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Crime Drama
Inspector Montalbano
A long spell in Sicily with the master detective
The stylish Sicilian detective takes on a host of compelling cases.
105 mins
Available for over a year
Documentary
Art on the BBC
Van Gogh - Life and Art
Van Gogh - Life and Art. Kate Bryan examines the embodiment of the tortured artist
59 mins
Available for 28 days
Science
The Sky at Night
Dark Skies
Dark Skies. How can we offset light pollution to enjoy the night sky in all its glory?
29 mins
Available for 11 months
Comedy
Detectorists
Two old friends hunt for lost treasures
After a chance encounter, Lance and Andy journey towards the discovery of a lifetime.
29 mins
Available for 11 months
Arts
Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes
Dazzle your senses
A tale of obsession, possession and one girl's dream to be the greatest dancer.
96 mins
Available for 27 days
Film - Drama
The Windermere Children
Rescued by kindness
Rescued by kindness. Harrowing true story of Holocaust children rehabilitated after WWII
88 mins
Available for 23 days
Science
Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
With Jonathan Van-Tam
With Jonathan Van-Tam. The microworld of viruses – and how Covid has changed science
59 mins
Available for 11 months
Crime Drama
The Hunt for a Killer
A disappearance. A murder. An impossible case?
A disappearance. A murder. An impossible case? Brutally authentic true crime drama
45 mins
Available for 8 months
Music
La bohème from the Royal Opera House
Poverty and passion collide
Poverty and passion collide in a spectacular performance of Puccini’s masterpiece
119 mins
Available for 11 months
Crime Drama
Stieg Larsson's Millennium
The Girl with the Dragon
Tattoo - Part 1
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Part 1. A dark family history is about to unravel
89 mins
Available for 10 months
Music
Shirley Bassey: I Am What I Am
The woman behind the voice
The woman behind the voice in a classic documentary as revealing as her dresses
49 mins
Available for 25 days
Music
Sondheim at the BBC
The master of musical theatre
The master of musical theatre. His timeless songs performed by stars of stage and screen
89 mins
Available for 14 days
Documentary
Winter Walks
With Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen
With Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen exploring Wensleydale and Raydale
29 mins
Available for 10 months
Documentary
The Ghan: Australia's Greatest Train Journey
One of the world's great rail journeys on Australia's most iconic passenger trains.
180 mins
Available for 26 days
Music
John Williams Live – Music from the Movies
The movie maestro
The movie maestro shares some of his magical musical creations
82 mins
Available for 5 months
Arts
The Joy of Painting
Happy little trees and soothing words with Bob Ross
30 minutes of bliss as the art sensation illustrates perfect, peaceful painting.
28 mins
Available for 6 months
Documentary
Write Around the World with Richard E. Grant
All episodes available now
In the footsteps of the great writers – the places that inspired classic books
59 mins
Available for 6 months
Arts
Animated Shorts: BBC Introducing Arts
Explore amazing worlds
Explore amazing worlds as Elle Osili-Wood showcases a new generation of film makers
58 mins
Available for 11 months
International Drama
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Drama
Spiral
French police drama with a dark twist
Laure Berthaud and her detectives face organised crime. None will remain unscathed.
48 mins
Available for 11 months
Crime Drama
Beck
Undercover
Undercover. A young man's murder leads Beck's investigation to a narcotics network
87 mins
Available for 5 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 19 days
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 8 months
Crime Drama
The Hunt for a Killer
A disappearance. A murder. An impossible case?
A disappearance. A murder. An impossible case? Brutally authentic true crime drama
45 mins
Available for 8 months
Crime Drama
Stieg Larsson's Millennium
The Girl with the Dragon
Tattoo - Part 1
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Part 1. A dark family history is about to unravel
89 mins
Available for 10 months
Crime Drama
The Killing
The original Scandi Noir
The original Scandi Noir. Danish detective Sarah Lund fights to unravel brutal murders
54 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
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
Whirlybird: Live above LA
An LA story of a family in turbulence, reporting on a city on the edge from above.
89 mins
Available for 1 month
Documentary Film
Storyville
The Rise and Fall of a Porn Superstar
Jonathan Agassi says porn saved his life – but at what cost?
91 mins
Available for 3 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 10 months
Documentary
The Trials of Oscar Pistorius
Series 1: Part 1
A look at the first week following the murder of Reeva Steenkamp.
92 mins
Available for over a year
Documentary Film
Storyville
Carlos Ghosn: The Last Flight
Carlos Ghosn: The Last Flight. The Nissan CEO who went from businessman to fugitive
99 mins
Available for over a year
Documentary Film
Storyville
Petite Fille
Petite Fille. All Sasha wants is to be herself. But there are many battles to face
83 mins
Available for 5 months
Documentary Film
Storyville
Raising a School Shooter
Raising a School Shooter. Parents facing up to brutal atrocies – by their own children
70 mins
Available for 5 months
Thursday Night Film Club
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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
144 mins
Available until Sat 11:25pm
Film - Musical
West Side Story
When Tony met Maria…
When Tony met Maria… The all-singing, all-dancing cinema classic with a super soundtrack
141 mins
Available for 14 days
Film - Period
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
A mesmerising masterpiece
A mesmerising French masterpiece. An artist falls in love with the woman she's painting
115 mins
Available for 23 days
Film - Western
The Sisters Brothers
Make a killing. Make a living
Make a killing. Make a living. Two gunslingers hunt for a prospector and his secret
112 mins
Available for 27 days
Film - Western
How the West Was Won
An all-star cast in an Oscar-winning western
An all-star cast in an Oscar-winning western. The epic family saga of a pioneer family
146 mins
Available for 26 days
Film - Comedy
The Lady in the Van
The Lady arrives, charms, and stays
The Lady arrives, charms, and stays. Maggie Smith stars in an extraordinary true story
99 mins
Available until Mon 10:40pm
Comedy Drama
Their Finest
The spirit of the nation is in her hands
The spirit of the nation is in her hands. Warm-hearted comedy drama with Gemma Arterton
109 mins
Available for 12 days
Film - Rom-Com
When Harry Met Sally
They’re just good friends... honest
They’re just good friends... honest. Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in the classic rom-com
90 mins
Available for 14 days
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