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The Making of Merkel
The Making of Merkel
(50:08)
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Politics
This fascinating portrait reveals how Angela Merkel's astonishing ascent to power has been on her own terms – as a woman, a former East German, a research scientist and, as she sees it, a defender of Western democracy.
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Concorde: Flying Supersonic
Concorde: Flying Supersonic
(1:13:05)
Genre: Documentary, Technology
The definitive story of the world's first and last supersonic passenger jet, exploring the defining moments in Concorde's history and revealing the untold story behind the devastating crash of Flight AF4590 in 2000.
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Tough Nuts
The Gambler
Season 1, Episode 6 (54:16)
More: Tough Nuts | Genre: Crime, Series
A run of the mill crook who got in too deep with some of the toughest nuts, Mick Sayers was a con-man, a drug dealer, a murderer and a thief best known for his role in the Fine Cotton affair.
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Secrets of the Austrian Cellar
Secrets of the Austrian Cellar
(46:38)
Genre: Crime, Documentary
For twenty four years, Josef Fritzl kept his daughter, Elisabeth, imprisoned in a cellar dungeon beneath his house and used her as a sex slave.
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Medical Anomalies
My Skin is Killing Me
(43:46)
More: Medical Anomalies | Genre: Health, Documentary, Series
Sufferers seek cures for skin conditions that threaten their lives, including skin that blisters and falls off to the touch, or turns into fish-like scales.
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Jo Frost: Extreme Parental ...
Paige
Season 1, Episode 5 (47:58)
More: Jo Frost: Extreme Parental Guidance | Genre: Parenting, Series
Supernanny Jo Frost looks at one of the most stressful parenting issues: getting your children to sleep.
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Dateline
Date with the Devil
(18:04)
More: Dateline | Genre: Interview, Current Affairs, Politics, Series
Dateline explores the increasing demand for exorcisms in Italy.
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The Hottest Place on Earth
Women of the Afar
Season 1, Episode 2 (50:10)
More: The Hottest Place on Earth | Genre: Nature, Science, Documentary, Environment, Series
Kate and Steve look closely at the lives of Afari women, and their animal helpers: goats.
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Engineering Connections
Formula One Car
Season 3, Episode 4 (50:16)
More: Engineering Connections | Genre: Science, Series, Technology
Richard Hammond shows how behind the glamorous appearances of the F1 car lie surprising engineering connections to a revolutionary cannon, an ancient sail, an innovative jet engine fan blade, bullet-proof armour and the same prehistoric blacksmith�s technique that produced fearsome swords.
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That Mitchell and Webb Look
A Rather Sexy Scarecrow
Season 2, Episode 6 (29:10)
More: That Mitchell and Webb Look | Genre: Comedy, Series
David Mitchell and Robert Webb demonstrate the dangers of the set-up dinner date, resuscitating fish, and why we should abandon our war on terror in favour of a war on Bill Oddie.
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My Big Decision
Sex
(56:38)
More: My Big Decision | Genre: Parenting, Documentary, Series
Two teenage girls are trying to decide whether to lose their virginity.
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Sergio
Sergio
(1:34:45)
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Sergio is the story of the United Nation's go-to guy. A cross between James Bond and Bobby Kennedy, Sergio Vieira de Mello could descend into the most dangerous places, charm the worst war criminals, and somehow protect the lives of the ordinary people to whom he'd devoted his life.
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