Hostel Association. Established to encourage the poor of industrialised cities to enjoy a healthy outdoor lifestyle, its network of affordable,...
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Five
It’s the toughest decision you’ll ever have to make.
Your mother is dying of cancer and only has a short time to live. There is an acute shortage of donor organs and her best chance of survival is for you to allow surgeons to remove half...
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National Geographic Channel
The Allied victory in World War Two was helped by a group of soldiers who were committed to the defeat of the Nazis more than any others. Now, after seventy years of silence, a handful of the 10,000 German and Austrian men and women who...
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Five
All-American teenagers Abby and Brittany Hensel are the world’s only surviving pair of dicephalic conjoined twins. Their two bodies are almost entirely joined, sharing arms, legs and a torso, and their two separate spines join at the pelvis. ...
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BBC2
Every family has different memories of past Christmases – from the elaborate childhood celebrations and Uncle Bill’s unconvincing Santa impression to bizarre gifts and endless turkey curry. But the Christmas tales in Ghosts of Christmas Past ...
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