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Gravity and Me: The Force That Shapes Our Lives

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The Sky at Night

Plot: A team of astronomers give us an in-depth look at what is on show in the night sky. Covering a wide range of general astronomical and space-related topics.

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Plot: This documentary series focuses on extreme construction projects -- be they the biggest, tallest, longest or deepest in the world -- and the machines used to create extraordinary structures. Episodes include the people responsible for the cutting-edge design and engineering of each build, talking about...

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Terminal F/Chasing Edward Snowden

Plot: NSA analyst-turned whistle blower Edward Snowden escapes from American authorities to Hong Kong and later to Russia.

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Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections

Plot: With hands-on experiments and intrepid investigative work, Richard Hammond reveals the secrets behind modern-day superstructures. He visits, among other places, Wembley Stadium, the Sydney Opera House, Hong Kong International Airport, Taipei 101, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and the Millau Bridge to...

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The Dark Ages: An Age of Light

Plot: The Dark Ages have been misunderstood. History has identified the period following the fall of the Roman Empire with a descent into barbarism - a terrible time when civilisation stopped. Waldemar Januszczak disagrees. In this four-part series he argues that the Dark Ages were a time of great artistic...

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Horizon

Plot: Comedian and impressionist Rory Bremner is on a personal mission to uncover the science of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, a condition which he has suspected he has. In this film, Rory learns about the science of ADHD, goes for a diagnosis, and tries the drug methylphenidate for the first...

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The Story of Maths

Plot: Co-produced by the BBC and presented by Oxford professor Marcus du Sautoy, this miniseries covers such subjects as the invention of zero and the Riemann hypothesis, the contributions of great mathematicians including Pythagoras, Plato and Euclid, and some of the biggest unsolved problems that confronted...

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Islam: Empire of Faith

Plot: Islam: Empire of Faith is a documentary series, made in 2000, that details the history of Islam, from the birth of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad to the Ottoman Empire. It is narrated by Ben Kingsley and is available as three DVDs or two video volumes in NTSC format. Wikipedia

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The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion

Plot: Investigating how human knowledge of the universe has developed over time.

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School Swap: Korea Style

Plot: Two-part documentary in which Welsh students experience the South Korean education system, one of the best in the world.

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Everything and Nothing

Plot: What is everything? What is nothing? This two-part documentary follows host and professor Jim Al-Khalili as he searches for the answers to these deep and complex questions. In order to discover what "everything" is, Al-Khalili looks at what the universe might actually look like, and how human understanding...

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Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Plot: Though once thought to be a form of magic, electricity is now essential to modern human society. In this series, professor and host Jim Al-Khalili tells the history of electricity and humans' pursuit to master it. Al-Khalili begins with the early achievements and breakthroughs and finishes with more...

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Science In A Golden Age

Plot: Experts reveal how scientific concepts have advanced over the years and explain the difference between modern and traditional science.

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Order And Disorder

Plot: Theoretical physicist, author, broadcaster and professor Jim Al-Khalili sets out to discover the background of the rules of the universe and how humans discovered them. Al-Khalili investigates the laws that link everything, the concepts of energy, and how the concept of information relates to today'...

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The Life of Muhammad

Plot: British journalist Rageh Omaar travels to the birthplace of Muhammad, documenting the prophet's life from his beginnings in Mecca to his death in 632. Over the course of three one-hour episodes, Omaar explores the prophet's personal life as well as key events like the Night Journey to Jerusalem and...

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Dara O Briain's Science Club

Plot: Dara O Briain opens the doors to his science club, where each week he presides over a team of reporters and experts who comb through a single subject from a multitude of angles. From extinction to sex, Einstein to space exploration and brain chemistry to music - all grounded by first-class science -...

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Rough Science

Plot: Five scientists are deserted on an island to complete the tasks assigned to them using natural resources of the surrounding area.

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How to Grow a Planet

Plot: Geologist Iain Stewart demonstrates the power of plants and the crucial role they have played in the Earth's evolution. The three-part series reveals how plants harnessed light from the sun and created our life-giving atmosphere; formed the fertile soil allowing life to come ashore; created the planet...

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Wonders Of Life

Plot: What is life? And how did it begin? Professor Brian Cox explores the globe to reveal how a few fundamental laws of science gave birth to the most complex, and unique, feature of the universe. In the five-part series, Cox -- a professor of physics at the University of Manchester in England -- travels...

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