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25 Years in Space (1982) #525 Remove A history of space exploration starting from the dawn of the space age in 1957 with the launch of Sputnik to the Space Shuttle Columbia. Mainly using excerpts from newsreels and television programs the story covers Laika, Jupiter-C, Yuri Gagarin, Alan Shepard, John Glenn, Alexey Leonov, Edward White, Apollo 1, Vladimir Komarov, Apollo 8, Apollo 10, Apollo 11, Apollo 13, Apollo 17, Skylab, Salyut and Voyager 1. It includes interviews and broadcasts from Sir Bernard Lovell, James Burke, Frank Borman, Brian Aldiss, Hugh Trevor-Roper, Barbara Ward, Carl Sagan and Patrick Moore. Horizon |
The Fairy-Tale Castles of King Ludwig II with Dan Cruickshank (2013) #1556 Remove 1 hr. BBC. Ludwig II of Bavaria, more commonly known by his nicknames the Swan King or the Dream King, is a legendary figure - the handsome boy-king, loved by his people, betrayed by his cabinet and found dead in tragic and mysterious circumstances. He spent his life in pursuit of the ideal of beauty, which found expression in three of the most extraordinary, ornate architectural schemes imaginable - the castle of Neuschwanstein and the palaces of Linderhof and Herrenchiemsee. Today, these three buildings are among Germany's biggest tourist attractions. | |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (2016) #782 Remove 90mins. BBC. Directed by David Kerr. With Nonso Anozie, John Hannah, Matt Lucas, Maxine Peake. A modern re-telling of the classic fantasy drama by William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream holds a star-studded cast with euphoric effects and melodramatic storytelling. |
Artsnight - Design (2016) #1562 Remove 60mins BBC. | |
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Mamma Mia! (2008) #140 Remove Directed by Phyllida Lloyd. With Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried, Stellan Skarsgård. The story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular '70s group ABBA. |
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The Gruffalo (2009) #196 Remove Directed by Max Lang, Jakob Schuh. With Helena Bonham Carter, James Corden, Tom Wilkinson, John Hurt. A cunning mouse goes for a walk in the forest and outwits a succession of predators. |
Horizon: To Infinity and Beyond (2010) #677 Remove 1 hour. BBC. By our third year, most of us will have learned to count. Once we know how, it seems as if there would be nothing to stop us counting forever. But, while infinity might seem like an perfectly innocent idea, keep counting and you enter a paradoxical world where nothing is as it seems. | |
An Audience with Ken Dodd (1994) #884 Remove 1 hour. C5. Recorded in 1994, veteran funnyman Ken Dodd welcomes a star-studded audience for a hilarious celebration of his legendary career in showbiz. | |
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Denial (2016) #1192 Remove Directed by Mick Jackson. With Rachel Weisz, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Spall, Andrew Scott. Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, sues her for libel. |
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Brüno (2009) #175 Remove Directed by Larry Charles. With Sacha Baron Cohen, Gustaf Hammarsten, Clifford Bañagale, Chibundu Orukwowu. Flamboyant and gay Austrian Brüno looks for new fame in America. |